Quest Drop Stingrays For 5th Straight Win

ABL

Tonya Edwards scored 21 points Sunday night to lead host Columbus to a 78-61 victory over the Long Beach Stingrays, extending the defending ABL champion Quest’s winning streak to five games. Shannon Johnson set a franchise record with 10 assists for Columbus (7-2).

Quest 78, Stingrays 61

Long Beach (61) Davis-Wrightsil 3-8 0-0 8, Griffith 8-16 3-4 19, Bauer 0-2 2-2 2, Williams 3-9 7-8 14, Nagy 0-2 0-0 0, Stafford 1-2 4-6 7, McCrimmon 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkerson 4-6 1-2 9, Ruff 1-2 0-0 2, Tunsil 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 17-22 61.

Columbus (78) - Lloyd 2-4 0-0 5, Smith 5-14 5-6 17, Still 2-7 2-2 6, Johnson 3-8 2-2 9, Edwards 9-17 2-2 21, Tate 3-8 0-1 6, Stires 1-1 0-0 2, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Roland 1-3 2-3 4, Potthoff 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 30-68 13-16 78.

Long Beach 14 9 13 25 - 61

Columbus 13 18 22 25 - 78

3-Point goals-Long Beach 4-10 (Davis-Wrightsil 2-5, Williams 1-2, Stafford 1-2, Ruff 0-1), Columbus 5-15 (Smith 2-5, Edwards 1-4, Johnson 1-3, Lloyd 1-2, Tate 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Long Beach 31 (Griffith 14), Columbus 39 (Still 10). Assists-Long Beach 13 (Williams 5), Columbus 22 (Johnson 10). Total fouls-Long Beach 20, Columbus 19. A-2,013.

Blizzard 78, Rage 70

Carolyn Jones scored a game-high 20 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and handed out five assists as visiting New England defeated Philadelphia.

New England led 69-67 late in the fourth quarter when Jones sank two free throws with 2:19 left, beginning a 9-3 run that finished off the Rage.

New England (78) - Thirdgill 0-4 0-0 0, Hodges 2-5 0-0 4, Wolters 3-8 4-4 10, Jones 7-15 4-4 20, Rizzotti 6-12 2-2 19, Tate 2-5 5-11 9, Hill 0-3 0-2 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Berry 3-6 0-0 6, Deden 4-7 2-2 10. Totals 27-65 17-25 78.

Philadelphia (70) - Frett 2-5 3-4 7, Goodson 7-14 3-6 17, McWilliams 3-10 7-13 13, Marciniak 0-6 2-4 2, Staley 6-13 3-4 19, Sobral 1-2 0-0 2, Morgan 3-6 0-0 9, Aldridge 0-0 0-0 0, Campbell 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-56 19-33 70.

New England 20 22 17 19 - 78

Philadelphia 18 13 19 20 - 70

3-Point goals-New England 7-12 (Rizzotti 5-7, Jones 2-5), Philadelphia 7-19 (Staley 4-9, Morgan 3-5, Sobral 0-1, McWilliams 0-1, Marciniak 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New England 43 (Jones 10), Philadelphia 40 (Goodson 11). Assists-New England 17 (Jones 5), Los Angeles 14 (Staley 8). Total fouls-New England 26, Philadelphia 19. A-3,247.

Reign 72, Lasers 64

Val Whiting scored 18 points and Shalonda Enis added 16 as visiting Seattle held off San Jose.

San Jose trailed 57-53 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but managed to tie the score at 64 on Katryna Gaither’s jumper with 4:58 left. The Reign responded with an 8-0 run and held the Lasers scoreless the rest of the game.

Kate Starbird had 11 points for Seattle (3-7). Gaither added 14 points and Charlotte Smith had 10 for San Jose (2-7). xxxx