WASHINGTON (AP) — Shakira Austin had 25 factors and 13 rebounds to assist the Washington Mystics beat the Connecticut Solar 79-69 on Tuesday night time for his or her franchise-record twenty seventh win of the season.
Washington (27-16) set the earlier mark of 26 wins in 2019, en path to the franchise’s solely WNBA championship.
The Mystics stretched their lead over Dallas and New York (tied for seventh) to at least one sport with two days remaining within the common season.
Diamond Miller led Connecticut (10-33) with 19 factors. Leila Lacan and Raegan Beers scored 11 factors apiece.
Washington used a 15-4 run to push its lead into double figures with 3:26 left within the third quarter and Cotie McMahon hit a 3 about 90 seconds later that made it 66-53.
McMahon had 13 factors and Sonia Citron 12 for the Mystics.
Austin made a career-high 11 free throws, prolonged her single-season franchise report to 397 rebounds and had her twentieth double-double this season. Austin and Kiki Iraiafen (22 double-doubles) are the primary teammates in WNBA historical past with at the very least 20 double-doubles in the identical season.
The Solar outrebounded Washington 43-34. The Mystics have outrebounded their opponents a WNBA-record 39 instances this season.
Up subsequent
Solar: Host Toronto on Thursday in a season finale for each groups.
Mystics: Keep dwelling to play Chicago on Thursday.
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