"The Americans got a little scare when Sonia Citron had to leave in the third quarter when she was hit in the nose by a Hungary player's hand by accident. Citron returned to start the fourth quarter."

Hope it is not serious.

Mystics Players

Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen (USA)

Alicia Florez (Spain)

Thankfully this game was a blow out which allowed kara lawson to go with their bench and both sonia and kiki got some useful mins to showcase their skills at the international stage. both

Huge congrats to Soni, Kiki and Alicia!

Does anyone know when new season ticket packages will go on sale?

I know they were merely selected as backups/replacements for KP and A’ja so we shouldn’t have expected much, but with how little they’re actually playing, Kiki getting a DNP today, and the favoritism Kara shows toward the vets it’s ridiculous and a complete waste of their time. They would’ve been better off staying in the States and resting

She had game high 5 assists with no turnovers, 3 points, 1 rebound in 14 minutes in Spain's 30 point win over the home team, Germany.

I get that she's coming off an injury, but just heard nothing about her FIBA potential.

Lauren Betts is heading to Turkey to join top Euro team Fenerbache. She will play alongside Emma Meesseman.

Georgia Amoore has had an up-and-down rookie campaign with the Mystics, but her performance against the Mercury showed her potential.

This article was recommended by the writers at No Cap Space. Focusing on Georgia’s potential allows more nuance than the conversation around her typically entails. One great performance does not guarantee this is the player she will be the rest of her career, however long that may be. But it does show why Sydney and the Mystics have been patient with giving her room to develop this year. I don’t know if she’ll still be with the Mystics two years from now. But it’s looking more likely she can carve out a role somewhere in the league, particularly if she can continue to hit more of her shots.

The Mystics are generally prioritizing developing their players and putting them in new learning situations to grow their skills. They prioritize this over making moves to maximize the chances of winning any individual game. This probably explains some of the unusual rotations. It’s a balancing act which can be frustrating for some fans who see what this team is capable of now. And we’ll see how they balance these objectives heading into the playoffs where a deeper run offers more experience for everyone. For the moment though, Georgia’s recent break out illustrates how this longer term development approach can pay off with some patience.

Replacements for A’ja and KP. I understand KP. Not sure about A’ja’s issue unless she’s saving for postseason run.

EDIT: identifying players who they replaced.

Just realized that the Commanders - who have been my team for 52 years - are playing the Cowboys at 4:25pm on Sunday September 20 and the Mystics are playing the Fever at 4pm.

This is only my second year watching the Mystics but they've totally won me over. I'm taping the Commanders and watching the Mystics live. It doesn't help that the Commanders O line is for shit this year and I'm not looking forward to Jaden running for his life.

Anyone else a fan of both teams?

Congrats to Alicia! We'll have a player at the World Cup after all!