Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream
· WNBA Commissioner's CupBrittney Sykes returns to help Mystics secure their first win of the season, 87-68 over the Dream
Washington (1-12) avoided tying the longest losing streak in franchise history with the 2012 team dropping 13 games in a row.
Sykes, who had missed the past 10 games due to an ankle injury, went 4 of 6 from 3-point range in just 14 minutes and Atkins made all three of her attempts from distance. The Mystics made a season-high 17 3-pointers, with a make from eight different players.
Washington had seven 3-pointers in the first quarter, on just 11 attempts, to take a 25-15 lead. But the Mystics were just 1 of 6 from distance in the second quarter as Atlanta got within 38-33 at the break after closing on an 8-1 run.
Sykes, Karlie Samuelson and Stefanie Dolson each made a 3-pointer in the opening three minutes of the third quarter to make it 49-38, and Washington led by at least nine the rest of the way.
Julie Vanloo added 11 points off the bench for Washington.
Rhyne Howard scored 16 points, Aerial Powers added 13 and Tina Charles had 12 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta (5-5). Allisha Gray, averaging a team-high 16 points per game, was held to nine points on 3-of-10 shooting.
Howard, at 24 years, 43 days, became the youngest player in WNBA history to reach 200 career 3-pointers.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 87 - 68 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 87 - 68 | |
4th 7.1 | DiDi Richards makes two point shot | 87 - 68 | |
4th 8.1 | DiDi Richards offensive rebound | 85 - 68 | |
4th 9.1 | Aaliyah Edwards misses two point shot | 85 - 68 |
Statistics
WSH | ATL | |
---|---|---|
31-65 | FG | 24-67 |
47.7 | Field Goal % | 35.8 |
17-31 | 3PT | 8-23 |
54.8 | Three Point % | 34.8 |
8-11 | FT | 12-18 |
72.7 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
38 | Rebounds | 32 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
25 | Assists | 16 |
3 | Steals | 3 |
3 | Blocks | 2 |
11 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
17 | Fouls | 15 |
23 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,260 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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