Peddy Joins Mystics
June 8, 2019 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Washington Mystics News Release
Washington, D.C. - Washington Mystics Head Coach Mike Thibault announced that the team has signed guard Shey Peddy who was with the team during this year's training camp.
Peddy was selected in the second round (23rd overall) of the 2012 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. During her senior year at Temple University, she was named the 2011-12 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. She spent the 2018-19 playing in the Euroleague where she averaged 15.2 points per game and 5.3 assists per game.
Washington suspended Emma Meesseman and Kim Mestdagh who returned to Belgium to fulfill their commitment to their National Team. Following is the current Washington Mystics roster:
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College WNBA Yrs.
7 Ariel Atkins G 5-8 167 07/30/96 Texas 1
9 Natasha Cloud G 5-9 160 02/22/92 St. Joe's` 4
11 Elena Delle Donne F/G 6-5 187 09/05/89 Delaware 6
21 Tianna Hawkins F 6-3 186 03/02/91 Maryland 5
2 Myisha Hines-Allen F 6-1 200 05/30/96 Louisville 1
5 Kiara Leslie I G 6-0 175 12/06/95 NC State R
33 Emma Meesseman S F 6-4 191 05/13/93 Belgium 5
6 Kim Mestdagh S G 5-9 154 03/12/90 Belgium/Colorado State R
1 Shey Peddy G 5-7 147 10/28/88 Temple R
23 Aerial Powers F 5-9 159 01/17/94 MSU 3
30 LaToya Sanders F/C 6-2 170 09/11/86 UNC 6
20 Kristi Toliver G 5-7 130 01/27/87 Maryland 10
32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough G 5-9 140 05/18/95 Maryland 2
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Washington is coming off a 94-85 win over the New York Liberty and will host the Dallas Wings (0-3) on Sunday, June 9 at 3:00 p.m. at the Entertainment & Sports Arena at Congress. Single game tickets start at $12 and are currently on sale. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 877.DC.HOOP1, visiting www.WashingtonMystics.com and local Ticketmaster outlets.
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