NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart is back after missing a month with a bone bruise in her right knee.

The Liberty star scored 19 points to help New York hold off Connecticut 81-79 on Monday night, marking her return after missing 13 games.

“I felt great. I think that I was trying to get (coach) Sandy (Brondello) to let me play more minutes,” Stewart said. “I wanted to push it when I was out there. It was great to be back with the team.”

Stewart played just over 20 minutes — the limit that was put on her before the game.

“I’m trying to help make things a little bit easier on all fronts and know that this is important for our playoff push and I took the time I needed and was on the training staff for the entire four weeks,” Stewart said.

Sabrina Ionescu, who missed Saturday's loss against Atla

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