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WNBA scores: Austin has 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Mystics beat the Sun for franchise-record 27th win

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 23). WNBA scores: Austin has 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Mystics beat the Sun for franchise-record 27th win. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/wnba-scores-austin-has-25-points-and-13-rebounds-as-the-mystics-beat-the-sun-for-franchise-record-27th-win/article_93f87ee0-8558-5660-a2a5-8a0b25075b95.html

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Shakira Austin scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Washington Mystics defeated the Connecticut Sun, securing their franchise-record 27th win of the season with a score of 79-69 on Tuesday night. This victory extended the Mystics' lead in the standings over Dallas and New York by one game with just two regular-season games left.
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Shakira Austin scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Washington Mystics defeat the Connecticut Sun 79-69 on Tuesday night. This win marked the franchise's record-breaking 27th victory of the season, surpassing their previous best of 26 wins in 2019 when they won the WNBA championship. With two days left in the regular season, the Mystics extended their lead over Dallas and New York to one game for seventh place. Diamond Miller led the Sun with 19 points; Connecticut's record dropped to 10-33 while Washington improved to 27-16. Austin also set a career high by making 11 free throws, bringing her single-season franchise rebounding record to 397 rebounds and recording her 20th double-double of the season, an achievement shared with teammate Kiki Iraiafen as the first pair in WNBA history.

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FEVER LYNX Mystics WASHINGTON WNBA

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LYNX ORG · 3× CHICAGO GPE · 2× FEVER GPE · 2× Indiana GPE · 2× Minnesota GPE · 2× Mystics ORG · 2× SKY ORG · 2× TEMPO GPE · 2× WASHINGTON GPE · 2× WNBA ORG · 2×

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FEVER 96, LYNX 77 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as Indiana beat Minnesota.
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WNBA scores: Austin has 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Mystics beat the Sun for franchise-record 27th win · assertive framing

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Shakira Austin had 25 points and 13 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics beat the Connecticut Sun 79-69 on Tuesday night for their franchise-record 27th win of the season. asserted
Mystics → have → season
Washington (27-16) set the previous mark of 26 wins in 2019, en route to the franchise’s only WNBA championship. asserted
Washington → set → championship
The Mystics stretched their lead over Dallas and New York (tied for seventh) to one game with two days remaining in the regular season. asserted
days → stretch → season
Diamond Miller led Connecticut (10-33) with 19 points. asserted
Miller → lead → points
Leila Lacan and Raegan Beers scored 11 points apiece. asserted
Lacan → score → points
McMahon had 13 points and Sonia Citron 12 for the Mystics. asserted
Citron → have → Mystics
FEVER 96, LYNX 77 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as Indiana beat Minnesota. asserted
Indiana → have → Minnesota
Indiana kept alive its faint hopes of earning the No. 4 seed in the playoffs and home-court advantage in the first round for at least one more day. asserted
Indiana → keep → day
It also prevented the Lynx from clinching the No. 1 seed, at least until after Golden State plays later Tuesday. asserted
State → prevent → seed
Mitchell extended her league record to 27 consecutive games with 20 or more points by making a 3-pointer with a little more than two minutes to play. asserted
Mitchell → extend → minutes
Aliyah Boston added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Fever. asserted
Boston → add → Fever
Chloe Bibby scored all of her 15 points on 3s for Minnesota. asserted
Bibby → score → Minnesota
Liatu King finished with 12 points on a night the Lynx were without Olivia Miles. asserted
Lynx → finish → Miles
The record-breaking rookie was a late scratch because of an injured left calf, and her absence clearly had an impact. asserted
absence → break → impact
Miles broke Clark’s single-season scoring record by a rookie on Sunday. asserted
Miles → break → Sunday
SKY 97, TEMPO 85 CHICAGO (AP) — Gabriela Jaquez and Sydney Taylor scored 18 points apiece, Kamilla Cardoso added 17, and beat Toronto to snap a five-game losing streak. asserted
Cardoso → score → streak
The Tempo (11-31) have lost seven in a row and 19 of their last 20. asserted
Tempo → lose → 20
Jaquez was 8-of-10 shooting and Cardoso made 8 of 11 from the field. asserted
Cardoso → shoot → field
Jacy Sheldon scored 12 points and Courtney Vandersloot had 10 points and nine assists for the Sky (16-27). asserted
Vandersloot → score → Sky
Cardoso scored eight points during an 18-2 third-quarter run that gave Chicago a 62-48 lead with 3:29 left in the period. asserted
that → score → period
Isabelle Harrison scored 17 of her 21 points in the first half and had 13 rebounds for Toronto. asserted
Harrison → score → Toronto
Laura Juskaite added 20 points. asserted
Juskaite → add → points
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