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. 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.”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 …
