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Closing out their 2025 WNBA common season, the Washington Mystics fell on the street to the New York Liberty 75-66.
Liberty All-Star Sabrina Ionescu made her return after lacking the final 4 video games with a toe harm.
Washington concluded its season with a 16-28 report, whereas New York will wrap up its season Thursday evening on the Chicago Sky.
Here’s a recap of the Tuesday evening’s matchup from Brooklyn.
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New York got here out firing from past the arc, launching 10 three-point makes an attempt and changing 4 within the opening quarter.
After falling behind 12–6 halfway by means of the interval, Washington chipped away on the deficit with buckets from rookie Lucy Olsen and Shakira Austin. Nevertheless, the Liberty closed the quarter on a 7–2 run taking a 19–12 lead heading into the second.
Kiki Iriafen and Olsen mixed for eight early factors. Breanna Stewart led the best way for the Liberty with six factors.
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Behind a pair of early second-quarter buckets from Natasha Cloud, the Liberty prolonged their lead into double digits.
With 6:41 left within the half and trailing 26–14, the Mystics responded with a 6–2 run, sparked by baskets from Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Citron, and Sug Sutton, reducing the deficit to 27–20. New York answered swiftly with a 5–0 push to stretch the lead again to 32–20.
With below 3:30 to play within the second quarter, Citron knocked down Washington’s first three-pointer of the sport. However the Liberty closed the half sturdy, ending on a 9–3 run to take a 41–26 lead into the locker room.
Citron and Iriafen mixed for 14 factors within the first half, whereas Breanna Stewart and Natasha Howard led the Liberty with 21 mixed.
Washington got here out sizzling to begin the third quarter, opening with an 8–2 run behind back-to-back three-pointers from Alysha Clark and Sug Sutton. Following a Liberty timeout, Sonia Citron knocked down a 12-foot pull-up jumper to trim the deficit to 43–36.
New York rapidly regained management, answering with buckets from Kennedy Burke and Emma Meesseman, the latter connecting on the workforce’s sixth three-pointer of the sport, to push the lead again to 12.
With 5:01 remaining within the quarter, Sonia Citron knocked down her second three-pointer of the evening, reaching 10 factors and recording her thirty ninth profession recreation with double-digit scoring. Regardless of Washington’s efforts to shut the hole, New York persistently had a solution.
Citron’s third triple introduced the Mystics again inside placing distance at 52–44, however the Liberty continued to counter each push. Each groups traded buckets within the closing minutes of the quarter, and Washington entered the fourth trailing 61–50.
Citron led Washington with eight third quarter factors.
Fourth Quarter
New York pushed its lead again to fifteen early within the fourth quarter with scores from Natasha Cloud and Jonquel Jones, sustaining a cushty double-digit cushion by means of the ultimate minute of Tuesday evening’s contest because the Mystics would fall 75-66.
Washington noticed three gamers end in double figures: Shakira Austin with 13 factors, Kiki Iriafen with 16, and Sonia Citron additionally with 13.
Emma Meesseman led the Liberty off the bench with a game-high 19 factors, whereas Jonquel Jones recorded a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double. Breanna Stewart added 14 factors to spherical out New York’s balanced offensive assault.
Engstler threads the needle ➡️ Citron buries the triple! 🎯
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Subsequent up for the Washington Mystics the 2025 WNBA offseason.
Alysha Clark
Sug Sutton
Shakira Austin
Sonia Citron
Kiki Iriafen
Lucy Olsen
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