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Mystics at Indiana Postgame Notes - August 12

August 12, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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Washington Mystics (21-14) at Indiana Fever (5-30)

August 12, 2022

Mystics 82 - Fever 70

High Points High Rebounds High Assists

Mystics (82) Delle Donne (24) Austin (11) Cloud (6)

Fever (70) Engstler (18) Cannon (8) Henderson (6)

Mystics Game Notes:

Team

With the win, Washington is now 3-0 against the Fever this season and has clinched the season series over Indiana for the sixth time over the last seven seasons dating back to 2016.

The Mystics are now 16-2 against Indiana dating back to the start of the 2017 WNBA season.

Washington outscored Indiana 34-24 in the paint and are now 19-6 in games this season when doing so.

Washington tied a season-high with 25 total assists, out-assisting Indiana 25-17. The Mystics are now 18-5 in games this season when out assisting opponents.

Player:

Washington forward Elena Delle Donne tallied a game-high 24 points (8-17 FG, 8-10 FT), adding seven rebounds and three assists to her stat line.

Delle Donne has now scored in double figures in 20 of her 24 appearances this season and 20+ points in a team-high nine games this season.

Mystics center Shakira Austin grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, the second-most rebounds in a single game in her career. Austin also added 6 points and two blocks to her stat line.

Austin recorded her sixth double-figure rebound game of the season, surpassing Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (5, 1998) for the second-most such games in a single season by a Mystics rookie.

Additionally, Austin has now recorded 5+ rebounds in 27 total games this season, the most by a rookie in the WNBA. Additionally, this ranks as the second-most such games in a single season by a Mystics rookie.

Austin's two blocks tie a career-high set five times this season. Austin's five multi-block games are the most by a Mystics rookie since 2014 (Stefanie Dolson, 7 games).

Washington center/forward Elizabeth Williams netted 10 points and added four rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes from off the bench.

This marks her fifth double figure scoring game of the season and the first since June 14 vs. PHO.

Washington guard Natasha Cloud dished out a team-high six assists and has now recorded 5+ assists in a league-leading 29 games this season.

Cloud's 29 games with 5+ assists are the most in a single season in her career.

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