Sparks rookie Rickea Jackson finishes with 17 points, but Brittney Sykes scores a season-high 28 points to lead Washington to a 80-74 victory.
Brittney Sykes scored a season-high 28 points and Shakira Austin added 14 points and 11 rebounds — her first double-double of the season — to help the Washington Mystics beat the Sparks 80-74 on Friday night and snap a five-game losing streak. Ariel Atkins scored 15 points and Stefanie Dolson finished with a season-high eight assists for Washington . The Mystics trailed 41-38 at halftime and 55-54 after the third before pulling away with a strong fourth-quarter effort.
Washington opened the fourth on a 10-0 run with Sykes setting up back-to-back layups by Austin before a basket from Emily Engstler made it 64-55 with 7:24 to play. Dearica Hamby answered with a basket and then hit one of two free throws for the Sparks to trim their deficit to six points, but that six-point margin was as close as the Sparks would get. Rickea Jackson led the Sparks with 17 points.
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