New York Liberty at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLawson leads Mystics past Liberty, 67-62
New York, which won its home opener Friday night, got 18 points and eight rebounds from Tina Charles. Carolyn Swords added 11 points off the Liberty bench, and Tanisha Wright had 10 points, going 6 for 6 from the line.
Washington took the biggest lead of the game, 51-45, on Meeseman's free throws with 53 seconds left in the third period, but New York came back to take the lead at 52-51 on Charles' 14-footer early in the fourth quarter.
Charles tied it at 62 with a minute to play, but Lawson answered from inside the top of the key.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Kara Lawson defensive rebound | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Rebecca Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 9.0 | |
Natasha Cloud enters the game for Stefanie Dolson | 62 - 67 |
Statistics
 NY |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 26-71 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 1-10 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 10 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 17-21 | FT | 11-14 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 7,400 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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