The New York Liberty are continuing the momentum they established last season. New York is off to a 6-0 start, after defeating the Washington Mystics Friday. It's the best start for the franchise since 1997, per the WNBA.

The 1997 Liberty squad started the season 7-0. New York is now one of two undefeated teams in the WNBA this season, with the other being the Minnesota Lynx.

New York throttled Washington, 85-63. Sabrina Ionescu scored 28 points to pace the Liberty in the win. There were three other Liberty players who finished the game in double figures.

Washington dropped to 3-4 on the season with the loss.

Liberty looking for another WNBA championship

New York won the franchise's first WNBA championship last year. The club is hoping to repeat, and the team looks like they can certainly do it.

Ionescu is on fire right now for the club. She has scored 52 points in her last two contests. Ionescu is averaging close to 18 points this year for the undefeated Liberty.

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“You’re able to go out there and see a team … who fought through fatigue, continue to play and understand there’s no excuse,” Ionescu said, per the New York Post. “Every team has a back-to-back.”

The Liberty played suffocating defense to upend the Mystics. Washington shot just 28 percent from the floor. It was their worst shooting night of the season, per the New York Post.

New York power forward Jonquel Jones also had a night to remember. She finished the contest with a double-double, including 18 rebounds.

“We have a history right now of just starting thirds kind of poorly, but the good thing is that we make our own runs,” Jones said. “We get back into the game, and ultimately, we were able to put them away. So all in all, a lot of things to build upon but a win is a win and we’ll take it.”

New York next plays their regional rival, the Connecticut Sun. The game is on Sunday at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.