2013 Washington Mystics season

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2013 Washington Mystics season

Coach| Mike Thibault
Arena| Verizon Center
Attendance| per game
Results
Record| 17-17 (.500)
Place| 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Lost in Conference Semis (0-2 to Atlanta Dream)
Media
Television| CSN-MA
ESPN2, NBATV

← 2012 season

2014 season →

The 2013 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Mystics improved significantly over their 2012 season, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2010.[1]

Although they lost the Conference Semifinals to Atlanta in 3 games, the Mystics won their first playoff game since 2004.

## Transactions

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### WNBA draft

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The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2013 WNBA draft.

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Nationality  | School/team/country

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1  | 4  | Tayler Hill  |  United States | Ohio State
2  | 17  | Nadira McKenith  |  United States | St. John's
2  | 19  | Emma Meesseman  |  Belgium | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France)

### Trades

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Date  | Trade

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TBD  | To Washington Mystics | To TBD
TBD  | TBD

### Personnel changes

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#### Additions

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| Player | Signed | Former team

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#### Subtractions

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| Player | Left | New team

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## Roster

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2013 Washington Mystics roster

Players| Coaches
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G| 22| | Ajavon, Matee| 5' 8" (1.73m)| 160 lb (73kg)| 1986-05-07| Rutgers| 4
F| 25| | Currie, Monique| 6' 0" (1.83m)| 177 lb (80kg)| 1983-02-25| Duke| 6
G| 4| | Hill, Tayler| 5' 10" (1.78m)| 145 lb (66kg)| 1990-10-23| Ohio State| R
F/C| 1| | Langhorne, Crystal| 6' 2" (1.88m)| 190 lb (86kg)| 1986-10-27| Maryland| 4
G| 12| | Latta, Ivory| 5' 6" (1.68m)| 143 lb (65kg)| 1984-09-25| North Carolina| 5
G| 5| | McKenith, Nadirah| 5' 7" (1.7m)| 155 lb (70kg)| 1991-09-06| St. John's| R
C| 33| | Meesseman, Emma| 6' 4" (1.93m)| 182 lb (83kg)| 1993-05-13| Belgium| R
C| 10| | Hollingsworth, Quanitra| 6' 5" (1.96m)| 200 lb (91kg)| 1988-11-15| VCU| 3
G| 44| | Ruffin-Pratt, Tierra| 5' 10" (1.78m)| 183 lb (83kg)| 1991-04-11| North Carolina| R
F/C| 2| | Snow, Michelle| 6' 5" (1.96m)| 158 lb (72kg)| 1980-03-20| Tennessee| 10
C| 9| | Vaughn, Kia| 6' 4" (1.93m)| 198 lb (90kg)| 1987-01-24| Rutgers| 3

Head coach
Mike Thibault (Saint Martin's)
Assistant coaches
Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)
Eric Thibault (Missouri)
Athletic trainer
Navin Hettiarachchi (West Virginia)
Strength and conditioning coach
Michael Bugielski (Illinois State)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

### Depth

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Pos.  | Starter  | Bench

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C | Kia Vaughn | Emma Meesseman
PF | Crystal Langhorne | Michelle Snow
SF | Monique Currie | Jessica Moore
SG | Matee Ajavon | Tayler Hill
Nadirah McKenith
PG | Ivory Latta | Tierra Ruffin-Pratt

## Season standings

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#  | Eastern Conference

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB  |  GP
1  | z-Chicago Sky | 24 | 10 | .706 | - | 34
2  | x-Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 7 | 34
3  | x-Washington Mystics | 17 | 17 | .500 | 7 | 34
4  | x-Indiana Fever | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8 | 34
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5  | e-New York Liberty | 11 | 23 | .324 | 13 | 34
6  | e-Connecticut Sun | 10 | 24 | .294 | 14 | 34

## Schedule

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### Preseason

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2013 pre-season game log
Total: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Road: 0-1)

Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
Attendance | Record

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1  | May 15  | Brazil | W 71–56  | Hill & Meesseman (12)  | Monique Currie (7)  | Monique Currie (6)  | Verizon Center
3509  | 1-0
2  | May 18  | @ Minnesota | L 57–74  | Kia Vaughn (10)  | Vaughn & Hill (7)  | Tayler Hill (3)  | Bismarck Civic Center
1513  | 1-1

2013 season schedule

### Regular season

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2013 game log
Total: 17-17 (Home: 10-7; Road: 7-10)

May: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
Attendance | Record

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1  | May 27  | @ Tulsa | W 95–90 (OT) | Ivory Latta (27)  | Crystal Langhorne (9)  | Currie, Latta, Meesseman, & Ajavon (3)  | BOK Center
7381  | 1-0

June : 4–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–4)

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Attendance | Record

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2  | June 2  | Atlanta | L 63–73  | Crystal Langhorne (15)  | Vaughn & Meesseman (6)  | Ivory Latta (7)  | Verizon Center
8938  | 1-1
3  | June 7  | @ Connecticut | W 66–62  | Ivory Latta (17)  | Ivory Latta (7)  | Matee Ajavon (4)  | Mohegan Sun Arena
6150  | 2-1
4  | June 8  | Minnesota | W 85–80  | Ivory Latta (24)  | Currie, Langhorne, & Vaughn (6)  | Ivory Latta (5)  | Verizon Center
7870  | 3-1
5  | June 16  | Indiana | W 64–60  | Ivory Latta (17)  | Currie & Langhorne (9)  | Monique Currie (5)  | Verizon Center
6649  | 4-1
6  | June 18  | @ Seattle | L 86–96 (OT) | Crystal Langhorne (23)  | Langhorne & Snow (7)  | Ivory Latta (6)  | Key Arena
4579  | 4-2
7  | June 21  | @ Phoenix | L 82–90  | Ivory Latta (22)  | Monique Currie (8)  | Ivory Latta (5)  | US Airways Center
9636  | 4-3
8  | June 23  | @ Los Angeles | L 69–79  | Langhorne & Hill (16)  | Crystal Langhorne (13)  | Langhorne, Latta, Ajavon, & Hill (4)  | Staples Center
9651  | 4-4
9  | June 27  | Phoenix | L 97–101  | Crystal Langhorne (27)  | Currie & Latta (6)  | Ivory Latta (9)  | Verizon Center
7950  | 4-5
10  | June 28  | @ Atlanta | L 75–86  | Monique Currie (20)  | Crystal Langhorne (5)  | Ruffin-Pratt & McKenith (3)  | Philips Arena
5512  | 4-6
11  | June 30  | Tulsa | W 84–61  | Ivory Latta (15)  | Currie, Langhorne, & Snow (8)  | Matee Ajavon (3)  | Verizon Center
6511  | 5-6

July : 4–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–2)

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
Attendance | Record

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12  | July 6  | Seattle | W 62–59  | Crystal Langhorne (12)  | Michelle Snow (13)  | Latta & Ajavon (3)  | Verizon Center
6174  | 6-6
13  | July 10  | @ Chicago | L 85–89  | Crystal Langhorne (18)  | Crystal Langhorne (8)  | Ivory Latta (6)  | Allstate Arena
14201  | 6-7
14  | July 12  | @ San Antonio | W 83–73  | Crystal Langhorne (14)  | Kia Vaughn (8)  | Matee Ajavon (5)  | AT&T Center
11268  | 7-7
15  | July 16  | San Antonio | W 86–64  | Langhorne & Ruffin-Pratt (13)  | Crystal Langhorne (9)  | Tayler Hill (5)  | Verizon Center
6843  | 8-7
16  | July 19  | @ Indiana | L 70–77  | Ivory Latta (16)  | Crystal Langhorne (7)  | Ivory Latta (3)  | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6434  | 8-8
17  | July 21  | Indiana | L 52–65  | Monique Currie (15)  | Michelle Snow (7)  | Ajavon & Hill (2)  | Verizon Center
6516  | 8-9
18  | July 24  | Chicago | W 82–78  | Ivory Latta (18)  | Monique Currie (9)  | Ivory Latta (13)  | Verizon Center
14411  | 9-9
All-Star Break
19  | July 31  | NY Liberty | L 78–88  | Matee Ajavon (20)  | Kia Vaughn (12)  | Emma Meesseman (4)  | Verizon Center
6711  | 9-10

August : 5–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–3)

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
Attendance | Record

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20  | August 2  | @ Chicago | L 78–85  | Matee Ajavon (19)  | Michelle Snow (6)  | Ivory Latta (6)  | Allstate Arena
5134  | 9-11
21  | August 4  | Los Angeles | L 57–75  | Crystal Langhorne (23)  | Crystal Langhorne (7)  | Ivory Latta (5)  | Verizon Center
7092  | 9-12
22  | August 6  | @ NY Liberty | L 88–93  | Crystal Langhorne (24)  | Crystal Langhorne (11)  | Ivory Latta (4)  | Prudential Center
8907  | 9-13
23  | August 8  | @ Minnesota | W 79–75  | Ivory Latta (24)  | Michelle Snow (11)  | Matee Ajavon (5)  | Target Center
8723  | 10-13
24  | August 11  | Connecticut | W 74–63  | Crystal Langhorne (18)  | Langhorne & Snow (9)  | Matee Ajavon (8)  | Verizon Center
7725  | 11-13
25  | August 16  | @ NY Liberty | W 66–57  | Matee Ajavon (16)  | Monique Currie (7)  | Latta & Ajavon (7)  | Prudential Center
6157  | 12-13
26  | August 18  | @ Atlanta | L 58–76  | Ivory Latta (12)  | Crystal Langhorne (9)  | Latta & McKenith (3)  | Philips Arena
4873  | 12-14
27  | August 20  | Chicago | L 73–79  | Kia Vaughn (21)  | Crystal Langhorne (9)  | Ivory Latta (5)  | Verizon Center
6471  | 12-15
28  | August 23  | Atlanta | W 74–64  | Monique Currie (15)  | Kia Vaughn (10)  | Ivory Latta (4)  | Verizon Center
7088  | 13-15
29  | August 28  | @ Atlanta | W 85–80 (OT) | Currie, Latta, & Hill (15)  | Crystal Langhorne (10)  | Ivory Latta (10)  | Philips Arena
4415  | 14-15

September: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
Attendance | Record

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30  | September 6  | @ Connecticut | L 70–77  | Crystal Langhorne (16)  | Crystal Langhorne (11)  | Ajavon, Hill, Meesseman, & McKenith (2)  | Mohegan Sun Arena
5611  | 14-16
31  | September 8  | Chicago | L 79–93  | Ivory Latta (18)  | Kia Vaughn (8)  | Ivory Latta (7)  | Verizon Center
9060  | 14-17
32  | September 10  | @ Indiana | W 69–67  | Vaughn & Latta (15)  | Crystal Langhorne (10)  | Ivory Latta (4)  | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8444  | 15-17
33  | September 13  | Connecticut | W 82–56  | Ivory Latta (19)  | Kia Vaughn (10)  | Ivory Latta (5)  | Verizon Center
7779  | 16-17
34  | September 15  | NY Liberty | W 70–52  | Tayler Hill (16)  | Kia Vaughn (12)  | Emma Meesseman (3)  | Verizon Center
9454  | 17-17

2013 season schedule

### Playoffs

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2013 playoff game log
Total: 1-2 (Home: 0-1; Road: 1-1)

Conference Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
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1  | September 19  | @ Atlanta | W 71–56  | Ivory Latta (14)  | Crystal Langhorne (15)  | Ivory Latta (7)  | Philips Arena
3862  | 1-0
2  | September 21  | Atlanta | L 45–63  | Tayler Hill (11)  | Vaughn & Snow (6)  | Nadirah McKenith (3)  | Verizon Center
7065  | 1-1
3  | September 23  | @ Atlanta | L 72–80  | Monique Currie (22)  | Crystal Langhorne (6)  | Matee Ajavon (5)  | Philips Arena
4078  | 1-2

2013 season schedule

## Statistics

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Legend

GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game  |  RPG | Rebounds per game
APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game  |  BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game
FG% | Field-goal percentage  |  3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage  |  FT% | Free-throw percentage  |  TO | Turnovers per game
PF | Fouls per game  |  | Team leader  |  | League leader

### Regular season

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Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3P%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | PPG

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## Awards and honors

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* WNBA All-Stars: Crystal Langhorne, Ivory Latta

## References

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1. ^ WNBA Standings Archived November 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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Washington Mystics

* Founded in 1998
* Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Current season

Arenas|

* Capital One Arena (1998–2018)
* CareFirst Arena (2019–present)

Head coaches|

* Jim Lewis
* Cathy Parson
* Nancy Darsch
* Darrell Walker
* Tom Maher
* Marianne Stanley
* Michael Adams
* Richie Adubato
* Tree Rollins
* Jessie Kenlaw
* Julie Plank
* Trudi Lacey
* Mike Thibault
* Eric Thibault
* Sydney Johnson

Administration|

* Sponsor: Inova Health System

* Owner: Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Ted Leonsis)

* President: Michael Winger

* General manager: Melissa McFerrin
* Judy Holland-Burton
* Linda Hargrove
* Angela Taylor
* Trudi Lacey
* Mike Thibault
* Jamila Wideman

All-Stars|

* Ariel Atkins
* Alana Beard
* Tina Charles
* Monique Currie
* Stacey Dales
* Elena Delle Donne
* Stefanie Dolson
* Lindsey Harding
* Chamique Holdsclaw
* Crystal Langhorne
* Ivory Latta
* Nikki McCray
* Emma Meesseman
* DeLisha Milton-Jones
* Kristi Toliver

Culture & lore|

* "Swag Surfin"

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Conference Championships|

* 2018
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WNBA Championships|

* 2019

Media|

* Monumental Sports Network

* Category
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2013 WNBA season by team

* Draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals

Eastern|

* Atlanta Dream
* Chicago Sky
* Connecticut Sun
* Indiana Fever
* New York Liberty
* Washington Mystics

Western|

* Los Angeles Sparks
* Minnesota Lynx
* Phoenix Mercury
* San Antonio Silver Stars
* Seattle Storm
* Tulsa Shock

* ← 2012
* WNBA season
* 2014 →

*[Pos.]: Position
*[No.]: Number
*[Nat.]: Nationality
*[DOB]: Date of birth
*[Yrs]: Years
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*[t]: Discuss this template
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*[ W ]: Games won
*[ L ]: Games lost
*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ GP ]: Games played