Shakira Austin stuffed the stat sheet during Thursday night’s 70-68 last-second win over the Aces, adding 16 points (7-of-16 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs), eight rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block in 27 minutes of play.
Austin continued her streak of scoring in double digits on Thursday night, extending it to eight straight games. She was excellent facing up and off the bounce, making most of her field goals off her own drives to the basket or on slips off screens. Austin had her breakout quarter in the fourth, making three clutch field goals in the last five minutes that gave the Mystics the lead. She had an offensive board and put back of a Brittney Sykes miss with 39 seconds left in regulation that put the Mystics up for good.