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Syracuse women’s basketball: Orange alum Brittney Sykes prepares for WNBA Playoffs

The 2023 WNBA Playoffs are starting and former Syracuse Orange standout Brittney Sykes is looking to help her Washington Mystics team pull off an upset of the 2nd-seed New York Liberty.

Sykes just capped a regular season where she set Mystics records for points scored (636) and steals (84) in a season. She’s one of the favorites for Defensive Player of the Year and helped the Mystics overcome an assortment of injuries and still grab a playoff spot.

For the year, Sykes averaged 31.3 mpg, 15.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, and 2.