Washington Mystics at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association

Washington Mystics

14-10, 6-5 Away

Final
78 - 95

New York Liberty

7-17, 4-9 Home

Delle Donne scores 30 as Mystics beat Liberty 95-78

The All-Star captain had 15 of her 30 points in the opening period to help Washington beat the New York Liberty 95-78 on Saturday.

"It definitely helps the spread the floor better when I'm hitting shots," said Delle Donne, who also had 10 rebounds.

The Mystics won for only the second time in their past six games and sit in a three-way tie for fourth in the league.

"Every game matter so much," Delle Donne said. "It's going to be a sprint to the finish."

Washington (14-10) led by eight at the half, and Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver combined for 20 points of the team's 32 points in the third quarter to extend the advantage to 75-53. Toliver finished with 19 points and eight assists.

New York (7-17) tried to get back in the game behind rookie Kia Nurse, who had eight straight points during one stretch to get the Liberty within 11. But that's as close as they could come.

"Excellent effort in the fourth quarter by all who came in," Liberty coach Katie Smith said. ". Maybe we can bottle that up and get four quarters of that."

New York is all but assured of missing the playoffs this season after making the postseason the past three years.

"It's going to be rough to try to get in," Smith said. "But I think for us, it's going out every night and being proud of what we did that night and proud of how we played, proud of our effort. It's tough to win in this league anyways."

Tina Charles scored 22 points, including her 3,000th in New York. Sugar Rodgers added 16 for the Liberty.

SWATTING AWAY THE RECORD BOOK:

Kiah Stokes tied the franchise record for career blocks, equaling the mark of 155 set by Sue Wicks of 155.

TRAINING ROOM:

Mystics: Natasha Cloud is still out with a concussion. Coach Mike Thibault hopes to have her back soon.

Liberty: Epiphanny Prince (left eye) and Shavonte Zellous (right ankle) missed the game because of injuries they suffered in a loss to Atlanta.

Mystics: Visit Connecticut on Tuesday in their last game before the All-Star break.

Liberty: Visit Minnesota on Tuesday in their last game before the All-Star break.

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Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	95 - 78
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	95 - 78
4th 10.3	Bria Hartley out of bounds bad pass turnover	95 - 78
4th 22.5	Amanda Zahui B. defensive rebound	95 - 78
4th 24.7	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses two point shot	95 - 78

Statistics

WSH		NY
33-61	FG	29-63
54	Field Goal %	46
10-25	3PT	8-23
40	Three Point %	35
19-21	FT	12-13
90	Free Throw %	92
31	Rebounds	23
5	Offensive Rebounds	4
26	Defensive Rebounds	19
22	Assists	18
7	Steals	4
4	Blocks	2
13	Turnovers	14
1	Team Turnovers	0
14	Total Turnovers	14
2	Technical Fouls	0
2	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
24	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	14
12	Fast Break Points	6
24	Points in Paint	34
15	Fouls	20
24	Largest Lead	3

Game Information

Venue: Westchester County Center

Location: White Plains, NY
Attendance: 2,005 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	12	W2	0.6363636	21
Atlanta	0.5	12	W1	0.625	20
Washington	1.5	13	L1	0.59375	19
New York	1.5	14	L1	0.5882353	20
Chicago	9.5	22	L3	0.3529412	12
Toronto	11	23	L10	0.3030303	10
Connecticut	12	23	W1	0.2580645	8