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Mystics Lose Game 2 to the Dream and are Eliminated from the Playoffs · The Stop and Pop

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  SPEAKER_03: Mystic season has come to a close with a loss.
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  SPEAKER_03: Coming in the first round of the playoffs,
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  SPEAKER_03: the final score was 93-75 with the Atlanta Dream winning it.
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  SPEAKER_03: Sonya Citron led Washington with 25 points.
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  SPEAKER_03: Kiki Irifin grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds as well as scoring 15 points.
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  SPEAKER_03: Even though the result of this season is not how the team wanted it to go,
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  SPEAKER_03: Coach Sidney Johnson Was very vocal about how proud he was of this squad
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  SPEAKER_03: and how they progressed from the beginning of the season up until now
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  SPEAKER_03: and how this team looks nothing like the team from training camp.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'll share that immensely disappointed for the result and get knocked out.
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  SPEAKER_02: I want to congratulate Atlanta for getting through the first round
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  SPEAKER_02: and they deserve credit for what they did.
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  SPEAKER_02: And I just challenge our players to appreciate that this is going to stay.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's going to hurt for, you know, always asking them to try to move past it.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, once midnight rolls around, that probably won't happen.
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  SPEAKER_02: You know, we'll carry that.
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  SPEAKER_02: But I also think what this group has accomplished and how
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  SPEAKER_02: the DC community has rallied around this group has been amazing.
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  SPEAKER_02: They've written history.
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  SPEAKER_02: There's some things that I also want them to keep fresh.
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  SPEAKER_02: I think it's a little bittersweet, Jim.
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  SPEAKER_02: I don't recognize this team.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're filled with joy and ready to get going in training camp.
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  SPEAKER_02: But the growth of these two,
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  SPEAKER_02: two-time All-Stars,
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  SPEAKER_02: the year that Shakira has had,
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  SPEAKER_02: but then people like Rory and Lucy And Cass, every single player has gotten better.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're a different player now than they were four or five months ago.
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  SPEAKER_02: And the youth of this team, to understand how we're trying to win, it came so quickly.
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  SPEAKER_02: So I don't even recognize this team.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's been a magical ride.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, I think it's been incredible.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know,
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  SPEAKER_00: as disappointing as it is that we lost tonight,
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  SPEAKER_00: I think when you look at the whole loss this evening,
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  SPEAKER_00: the season as a whole, sorry, it's, you know, like, I get emotional.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have such an incredible group of girls.
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  SPEAKER_00: Coach was talking about it in the locker room.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have something special here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every day, we come in.
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  SPEAKER_00: We love each other.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have fun.
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  SPEAKER_00: We never lose our joy.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think that's just super special.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't think that's everywhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm just grateful.
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  SPEAKER_03: Kiki AriaFan was visibly disappointed in the result of the game
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  SPEAKER_03: and didn't give much commentary on the game during postgame comments.
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  SPEAKER_03: But she did give these comments about how she felt like she grew
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  SPEAKER_03: and learned this season,
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  SPEAKER_03: being thrown into a leadership role,
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  SPEAKER_03: also improving her game, growing with this core unit.
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  SPEAKER_01: I thought I could escape without talking, but I guess not.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'd say this whole season was as bittersweet as it is.
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  SPEAKER_01: I feel like I'm still wrapping my mind through everything.
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  SPEAKER_01: It doesn't feel real.
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  SPEAKER_01: I feel like I'm coming in tomorrow.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're going to practice.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're going to play again on Friday, but that's not true.
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  SPEAKER_01: But I think this whole season has just been a learning process for me, growth.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's my second season.
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  SPEAKER_01: It was nothing like my first season,
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  SPEAKER_01: just because people know you now and they know how to scout you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Also, having to step into more of a leadership role My second year,
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  SPEAKER_01: so a lot of growth and challenge, but I wouldn't change it for anything.
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  SPEAKER_01: I think from the start to now,
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  SPEAKER_01: like as a team,
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  SPEAKER_01: we've grown so much and just like our grit,
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  SPEAKER_01: I think from the first game you could tell like we were relentless,
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  SPEAKER_01: but truly like we are fearless.
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  SPEAKER_01: Every time we're on the court,
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  SPEAKER_01: we think we can beat anyone regardless of what staff say,
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  SPEAKER_01: regardless of what media says.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I'd say the biggest thing that I'm super proud of my teammates and I for is
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  SPEAKER_01: that we just kept everything internal.
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  SPEAKER_01: Like we did not listen to any outside noise.
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  SPEAKER_01: We truly just banded together and just like found a way, found a way to win games.
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  SPEAKER_01: But truly, truly a lot of sisterhood with us this year.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that's the thing I'm gonna miss most is just seeing my teammates every day.
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  SPEAKER_01: And yeah, that's, yeah, I'm kind of a person.
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  SPEAKER_03: With the season coming to a close,
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  SPEAKER_03: it was a historic season with the Mystics winning a franchise record 28 games
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  SPEAKER_03: and becoming the youngest team in league history to make the postseason.
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  SPEAKER_03: Nobody had the Mystics going on this type of run this season,
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  SPEAKER_03: but they surprised the world with their play.
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  SPEAKER_03: We are all looking forward to an off season with this team and how they progress
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  SPEAKER_03: over the off season.
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  SPEAKER_03: If they decided on an arrival in the near future or Project B,
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  SPEAKER_03: we're all looking forward to seeing this team grow.
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  SPEAKER_03: I want to thank everybody who's been following my content this season from Twitter,
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  SPEAKER_03: threads, Instagram, TikTok, Substack.
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  SPEAKER_03: I want to thank everybody for Coming to me for their Mystics news and content.
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  SPEAKER_03: I will be switching over to Wizards content
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  SPEAKER_03: as they are starting open practice tomorrow,
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  SPEAKER_03: October 1st, for people who's watching at a later date.
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  SPEAKER_03: So I just want to thank everybody for being with me this entire season and hope
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  SPEAKER_03: to see you guys when I'm covering the Wizards.
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  SPEAKER_03: So thank you everybody once again.
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  SPEAKER_03: I'll be seeing you guys soon.