WNBA Washington Mystics

Mystics vs. Sparks Postgame Notes - August 7

Published on August 7, 2022 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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Washington Mystics (20-14) vs. Los Angeles Sparks (13-20)

August 7, 2022

Mystics 76 - Sparks 79

High Points High Rebounds High Assists

Mystics (76) Atkins, Hines-Allen (20) Austin (10) Cloud (9)

Sparks (79) Sykes (21) N. Ogwumike, Sykes (6) Canada (12)

Please see the attached game book for a full box score and breakdown of tonight's game.

Mystics Game Notes:

Player:

Mystics guard Ariel Atkins tied a team-high with 20 points on 7-of-17 (.412) shooting.

Atkins has now scored in double figures in 31 of her 33 appearances this season, tied for the second-most in the WNBA.

Additionally, Atkins has now scored 20+ points in six total games on the campaign.

Washington forward Myisha Hines-Allen tied a team-best with 20 points on 6-of-11 (.545) shooting (2-3 3PT) from off the bench.

Hines-Allen has now scored 20+ points in back-to-back games for the first time this season.

This marks the first time Hines-Allen has scored 20+ points in back-to-back games since doing so in four consecutive games from 9/6/20-9/12/20.

Mystics center Shakira Austin netted 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, also hauling in a team-high 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double this season.

Austin's four double-doubles ties Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (1998) for the second-most by a Mystics rookie in franchise history.

Austin has now recorded 5+ rebounds in 26 total games this season, the most by a rookie in the WNBA. Additionally, this surpasses Murriel Page (25, 1997-98) for the second-most such games in a single season by a Mystics rookie.

Austin has now totaled 15+ points in a career-best three consecutive games.

Additionally, Austin has now eclipsed double figure scoring in five of her last six appearances.

Washington guard Natasha Cloud dished out a team-high 9 assists and has now recorded 5+ assists in a league-leading 28 games this season.

Cloud has tallied at least seven assists in eight of her last 10 games and leads the WNBA with 20 total such games this season.

Additionally, Cloud's 28 games with 5+ assists are the most in a single season in her career.

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