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WILD ENDING: Washington Mystics vs. Seattle Storm (07/12/2026)

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5 Things I Like

We’re headed into the Commissioner’s Cup championship game between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. Still, the two teams met up before this contest for a fun preview ahead of their clash at Barclays Center on June 30th. 
These two squads are pretty clear contenders, but the Aces seem to be flying a lot higher than the Liberty at the moment. Despite that, New York managed to beat Las Vegas in their Cup championship preview. 
Another contentious game between the Dallas Wings and Minnesota Lynx, a quadruple overtime game between the Washington Mystics and Portland Fire, a surge from an unlikely source in Chicago, and Cheryl Reeve on the brink of history were all things I liked from this past week in the WNBA.
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<h2>First Taste of Commissioner’s Cup Championship</h2>
<div id="attachment_264985" style="width: 2010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-264985" class="wp-image-264985 size-full" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-30T085635.274.png" alt="" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-30T085635.274.png 2000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-30T085635.274-300x169.png 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-30T085635.274-1024x576.png 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-30T085635.274-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-30T085635.274-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" />Han Xu #21 of the New York Liberty</div>
Who would’ve thought that the Liberty’s X-factor against the Aces wouldn’t be winning the guard battle, or Breanna Stewart edging out perennial MVP candidate A’ja Wilson, but Han Xu providing 12 points in 13 minutes off the bench en route to a New York win?
Xu went a perfect 6-6 from the field in her limited minutes off the bench for the Liberty, hitting both of her three-point attempts. Her bench contributions were key for New York in the 2nd half, as she helped match the scoring from Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu to get New York over the hump necessary to take Las Vegas down. 
Since this contest, though, New York has lost their only two contests prior to the Cup championship &#8211; one game against the Seattle Storm, when they were shorthanded, and one against the Golden State Valkyries, where they simply couldn’t stop their paint penetration or match their shooting from the field. 
Las Vegas, on the other hand, took down the Wings and Sky as they head to New York for the Cup. They’re still looking like the team to beat this season, with Wilson somehow looking so good this year that it isn’t getting enough hype &#8211; her unbelievably performances are actually just becoming routine for us all to witness.
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<h2>Wings-Lynx Rivalry Continues to Brew</h2>
Hand clapping, technicals, and “too little” celebrations were sprinkled throughout the Wings’ loss to the Lynx at home over the weekend. Things were a bit heated between Wings star Paige Bueckers and current ROTY frontrunner Olivia Miles, specifically, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to fans with how competitive those two players are. 
It was a physical matchup that nearly became a down-to-the-wire battle thanks to some clutch Azzi Fudd buckets in the second half, but Dallas continues to struggle to get stops at the rim with a lack of a protector in the front court. Minnesota, and specifically Miles and Natasha Howard, took full advantage of this by posting 38 paint points to Dallas’ 28. 
These two young backcourt stars could very well meet in the postseason, so their games against one another have been a fun potential preview of a new playoff rivalry brewing.
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<h2>Quadruple OT Game Makes WNBA History</h2>
Yes, you’re reading that subheading right &#8211; there were four extra quarters played to determine a winner of a Mystics-Fire game over the weekend. Exhausted watching the players doesn’t even begin to describe what it felt like watching this contest, which ended in a win for Washington. 
The game, which ended 124-123, ties a 2001 game between Washington and Seattle as the longest in WNBA history. The 247 points scored in this game were also the second-most scored in WNBA history. And, to add even more history, the eight players who logged 45 or more minutes on the court were the most players to go for that long in WNBA history. 
This was, aside from the obvious barn-burner feel of it all, also a great showcase of young talent in Portland and Washington. Carla Leite and Sarah Ashlee Barker did their best to lead the Fire to the win in this one, with Leite hitting the three-pointer that carried Portland into the first overtime period that kicked off the mayhem. But, Washington’s young core &#8211; Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron &#8211; in addition to veteran Michaela Onyenwere, carried them to a win. 
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<h2>Sydney Taylor Turning Heads in Chicago</h2>
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“She’s from New York, and she plays like she’s from New York, and sometimes you can just tell. We were kind of surprised that she had gone under the radar as much as she has.”
That <a href="https://www.theixsports.com/the-ix-basketball-newsroom/wnba/chicago-sky/sydney-taylor-chicago-sky/">was Tyler Marsh speaking to reporters</a> about Sky guard Sydney Taylor, an undrafted free agent who has gone from an end-of-bench piece to one of Chicago’s biggest spark plugs amid a down season. 
The Long Island native has put together some sensational performances in June, including a 30-point game in a loss against the Indiana Fever, a 29-point game in a win against the Fire on Friday, and a solid 6-13 shooting performance in a loss to the Aces. Chicago had been sorely missing that floor-spacing shooting from its lineup to aid its front-court-heavy roster, and Taylor seems to be the answer to those problems as of now.
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<h2>Reeve One Win Away from History</h2>
As I wrote about last week, Reeve is <a href="https://www.wnba.com/news/cheryl-reeve-nears-wnba-history">on the brink of history</a>. She’s now just one win away from surpassing Mike Thibault as the all-time WNBA regular-season wins holder, and that could come as soon as this coming Friday against the Liberty. It’s a 2024 Finals rematch, so that’s already an exciting factor involved in the game, but it could also get Reeve over that 380-win hump necessary to become the sole regular-season wins record holder. 
With the way these two teams are playing &#8211; Minnesota acting as a bulldozer led by Miles, and New York still seemingly working out the kinks related to a new coach and a re-tooled bench &#8211; it feels likely that the Lynx can secure that record-sealing win with Reeve this weekend. 
This will be the two teams’ first meeting with one another this season &#8211; what a way to kick off their remaining three contests against one another for the year.

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5 Things I Like: Week Seven 2026

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Top Plays of the Day, 06/28/2026

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WILD ENDING: Washington Mystics vs. Portland Fire (06/28/2026)

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Sonia Citron with 32 Points vs. Portland Fire

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Washington Mystics Top Plays vs. Portland Fire

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Sonia Citron Points Leader in Washington Mystics vs. Portland Fire - Top Points

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Sonia Citron

PROFESSIONAL
2025
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<li>Selected with the third pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft</li>
<li>Averaged 14.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.3 steals in 44 games (all starts)</li>
<li>Held shooting splits of .470/.445/872</li>
<li>Was named an WNBA All-Star reserve on July 6, 2025</li>
<li>Earned All-Rookie Honors and was named to 2025 Associated Press All-Rookie Team</li>
<li>Among rookies, she ranked second in points per game, sixth in assists per game, sixth in rebounds per game, fourth in steals per game, fifth in field goal percentage, and first in three-point percentage</li>
<li>Joined A’ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier as the only players this season to average at least 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists on shooting splits on .450/.400/.850 and became the only rookie in league history to accomplish this feat</li>
<li>She totaled 81 three-pointers on the season, tied for the ninth most during the 2025 season, and tied the single-season record in franchise history</li>
<li>Her .445 three-point percentage was best in the WNBA and is the highest three-point percentage by a rookie in league history [min. 125 3PA]</li>
<li>Franchise single-season scoring record (657 points)</li>
<li>Most 10+ point games by a rookie in WNBA history (38)</li>
<li>Longest franchise rookie double-figure consecutive game streak (18 games)</li>
<li>The only rookie in franchise history – and one of just four rookies ever (Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart, and Caitlin Clark) to total 600 points, 150 rebounds, and 75 assists in a single season</li>
<li>In her rookie debut, finished with 19 points (6-7 FG), two rebounds and two assists (5/16)</li>
<li>Joined Alana Beard and Shakira Austin as the only Mystics rookies to score at least 17 points on .850+ shooting in their debut</li>
<li>Posted 12 career game with 10+ point, 5+ rebounds</li>
<li>Shot 50.0% or better in 21 games</li>
<li>Made multiple three-pointers in 23 games</li>
<li>Recorded three double-doubles on the season</li>
<li>Totaled seven 20+ point outings on the season</li>
<li>Became the sixth Mystics rookie in franchise history to have a steal in 10+ consecutive games (Rita Williams, 16; 1998, Temeka Johnson, 13; 2005, Ariel Atkins, 11; 2018, Alana Beard, 11; 2004, Natasha Cloud, 10; 2015)</li>
<li>Recorded her 600th career point, becoming just the fifth Mystic to record 600+ points in a single season</li>
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COLLEGE
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<li>Left Notre Dame as Only player in Notre Dame history with 1700 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists</li>
<li>1774 career points (11th in program history)</li>
<li>173 career 3FGM (eighth in program history)…84.3 career FT% (fifth in program history)</li>
<li>11 career double-doubles (fifth in program history for a guard)</li>
<li>25 career games with 20+ points</li>
<li>Averaged 14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 steals in 124 career games (107 starts)</li>
<li>2024-25
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<li>Named an AP All-America Honorable Mention, WBCA Coaches’ All-America Honorable Mention, First Team All-ACC, All-ACC Defensive Team, Cheryl Miller Award Top 5 finalist</li>
<li>Averaged 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.9 steals per game</li>
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<li>2023-24
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<li>Posted averages of 17.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.8 steals in 26 games (all starts)</li>
<li>ACC Tournament champion</li>
<li>First Team All-ACC Tournament</li>
<li>All-ACC Second Team</li>
<li>Shot 46 percent from the floor and 35.9 percent from deep</li>
<li>Led the ACC and broke the Notre Dame single-season record with a 91.2 percent success rate from the free throw line</li>
<li>Her 17.3 points per game were the sixth most by an Irish junior in program history</li>
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<li>2022-23
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<li>Led Notre Dame with 14.7 points per game, also posted 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 33.5 minutes per game…Shot 40% from 3-point range and 47.6% from the field</li>
<li>47.6% from the field ranked fifth in the ACC and second among guards</li>
<li>First player with back-to-back 25+ point games — at Louisville (2/26/23) and vs NC State (3/3/23) — since Arike Ogunbowale in 2018</li>
<li>Posted a 13-game double-digit scoring streak from 11/12/22 (Cal)-1/8/23 (UNC)</li>
<li>ACC regular season champion</li>
<li>All-ACC First Team</li>
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<li>2021-22
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<li>ACC Freshman of the Year – joined Maddy Westbeld (2021) and Bri Turner (2015) in earning the honor</li>
<li>Six-time ACC Freshman of the Week – Citron tied 2019 alumna Brianna Turner for the program record in the ACC and tied both Alicia Ratay and Jacqueline Batteast for the program record in the Big East</li>
<li>NCAA Tournament — averaged 14.0 points on 13-of-26 shooting (.500), including a 15-of-16 mark from the free-throw line</li>
<li>One of two freshmen in the entire country who averaged at least 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 steals.
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<li>The other was Harvard’s Harmoni Turner</li>
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UNRIVALED
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<li>Played for Hive BC in her rookie Unrivaled season
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<li>In 13 appearances (13 starts) averaged 15.2 points on 45.8% shooting, 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting, including 4-of-7 from deep on Feb. 2 against Vinyl</li>
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INTERNATIONAL
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<li>Won gold with the USA U19 Team at the 2021 FIBA World Cup</li>
<li>Citron was selected for the Tournament All-Star Five Team and averaged 14.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg</li>
<li>USA U-16 National Team member in 2019</li>
<li>Started in all six games and averaged 13.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists</li>
<li>Helped Team USA to a 6-0 record and gold medal in Chile</li>
<li>Named to the All-Tournament Team</li>
<li>Participated in the December 2025 USA Women’s National Team Training Camp in Durham, NC</li>
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