Leilani MItchell's 12th WNBA campaign has come to an end after the Washington Mystics fell just shy of qualifying for the 2021 finals series.
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The Mystics went down 83-77 to the Minnesota Lynx in their last game of the regular season, having required a win to secure the eighth seed.
Newcastle-based Mitchell scored two points and claimed one rebound during a little under 13 minutes of court time off the bench.
Half-a-dozen Australian connections have progressed to the upcoming WNBA play-offs.
Opals coach Sandy Brondello and forward Alanna Smith combine forces at the Phoenix Mercury while Rebecca Allen and Sami Whitcomb line-up for Friday's opponents New York Liberty.
Ezi Magbegor and Steph Talbot are with defending champions Seattle Storm while Liz Cambage, who controversially withdrew from the recent Olympics in Tokyo, joins the Las Vegas Aces.
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Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
