Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen didn't look like rookies in the Mystics' upset win over the Dream, which is a scary reality for the WNBA.

Rookie Sonia Citron, a 6'0" guard out of Notre Dame, has made an immediate impact in her WNBA debut for the Washington Mystics. In the team’s regular season opener, Citron put up 19 points, two assists and two rebounds,

Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron are on fire in the start of their rookie WNBA season. ESPNW highlighted the Washington Mystics rookies' dominant performances thus far in an Instagram post Monday.

Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron impress in their WNBA debuts, Brittney Sykes makes key plays down the stretch, and Washington beats Atlanta, 94-90.

The WNBA offseason is an eternity when compared to most professional sports leagues. That was true yet again this winter, even with an expansion draft, a wild free agency period and Unrivaled entering the mix.

There's a new star in the WNBA. Sonia Citron has taken the league by storm in her first two games, and the former Notre Dame guard is already turning plenty of heads.

As Washington continues its rebuild under new leadership, the development of first-year players such as Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen will be important to follow.

The arena at the University of Texas-Arlington was mostly full, totally loud. The post WNBA Community Snubs Paige Bueckers as Calls Mount in Sonia Citron’s Favour for ROTY after 19Pt Debut appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Citron was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft — the pick that Chicago had until deciding to trade it to Washington for 2019 WNBA champion Ariel Atkins and a future pick swap. While Atkins awaits her regular season debut against the Fever, Citron's hot start already had fans questioning the Sky's decision.