NBA

Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
3-13, 2-8 Away
Final
92 - 84

4-13, 3-5 Home

Stefanie Dolson's 18 points lead 5 in double figures as Mystics beat Wings 92-84

Arike Ogunbowale scores 23 points in loss to Washington

Karlie Samuelson and Emily Engstler scored 13 points apiece while Myisha Hines-Allen and Ariel Atkins each added 12 for Washington (4-13), which swept Dallas in consecutive games. The Mystics have won four of their last five after opening the season with 12 consecutive losses.

Dallas (3-12) has dropped 11 straight games.

The Mystics beat Dallas 89-67 on Saturday as Engstler led Washington with a career-high 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Engstler hit 3 of 3 from behind the arc and Atkins finished with seven assists, three steals and two blocks.

Ogunbowale hit a 3-pointer to give the Wings 10-point lead with about 6 minutes left in the first half and they took a 51-46 advantage into the break. Dallas made just 4 of 15 from the field in the third quarter as the Mystics hit five 3s as they 75-65 lead into the fourth.

Jacy Sheldon hit a 3-pointer that cut Washington’s deficit to 85-79 with 2 minutes to go but the Wings got no closer.

Natasha Howard scored 26 and Ogunbowale added 23 for Dallas. Sheldon finished with 11 points and Monique Billings grabbed 14 rebounds to go with eight points.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 84 - 92
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 84 - 92
4th 13.0 Natasha Howard makes 6-foot hook shot 84 - 92
4th 25.1 Ariel Atkins makes free throw 2 of 2 82 - 92
4th 25.1 Ariel Atkins makes free throw 1 of 2 82 - 91

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH
28-68 FG 31-63
41.2 Field Goal % 49.2
11-28 3PT 14-27
39.3 Three Point % 51.9
17-20 FT 16-18
85.0 Free Throw % 88.9
41 Rebounds 28
13 Offensive Rebounds 4
28 Defensive Rebounds 24
17 Assists 27
6 Steals 7
1 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
7 Fast Break Points 9
28 Points in Paint 30
18 Fouls 19
10 Largest Lead 13

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
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