Mystics lock No. 5 seed — 101-93 over Sky; Atlanta on Sunday

Citron 21, Iriafen 16 and 15. Franchise-best 28th win. First-round series opens at Atlanta.

September 25, 2026

Final — Washington 101, Chicago 93


The Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 101-93 on Thursday, Sep. 24 at Capital One Arena in their regular-season finale (AP).


Locked lines (AP)


  • Sonia Citron — 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
  • Kiki Iriafen — 16 points, 15 rebounds (clutch layup after timeout late)
  • Michaela Onyenwere — 16; Georgia Amoore — 14; Cotie McMahon — 12 off the bench
  • Mystics boards: 44-27 edge (Austin 11 rebounds)
  • Sky: Courtney Vandersloot, Kamila Cardoso, Sydney Taylor — 16 each

Washington led 31-16 after one and 79-60 entering the fourth. Chicago cut it to 95-91 before Iriafen’s bucket with 39 seconds left (AP).


Seed + next


  • Record: 28-16 — franchise-best 28 regular-season wins (Washington Post)
  • No. 5 seed; first round vs No. 4 Atlanta — series opens Sunday (AP: Mystics play at Atlanta)
  • Stretched finish: 7 of 8 and 16 of 19 (AP); 3-0 vs Chicago this year

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*Friday morning desk, Sep. 25, 2026. Lines from AP/CBS and The Washington Post; box context from WNBA.com.*

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