New York plays Washington following Stewart's 31-point game
New York Liberty (1-0, 1-0 Eastern Conference) at Washington Mystics (1-0, 1-0 Eastern Conference) Washington; Sunday, 3 p. m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty faces the Washington Mystics after Breanna Stewart's 31-point showing in the Liberty's 106-75 victory against the Connecticut Sun.
Washington went 8-12 in Eastern Conference play and 10-12 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Mystics shot 43. 9% from the field and 32.
9% from 3-point range last season. New York went 15-5 in Eastern Conference action and 27-17 overall during the 2025-26 season. The Liberty averaged 15.
6 points off of turnovers, 8. 5 second-chance points and 20. 5 bench points last season.
INJURIES: Mystics: Alex Wilson: out (personal), Cotie McMahon: out (elbow). Liberty: Leonie Fiebich: out (not injury related), Sabrina Ionescu: out (ankle), Raquel Carrera: out (not injury related). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .