Rookie Helps Reign Get Past Rage
ABL
Shalonda Enis scored 20 of her season-high 33 points in the first half to lead the Seattle Reign to an 86-79 American Basketball League victory over the Philadelphia Rage on Wednesday night.
The Reign (5-8) got their first back-to-back wins of the season while the Rage (5-6) lost their fourth in a row.
Enis, a rookie forward from Alabama, eclipsed Kate Starbird’s previous team-high 25 points against Long Beach Nov. 9. Enis’ previous season high was 23 points.
Reign 86, Rage 79
Seattle
RAGE (5-6) - Frett 3-7 2-2 9, Goodson 7-11 6-6 20, McWilliams 3-4 5-5 10, Marciniak 4-11 1-1 12, Staley 6-15 0-0 16, Sobral 3-7 0-0 7, Morgan 0-3 0-0 0, Aldridge 2-3 0-0 4, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 14-14 79.
REIGN (5-8) - Enis 12-19 6-9 33, Aycock 4-10 0-1 11, Whiting 5-11 1-2 11, Paye 0-0 5-6 5, Starbird 4-9 0-0 11, Orr 2-7 1-2 6, Hedgpeth 2-3 0-0 5, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Holmes 0-6 0-0 0, Ndiaye 0-0 0-0 0, Godby 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-68 13-20 85.
Halftime-Reign 45, Rage 36. 3-Point goals-Philadelphia 9-26 (Frett 1-1, Goodson 0-2, Marciniak 3-8, Staley 4-8, Sobral 1-5, Morgan 0-2), Seattle 11-25 (Enis 3-6, Aycock 3-8, Starbird 3-6, Orr 1-3, Hedgpeth 1-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 39 (Goodson, McWilliams 10), Seattle 38 (Enis 12). Assists- Philadelphia 9 (Staley 4), Seattle 22 (Enis, Whiting 6). Total fouls- Philadelphia 22, Seattle 16. A-2,926.
Quest 96, Lasers 70
Columbus, Ohio
Tonya Edwards led Columbus with 21 points and Katie Smith had 18 in a rout of the Lasers.
San Jose (70) - C.Smith 7-9 7-8 21, Sam 4-8 5-5 14, Gaither 0-1 0-1 0, Azzi 2-8 1-2 6, Henning 0-1 0-0 0, Byrd 1-2 0-0 2, Kaplan 0-1 0-0 0, Sandie 1-6 4-5 6, Holland-Corn 3-7 6-7 13, Machanguana 0-0 2-2 2, Bradley 2-4 1-1 6. Totals 20-47 26-31 70.
Columbus (96) - Lloyd 4-6 2-2 13, K.Smith 5-14 6-6 18, Still 3-4 2-4 8, Johnson 3-6 0-0 7, Edwards 7-15 4-4 21, Tate 3-6 1-3 8, Stires 0-2 0-2 0, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Roland 4-8 1-1 10, Potthoff 1-5 9-11 11. Totals 30-67 25-33 96.
San Jose 9 18 27 16 - 70 Columbus 24 27 23 22 - 96 3-Point goals-San Jose 4-9 (Sam 1-1, Bradley 1-1, Azzi 1-2, Holland-Corn 1-2, C.Smith 0-1, Sandie 0-2), Columbus 11-22 (Lloyd 3-4, Edwards 3-8, K.Smith 2-7, Tate 1-1, Roland 1-1, Johnson 1-1). Fouled out-Machanguana. Rebounds- San Jose 28 (C.Smith 5), Columbus 45 (Still 13). Assists-San Jose 8 (Azzi 4), Columbus 20 (Tate 5). Total fouls-San Jose 29, Columbus 25. Technical-San Jose Bench. A-2,963.