The Washington Mystics' top picks, Sonia Citron and KiKi Iriafen, drafted back-to-back at No. 3 and No. 4, are already making serious noise in the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year race. With both rookies in the starting lineup,

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.

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.

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,

Citron came alive in the big moments yet again as a junior in 2023-24, finishing as an All-ACC Second Team selection. In six postseason games – one of which brought Notre Dame an ACC Tournament crown – she averaged 20.7 points.

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.

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.

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.