Seattle Storm at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationShakira Austin scores 10 of her 27 points in the 4th quarter as the Mystics beat the Storm 84-79
Sonia Citron added 19 points and rookie Lauren Betts scored 11 for the Mystics (11-10).
The Storm shot just 4 of 14 (29%) from the field and committed eight of their 19 turnovers while they were outscored 20-11 in the fourth quarter.
Natisha Hiedeman scored a career-high 31 points on 14-of-24 shooting for the Storm (6-19). The rest of the team combined to make 16 of 46 (35%) from the field.
Dominique Malonga added 10 points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
Malonga, a 6-foot-6 20-year-old who was named to the WNBA's 2025 All-Rookie team, and 6-4 rookie Awa Fam combined for more personal fouls (five) than points (four) in the first half.
Mystics: Play Tuesday at Toronto.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 84 |
| 4th 1.6 |  |
Sonia Citron defensive rebound | 79 - 84 |
| 4th 2.6 |  |
Dominique Malonga misses 5-foot jumper | 79 - 84 |
| 4th 3.6 | |
Dominique Malonga offensive rebound | 79 - 84 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-70 | FG | 31-72 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 14-18 | FT | 17-23 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 71 | Percent Led | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W3 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W2 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Toronto |
6.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 20 | L2 | 0.25925925 | 7 |
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