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It’s hard to find silver linings in blowout defeats, but Washington Mystics<\/a> rookie center Lauren Betts had the best statistical game of her young WNBA career in Monday’s 92-69 loss to the Dallas Wings<\/a>, totaling 11 points (5-7 FG) with three rebounds over 15 minutes off the bench. The 22-year-old was the only Mystic to score in double figures besides fellow center Shakira Austin, who tallied 12 points (5-10 FG) across 26 minutes.<\/p>\n Betts told ClutchPoints what she’s learned about being a professional player<\/a> thus far after the game.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery single game is just very, very competitive. I mean, I’m playing against the best every day,\u201d the UCLA alum admitted. \u201cSo just showing up mentally ready to compete. Obviously, everyone’s a lot more physical and it’s a lot faster than college. So, I think just trying to adjust to the style of play and trusting myself. Still playing my game while also just trying to learn my teammates and gain chemistry with them. But I think just staying present and trying to get better every single day and learning, that’s the biggest thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Betts is experiencing the rude awakening of the NCAA-to-WNBA transition. The Colorado native led UCLA to an NCAA title<\/a> in April and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after averaging 21 points on 68.8% shooting with 9.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.8 blocks over 31.8 minutes in the postseason. Washington then drafted the two-time first-team AP All-American No. 4 overall days later, and head coach Sydney Johnson revealed that she’d start the season backing up<\/a> Austin.<\/p>\nMystics’ frontcourt depth provides good problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n