Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne looks to drive to the basket Connecticut Sun (21-12) All-Star center Jonquel Jones proved to the Mystics (17-15) why she is the WNBA’s leading rebounder on Tuesday. She dominated the game with a massive double-double, scoring 14 points and collecting a career-high 22 rebounds in an 86-76 win. In a matchup that featured the second and third best rebounding teams in the league, the Sun narrowly won the advantage 48-44. Jones and Co., distanced

It’s the fourth quarter and Skylar Diggins-Smith is at the top of the key dribbling the ball waiting for the shot clock to go down as Ivory Latta defends her. As the shot clock begins to trickle down she takes about two dribbles to the right and then splits two Mystic defenders. As she splits the two defenders with a hard dribble to the left she sees an open Theresa Plaisance on the three point line who she hits for a gut wrenching triple with 17.2 seconds left. That was the

Mystics point guard Ivory Latta lets her emotions out after converting a lay-up in traffic. Latta was huge off the bench, scoring 15 points which was tied for the team high The Washington Mystics showed that this is a different year and a different team. They not only survived a flat out war with the New York Liberty, but were the aggressors for stretches in their 67-54 win last night in the Verizon Center. In past years, teams like the Liberty and Indiana Fever would get Was

Mystics guard Taylor Hill scored a team high 21 points however it wasn't enough as Washington fell to Dallas The Dallas Wings got their fifth win of the season Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C. The Mystics suffered their first loss of the season at the Verizon Center, Washington wasn't as sharp as they needed to be and the Wings made them pay for it. Glory Johnson (pictured above) had a season high 27 points against the Mystics, 16 of which came in the third quarter when

Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne rebounded from a slow start to finish with a game high 20 points and 7 rebounds The Washington Mystics came home after a grueling seven day, three-game road trip to face the Chicago Sky for the second time this week. They played Thursday afternoon in Chicago, the Mystics took that game on the road and held on to beat the Sky last night at the Verizon Center. Last night was the first game they played without Emma Meesseman this season, she’s e

Mystics reserve guard Taylor Hill was unconscience from three point territory (6-7 3-FG) but it wasn't nearly enough At halftime the New York Liberty led the Washington Mystics 44-37 and Liberty forward Tina Charles had just 5 points on 2 of 8 shooting. At the end of the third quarter, the Liberty had a 70-52 lead and Charles now would have 22 points. That pretty much ended the game. The Liberty would go on to win huge, thanks to a 17 point third quarter shooting clinic from

It's been a rough road trip for the Mystics to say the least. After defeating the Phoenix Mercury in their last home game on August 28th, the magical number to clinch a playoff berth sat at ONE. It would take nearly two weeks for the Mystics to obtain that one win. Riding a season high four game losing streak, the Mystics came home to a sense of urgency needing a win in the final three games to secure a playoff berth. The problem was they had to go through their nemesis the I

No one needed to be consulted to undertand the magnitude of winning this game, to keep pace in the ultra tight Eastern Conference playoff race. After dropping two heart breakers to Eastern Conference foes Chicago Sky to fall to fourth place in the standings, the sense of urgency to right the ship, especially with an 11 day Western Conference road trip coming after, was felt as soon as you walked through Verizon Center doors. The Mystics handled business. Mystics blur of a po

Mystics point guard Kara Lawson finished with a game high 19 points in the loss to the Chicago Sky The up and down results continue for the Washington Mystics (15-11) after their heart breaking defeat to the Chicago Sky (17-11) 66-64, thanks to a clutch lay-up from Sky guard Cappie Pondexter (9 points/5 rebounds) with 6.7 seconds left. It was the Mystics fourth straight loss to the Sky, and it has left a sense of doubt about the Mystics heading forward. The Mystics have prov

Mystics guard/forward Tierra Ruffin-Pratt tenacious defense on Maya Moore was key in the Mystics much needed win over the Minnesota Lynx All eyes were on the Mystics and how they would respond after being soundly defeated by the Indiana Fever in their previous game. Didn't help matters that the WNBA leading Minnesota Lynx came to town riding a three game winning streak. To put it simply, the Mystics came READY TO PLAY! In a total team effort led by the exploits of veteran gua

Mystics Floor Leader Ivory Latta Guides The Offense In A 66-63 Win It wasn't pretty, and it was much harder than it needed to be, but the end result was what the Mystics wanted as they knocked off the San Antonio Stars 66-63 to move to 12-7 on the season. The Mystics came out HOT to begin the game, led by Ivory Latta who went 2 of 2 from three, the Mystics held a 21-17 lead after the one. The Stars, drastically turned things around in the second. An unconscience Kayla McBrid

What started out as a regular season match-up between two of the WNBA's more highly profiled teams the Washington Mystics and LA Sparks ended up being arguably the game of the WNBA's 2014 season. Led by second year guard Tierra Ruffin Pratt who scored 18 points off the bench, the Mystics survived at home to take the TRIPLE overtime thriller over the Sparks 79-75. Check out the highlights below. #wnba #washingtonmystics #losangelessparks #tierraruffinpratt #ivorylatta #monique