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Mystics set franchise wins record as Shakira Austin breaks scoring mark

Washington closes the regular season with a 27th win and rewritten record book behind center Shakira Austin's career-best night.

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What to know

  • Washington set a franchise record with its 27th win of the season, beating Connecticut 79-69, surpassing the 26 wins from its 2019 championship team.
  • Shakira Austin broke the Mystics' single-season scoring record on Sept. 17 and followed with a 25-point, 13-rebound, career-high 11-free-throw game against the Sun.
  • Austin and Kiki Iriafen became the first teammates in WNBA history to each record at least 20 double-doubles in the same season.
  • The Mystics enter the playoffs, which begin Sept. 27, with a one-game lead over Dallas and New York for seeding position.

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Mystics set franchise wins record as Shakira Austin breaks scoring mark
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    Austin and Iriafen make WNBA double-double history

    Austin extended her single-season franchise rebounding record to 397 and recorded her 20th double-double of the season; with Iriafen's 22nd, the two became the first teammates in WNBA history to each record at least 20 double-doubles in the same season. Washington also extended a WNBA-record 39 games of out-rebounding opponents this season.

  2. background

    Mystics beat Sun 79-69 for franchise-record 27th win — Shakira Austin had 25 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 11 free throws as Washington (27-16) surpassed its previous franchise-best of 26 wins, set in the team's 2019 championship season, with two games left in the regular season.

  3. 4 days quiet
  4. 1

    Sky fall to fourth straight loss in Mystics rout

    Coverage of the 110-80 result notes Chicago (15-26) has lost four straight after a season-high three-game win streak, while Washington (25-16) moved into playoff seeding contention.

    “With her first basket of the game, Shakira Austin broke the Mystics' franchise record for most points in a single season! She passed teammate Sonia Citron (657 PTS in 2025) in this accomplishment.”
    — @WNBA, League's official account · source
    1. 1 outlet Chicago Sky lose 4th straight, falling to Washington Mystics 110-80 in return from World Cup break

      first by Chicago Tribune, 6d ago

    • Shakira Austin lit it up on the road tonight in the @washmystics DUB 🌟 With her first basket of the game, Shakira Austin broke the Mystics' franchise record for most points in a single season! She passed teammate Sonia Citron (657 PTS in 2025) in this accomplishment. 20 PTS |

      @WNBAX6d ago54▲view on X ↗
  5. background

    Mystics rout Sky 110-80 as Austin breaks scoring record — In their first game since the FIBA World Cup break, Washington beat Chicago 110-80; Shakira Austin scored 20 points, breaking the Mystics' single-season scoring record with a first-basket layup, and Kiki Iriafen added 18 points and 11 rebounds while setting a franchise single-season offensive-rebounding mark.

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  1. 2 outlets Austin has 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Mystics beat the Sun 79-69 for franchise-record 27th win

    first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 1d ago · also Yahoo Sports

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