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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Indiana takes on Washington after Mitchell's 24-point game
Washington Mystics (14-18, 7-7 Eastern Conference) at Indiana Fever (18-15, 10-7 Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever hosts the Washington Mystics after Kelsey Mitchell scored 24 points in the Indiana Fever's 81-80 loss to the Dallas Wings. The Fever have gone 10-7 against Eastern Conference teams. Indiana averages 84.5 points and has outscored opponents by 3.0 points per game. The Mystics are 7-7 in conference play. Washington is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 18.9 assists per game led by Sug Sutton averaging 3.4. Indiana's average of 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.6 more made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Washington allows. Washington has shot at a 43.9% rate from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points higher than the 43.5% shooting opponents of Indiana have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Fever won 85-76 in the last matchup on June 3. TOP PERFORMERS: Aliyah Boston is scoring 15.1 points per game with 8.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Fever. Mitchell is averaging 22.1 points and 4.3 assists over the past 10 games. Sonia Citron is averaging 14.8 points for the Mystics. Emily Engstler is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Fever: 6-4, averaging 85.3 points, 34.0 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.5 points per game. Mystics: 3-7, averaging 79.4 points, 30.0 rebounds, 20.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points. INJURIES: Fever: Sydney Colson: out for season (knee), Caitlin Clark: out (groin), Aari McDonald: out for season (foot). Mystics: Georgia Amoore: out for season (acl). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Indiana takes on Washington after Mitchell's 24-point game
Washington Mystics (14-18, 7-7 Eastern Conference) at Indiana Fever (18-15, 10-7 Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever hosts the Washington Mystics after Kelsey Mitchell scored 24 points in the Indiana Fever's 81-80 loss to the Dallas Wings. The Fever have gone 10-7 against Eastern Conference teams. Indiana averages 84.5 points and has outscored opponents by 3.0 points per game. The Mystics are 7-7 in conference play. Washington is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 18.9 assists per game led by Sug Sutton averaging 3.4. Indiana's average of 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.6 more made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Washington allows. Washington has shot at a 43.9% rate from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points higher than the 43.5% shooting opponents of Indiana have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Fever won 85-76 in the last matchup on June 3. TOP PERFORMERS: Aliyah Boston is scoring 15.1 points per game with 8.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Fever. Mitchell is averaging 22.1 points and 4.3 assists over the past 10 games. Sonia Citron is averaging 14.8 points for the Mystics. Emily Engstler is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Fever: 6-4, averaging 85.3 points, 34.0 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.5 points per game. Mystics: 3-7, averaging 79.4 points, 30.0 rebounds, 20.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points. INJURIES: Fever: Sydney Colson: out for season (knee), Caitlin Clark: out (groin), Aari McDonald: out for season (foot). Mystics: Georgia Amoore: out for season (acl). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Washington Post
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Mystics overcome fourth-quarter drought to defeat Storm 69-58
WASHINGTON — Shakira Austin had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Sug Sutton scored 13 points and the Washington Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 69-58 on Saturday night. Seattle, which endured a five-minute scoring drought to open the third quarter and trailed 60-45 entering the fourth, held Washington without a point for the first six minutes of the final quarter. The Storm's 11-0 run had them within 60-56 with four minutes remaining in the game.
Washington Post
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Sug Sutton is on the money for the Mystics again in a win over the Storm
Sug Sutton insisted to her coaches early in the season that she is a good shooter. She just didn't have the confidence to back it up at the time. That certainly changed as the Washington Mystics' season has progressed. Sutton entered the weekend shooting 46.5 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from three-point range, both career highs — and she was at it again Saturday night against the Seattle Storm, posting 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting in a 69-58 win at CareFirst Arena. 'I think everybody's starting to see,' the 26-year-old said. With the win, the Mystics (12-12) broke a two-game skid, got back to .500 and improved to 2-0 against the expected championship contender. The Storm (15-11) has dropped two of three since the all-star break. Before the game, Seattle Coach Noelle Quinn lamented her team's inconsistency, and she saw it again Saturday night. The matchup featured three of the top four picks in this year's draft: Seattle's Dominique Malonga (No. 2) and Washington's Sonia Citron (No. 3) and Kiki Iriafen (No. 4). Citron bounced back from an underwhelming game during a loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday with aggression on both ends that equated to 11 points and 10 rebounds. Shakira Austin led the Mystics with 14 points to go with 11 rebounds. Iriafen had seven points and 11 rebounds; Malonga had eight points and nine rebounds off the bench for Seattle. Storm 10-time all-star Nneka Ogwumike seemed to be on a mission — particularly early, scoring 14 points in the first quarter and finishing with 18. The problem: She didn't get much help outside of Erica Wheeler's 12 points. The Mystics went into halftime with a 40-35 lead after using a 17-2 second-quarter run to erase an eight-point deficit. The Storm got sloppy with the ball and Citron kicked up the defensive aggression as Brittney Sykes and Sutton combined for 11 points in the stretch. The third quarter was more of the same: The Storm managed just 10 points, and Washington went ahead by 19 before entering the fourth with a 60-45 lead. The Storm opened the final quarter with an 11-0 run to get within four, but two crucial layups from Sykes (11 points, five assists, four rebounds) kept Seattle at bay. The Mystics were without Aaliyah Edwards, who suffered a right wrist injury this past week in practice. Coach Sydney Johnson said he wasn't sure when the injury happened, and the Mystics wanted her to test it pregame. Her absence left the Mystics with nine players; Georgia Amoore (ACL) is out for the season, and Sika Koné is playing for Mali at AfroBasket in the Ivory Coast.
Associated Press
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Mystics overcome fourth-quarter drought to defeat Storm 69-58
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shakira Austin had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Sug Sutton scored 13 points and the Washington Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 69-58 on Saturday night. Seattle, which endured a five-minute scoring drought to open the third quarter and trailed 60-45 entering the fourth, held Washington without a point for the first six minutes of the final quarter. The Storm's 11-0 run had them within 60-56 with four minutes remaining in the game. Kiki Iriafen then made one free throw for Washington for a five-point lead and her layup with about 2 1/2 minutes left put the Mystics up 63-56. Brittney Sykes scored on two driving layups, leaving the Mystics in command 67-58 with 51 seconds remaining. The Mystics won by double digits despite scoring only nine points in the fourth quarter. They held the Storm under 15 points in each of the last three quarters. Nneka Ogwumike had 18 points, all in the first half for Seattle (15-11). Erica Wheeler scored 12 points. Seattle shot 33% overall, made only 5 of 21 3-pointers and was outrebounded 44-28. Brittney Sykes and Sonia Citron had 11 points each for Washington (12-12). The Mystics shot 44% and had 20 assists on 29 made baskets. Ogwumike scored 11 of Seattle's first 13 points and finished the first quarter with 13 points as Seattle took a 21-16 lead. A mid-range jumper by Ezi Magbegor gave Seattle a 29-21 lead midway through the second quarter but Sutton scored seven points in a 14-2 run that put Washington ahead 35-31 with 2 1/2 minutes left in the half. The Mystics went on to lead 40-35 at halftime. Up next Mystics host Phoenix on Sunday, and Storm play at Connecticut on Monday. ___ AP WNBA:
