New York Liberty at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLiberty get first win with 74-66 victory over Mystics
The Liberty (1-5) shot their way out of the winless column with 12 3-pointers as Zahui B. went 4 of 9 from beyond the arc and Layshia Clarendon 4 of 5 from distance. Clarendon also finished with 14 points.
Zahui B.'s 3 with 4:45 before halftime ended a 14-7 run that gave New York its first double-digit lead at 32-21. Emma Meesseman made back-to-back 3s to get Washington (3-2) within 35-31 with 63 seconds left before halftime but the Mystics never got closer.
Aerial Powers led Washington with 20 points, Meesseman 17 and Myisha Hines-Allen 12.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 74 - 66 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 66 |
| 4th 7.4 |  |
Kiara Leslie out of bounds bad pass turnover | 74 - 66 |
| 4th 18.7 | |
Essence Carson defensive rebound | 74 - 66 |
| 4th 21.8 |  |
Amanda Zahui B. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 74 - 66 |
Statistics
 NY |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 23-61 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 18-24 | FT | 16-20 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 1 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Atlanta |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 New York |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Toronto |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Washington |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 8 | L3 | 0.11111111 | 1 |
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