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Brittney Sykes named to All-WNBA Defensive First Team

On Friday, the WNBA announced their All-Defensive teams. And for the second consecutive season, the Washington Mystics have a player who made the team with guard Brittney Sykes making the first team.

Your 2023 WNBA All-Defensive First Team u2b07ufe0f@_ajawilson22 @athomas_25 @BrittBundlez @breannastewart @jordin_canada #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/EzP7oL7np7

— WNBA (@WNBA) September 22, 2023

Sykes joins New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart who have been on each of the last four All-WNBA Defensive teams.

In a statement, head coach Eric Thibault said the following:

Our team and staff are proud of Slim being named First Team All-Defense this season.