Many of the Mystics’ players are overseas including forward Emma Meesseman who plays for Russian powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg. On Friday, UMMC played Game 2 of their series against Latvian team TTT Riga of their quarterfinal series with a 1-0 series lead. They won the game, 77-55 by holding Riga to just 28.1 percent shooting from the field and 22.9 percent shooting inside the three point line!
As for Meesseman, she shined in this game, scoring a EuroLeague career-high 27 points on 11 of 16 shooting. You can see her as well as her teammates’ highlights in the video below.