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Angel Robinson sinks the shot at the buzzer

Kristi Toliver scores 20 points, Tierra Ruffin-Pratt adds 17 points as the Mystics hang on to defeat the Mercury.

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Game Recap: Mystics 85, Mercury 80

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Angel Robinson

Angel Robinson (born April 20, 1987) is a forward for the Phoenix Mercury.
WNBA CAREER
Three-year WNBA player having spent the 2014 season in Seattle and 2017 and 2018 seasons in Phoenix
Selected 20th overall by Los Angeles in the 2010 WNBA Draft…attended Washington’s camp in 2011
Rights acquired by Phoenix on June 25, 2016 in a trade with Seattle
Career averaged of 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 64 games
Scored a career-high 14 points on August 6, 2017 at Washington
Grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds on July 19, 2018 against Las Vegas
86.5 percent (32-of-37) career free throw shooter…two misses came in 2014 and three in 2018
Career playoff averages of 2.7 points and 1.6 rebounds in seven postseason games
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2018 SEASON
Appeared in 24 games in 2018, averaging 2.3 points and 3.0 rebounds
Scored a season-high 10 points on five-of-seven shooting (71.4 percent) on July 13 at Connecticut to go along with seven rebounds…matched her career high in field goals and field goal attempts
Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds on July 19 against Las Vegas…recorded eight defensive rebounds, matching a career best
Notched two games of 10 or more rebounds on the season, both while coming off the bench
Made a career-high four free throws on July 25 against Chicago, finishing a perfect four-for-four from the charity stripe
Shot 86.5 percent (17-of-20) from the free throw line…her 20 attempts and 17 makes are the most she’s recorded in a season in her career
Appeared in four playoff games, averaging 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds
Scored a postseason career-high seven points on August 23 at Seattle in Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals…also swatted a playoff career-best two blocks in the game
2017 SEASON
Appeared in 15 games with the Mercury in 2017, getting the start in eight games due to Brittney Griner’s injury
Scored a career-high 14 points on August 6 at Washington, finishing five-of-seven (71.4-percent) from the field and three-of-three at the free throw line
Recorded a career-high nine rebounds on July 25 at Atlanta
Posted career highs in 12 categories in 2017
Grabbed five or more rebounds in six games this season…finished with eight or more boards in four games, including three-straight from July 19-July 28
Converted on all seven of her free throw attempts…now 15-of-17 from the charity stripe in her career
COLLEGE CAREER
Finished her career at Georgia with averages of 9.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game…shot 52.6-percent form the field during her collegiate career
Became Georgia’s 31st player in program history to achieve 1,000 career points (1,188)
Finished her Bulldog career fifth on the program’s all-time rebounds list (982) and fourth on the blocks chart (213)
Named Second-Team All-SEC following the 2008-09 season after leading the conference in rebounding (9.3 rpg), becoming the first Lady Bulldog to lead the conference in rebounds since 1987-88 (Tammye Jenkins)
INTERNATIONAL
Member of the Montenegro women’s basketball National Team
Averaged 16.7 points and 13.7 rebounds in three games with Montenegro in the 2017 FIBA Championships
Played alongside the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner on Nadezhda in Russia during the 2015-16 WNBA offseason…averaged 8.3 points on 52.6-percent shooting and 6.8 rebounds in 30 games of Russian League play…averaged 8.8 points and 8.4 rebounds in 18 games of EuroLeague play
Has also played internationally in France, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain and Ecuador
PERSONAL
Born on April 20, 1987
Daughter of Charlie and Evelyn Mobley
Recipient of the Val Porter Family Women’s Basketball Scholarship Endowment for 2005-06
Recipient of the Turner Family Scholarship Endowment for 2006-07
Recipient of the Victoria P. Farmer Women’s Basketball Scholarship Endowment for 2007-08