Washington Mystics at San Antonio Stars
· Women's National Basketball Association
Stars win without leading scorer Kayla McBride
San Antonio announced prior to the game that McBride would miss the rest of the season with a right foot fracture. The Stars responded with three starters scoring 16-plus points.
Washington took a 64-63 lead after two Natasha Cloud free throws with 7:11 left, but the Mystics didn't score again until 1:28 remained. San Antonio went scoreless for nearly 4 minutes during the stretch, but scored eight straight for a 71-64 lead with 1:38 left.
Dearica Hamby matched a season high with 18 points and Moriah Jefferson added 16 points for San Antonio (5-13), which is ranked No. 12 in the AP power poll. Jayne Appel-Marinelli had 12 rebounds and Currie grabbed nine.
Tayler Hill scored 14 points and Emma Meesseman had all 10 of her points in the first half for fourth-ranked Washington (9-10).
Regular Season Series
SA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Jayne Appel-Marinelli defensive rebound | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Moriah Jefferson blocks Emma Meesseman 's 24-foot three point jumper | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 6.0 | |
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2 | 70 - 77 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-69 | FG | 27-71 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-16 | FT | 16-17 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 3,701 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 13 | W4 | 0.65789473 | 25 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 New York |
2 | 15 | W1 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Washington |
2 | 15 | W2 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 24 | L2 | 0.3846154 | 15 |
 Toronto |
14 | 27 | L2 | 0.28947368 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15 | 28 | L1 | 0.2631579 | 10 |
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