Former ND star ties WNBA record

Last Updated: June 26, 2026By Chuck Freeby

(Toronto) –After the MVP chants, the locker-room celebrations and the post-game recounting of her record night, former Notre Dame basketball standout Marina Mabrey slumped back in her chair and looked down at the scoresheet laid in front of her.

“53 points?!” she exclaimed. “I thought I had 35.”

The Toronto Tempo star may have been the only person unaware of the history she made at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Thursday.

Mabrey’s 53 points matched the single-game WNBA scoring record as the Tempo routed the Los Angeles Sparks 125-97.

Only A’Ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces (Aug. 22, 2023) and Liz Cambage of the Dallas Wings (July 17, 2018) had previously hit that mark.

She said she was unaware of the scoring record until sister Michaela Mabrey, who also played and coached for the Irish and is now a Toronto assistant, told her she was three points away.

The Tempo star finished her night shooting 17 of 28 from the field, nine of 18 from deep and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line. She added six rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes.

“I think tonight was just my night from the three-point line, and from honestly everywhere,” Mabrey laughed. “And then the fans, to end up chanting MVP, I don’t know that I ever imagined that. But it was really a good feeling.”