Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball Association
Emily Engstler scores career-high 23, grabs 9 rebounds as Mystics beat reeling Wings 97-69
Engstler made 7 of 11 from the field, hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and grabbed nine rebounds. Dolson finished with 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds and Karlie Samuelson score 17 points for Washington (3-13).
The Mystics, who set a season high for points in a game, have won three of their last four following a 12-game losing skid to open the season.
Natasha Howard led the Wings with 19 points and Jacy Sheldon, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, scored a season-high 16 points. Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-low six points. She was averaging 25.4 points, second in the WNBA.
Washington took a 20-13 lead after the first quarter and added a season-high 31 points in the second to take a 51-34 lead into halftime.
Ariel Atkins finished with seven points for Washington and moved past Elena Delle Donne (2,551) and Crystal Langhorne (2,554) into fourth on the franchise's all-time scoring list with 2,556 points.
Awak Kuier is out for the season (rest), Maddy Siegrist (finger) and Satou Sabally (shoulder) are injured and Jaelyn Brown is out because of an illness for short-handed Dallas (3-12).
Dallas and the Mystics play again Sunday in Washington.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 69 - 97 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
Stephanie Soares bad pass (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough steals) | 69 - 97 |
| 4th 8.1 | |
Stephanie Soares offensive rebound | 69 - 97 |
| 4th 11.0 | |
Lou Lopez Senechal misses 25-foot three point jumper | 69 - 97 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 34-70 |
| 39.4 | Field Goal % | 48.6 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 20.8 | Three Point % | 42.3 |
| 12-16 | FT | 18-20 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 90.0 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
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Los Angeles2023-24 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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