Overview
- The WNBA named Marina Mabrey a reserve for the All‑Star Game after her breakout scoring season, making her the first All‑Star in Toronto Tempo history.
- Mabrey tied the league single-game scoring mark with 53 points and nine 3‑pointers on June 25, a performance that helped raise her season average to about 21 points per game.
- In Wednesday’s 83-75 loss to the Golden State Valkyries, Golden State’s face‑guarding and trapping held Mabrey to 11 points on 2‑for‑9 shooting and interrupted Toronto’s offense.
- Toronto’s rotation has been thinned by injuries to Brittney Sykes, Nyara Sabally, Kiki Rice and Temi Fagbenle, a situation that forced limited bench depth and contributed to the team’s three-game skid.
- The Tempo travel to play two home dates in Montreal this weekend before the All‑Star break, a compact stretch that will test the roster as the club evaluates injured players.