Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics

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Dallas Wings

3-12, 2-7 Away

Final
97 - 69

Washington Mystics

3-13, 2-5 Home

Emily Engstler scores career-high 23, grabs 9 rebounds as Mystics beat reeling Wings 97-69

Engstler made 7 of 11 from the field, hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and grabbed nine rebounds. Dolson finished with 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds and Karlie Samuelson score 17 points for Washington (3-13).

The Mystics, who set a season high for points in a game, have won three of their last four following a 12-game losing skid to open the season.

Natasha Howard led the Wings with 19 points and Jacy Sheldon, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, scored a season-high 16 points. Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-low six points. She was averaging 25.4 points, second in the WNBA.

Washington took a 20-13 lead after the first quarter and added a season-high 31 points in the second to take a 51-34 lead into halftime.

Ariel Atkins finished with seven points for Washington and moved past Elena Delle Donne (2,551) and Crystal Langhorne (2,554) into fourth on the franchise's all-time scoring list with 2,556 points.

Awak Kuier is out for the season (rest), Maddy Siegrist (finger) and Satou Sabally (shoulder) are injured and Jaelyn Brown is out because of an illness for short-handed Dallas (3-12).

Dallas and the Mystics play again Sunday in Washington.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	69 - 97
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	69 - 97
4th 6.1	Stephanie Soares bad pass (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough steals)	69 - 97
4th 8.1	Stephanie Soares offensive rebound	69 - 97
4th 11.0	Lou Lopez Senechal misses 25-foot three point jumper	69 - 97

Statistics

DAL		WSH
26-66	FG	34-70
39	Field Goal %	49
5-24	3PT	11-26
21	Three Point %	42
12-16	FT	18-20
75	Free Throw %	90
36	Rebounds	39
9	Offensive Rebounds	7
27	Defensive Rebounds	32
20	Assists	26
6	Steals	9
5	Blocks	0
21	Turnovers	13
1	Team Turnovers	2
22	Total Turnovers	15
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
1	Flagrant Fouls	0
24	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	15
2	Fast Break Points	8
22	Points in Paint	34
21	Fouls	19
2	Largest Lead	28

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	10	W1	0.77272725	34
Las Vegas	4	14	W16	0.6818182	30
Phoenix	7	17	L3	0.6136364	27
Seattle	11	21	W1	0.52272725	23
Golden State	11	21	L3	0.52272725	23
Los Angeles	13	23	L1	0.47727272	21
Dallas	24	34	W1	0.22727273	10

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	14	W6	0.6818182	30
New York	3	17	W3	0.6136364	27
Indiana	6	20	W3	0.54545456	24
Washington	14	28	L10	0.36363637	16
Connecticut	19	33	L2	0.25	11
Chicago	20	34	L4	0.22727273	10

Full Standings

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