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Dale Hodges scored seven points in a 21-6 run to start the third quarter as the New England Blizzard beat the visiting Columbus Quest 66-52 Sunday.

The crowd of 11,289 was the third-largest in ABL history.

The Blizzard ended a two-game losing streak by holding Columbus to franchise lows for points and field-goal percentage (27.5). It was only the Blizzard’s second victory in 10 games against the defending ABL champions.

Blizzard 66, Quest 52

Columbus (52) - Lloyd 2-4 1-2 6, Smith 6-13 6-6 21, Still 1-7 8-12 10, Johnson 0-5 1-2 1, Edwards 5-15 2-2 13, Tate 0-2 0-2 0, Stires 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 1-2 1, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Roland 0-2 0-0 0, Potthoff 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-51 19-28 52.

New England (66) - Thirdgill 1-2 2-2 4, Hodges 6-8 1-1 13, Wolters 1-4 0-1 2, Jones 5-15 7-9 17, Rizzotti 5-10 9-10 20, Tate 1-4 1-2 3, Hill 1-2 1-2 3, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Berry 1-5 0-0 2, Deden 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-51 21-27 66.

Columbus 18 11 15 8 - 52

New England 10 17 25 14 - 66

3-Point goals-Columbus 5-22 (Smith 3-6, Lloyd 1-2, Edwards 1-7, Johnson 0-3, Stires 0-2, Still 0-1, Roland 0-1), New England 1-8 (Rizzotti 1-3, Jones 0-3, Hill 0-1, Berry 0-1). Fouled out-Jones. Rebounds-Columbus 25 (Smith 5), New England 34 (Hodges 9). Assists-Columbus 6 (Johnson, Tate 2), New England 19 (Rizzotti, Deden 5). Total fouls-Columbus 24, New England 20. A-11,289.

Glory 79, Lasers 70

Teresa Edwards had 20 points as host Atlanta held off San Jose.

San Jose (70) - Smith 5-10 9-11 19, Sam 7-16 1-2 19, Kaplan 5-9 3-5 13, Azzi 2-13 4-4 9, Holland-Corn 2-9 0-0 5, Byrd 0-0 0-0 0, Sandie 0-3 0-0 0, Gaither 2-4 0-1 4, Machanguana 0-1 0-0 0, Henning 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 23-65 18-25 70.

Atlanta (79) - McClain 6-11 2-2 14, Lovelace 4-11 2-2 10, Henderson 6-11 0-0 12, Edwards 6-14 7-9 20, Vidic 1-5 0-0 2, McCrimmon 0-0 2-2 2, Freeman 2-2 1-2 5, Boswell 4-9 1-2 10, Cherubini 0-1 1-2 1, Conklin 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 30-67 16-21 79.

San Jose 18 19 14 19 - 70

Atlanta 21 20 22 16 - 79

3-Point goals-San Jose 6-21 (Sam 4-8, Holland-Corn 1-4, Azzi 1-6, Sandie 0-1, Smith 0-2), Atlanta 3-10 (Boswell 1-2, Conklin 1-2, Edwards 1-5, Vidic 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Jose 40 (Sam 10), Atlanta 49 (Edwards 12). Assists-San Jose 12 (Azzi 6), Atlanta 19 (Edwards, Vidic 5). Total fouls-San Jose 20, Atlanta 21. A-3,506.

StingRays 88, Rage 65

Beverly Williams scored 11 of her 15 points in the first quarter as host Long Beach broke out to a 17-point lead and coasted past Philadelphia.

Philadelphia (65) - Frett 2-5 1-1 5, Staley 2-7 2-3 8, Sobral 1-1 0-0 2, Goodson 5-10 5-8 15, McWilliams 5-8 2-2 12, Marciniak 2-8 2-2 8, Morgan 2-6 0-0 6, Aldridge 1-2 1-1 4, Campbell 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 22-50 14-19 65.

Long Beach (88) - Davis 10-21 2-2 27, Griffith 9-13 7-8 25, Lacy 1-6 1-2 3, Williams 7-12 0-0 15, Nagy 1-5 3-4 6, Stafford 1-3 0-0 2, Wilkerson 1-1 0-0 2, Ruff 0-0 0-0 0, Bauer 2-3 4-4 8. Totals 32-64 17-20 88.

Philadelphia 17 17 19 12 - 65

Long Beach 33 13 19 23 - 88

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 7-16 (Marciniak 2-6, Staley 2-5, Morgan 2-3, Aldridge 1-1, McWilliams 0-1), Long Beach 7-13 (Davis 5-10, Williams 1-2, Nagy 1-1). Fouled out-Williams. Rebounds-Philadelphia 35 (Goodson 10), Long Beach 37 (Griffith 11). Assists-Philadelphia 15 (Staley 4), Long Beach 20 (Nagy 11). Total fouls-Philadelphia 18, Long Beach 22. Technicals-None.

Power 72, Xplosion 70

Elaine Powell sank a 12-foot, offbalance jumper with 5.1 seconds left to lift host Portland over Colorado. Powell had 10 points in a third-quarter rally as Portland erased a 41-32 deficit.

Colorado (70) - Hall 2-7 2-2 7, Robinson 7-14 3-3 21, Phillips 6-9 0-0 12, Black 1-3 5-6 7, Campbell 4-6 0-0 8, Crawley 1-4 0-0 2, Wynne 4-8 3-5 11, Anderson 1-6 0-1 2, Howard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 13-17 70.

Portland (72) - Milton 4-8 2-2 10, Harrison 4-7 0-1 8, Williams 12-23 4-6 28, Powell 7-13 2-3 16, Wright 2-6 5-6 10, Frost 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Goodenbour 0-3 0-0 0, Ford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-62 13-18 72.

Colorado 19 22 7 22 - 70

Portland 19 13 24 16 - 72

3-Point goals-Xplosion 5-10 (Hall 1-1, Robinson 4-8, Howard 0-1), Power 1-4 (Powell 0-1, Wright 1-3). Fouled out-Milton. Rebounds-Xplosion 39 (Robinson 8), Power 33 (Williams 9). Assists-Xplosion 8 (Black 6), Power 15 (Milton, Harrison, Williams, Powell 3). Total fouls-Xplosion 18, Power 16. A-6,058.