NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Matee Ajavon scored 16 points, Crystal Langhorne had 14 and the Washington Mystics beat the New York Liberty 66-57 on Friday night.
Rookie Tierra Ruffin-Pratt had 10 of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and Ivory Latta added 11 points for the Mystics (12-13). Fourth-place Washington increased its lead to 1 1/2 games over the Liberty in the Eastern Conference with their third straight win, matching their season-best streak from June 7-16.
Katie Smith scored 14 points and Cappie Pondexter had 11 for New York (10-14). The Liberty, who had won the teams’ first two meetings, have alternated wins and losses their last eight games overall after a stretch in which they lost eight of 10.
