Miles broke the WNBA rookie record for points in a season that was held by Caitlin Clark. Miles got her 770th point on a free throw with 9:31 left in the second quarter.
Fifteen thousand seven hundred ten fans turned out for what was the team’s first game since the FIBA World Cup break and a special Olivia Miles-inspired goggles giveaway. In the end, the Lynx came up short, losing 93-81 against the New York Liberty in a possible first-round playoff matchup and the Lynx’s first three straight losses this season.
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced earlier in September she would retire. Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, the league’s all-time winningest coach and two-time WNBA Executive of the Year, said she would not consider the job.
Breanna Stewart scored 22 points, Jackie Young added 18 and the U.S. beat France 97-79 to win its fifth consecutive women’s FIBA World Cup championship.
Napheesa Collier has scored 19 points and the U.S. has routed Hungary 108-56 to advance to the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup in Germany. The U.S. will play the winner of the Spain-Australia game on Saturday in the medal round.
Cecilia Zandalasini scored eight of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, Gabby Williams added 15 points, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Minnesota Lynx for the first time in franchise history, 80-66. Golden State (26-11) entered 0-9 against Minnesota in the regular season and playoffs since joining the WNBA in 2025.
Olivia Miles and Natasha Howard led the Lynx past the Mystics 94-84 for their sixth straight win, though Courtney Williams left late with an apparent lower-body injury.
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