Meet Marina Mabrey, the feisty Tempo guard who tied the WNBA scoring record

Casual sports fans may not know much about Marina Mabrey. She doesn't garner the national attention of other more well-known WNBA players.

But the feisty and competitive Mabrey created a buzz with one of the best shooting perfomances in WNBA history, matching the league scoring record of 53 points in a win over Los Angeles on Thursday night.

The total points probably raised a few eyebrows, but her 3-point barrage didn't — the 6-foot-1 guard has been called "Money Mabrey" because of her shooting ability from beyond the arc.

Marina Mabrey matches WNBA scoring record with 53 points to help Tempo rout Sparks

She was 17 of 28 from the field, including matching her own WNBA record of nine 3-pointers. She's just outside the top 20 all-time in league history as she's hit 500 3-pointers in her career.

"I think tonight was just my night from the three-point line, and from honestly everywhere," Mabrey said while laughing. "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."

Marina Mabrey ties WNBA record with 53 points, leads Tempo to dominating win over Sparks

Mabrey matched A'ja Wilson and Liz Cambage as the only players to score 53 points in a game.

"I've been doing this for quite some time," Toronto coach Sandy Brondello said. "I've never seen that. [Not even from WNBA icon] Diana Taurasi, and she could shoot it really well. I mean, to witness that was amazing."

The 29-year-old Mabrey is journeywoman playing on her fifth WNBA team since she was drafted in the second round in 2019 by the Los Angeles Sparks, who she scored the 53 points against. Mabrey been on a scoring binge lately. She has scored 113 points in her last three games while hitting 21 3-pointers.

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