(TSX / STATS) -- Emma Meesseman dominated in the post, and Kristi Toliver hit five 3-pointers to fuel the Washington Mystics' 77-70 win over the host Atlanta Dream on Sunday at McCamish Pavilion.
Meeseeman finished with a career-high 30 points, scoring on an array of post moves, and Toliver added 19 points for the Mystics, who won their third straight game.
The Mystics came back from a 21-point deficit to beat the Dream in overtime on July 19. Tolliver hit seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points in that win. She was at it again Sunday and connected on four 3-pointers in the first half, as Washington took command.
Toliver and Meesseman each scored 14 points in the first half, and the Mystics led 44-29 at halftime.
Atlanta opened the second half with an 18-9 spurt and cut the Mystics' lead to 53-45 on a layup from Bria Holmes with five minutes left in the third quarter. Toliver answered with a 3-pointer, though, and the Mystics took a 68-56 lead into the fourth quarter.
Atlanta trimmed the lead to seven multiple times in the fourth quarter and had chances to get even closer, but Washington answered every challenge down the stretch to seal the win.
Atlanta forward Elizabeth Williams scored 18 points, and point guard Layshia Clarendon recorded her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 assists to lead the Dream, who have lost three of four.
Rookie guard Brittany Sykes finished with 14 points, while Atlanta's leading scorer, Tiffany Haynes, was limited to just three points on one-of-six shooting.
The Mystics outrebounded the Dream 47-32. Krystal Thomas had 12 rebounds for Washington.
Washington returns home to host the San Antonio Stars on Friday.
Things don't get any easier for the Dream, as they head to Minnesota to take on the powerful Lynx on Thursday. Minnesota owns the league's best record at 18-2.
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