This afternoon’s game in Washington was a back-and-forth affair, but the Mystics made the decisive run over the final five minutes to pull away from the Lynx for a 90-78 victory, despite the absence of Elena Delle Donne in the second half due to illness.
The Mystics move to 4-0 on the season and have the look of a real contender one year after they made significant moves to upgrade their roster. They traded for Delle Donne and signed sharpshooter Kristi Toliver to go with Emma Meesseman (who is absent this season in preparation for the World Cup.