WASHINGTON (7News) — The Mystics have snapped the Golden State Valkyries’ nine-game win streak and will face A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces (18-7 on the season) before heading into All-Star break.

The team’s 90-82 win over the Valkyries also ended the WNBA’s longest active winning streak and secured the franchise’s first-ever victory over Golden State on Monday night.

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As the youngest team in the league, the second youngest in WNBA history, the team’s success is showing throughout each game – in what Mystics Head Coach attributes to experience and reps.

The group’s Big Three: Kiki Iriafen, Sonia Citron and Shakira Austin all had double-digit scoring games.

Iriafen, who was selected as an All-Star this year, led her team with 23 points and 12 rebounds, securing her 11th double-double of the season.

Citron, another All-Star selection, also recorded 17 points and six assists to pair with Austin’s 15 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.

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“I kind of studied how Golden State was guarding me the last time, so I could kind of counter that; but I think it’s just a growing pain,” Iriafen told reporters following the victory in the Bay.

“It’s my sophomore season, so understanding that teams are gonna scout for me, and I have to be prepared for anything, coming into any game. But I think today I was just really determined on, you know, making an impact for my team,” she added.

Now the team redirects their focus to 4x WNBA MVP, A’ja Wilson and the defending WNBA Champions Las Vegas Aces.

“It’s business per usual; we don’t really let up,” Wilson told 7News’ Jade Lawson ahead of tonight’s matchup. “Coming off of last season, we definitely didn’t go into All-Star the way we wanted, so we want to make sure we don’t have that same carryover and feel this year.”

Iriafen, who has mentioned she looks up to Wilson as a player, has faced the 3x WNBA Champion before.

All eyes look to how the young Mystics team will contain the 6′ 4″ center tonight in the paint.

“This team is sizing up to be one of the mentally toughest teams I’ve ever coached,” Johnson told reporters on Monday. “There’s a togetherness and toughness that we’re rooted in that I think shows up in moments like these as much as it shows up in us goofing around in the locker room or enjoying our time on the road,” he added.

With a 13-12 record so far on the season, the Mystics currently sit at third in the Eastern Conference and 8th overall.

The team will tip off at CareFirst Arena in Southeast, D.C., at 7:30 p.m.

The 2026 WNBA All-Star weekend kicks off in Chicago starting Thursday, July 23. The season will continue with games on July 28.