The 2024 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach Eric Thibault.
The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home against the New York Liberty. The Mystics lost the game by five-points, and the opening month of May did not improve much after that. The Mystics went on to lose all eight games they played in May, with the closest being a three-point loss to the Phoenix Mercury on May 23. The Mystics' losing streak continued through twelve games and they won their first game of the season on June 11, versus the Atlanta Dream. Including that win, the Mystics won four out of their next five games, with the only loss coming against Indiana. They lost their last two games of the month, including an overtime contest against Connecticut. They finished the month 4âÂÂ7. Their fortunes did not improve in July, as they finished 2âÂÂ4 before the league went into its Olympic break. The Mystics lost the first three games out of the break, but then won the next three, including a two point win at Seattle and a four-point road win over Chicago. They could not win their final game of the month and finished with a 3âÂÂ4 record in August. The Mystics were a greatly improved team in September, as they won four out of their first five games of the month to draw within reaching distance of the eighth playoff seed. However, they lost the next game to fellow 8th seed contenders Atlanta, and then lost two days later to New York, a loss which allowed New York to clinch the first overall seed. The Mystics finished their season with a one-point win over Indiana. The Mystics finished ninth overall with a record of 14âÂÂ26.
|- | 1 | May 4 | @ Atlanta | L 84âÂÂ87 | Myisha Hines-Allen (13) | Edwards, Egbo, Hines-Allen (4) | Julie Vanloo (8) | Gateway Center Arena | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 8 | Minnesota | L 77âÂÂ83 | Ariel Atkins (20) | Myisha Hines-Allen (6) | Julie Vanloo (6) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,112 | 0âÂÂ2
|- | 1 | May 14 | New York | L 80âÂÂ85 | Ariel Atkins (20) | Brittney Sykes (10) | Brittney Sykes (7) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 17 | @ Connecticut | L 77âÂÂ84 | Karlie Samuelson (18) | Shakira Austin (9) | Julie Vanloo (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>6,874 | 0âÂÂ2 |- | 3 | May 19 | Seattle | L 75âÂÂ84 | Ariel Atkins (19) | Aaliyah Edwards (11) | Julie Vanloo (5) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 0âÂÂ3 |- | 4 | May 21 | @ Los Angeles | L 68âÂÂ70 | Austin, Vanloo (12) | Shakira Austin (8) | Julie Vanloo (9) | Walter Pyramid<br>3,627 | 0âÂÂ4 |- | 5 | May 23 | @ Phoenix | L 80âÂÂ83 | Ariel Atkins (16) | Julie Vanloo (7) | Myisha Hines-Allen (5) | Footprint Center<br>7,474 | 0âÂÂ5 |- | 6 | May 25 | @ Seattle | L 69âÂÂ101 | Karlie Samuelson (16) | Atkins, Edwards, Hines-Allen (5) | Hines-Allen, Vanloo (3) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>8,846 | 0âÂÂ6 |- | 7 | May 29 | Atlanta | L 67âÂÂ73 | Ariel Atkins (21) | Shakira Austin (9) | Julie Vanloo (5) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 0âÂÂ7 |- | 8 | May 31 | @ New York | L 79âÂÂ90 | Ariel Atkins (15) | Atkins, Hines-Allen (7) | Julie Vanloo (7) | Barclays Center<br>9,878 | 0âÂÂ8
|- | 9 | June 4 | @ Connecticut | L 59âÂÂ76 | Aaliyah Edwards (14) | Aaliyah Edwards (9) | Julie Vanloo (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,346 | 0âÂÂ9 |- | 10 | June 6 | Chicago | L 71âÂÂ79 | Aaliyah Edwards (23) | Aaliyah Edwards (14) | Julie Vanloo (7) | Capital One Arena<br>10,000 | 0âÂÂ10 |- | 11 | June 7 | Indiana | L 83âÂÂ85 | Stefanie Dolson (19) | Aaliyah Edwards (12) | Julie Vanloo (6) | Capital One Arena<br>20,333 | 0âÂÂ11 |- | 12 | June 9 | @ New York | L 88âÂÂ93 | Jade Melbourne (21) | Myisha Hines-Allen (8) | Myisha Hines-Allen (7) | Barclays Center<br>12,477 | 0âÂÂ12 |- | 13 | June 11 | @ Atlanta | W 87âÂÂ68 | Atkins, Sykes (18) | Edwards, Hines-Allen, Samuelson (6) | Ariel Atkins (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,260 | 1âÂÂ12 |- | 14 | June 14 | Chicago | W 83âÂÂ81 | Ariel Atkins (29) | Aaliyah Edwards (9) | Stefanie Dolson (5) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 2âÂÂ12 |- | 15 | June 19 | @ Indiana | L 81âÂÂ88 | Ariel Atkins (27) | Stefanie Dolson (7) | Julie Vanloo (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 2âÂÂ13 |- | 16 | June 22 | rowspan=2| Dallas | W 97âÂÂ69 | Emily Engstler (23) | Stefanie Dolson (10) | Julie Vanloo (6) | rowspan=2| Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 3âÂÂ13 |- | 17 | June 23 | W 92âÂÂ84 | Stefanie Dolson (18) | Stefanie Dolson (8) | Ariel Atkins (7) | 4âÂÂ13 |- | 18 | June 27 | Connecticut | L 91âÂÂ94 (OT) | Myisha Hines-Allen (21) | Myisha Hines-Allen (7) | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (6) | rowspan=2| Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 4âÂÂ14 |- | 19 | June 29 | Las Vegas | L 77âÂÂ88 | Stefanie Dolson (23) | Dolson, Edwards (7) | Julie Vanloo (8) | 4âÂÂ15
|- | 20 | July 2 | @ Los Angeles | W 82âÂÂ80 | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (17) | Stefanie Dolson (8) | Ariel Atkins (5) | Crypto.com Arena<br>9,164 | 5âÂÂ15 |- | 21 | July 4 | @ Las Vegas | L 77âÂÂ98 | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (19) | Emily Engstler (8) | Jade Melbourne (6) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,376 | 5âÂÂ16 |- | 22 | July 6 | @ Minnesota | L 67âÂÂ74 | Atkins, Walker-Kimbrough (15) | Myisha Hines-Allen (11) | Myisha Hines-Allen (6) | Target Center<br>7,610 | 5âÂÂ17 |- | 23 | July 10 | @ Indiana | W 89âÂÂ84 | Ariel Atkins (26) | Myisha Hines-Allen (9) | Stefanie Dolson (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 6âÂÂ17 |- | 24 | July 14 | Las Vegas | L 77âÂÂ89 | Ariel Atkins (36) | Stefanie Dolson (6) | Julie Vanloo (7) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 6âÂÂ18 |- | 25 | July 16 | Phoenix | L 87âÂÂ96 | Myisha Hines-Allen (18) | Myisha Hines-Allen (12) | Ariel Atkins (6) | Capital One Arena<br>12,586 | 6âÂÂ19
|- | 26 | August 15 | @ Minnesota | L 68âÂÂ79 | Ariel Atkins (12) | Shakira Austin (10) | Stefanie Dolson (4) | Target Center<br>7,224 | 6âÂÂ20 |- | 27 | August 17 | Minnesota | L 83âÂÂ99 | Stefanie Dolson (23) | Aaliyah Edwards (7) | Brittney Sykes (7) | rowspan=2| Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 6âÂÂ21 |- | 28 | August 20 | Seattle | L 77âÂÂ83 | Ariel Atkins (25) | Shakira Austin (9) | Julie Vanloo (6) | 6âÂÂ22 |- | 29 | August 23 | Los Angeles | W 80âÂÂ74 | Brittney Sykes (28) | Shakira Austin (11) | Stefanie Dolson (8) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 7âÂÂ22 |- | 30 | August 26 | @ Seattle | W 74âÂÂ72 | Brittney Sykes (20) | Stefanie Dolson (10) | Julie Vanloo (4) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>9,535 | 8âÂÂ22 |- | 31 | August 28 | @ Chicago | W 74âÂÂ70 | Stefanie Dolson (17) | Atkins, Dolson (6) | Ariel Atkins (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,763 | 9âÂÂ22 |- | 32 | August 31 | Connecticut | L 85âÂÂ96 | Ariel Atkins (15) | Stefanie Dolson (7) | Karlie Samuelson (5) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 9âÂÂ23
|- | 33 | September 3 | @ Dallas | W 90âÂÂ86 | Emily Engstler (19) | Emily Engstler (10) | 3 players (4) | College Park Center<br>5,129 | 10âÂÂ23 |- | 34 | September 5 | @ Phoenix | W 90âÂÂ77 | Karlie Samuelson (19) | Aaliyah Edwards (6) | Julie Vanloo (4) | Footprint Center<br>7,709 | 11âÂÂ23 |- | 35 | September 8 | Minnesota | L 71âÂÂ78 | Brittney Sykes (13) | Stefanie Dolson (7) | Atkins, Vanloo (4) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 11âÂÂ24 |- | 36 | September 11 | @ Chicago | W 89âÂÂ58 | Aaliyah Edwards (15) | Aaliyah Edwards (10) | Brittney Sykes (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,948 | 12âÂÂ24 |- | 37 | September 13 | @ Atlanta | W 72âÂÂ69 | Brittney Sykes (20) | Dolson, Koné (8) | Emily Engstler (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,260 | 13âÂÂ24 |- | 38 | September 15 | Atlanta | L 73âÂÂ76 (OT) | Ariel Atkins (16) | Stefanie Dolson (6) | Samuelson, Sykes (3) | rowspan=2| Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 13âÂÂ25 |- | 39 | September 17 | New York | L 71âÂÂ87 | Ariel Atkins (22) | Emily Engstler (8) | Karlie Samuelson (4) | 13âÂÂ26 |- | 40 | September 19 | Indiana | W 92âÂÂ91 | Sika Koné (20) | Sika Koné (7) | Emily Engstler (4) | Capital One Arena<br>20,711 | 14âÂÂ26
<br /><sup>â¡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Acquired during the season