Xplosion’s Late Run Too Much For Reign
Tari Phillips scored eight of her 11 points during Colorado’s 19-5 run in the fourth quarter as the Xplosion beat the Seattle Reign 73-59 on Sunday in Denver.
Xplosion 73, Reign 59 Denver
Seattle (59) - Enis 3-8 3-4 10, Aycock 2-7 0-2 6, Whiting 7-18 4-9 18, Paye 0-3 0-1 0, Starbird 4-10 0-0 9, Hedgpeth 0-3 0-0 0, Orr 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 3-4 3, Holmes 1-3 0-1 2, Ndiaye 4-5 3-5 11, Godby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 13-26 59.
Colorado (73) - Campbell 8-15 0-0 18, Ford 1-3 1-4 3, Phillips 5-8 1-2 11, Anderson 4-15 0-2 8, Black 0-3 2-2 2, Wynne 2-6 1-1 5, Masley 0-0 0-0 0, Sheetz 2-4 0-0 5, Howard 1-3 0-0 3, Hall 5-9 2-4 13, Robinson 1-1 2-2 5. Totals 29-67 9-17 73.
Seattle 13 12 13 21 - 59
Colorado 15 20 14 24 - 73
3-Point goals-S 4-14 (Aycock 2-5, Enis 1-2, Starbird 1-4, Orr 0-1, Paye 0-2), C 6-11 (Campbell 2-3, Robinson 1-1, Sheetz 1-2, Hall 1-2, Howard 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-S 49 (Whiting 8), C 41 (Phillips 10). Assists-S 13 (Paye, Starbird 4), C 15 (Black 8). Total fouls-S 20, C 22. A-5,554.
Quest 111, StingRays 80 Columbus, Ohio
Sonja Tate came off the bench to score 19 points as Columbus routed Long Beach.
Long Beach (80) - Davis-Wrightsil 2-6 2-3 7, Griffith 2-7 2-4 6, Lacy 2-3 1-1 5, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Nagy 2-2 4-4 9, Stafford 6-11 8-8 22, Wilkerson 5-12 6-7 17, Ruff 1-5 0-0 2, N.Johnson 0-3 2-2 2, Bauer 1-2 4-4 6. Totals 23-55 29-33 80.
Columbus (111) - Lloyd 5-6 2-3 13, Smith 5-7 3-4 16, Still 5-12 5-7 15, S.Johnson 3-4 4-4 10, Edwards 3-9 4-4 11, Thirdgill 4-5 0-0 8, Tate 6-9 3-6 19, Stires 2-4 0-0 4, Davis 0-0 4-4 4, Thompson 1-3 3-4 5, Potthoff 2-5 2-4 6. Totals 36-64 30-40 111.
Long Beach 11 20 23 26 - 80
Columbus 34 21 28 28 - 111
3-Point goals-LB 5-13 (Stafford 2-4, Nagy 1-1, Wilkerson 1-2, Davis-Wrightsil 1-3, N.Johnson 0-1, Ruff 0-2), C 9-15 (Tate 4-5, Smith 3-4, Lloyd 1-1, Edwards 1-2, Johnson 0-1, Stires 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-LB 33 (Griffith 8), C 36 (Lloyd, Tate 6). Assists-LB 16 (N.Johnson 4), C 27 (Smith, S.Johnson 6). Total fouls-LB 30, C 27. A-5,379.
Blizzard 84, Rage 67 Philadelphia
Carolyn Jones scored 29 points to lead New England past Philadelphia.
New England (84) - Hodges 4-6 2-2 10, Deden 4-7 1-1 9, Berry 2-4 1-3 5, Jones 10-18 8-10 29, Rizzotti 2-5 1-1 5, Tate 0-4 1-2 1, Hill 0-1 2-2 2, Berube 0-1 2-3 2, Wolters 7-11 2-5 16, Roland 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 31-60 20-29 84.
Philadelphia (67) - Frett 0-4 0-0 0, Goodson 10-18 3-5 23, McWilliams 2-8 4-6 8, Staley 6-14 4-6 21, Aldridge 3-7 2-2 8, Cummings 1-1 0-0 2, Morgan 1-3 0-0 3, Mallon 0-2 2-2 2, Campbell 0-1 0-0 67. Totals 23-58 15-21 67.
New England 28 12 25 19 - 84
Philadelphia 8 11 17 31 - 67
3-Point goals-NE, 2-6 (Jones 1-2, Roland 1-1, Rizzotti 0-3), P 6-16 (Staley 5-9, Morgan 1-3, Goodson 0-1, McWilliams 0-1, Aldridge 0-2). Fouled out-Tate 5. Rebounds-NE 46 (Wolters 16), P 24 (Goodson, McWilliams, Staley 4). Assists- NE 19 (Rizzotti 7), P 16 (McWilliams, Staley 4). Total fouls-NE 21, P 24. A-3,735.
Power 75, Lasers 70 San Jose, Calif.
Natalie Williams scored 22 points to lead Portland to a victory over San Jose.
Portland (75) - Milton 3-7 5-6 11, Harrison 4-7 0-0 9, Williams 6-11 10-11 22, Powell 4-14 5-6 15, Goodenbour 3-12 3-5 10, Steding 3-7 1-2 8. Totals 23-58 24-30 75.
San Jose (70) - Smith 1-6 4-4 6, Sam 5-14 1-4 11, Machanguana 7-10 1-2 15, Azzi 4-12 8-10 17, Holland-Corn 7-12 0-1 16, Kaplan 2-3 0-0 4, Sandie 0-2 0-0 0, Gaither 0-1 1-2 1, Henning 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 15-23 70.
Portland 17 16 17 25 - 75
San Jose 12 15 21 22 - 70
3-Point goals-P 5-17 (Powell 2-6, Harrison 1-1, Steding 1-2, Goodenbour 1-8), SJ 3-8 (Holland-Corn 2-3, Azzi 1-2, Smith 0-1, Sam 0-1, Sandie 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-P 43 (Williams 13), SJ 37 (Smith, Machanguana 7). Assists-P 16 (Powell 7), SJ 15 (Smith, Azzi 6). Total fouls-P 15, SJ 21. A-4,550.