Emily Engstler: season-high 13 points vs Valkyries (Aug 13, 2025)
13 PTS · 5-of-5 FG · 3-of-3 3P · 23:54 MIN
Usual before this game: 3.3 PTS · 3.0 FGA · 11.7 MIN, from 27 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 28 games this season: 13.5 against a usual 3.3 (+10.2)
Season-high 13 points (previous high 11, set on Aug 10, 2025)
above usual
No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes about once a season or less.
How the score worksWhy did Emily Engstler score 13 points?
In 23:54 against the Valkyries on Aug 13, 2025, Emily Engstler scored 13 points: 5-of-5 from the field, 3-of-3 from three. Coming in, Engstler had averaged 3.3 points on 3.0 shots in 11.7 minutes, from 27 regular-season games. The 13 points were a season high, above the previous 11. This game had the best Game Score of 28 games this season. By shot type: threes 9 points (usual 1.2); two-pointers 4 points (usual 1.6). Engstler played 23:54 against a usual 11.7 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 20.3, against a usual 10.1. The Mystics lost 88-83 at home against the Valkyries. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Engstler in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (27 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 23:54 | 11.7 | +12.2 |
| Points | 13 | 3.3 | +9.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-5 | 3.0 · 39.5% | +2.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 3-of-3 | 1.5 · 27.5% | +1.5 |
| Rebounds | 5 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
| Assists | 2 | 1.3 | +0.7 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1.0 | +2.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 20.3 | 10.1 | +10.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (27 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-3) | 1.2 (0.4-of-1.5) | +7.8 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-2) | 1.6 (0.8-of-1.5) | +2.4 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.5 (0.5-of-0.7) | -0.5 |
| Total | 13 | 3.3 | +9.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
13.5 against a usual 3.3 (+10.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.0 |
| Rebounds | +0.5 |
| Assists | +0.5 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.5 |
| Total | +10.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 28 games this season.
Previous best: 8.8, set on Aug 10, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Mystics lost 88-83 at home against the Valkyries.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Valkyries this season: 3 points (May 21, 2025), 5 points (Jul 31, 2025).
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA regular-season games of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, checked on 2026.