Kiki Iriafen scored 20 points, including a go-ahead layup with 27 seconds left to give the Washington Mystics an 86-83 win over New York on Friday night, snapping the Liberty’s eight-game winning streak.
Mystics End Losing Streak
With the game tied at 83, Iriafen was found under the basket by Sonia Citron for a lay-in. Breanna Stewart tried to even the score but missed a contested layup with 14 seconds left. Iriafen then hit one of two free throws two seconds later.
New York (11-5) had two chances to tie the game, but Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally’s 3-pointers were both off the mark.
The victory snapped a 10-game regular-season losing streak that the Mystics (7-7) had against New York. The Mystics’ last regular-season win came in the finale of the 2023 season.
Tempo Overcome Deficit
Marina Mabrey scored a career-high 37 points and tied the WNBA single-game record with nine 3-pointers as Toronto overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat Connecticut.
Mabrey scored 21 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Tempo made their big comeback. She was 9 of 12 overall from 3-point range and had four rebounds and four assists.
Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.
