Washington’s defense has been their anchor, holding a respectable perch near mid-table in FG% and bolster their home court advantage during this three-game win streak. Brittney Sykes leads the charge offensively with ~17.9 PPG, while Sonia Citron (14.5 PPG) and center Kiki Iriafen (8.3 RPG) form a balanced frontcourt.

If you liked having WNBA games to bet on during the middle of the day yesterday, you’ll enjoy the schedule the league has for us today. We aren’t getting four games, but we are getting two, a 3 p.m. EST contest and another at 7:30.

Washington Mystics' Kiki Iriafen has made history by being selected to the WNBA All-Star game as a rookie. The former USC Trojans All-American and rookie teammate Sonia Citron are the first pair of rookie teammates to be selected to the game since 1999.

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It didn’t take long for this Washington Mystics-Chicago Sky matchup to reach peak WNBA.

Washington Mystics rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron are headed to the WNBA All-Star game, making them the first pair of rookie teammates to make the team since 1999. This makes them the youngest WNBA All-Stars in Mystics history.

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Citron and Iriafen, picked third and fourth in April’s draft, are the first rookie teammates to make a WNBA all-star team since 1999.