Mystics Take On Wings on ESPN 2

By John Posey, USN

Elena Delle Donne and the Washington Mystics travel to Arlington, Texas to take on Skylar Diggins-Smith and the Dallas Wings at College Park Center at 8pm (CST). The game will be televised on ESPN 2.

Washington (5-2) leads the Eastern Conference but is shooting a league-worst 40.3 percent from the field this season. Delle Donne ranks sixth in the league in scoring, averaging 20.3 points and rebounding with 7.4 boards a game.

Dallas (3-4) begins a three-game homestand league powers, Washington, Los Angeles, and Minnesota. The Wings are coming off back-to-back losses, most recently a 91-85 setback to the Fever in Indiana on Saturday. Glory Johnson led the Wings with 22 points and 13 rebounds and Skylar Diggins-Smith added 17 points. Dallas made only 6 of 19 3-pointers and is second-to-last in the league in 3-point shooting percentage (28 percent).

Diggins-Smith leads the Wings with 14.6 ppg average and 5.3 assists. Rookie guard, Allisha Gray is the Wings third-leading scorer (12.7) and was named WNBA Rookie-Of-The-Month for May.

Aerial Powers (hip) and Courtney Paris (meniscus) remain sidelined for the Wings.