Marina Mabrey

Perhaps offering an unintentional warning of her soon-to-arrive excellence after stepping on the Minnesota Lynx’s side-court Target Center logo, Marina Mabrey, within moments, let fly a shot that would be described as just that: “on-target,” and “perfectly center.” Quietly — or perhaps unquietly — one of the WNBA’s most distinguishable audacious-range snipers, Mabrey finds her gifts tested with the Connecticut Sun’s offense in a disarray, and with only two seconds remaining on the shot clock. Setting her feet to line up what would be a desperation heave for most, Mabrey powers into a 30-foot triple — the first of two on the night — finding the net’s bottom to catapult the Sun into a four-point lead. Described by her teammate and Most Valuable Player award finalists as “something Connecticut hasn’t seen in a while,” the recently-acquired star lived up to billing during the gritty, Game One road victory on September 29, 2024. Both one of the night’s heroes and its highest-scoring producer, Mabrey overwhelmed Minnesota for 20 points, five rebounds, three assists, and six 3-pointers, which tied for the Sun’s single-game postseason high.