Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball Association80 - 110
Austin scores 20, Iriafen has 18 points and 11 rebounds, Mystics beat Sky 110-80
The Mystics (25-16), tied with Dallas for sixth in the WNBA standings, moved a half-game ahead of New York. The top four have home court advantage in the best-of-three first round of the playoffs, which begin Sept. 27.
Courtney Vandersloot led Chicago with 14 points and Sydney Taylor scored 12. Kamilla Cardoso and Gabriela Jaquez each added 10 points.
Iriafen, who had her 21st double-double this season, grabbed four offensive rebounds to set a franchise single-season record with 115.
Austin made a layup in the opening minute to break Washington’s single-season scoring record. The 6-foot-5 center went into the game with 657 points this season, which tied the previous mark set by Sonia Citron in 2025.
Georgia Amoore and Michaela Onyenwere added 12 points apiece and Cotie McMahon scored 11 for the Mystics. Citron (personal reasons) did not play.
The Sky (15-26) have lost four in a row following a season-high three consecutive wins.
DiJonai Carrington (foot) did not play for Chicago.
Sky: Visit Atlanta on Saturday.
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Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 110 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 80 |
| 4th 2.7 |  |
shot clock turnover | 110 - 80 |
| 4th 26.7 |  |
Rachel Banham makes 3-foot two point shot (Jacy Sheldon assists) | 110 - 80 |
| 4th 41.1 | |
Angela Dugalic makes 2-foot layup (Rori Harmon assists) | 110 - 78 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-75 | FG | 29-66 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 19-26 | FT | 18-25 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 32 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 92 | Percent Led | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 8,945 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W5 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | W4 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
 Indiana |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
 New York |
4 | 18 | L2 | 0.59090906 | 26 |
 Chicago |
14 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Toronto |
19 | 33 | L8 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | W1 | 0.25 | 11 |
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