Regional digest
Mystics obliterate Sun by 43 points
Elena Delle Donne scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics hand the Connecticut Sun one of the worst defeats in WNBA history with a 102-59 rout on Saturday.
The game was a matchup of the top two teams in the league and Washington (9-3) quickly turned it into a rout for its fifth straight win.
The Mystics had lost their two previous matchups with the Sun this season, but shot 53% from the field with 13 3-pointers and made all 21 of their free throws. Connecticut (9-4), which had its worst offensive and defensive games of the season, has now lost three straight.
Delle Donne scored four quick points to start a 9-0 for a double-figure lead midway through the first quarter. It was 29-15 after one quarter and 56-30 at the half as the Mystics, easily topped their league-leading average of 85.5 points a game and established a new season-low on defense.
This win is Baltimore’s largest margin of victory in franchise history. Baltimore’s defensive pressure caused the Destroyers to commit four interceptions.
The Brigade’s defensive unit also collected four sacks and three fumbles. Their efforts kept Columbus scoreless after the second quarter, allowing Baltimore to score 36 unanswered points.
The Brigade improved to 4-1 at home with the win.
Defensive back Josh Victorian, named the Most Valuable Player of the Game, tallied three solo tackles, two interceptions, one of which resulted in a touchdown, and three pass breakups.
Sgarbossa, 26, led the Hershey Bears with 65 points (30 goals, 35 assists), which tied for ninth in the AHL and set personal AHL career highs in goals, assists and points.