{"id":45722,"date":"2026-05-14T22:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/45722\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T22:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:51:12","slug":"marina-mabrey-3-pointer-master-class-secures-1st-toronto-tempo-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/45722\/","title":{"rendered":"Marina Mabrey 3-Pointer Master Class Secures 1st Toronto Tempo Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Tempo secured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/tempo-beat-storm-for-first-win-in-franchise-history\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/tempo-beat-storm-for-first-win-in-franchise-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">first win in franchise history<\/a> on Wednesday night, defeating the Seattle Storm 86-73.<\/p>\n<p>Led by a 26-point performance from Marina Mabrey, the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-free-agency-toronto-tempo-kia-nurse-temi-fagbenle-2026\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-free-agency-toronto-tempo-kia-nurse-temi-fagbenle-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2026 WNBA expansion side<\/a> earned the victory before a sold-out crowd at Coca-Cola Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p>Mabrey served as the primary catalyst for the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-expansion-draft-portland-fire-toronto-tempo-2026\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-expansion-draft-portland-fire-toronto-tempo-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Toronto offense<\/a>. The veteran guard connected on six 3-pointers, hitting critical shots during a decisive second-half run.<\/p>\n<p>Her perimeter work allowed the Tempo to pull away, after entering halftime trailing by a single point.<\/p>\n<p> &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Marina Mabrey\u2019s Season-High 3-Point Tally Key to Tempo Win<\/p>\n<p>The game shifted in the third quarter, as Mabrey ignited an 18-6 scoring surge. She finished the night 6-of-11 from beyond the arc, marking a season-high. Her ability to stretch the floor neutralized the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-rookie-temporary-suspension-awa-fam-seattle-storm-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Seattle Storm defense<\/a>, creating driving lanes for her teammates.<\/p>\n<p>However, it helped that Seattle struggled to maintain pace in the final period.<\/p>\n<p>The Storm offense went cold, recording just one field goal in the final six minutes of play. While <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/seattle-storm-star-dominique-malonga-abruptly-exits-euroleague-contract\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/seattle-storm-star-dominique-malonga-abruptly-exits-euroleague-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dominique Malonga<\/a> led Seattle with 21 points, the team couldn&#8217;t overcome the 15 turnovers that led to 19 Toronto points.<\/p>\n<p>Where to Watch Toronto Tempo vs. LA Sparks in WNBA Friday<\/p>\n<p>The win establishes Toronto as a competitive force in the Eastern Conference during its inaugural WNBA campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The Tempo is now 1-1, facing off against the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/cameron-brink-blocks-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-la-sparks-wnba-highlights\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/cameron-brink-blocks-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-la-sparks-wnba-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LA Sparks<\/a> on Friday night at 10 PM ET, live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionwnba.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ionwnba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ION<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Tempo secured the first win in franchise history on Wednesday night, defeating the Seattle Storm 86-73.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[16800,2693,19448,48,2318,12277],"class_list":["post-45722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-2026-wnba-season","tag-marina-mabrey","tag-seattle-storm","tag-toronto","tag-toronto-tempo","tag-wnba-expansion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}