The Washington Mystics lost 91-81 to the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon at home at CareFirst Arena. Washington falls to 16-21 while Las Vegas improves to 24-14.
The Mystics started strong with a 26-19 lead in the first quarter. But rom there, the Aces had a dominant second quarter and gradually kept expanding the lead after that.
For Washington, Kiki Iriafen led with 21 points and 15 rebounds while Shakir Austin added 18 points and Sonia Citron added 13 more. For the Aces, A’ja Wilson scored 37 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
The Mystics’ next game is tomorrow against the Seattle Storm. It’s a home game at 3 p.m. ET. See you then.