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WILD ENDING: Phoenix Mercury vs. Washington Mystics (08/27/2026)

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WILD ENDING: Washington Mystics vs. Minnesota Lynx (08/21/2026)

Top Performer

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Kiki Iriafen with 21 Points vs. Toronto Tempo

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Top Plays of the Day, 08/15/2026

Betting + Odds

The playoff push is here! As the 2026 WNBA season rolls through mid-August, every game carries more weight for teams fighting to secure their place in the postseason. Minnesota sits comfortably atop the standings, while New York, Dallas, and Washington are among the teams battling to hold onto their playoff positioning as the race tightens.
Let’s go over the <a href="https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/basketball/wnba?category=game-lines&amp;subcategory=game">WNBA odds</a> for Friday and Saturday’s games and I’ll provide my best bets on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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<h2>Friday, August 14</h2>
Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever (7:30 p.m. ET) — IND -8.5, O/U 186.5
Portland Fire at Seattle Storm (10:00 p.m. ET) — SEA -2.5, O/U 179.5
Best Bets
DAL +8.5 (-108)
Indiana&#8217;s offense has been on fire during the second half of the season, averaging 96.2 PPG while shooting 48.7% from the field and 39.4% from three. However, the Fever aren&#8217;t suffocating defensively, allowing opponents to score 90.4 points per game, resulting in plenty of shootouts.
That&#8217;s where Dallas can find its spots, exploiting Indiana&#8217;s defensive holes and forcing the offenses to compete head-to-head, especially with stars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers leading the way. The latter is averaging 22.2 points over her last four games, while Arike Ogunbowale dropped 21 points in her last outing after multiple subpar performances. Dallas as a whole is averaging 89.0 PPG while sitting fifth in defensive rating. Plus, the Wings turn the ball over at the lowest rate in the league (14.7%), while the Fever struggle to keep possession (18.3%). I&#8217;m siding with the Wings to cover this one.
Dominique Malonga 21+ Points (-104)
Malonga has blossomed into an incredibly impactful two-way player whose minutes on the court are felt. Averaging 17.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, the 20-year-old continues to lead her team offensively while being a bright spot on a struggling Storm squad. Although Seattle has lost 11 of its last 12 contests, Malonga has scored 21+ points in five of those games while averaging 26.0 PPG over her last three. With the Fire owning the third-worst defensive rating in the league, I&#8217;m loving Malonga to reach 21+ points on Friday.
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<h2>Saturday, August 15</h2>
New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun (1:00 p.m. ET) — NY -7.5, O/U 175.5
Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics (7:30 p.m. ET) — WAS -5.5, O/U 173.5
Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas (8:00 p.m. ET) — MIN -1.5, O/U 182.5
Best Bets
Kayla McBride 3+ Three Pointers Made (-155)
Marina Mabrey didn&#8217;t get much time to celebrate tying the all-time record for three-pointers made in a single game before McBride stole her thunder. On August 9, the Lynx veteran drained 10 threes, setting the record while dropping a ridiculous 43 points. While that outing surely gave her averages a nice boost, McBride is shooting 42.4% from deep and has hit 3+ threes in 19 games this season. The Aces allow opponents to shoot 35.3% from deep (11th), and I&#8217;m expecting McBride to take advantage of a weaker perimeter defense.
Kiki Irafen 25+ Points + Rebounds (-108)
Averaging 15.0 PPG and 9.2 RPG, the 22-year-old out of USC has been productive on both ends of the floor in her sophomore season while shooting an efficient 49.4% from the field. She&#8217;s also coming off another strong outing and has consistently shown the ability to contribute as both a scorer and rebounder, making this combo line appealing. Tonight, Iriafen draws a favorable matchup against a Sparks team allowing 93.6 points per game to opponents (14th) and 35.1 rebounds per game (13th). With Los Angeles struggling to slow teams down while also giving up opportunities on the glass, I like Iriafen&#8217;s chances of combining for 25+ points and rebounds tonight.
 
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WNBA Best Bets, Predictions for August 14-15 on DraftKings Sportsbook

5 Things I Like

We are officially hitting a very important stretch of the WNBA season, where regular-season games begin to matter just a bit more with each passing week. Playoff standings are beginning to take some shape, although the middle of the standings are currently an absolute mess. It’s what’s making wins and losses feel like they carry the weight of the world right now. 
Only the Minnesota Lynx managed to clinch a playoff spot this past week, and understandably so &#8211; they’ve been atop the standings for virtually the entire year, and are only becoming harder to topple with Napheesa Collier back on the floor. 
Elsewhere, though, we’re seeing surges at just the right time from one very likely source, and one that’s surprising a lot of fans.
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<h2>Mystics Just Can’t Lose</h2>
I watched the Mystics contest against the Atlanta Dream last week, where they had managed to go up by double digits at one point in the second half and never looked ready to relinquish that lead. Despite the Dream rostering some of the better bigs in the league between Bri Jones and Angel Reese, the Mystics frontcourt of Kiki Iriafen and Shakira Austin looks unwavering in their pursuit of a dominant defensive performance as of late. 
Couple that with their consistent output on offense, as well as Sonia Citron’s three-point shooting or Michaela Onyenwere’s career-best shooting, and they’ve looked like an actual threat for playoff teams. They have the second-best defensive rating in the WNBA right now (102.8), are the best rebounding team in the league, and roster some of the youngest talent in the league as we head into a postseason run where health (and age) will matter. 
Washington is riding a 7-game winning streak into Week 12, with major victories over the Dream, Golden State Valkyries, Las Vegas Aces, and the Dallas Wings (twice). It feels like, after a few years of building through the draft and remaining invested in Austin, they’ve finally arrived with this new core.
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<h2>Aces Creeping Up Standings</h2>
<div id="attachment_268689" style="width: 2010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-268689" class="wp-image-268689 size-full" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110449.799.png" alt="" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110449.799.png 2000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110449.799-300x169.png 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110449.799-1024x576.png 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110449.799-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110449.799-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" />The Las Vegas Aces huddle up</div>
There is a world where either the Valkyries or Aces can overtake the Lynx in the standings. Minnesota has the toughest remaining schedule between the three contenders according to Tankathon, which measures remaining schedule difficulty based on opponents’ winning percentage. Las Vegas’ remaining SOS is 14th out of 15 teams, while Golden State’s is at 12. 
You never want to count out Las Vegas, specifically, and a great example of that is their recent barnburner of a game against the Indiana Fever this past week. Jackie Young can catch fire at any time, evidenced by her solo run in the second quarter of this game that got her to 15 points at halftime, or A’ja Wilson simply remembering that she’s the league’s reigning MVP before completely dominating the Fever’s bigs in overtime to finish up with 26 points &#8211; eight in the game in overtime. 
Chelsea Gray is obviously the greatest example of the Aces ability to rip a team’s heart out, though. At the end of the fourth quarter, Stephanie Talbot inbounded what looked to be a really bad turnover before Young managed to get possession over the shoulders of an Indiana player. She immediately passed the ball out to an open Gray, who hit a three without hesitation to get Las Vegas into overtime. 
Then, on a shot from Caitlin Clark that Wilson blocked, the Aces managed to push the ball out to Gray for a last-second three-pointer that landed at the buzzer, winning the game for Las Vegas and helping them along in their quest to remain a postseason threat. 
Their season could be best described as “wobbly.” They’re trying to find their footing, but some mental errors in-game, as well as stiffer competition from front courts like that of Washington, or Golden State, or Minnesota, have made it harder to play everything through Wilson. But, they have more than enough talent on their roster to take that burden off of Wilson completely. It’s a matter of remembering that in-game, and in clutch moments like this one that captivated us all.
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<h2>Early Returns on Two Trades After Deadline</h2>
The two biggest transactions from this year’s trade deadline were the Los Angeles Sparks trading Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani and draft compensation, and the Connecticut Sun parting ways with Aneesah Morrow in exchange for the Toronto Tempo’s 2028 second-round pick and the rights to Maria Kliundikova. 
Plum has averaged 17.3 points per game for the Mercury through four games on 40 percent shooting from three and 53.5 percent shooting from the field overall. That’s all while averaging about ten minutes less on the floor than she was with the Sparks, so her efficiency seems to be shining through with her first few games with them. 
Unfortunately, a lingering leg injury seems to be already keeping her limited with Phoenix, but that’s always the best course of action with any calf issue. Plum’s impact has not necessarily led to a winning streak by any means for Phoenix as they look to make a late-season push for a playoff spot, but the jury is still out on how she can meaningfully contribute to their vision to avoid a rebuild. 
As for Morrow, on paper, she addresses one of the Tempo’s most consistent problems this season &#8211; rebounding and paint scoring. In her first three games for Toronto, she’s averaging 10 points per game along with 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and one block through 18.7 minutes per game. Unfortunately, Toronto is on a nine-game losing streak en route to missing out on a playoff appearance. This could open the door to a bit more experimentation with Morrow’s role within their offense, especially when Brittney Sykes returns to the floor.
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<h2>McBride Asks That We Don’t Forget Her Impact</h2>
<div id="attachment_268690" style="width: 2010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-268690" class="wp-image-268690 size-full" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110836.916.png" alt="" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110836.916.png 2000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110836.916-300x169.png 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110836.916-1024x576.png 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110836.916-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-11T110836.916-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" />Kayla McBride #21 of the Minnesota Lynx celebrates she scores her tenth three point basket to break the WNBA Record</div>
McBride is a core piece of the Lynx’s top-seeded squad this season, and that’s in major thanks to her consistency as a three-point shooting threat. With Collier back on the floor, she has even more opportunities from long range as Collier’s gravity creates a problem for defenders. 
Against the Dallas Wings this past weekend, McBride really put her three-point shooting on display, breaking a WNBA record for most made threes in a game with 10. 
“It’s crazy. I’ve been in this league for 13 years, and choosing to come back here in the offseason, I didn’t know — we didn’t know what it was going to look like. Moments like this, times like this, you realize you made the right decision,” said McBride after the win. 
McBride is a 13-year veteran and a hopeful key to the beginning of a new dynasty in Minnesota. She’s averaged 18.4 points per game this season &#8211; a career high &#8211; in addition to 3.3 rebounds, and she’s shooting 51.8 percent from three-point range over her last seven games on eight attempts per game. Lights out might not be the best way to describe her offensive output as of late &#8211; more like a blanketing flurry of shooting.
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<h2>Sky Finding Spark Again</h2>
While their season feels fairly over (although anything can happen in the middle of the current WNBA standings), Chicago seems to be finding itself again thanks to the return of Dijonai Carrington to the floor. Just the past week &#8211; sans a shortened game against the Indiana Fever following a flagrant 2 committed by Carrington &#8211; her two-way play has really shined. Averaging 16.5 minutes per game through six games played, she’s averaged 12.5 points per game along with one steal and 2.5 rebounds. 
Chicago only went 1-2 this past week, but Carrington, Kamilla Cardoso, and Courtney Vandersloot all played solidly in those contests. 
Carrington, a former Defensive Player of the Year candidate with the Connecticut Sun back in 2024 and a solid scorer, could factor in as a key piece to Chicago’s future look, assuming they continue to rebuild themselves through the draft. Between her play and that of rookie Sydney Taylor, they could have the backcourt of their future.

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Five Things I Like: Week 11

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Washington Mystics Top Plays vs. Phoenix Mercury

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WILD ENDING: Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream (08/07/2026)

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Washington Mystics Top Plays vs. Atlanta Dream

After the trade deadline wrapped up on Sunday, the WNBA landscape didn’t feel all that shifted. The largest trade from this year was the Los Angeles Sparks’ decision to part ways with Kelsey Plum amid an extremely disappointing 2026 campaign, sending her to the Phoenix Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani and draft compensation. 
This shakes up the postseason picture a bit, with Phoenix now with extra help on offense to try and boost their chances of getting into the top-8 of the league standings with just over a month and some change left in the regular season. Aside from that move, the league stayed relatively firmly set, and we still got some fantastic basketball out of the week despite that silence on the trade front. 
These were five moments from Week 10 of the WNBA season that stood out to me as the deadline came and went. 
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<h2>Miles and Collier’s Two-Man Game Heating Up</h2>
As if the Minnesota Lynx, the top-seeded team in the league through ten weeks, needed any more help, it looks like the two-man game between Miles and Collier is beginning to really gel. That’s terrifying. 
Miles has been on a tear as of late, averaging 22.7 points per game along with 4.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds over her last three games. Collier has also begun to pick things up since returning from her ankle injury, posting 16.3 points per game along with 6.3 rebounds, four assists, 1.3 blocks, and 50 percent shooting from three. 
In their back-and-forth win against the Indiana Fever on August 2, the two players were constantly leveraging their own gravity to assist the other. Miles could constantly drive to the basket with Collier trailing, and defenders would have to essentially pick their poison between two players with very efficient rim-finishing numbers. They’re also both respected away from the rim, adding more of an issue for defenses trying to get the ball out of either player&#8217;s hands. 
Double-teaming is not enough to slow the Lynx down with Collier healthy. Even if you can shut both of their waters off, you still have to deal with a potent guard in Courtney Williams, or a sharpshooter in Kayla McBride, or a veteran forward in Natasha Howard who has been thriving as Collier’s running mate in the frontcourt so far since her return. 
It’s just becoming unfair, in the best sense of the word.
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<h2>Sydney Taylor’s Loud All-Rookie Push</h2>
<div id="attachment_268057" style="width: 2010px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-268057" class="wp-image-268057 size-full" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-04T142330.229.png" alt="" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-04T142330.229.png 2000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-04T142330.229-300x169.png 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-04T142330.229-1024x576.png 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-04T142330.229-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/08/Thumbnail-2026-08-04T142330.229-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" />Sydney Taylor #12 of the Chicago Sky celebrates after scoring the game winning basket against the Las Vegas Aces</div>
While Miles might have ROTY wrapped up after helping to keep a contender like the Lynx afloat during Collier’s absence, Taylor is trying to squeeze her way into that conversation regardless. The Chicago Sky undrafted rookie has been sensational for the squad up to this point, averaging 21.5 points, four assists, a steal, and a block over her last two games with the Sky. And, of course, she really helped to shake the table this past week with a huge game-winning three against the Las Vegas Aces. 
What really speaks to how grounded she is for a rookie is the fact that veteran Natasha Cloud actually ran up to Taylor to celebrate her game-winner, while Taylor was trying to focus on stopping Las Vegas from getting off one final shot at the buzzer. She didn’t celebrate until that whistle blew. 
Taylor has been collecting these moments all season long, giving Chicago something to root for as they’ve struggled to find their footing due to injuries and a very tough schedule. At 11-19, it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility that they can make a push for that final 8 seed by the end of the season, but Taylor has to be a huge part of that. The Sky have been desperately missing a shooter and driver of her caliber, and if they don’t emphasize her role in this offense, they’re looking at another lost season. 
She’s beginning to feel like a shoo-in for All-Rookie, as well.
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<h2>Potent Mystics Frontcourt Shocks Wings</h2>
While the Dallas Wings have been sensational this year, one aspect of their team that fans might’ve hoped to have seen addressed at the trade deadline was their lack of rim protection. Jessica Shepard and Awak Kuier are really solid frontcourt players on offense, but they don’t provide a ton of help defensively at the rim. 
The Washington Mystics fully exposed that issue in their win over the Wings from over the weekend. Shakira Austin and Kiki Iriafen were dominant over Dallas, finishing up with 22 and 28 points, respectively, along with a combined 19 rebounds. Only Shepard came close to matching Washington’s production on the boards with six rebounds, and that’s quite underwhelming for her amid a career-best season. 
The Mystics have now won four in a row and are staving off late-year pushes from a few teams under them trying to kick them out of the 8 seed. If you have any doubts about your frontcourt depth or defense headed into the postseason, you do not want to deal with this young Mystics team.
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<h2>Aces Snag Huge Win Over Liberty</h2>
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Ahead of Rivals Week, which kicks off on August 8, we got a taste of one rivalry between Las Vegas and New York. It was a battle between these two teams, who were meeting for the first time since their Commissioner’s Cup game. New York won that championship, but they dropped this game to the Aces behind a monstrous performance from A’ja Wilson. She and Breanna Stewart were clashing in this one, leading their teams in scoring and rebounding overall. It was simply impossible for the Liberty to stop the Aces’ core three of Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young from catching fire, which led to a fourth-quarter collapse. Young did a good job of hitting clutch free throws down the stretch to ice the game for Las Vegas, while New York struggled to generate turnovers or stop Young from charging to the basket in clutch time. 
These two teams meet again on Sunday, August 9, as part of Rivals Week. While both are in vastly different positions in the current standings &#8211; the Aces are nipping at the Lynx’s heels, while the Liberty are just trying to find their footing again as they sit as the 7 seed &#8211; they’re still contenders with a lot of overlap in talent. These games offer a good glimpse into how they’ll manage their rosters and lineups in the postseason, with a potential meeting in the first round getting set up.
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<h2>Dream Storm Back Against Wings</h2>
This entire column was not devised to hit back against the Wings’ ascension, I promise, but they did have a tough week in the WNBA. Before losing against the Mystics, they also dropped the ball in a big way against the Dream, who they had a double-digit lead against on July 29 before completely collapsing. A game-winning shot from Allisha Gray was the dagger for Atlanta after they overcame that deficit. 
The Dream may not be shooting the ball very well &#8211; just hitting 26.2 percent of their three-point shots, and hitting a fourth-worst 43.3 percent of their shots from the field overall &#8211; but their rebounding and second-chance point opportunities are almost infinite thanks to their newly healthy frontcourt of Bri Jones and Angel Reese. They lead the league in that category with 14.7 second-chance point opportunities per game. 
Those are the back-breaking shot opportunities that will keep Atlanta afloat while they wait for their shots to fall again.

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Five Things I Like: Week 10

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Kiki Iriafen

PROFESSIONAL
2025
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<li>Selected with the fourth pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft</li>
<li>Averaged 13.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 48.8% from the field</li>
<li>Was named an WNBA All-Star reserve</li>
<li>Earned WNBA All-Rookie Team honors and was named to the 2025 AP All-Rookie Team</li>
<li>The first rookie in franchise history to earn Kia Rookie of the Month honors after averaging 13.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game in May</li>
<li>She joined Aliyah Boston, Kamilla Cardoso, Jonquel Jones, Alyssa Thomas, and this year’s MVP, A’ja Wilson, as the only players to average at least 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds on 48.0% or better shooting during the 2025 season and is one of seven rookies in WNBA history to do so</li>
<li>She recorded a 2025 rookie-best, and single-season franchise record, 16 double-doubles, ranking fifth overall in the league</li>
<li>Joined Angel Reese as the only rookies in WNBA history with multiple double-double streaks of four or more games</li>
<li>Her 8.5 rebounds per game are the most by a rookie in franchise history and ranked fourth overall in the WNBA this season</li>
<li>Among rookies, she finished her debut season ranked third in scoring, first in rebounds per game, second in field goal percentage, and led all rookies in second chance points (2.8) and total free-throw makes (138) and attempts (176)</li>
<li>Single-season franchise record for rebounds (376)</li>
<li>Posted the most 10+ points, 5+ rebounds in a single season in franchise history and second most 10+ points, 5+ rebounds games by a rookie in WNBA history (31)</li>
<li>Amassed a rookie franchise-best 19 games with 10+ rebounds (4th most by a rookie all-time)</li>
<li>Is only the second rookie (Natalie Williams; 1999) to total four double-doubles within their first five career games and is one of two rookies in WNBA history with multiple double-double streaks of four or more games</li>
<li>Led all WNBA rookies with 31 games of 10+ points and 5+ rebounds &#8211; the most in a season in Mystics history</li>
<li>Totaled six games with 20+ points</li>
<li>On 8/28, surpassed Aliyah Boston (335) for the third-most rebounds in a rookie season</li>
<li>She was the fastest rookie in Mystics history to total 100+ points and 80+ rebounds (8 games) and the quickest player to do so since Tina Charles in 2010</li>
<li>The seventh rookie in WNBA history with 10+ rebounds in five-or-more consecutive games (8/8-8/19)</li>
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COLLEGE
2024-25
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<li>Started all 35 games for the Trojans during the 2024-25 season, averaging 18.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 30.3 minutes per game</li>
<li>In her lone season at USC, she was a unanimous selection to the 2025 All-Big Ten First Team and earned AP and USBWA All-America Third Teams honors</li>
<li>Totaled 12 double-doubles and ranked 15th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (4.1)</li>
<li>Before transferring to USC, Iriafen spent three seasons at Stanford, where she was named the 2024 Katrina McClain Award winner, presented annually to the nation’s top power forward</li>
<li>During her time as a Cardinal, she helped lead the program to three consecutive Pac-12 championships (2022-24)</li>
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2023-24
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<li>Katrina McClain Award winner</li>
<li>WBCA All-America Honorable Mention</li>
<li>Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention</li>
<li>Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year</li>
<li>WBCA All-Region</li>
<li>All-Pac-12 Team</li>
<li>Appeared in and started all 36 games</li>
<li>Averaged 19.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per game</li>
<li>Scored a career-high 41 points vs. Iowa State (3/24)</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high 20 rebounds vs. Arizona State (2/25)</li>
<li>Scored 1,071 points in three seasons at Stanford</li>
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2022-23
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 35 games, making 27 starts</li>
<li>Averaged 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game</li>
<li>Ranked fourth on the team in scoring and third in rebounding</li>
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2021-22
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<li>Pac-12 All-Freshman Team – Media</li>
<li>Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention – Coaches</li>
<li>Appeared in 33 games off the bench</li>
<li>Averaged 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game</li>
<li>Shot 57.1 percent from the floor (56-of-98), the second-best clip on the team</li>
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UNRIVALED
<ul>
<li>Made her Unrivaled debut with Phantom in 2026
<ul>
<li>In 16 appearances (two starts), averaged 12.3 points on 49.1% shooting and 6.1 rebounds</li>
<li>Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds on 2/27 vs. Rose</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 20 points on 2/7 against Mist</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
INTERNATIONAL
<ul>
<li>Participated in the December 2025 USA Women’s National Team Training Camp</li>
<li>Selected for the 2026 USA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Team</li>
<li>Appeared in all five games during the World Cup Qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico</li>
<li>Averaged 5.4 points on 80.0% shooting and 4.2 rebounds while averaging 11.0 minutes per game on the way to a 5-0 record and securing a spot in the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin</li>
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