And I try to get them off, and I got two offensive fouls like that, and I’m just trying to get them off me,” Plum said. “I’m not pushing off, I’m just trying to swim. There’s a lot of players in the league that do the same thing and get calls.

With her 25-point performance, Sabally made history by becoming the first player in Mercury franchise history to open a season with back-to-back 25+ point games.

Satou Sabally scored 25 points, Alyssa Thomas added 19 and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Los Angeles Sparks 89-86

She joined WNBA legends in Candace Parker and Lauren Jackson, and current superstars A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart as the only players to put up a stat line for 23+ points 17+ rebounds, at least one blocked shot, at least two made three-pointers and at least seven made free-throws, the team announced.

We have a monster WNBA weekend ahead, with 10 games stretched out from Friday night to Sunday night. Of Friday's four contests, two feature double-digit spreads and two of them are early-season rematches.

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Azurá Stevens finishes with 21 points, but Rickea Jackson sustains an injury as the Sparks fade in the second half of an 89-75 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.

After a smashing debut to the 2025 season, it's time for the Phoenix Mercury to author an encore. They'll work on that Wednesday night when they host the Los Angeles Sparks. Phoenix walloped visiting Seattle 81-59 on Sunday in its season opener,