A Young Mystics Team Stuns the Liberty 86-83, Snapping New York's 8-Game Streak
Iriafen scored 9 points in the final four minutes, and Washington ended New York’s eight-game winning streak with a late comeback.
- On Friday, the Washington Mystics defeated the New York Liberty 86-83, snapping New York's eight-game winning streak and ending Washington's 10-game regular-season losing streak against the Liberty dating to 2023.
- Kiki Iriafen returned to the lineup after missing three games with an ankle injury suffered against Indiana on June 8, providing the spark Washington needed down the stretch.
- Trailing 77-71 midway through the fourth quarter, Iriafen scored six straight points to start a 10-2 run, while Sonia Citron's two free throws with 1:09 left secured the lead.
- Citron emphasized the need for consistency, stating, "I think right now we're just trying to prove that we can be consistent and deliver this kind of game on a consistent basis."
- Washington, the youngest team in WNBA history, faces the Lynx in Minnesota on Sunday to continue building momentum from this breakthrough victory.
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Kiki Iriafen’s late layup lifts the Mystics past New York 86-83, snapping the Liberty’s streak
Kiki Iriafen scored 20 points, including a go-ahead layup with 27 seconds left to give the Washington Mystics an 86-83 win over New York on Friday night, snapping the Liberty’s eight-game winning streak.
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Liberty Host Mystics In Juneteenth Night Test At Barclays
(Brooklyn, New York) – The Liberty get a Juneteenth night stage Friday at Barclays Center, where they host the Washington Mystics at 7:30 p.m. in another Eastern Conference measuring-stick game. New York enters the matchup with the same core expectations around Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones, but availability remains worth watching with Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and Marine Fauthoux listed as day-to-day in pregame coverage. Wash…
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