Ex-Cougar Sparks Rays Past Reign

Jenni Ruff, a former Washington State star, who is normally an afterthought on the Long Beach bench, rallied the StingRays to an 83-67 victory over the Seattle Reign in front of 3,403 fans at Mercer Arena in Seattle Friday night.

When Ruff, who made all three of her 3-point attempts and scored nine points, came in, the StingRays went on a 12-0 run, turning a 44-42 deficit into a 54-44 lead.

StingRays 83, Reign 67

At Seattle

Long Beach (83) - Davis-Wrightsill 2-7 0-0 4, Griffith 8-12 5-8 21, Lacy 5-11 2-2 12, Nagy 2-3 2-2 6, Williams 4-9 2-2 10, Stafford 0-1 0-0 0, Ruff 3-4 0-0 9, Johnson 8-12 0-1 17, Tunsil 0-0 0-0 0, Bauer 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 33-62 13-17 83.

Seattle (67) - Aycock 0-5 0-0 0, Enis 6-10 3-5 16, Whiting 8-14 4-5 20, Starbird 1-7 0-2 2, Paye 1-6 2-2 5, Orr 0-5 0-0 0, Hedgpeth 2-2 6-8 11, Smith 1-3 2-2 4, Holmes 1-2 3-3 5, Ndiaye 0-2 0-0 0, Godby 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 22-58 20-27 67.

Long Beach 20 17 23 23 - 83

Seattle 11 22 15 19 - 67

3-Point goals-Long Beach 4-10, (Ruff 3-3, Johnson 1-3, Williams 0-1, DavisWrightsill 0-3), Seattle 3-17, (Hedgpeth 1-1, Enis 1-3, Paye 1-5, Aycock 0-2, Starbird 0-3, Orr 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Long Beach 39 (Griffith 10), Seattle 31 (Whiting 7). Assists-Long Beach 23 (Johnson 9), Seattle 14 (Paye 5). Total fouls-Long Beach 23, Seattle 14.

Blizzard 88, Glory 81

At Atlanta

Carolyn Jones scored 19 points as New England clinched a playoff berth.

New England (88) - Hodges 6-10 4-4 16, Deden 6-10 1-2 13, Berry 5-8 5-5 15, Jones 6-15 5-6 19, Rizzotti 4-8 6-9 16, Tate 2-3 1-2 5, Roland 1-2 2-2 4, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Wolters 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 24-30 88.

Atlanta (81) - Edwards 8-19 8-8 27, Lovelace 4-12 6-6 14, Henderson 4-6 2-2 10, Roundtree 3-11 0-0 8, McCrimmon 5-11 0-1 10, Vidic 0-0 0-0 0, Freeman 6-6 0-0 12, Boswell 0-2 0-0 0, Conklin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-67 16-17 81.

New England 18 24 21 25 - 88

Atlanta 18 19 21 23 - 81

3-Point goals-New England 4-9 (Rizzotti 2-3, Jones 2-5, Roland 0-1), Atlanta 5-19 (Edwards 3-9, Roundtree 2-8, McCrimmon 0-1, Boswell 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-New England 40 (Hodges, Berry 9), Atlanta 31 (Freeman 9). Assists-New England 14 (Rizzotti 5), Atlanta 15 (McCrimmon 5). Total fouls- New England 16, Atlanta 25. A-4,858.

Xplosion 63, Rage 58

At Denver

Crystal Robinson scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half to lead Colorado over Philadelphia. Philadelphia (58) - Frett 4-11 0-0 8, Goodson 7-14 4-6 18, McWilliams 3-9 4-4 10, Staley 1-7 0-0 2, Aldridge 1-6 0-0 2, Cummings 0-2 0-0 0, Morgan 5-9 0-0 13, Mallon 1-3 0-0 3, Campbell 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-64 8-10 58.

Colorado (63) - Hall 4-10 0-0 8, Robinson 7-10 3-5 21, Phillips 7-13 3-4 17, Black 2-5 0-0 4, Campbell 4-13 4-6 13, Wynne 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 0-2 0-1 0, Sheetz 0-2 0-0 0, Ford 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 10-16 63.

Philadelphia 18 14 17 9 - 58

Colorado 20 13 13 17 - 63

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 4-12 (Morgan 3-6, Mallon 1-3, Staley 0-3), Colorado 5-10 (Robinson 4-5, Campbell 1-4, Black 0-1). Fouled out-Goodson. Rebounds-Philadelphia 39 (Frett 10), Colorado 38 (Phillips 10). Assists- Philadelphia 11 (Staley 7), Colorado 15 (Black 8). Total fouls-Philadelphia 19, Colorado 10. Technical-Goodson.