Breanna Stewart passes Sue Bird for ninth on WNBA scoring list
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 19, 2026, 1:57 AM
Last updated Sep 19, 2026
Breanna Stewart led the New York Liberty to a 93-81 victory over the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center on September 18, 2026. Stewart scored 24 points, surpassing Sue Bird for ninth place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list with 6,806 points. With three games remaining, she is positioned to overtake Cappie Pondexter for eighth place as well, requiring just 90 more points this season to move past Candice Dupree into seventh place. The Liberty continue their push to secure playoff positioning as the regular season winds down.
- •Stewart scored 24 points in the Liberty's win over the Lynx.
- •She has surpassed Sue Bird to be ninth on the WNBA scoring list.
- •Stewart needs 90 more points to move into eighth place.
- •The Liberty have three regular-season games remaining.
- 1:57 AMYahoo Sports — Breanna Stewart passes Sue Bird for ninth place on WNBA all-time scoring list in Liberty's win over Lynx
"With three games left in the Liberty's regular season, Stewart will almost certainly take eighth place among the league's all-time scorers.
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