Sacramento Rallies

WNBA

Ruthie Bolton-Holifield scored 23 points and the Sacramento Monarchs scored the game’s final seven points in a 70-67 victory over the Cleveland Rockers on Sunday night.

Chantel Tremitiere added a season-high 16 points, including 8 of 8 from the free throw line, for Sacramento, which trailed 67-63 with 2:19 left.

Bolton-Holifield was only 3 of 10 from 3-point range, but she hit two in the final 3:59 before the announced crowd of 7,420 at Arco Arena.

Merlaika Jones scored 15 points for Cleveland, which led by as many as 12 points the first half, but lost its fourth straight WNBA game.

Cleveland played without guards Michelle Edwards (hyperextended knee) and Jenny Boucek (back stress fracture).

Monarchs 70, Rockers 67

Cleveland (67) - Fijalkowski 6-9 1-1 13, Nemcova 4-8 0-0 9, Braxton 2-8 3-4 7, Woodard 6-9 2-4 14, Nicholson 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 7-11 0-0 15, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Brown 1-2 3-4 5. Totals 28-53 9-13 67.

Sacramento (70) - Gordon 4-10 3-5 11, Mosley-McAfee 1-1 1-1 3, McGee 0-5 0-2 0, Bolton-Holifield 9-23 2-2 23, Tremitiere 4-8 8-8 16, Abraham 3-5 0-0 6, Yasen 0-0 0-0 0, Byears 2-2 2-2 6, Hagiwara 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 25-59 16-20 70.

Cleveland 40 27 - 67

Sacramento 35 35 - 70

3-Point goals-Cleveland 2-5 (Nemcova 1-2, Jones 1-2, Nicholson 0-1), Sacramento 4-15 (Bolton-Holifield 3-10, Hagiwara 1-4, Gordon 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Cleveland 36 (Fijalkowski 9), Sacramento 31 (Gordon 8). Assists-Cleveland 17 (Nicholson 5), Sacramento 13 (Bolton-Holifield, Tremitiere 4). Total fouls-Cleveland 17, Sacramento 17. Technical-Cleveland delay of game. A-7,420.