Ionescu had 29 points and eight assists as the Liberty defeated the Mercury; Jonquel Jones added 20 points and 11 rebounds.

We finally got the Liberty and Mercury going at each other pretty close to full strength. And at the start, it looked like it was going to be a great one.

Ionescu earned the same title last week, becoming the first Eastern rep to earn multiple such honors this season. This is also the first time a single player has won back-to-back Player of the Week awards while repping the Liberty since August 2022, when Ionescu herself pulled off the feat amidst a playoff chase.