Overview
- Connecticut’s reserves produced 45 points, with Saniya Rivers scoring 17 and Olivia Nelson-Ododa adding 15, to secure the road win.
- The victory ended the Sun’s 13-game road skid and moved them to 7-27 in a season focused on development.
- Mystics rookie Sonia Citron had 19 points to surpass Chamique Holdsclaw for the most points in a rookie season in franchise history.
- Washington fell to 16-19 and sits 1.5 games behind the eighth-place Seattle Storm with nine regular-season games left.
- Recent trade acquisition Aaliyah Edwards logged eight points against her former team, while Jacy Sheldon was out with an ankle injury, and a preview listed Georgia Amoore and Stefanie Dolson as out for the rematch.