Washington Mystics at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationIvory Latta scores 20, Mystics beat Liberty 74-59
The Mystics (3-1) bounced back from a 64-61 loss to the Atlanta Dream on Friday and moved ahead of the Liberty (3-2) into a first-place tie with the Connecticut Sun atop the Eastern Conference standings.
Kara Lawson scored eight straight and Taylor Hill added a jumper to cap a 15-2 Mystics run for a 71-50 lead. Lawson finished with 13 points and Hill with 10.
Essence Carson and Carolyn Swords led the Liberty with 12 points each and Sugar Rodgers added 10.
New York also lost rookie forward Rebecca Allen for the remained of the season due to a right knee cartilage injury. Allen plans to return home to Australia in order to undergo surgery and complete her rehabilitation process. She hopes to return to the Liberty next season.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 74 - 59 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 59 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 1 | 74 - 59 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Natasha Cloud shooting foul (Sugar Rodgers draws the foul) | 74 - 58 |
| 4th 22.0 | |
Sugar Rodgers makes layup | 74 - 58 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 22-71 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 1-8 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 10-17 | FT | 14-15 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 7,629 · 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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