Rookie Sparks Reign Victory

ABL

Rookie Shalonda Enis scored a season-best 23 points and Kate Starbird added 21 as the Seattle Reign held on for a 99-94 American Basketball Association victory Wednesday over the San Jose Lasers.

The Reign (2-5) scored the first 10 points of the game and forged ahead by 26 in the second quarter.

Reign 99, Lasers 94 At Seattle

San Jose (94) - Sandie 6-11 4-4 16, Machanguana 1-1 1-2 3, Kaplan 1-2 2-2 4, Azzi 6-13 5-5 19, Henning 2-6 0-0 5, Byrd 0-1 0-0 0, Gaither 9-12 4-6 22, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Holland-Corn 3-9 2-3 10, Bradley 0-0 0-0 0, Sam 6-14 0-2 13. Totals 35-71 18-24 94.

Seattle (99) - Enis 5-12 12-13 23, Aycock 2-4 0-0 5, Whiting 8-16 2-5 18, Paye 4-6 4-4 15, Starbird 6-8 5-6 21, Orr 0-0 0-0 0, Hedgpeth 2-3 1-2 5, Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Holmes 2-7 0-1 4, Ndiaye 1-2 0-0 2, Godby 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 32-62 26-33 99.

San Jose 13 34 30 17 - 94

Seattle 27 29 21 22 - 99

3-Point goals-San Jose 6-14 (HollandCorn 2-4, Azzi 2-3, Henning 1-2, Sam 1-3, Sandie 0-2), Seattle 9-18 (Starbird 4-5, Paye 3-4, Enis 1-3, Aycock 1-4, Hedgpeth 0-1, Holmes 0-1). Fouled out-Azzi. Rebounds- San Jose 43 (Sandie, Gaither 7), Seattle 31 (Enis 8). Assists-San Jose 20 (Holland-Corn 5), Seattle 20 (Paye 7). Total fouls-San Jose 23, Seattle 22. A-2,662.

Power 67, Blizzard 65 At Hartford, Conn.

Elaine Powell’s 10-foot baseline jumper with seven seconds left gave unbeaten Portland the victory.

Portland (67) - Steding 4-11 0-0 10, Milton 3-4 0-0 6, Williams 8-14 1-1 17, Powell 3-10 0-0 8, Wright 5-6 0-0 14, Frost 1-4 0-0 2, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Goodenbour 2-2 0-0 4, Harrison 1-2 0-0 2, Ford 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 28-58 3-3 67.

New England (65) - Hodges 2-6 0-0 4, Deden 1-1 0-0 2, Wolters 3-5 2-2 8, Jones 7-12 10-12 25, Rizzotti 4-8 2-3 12, Tate 2-5 0-0 4, Hill 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Berry 3-5 2-3 8. Totals 23-46 16-20 65.

Portland 15 18 22 12 - 67

New England 14 19 19 13 - 65

3-Point goals-Portland 8-17 (Wright 4-4, Powell 2-5, Steding 2-6, Milton 0-1, Harrison 0-1), New England 3-6 (Rizzotti 2-4, Jones 1-1, Hill 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 27 (Williams, Ford 5), New England 28 (Hodges, Berry 8). Assists-Portland 23 (Williams 7), New England 14 (Deden, Tate 3). Total fouls- Portland 19, New England 9. A-6,424.