Stingrays End Lasers’ Nine-Game Winning Streak

Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil and Trisha Stafford each scored six points in the fourth quarter as the Long Beach StingRays defeated San Jose 99-91 Saturday in Long Beach, Calif., ending the Lasers’ nine-game winning streak.

Yolanda Griffith led Long Beach with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Venus Lacy added 17 points as the StingRays extended their season-best winning streak to four games.

Jennifer Azzi scored 16 of her 30 points in the second quarter for San Jose.

StingRays 99, Lasers 91

At Long Beach, Calif.

San Jose (91) - Smith 4-12 6-9 14, Sam 3-13 1-3 10, Gaither 1-3 2-2 4, Azzi 10-19 8-8 30, Holland-Corn 4-10 0-0 10, Kaplan 0-1 0-0 0, Sandie 0-1 0-0 0, Machanguana 7-7 8-10 22, Henning 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 29-66 26-34 91.

Long Beach (99) - Davis 5-12 3-3 14, Griffith 8-9 4-7 20, Lacy 7-9 3-3 17, Williams 5-9 3-3 14, Nagy 4-9 3-5 11, Stafford 5-6 3-5 13, Wilkerson 0-2 1-2 1, Johnson 2-7 2-2 7, Bauer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-64 22-30 99.

San Jose 17 24 28 22 - 91

Long Beach 28 27 22 22 - 99

3-Point goals-San Jose 7-20 (Sam 3-7, Azzi 2-6, Holland-Corn 2-6, Sandie 0-1), Long Beach 3-7 (Williams 1-1, Johnson 1-1, Davis 1-3, Nagy 0-1, Stafford 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Jose 32 (Machanguana 6), Long Beach 43 (Griffith 12). Assists-San Jose 16 (Sam 4), Long Beach 24 (Williams 8). Total fouls-San Jose 26, Long Beach 25. A-1,935.

Blizzard 70, Xplosion 61

At Hartford, Conn.

Carolyn Jones made 19 of 20 free throws, both ABL records, in matching her season high of 32 points to lead New England to a victory over Colorado.

The game drew 15,213 fans, an ABL record.

Colorado (61) - Phillips 7-12 2-4 16, Robinson 6-12 3-3 17, Crawley 0-5 0-0 0, Black 1-2 0-0 3, Campbell 6-15 0-0 14, Wynne 1-3 0-0 2, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Sheetz 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 0-1 0-0 0, Hall 4-10 0-2 9.

New England (70) - Hodges 3-4 1-4 7, Deden 1-4 0-0 2, Berry 2-4 1-1 5, Jones 5-12 19-20 32, Rizzotti 3-7 8-9 14, Tate 0-1 1-2 1, Berube 0-2 2-2 2, Roland 0-2 0-0 0, Wolters 2-6 3-4 7.

Colorado 19 11 15 16 - 61

New England 21 10 16 23 - 70

3-Point goals-Colorado 6-18 (Robinson 2-6, Campbell 2-8, Black 1-2, Howard 0-1), New England 3-10 (Jones 3-4, Berry 0-1, Berube 0-1, Rizzotti 0-4). Fouled out-Colorado, Hall. Rebounds-Colorado 36 (Phillips 15), New England 34 (Hodges, Jones 8). Assists-Colorado 18 (Robinson 6), New England 9 (Deden 3). Total fouls-Colorado 28, New England 13. A-15,213.

Power 77, Glory 61

At Portland

Natalie Williams scored 24 points and had 17 rebounds to lead the Portland Power to a win over the Atlanta Glory.

Atlanta (61) - Lovelace 3-11 3-5 9, Freeman 2-7 0-0 4, Henderson 6-16 3-3 15, Edwards 5-13 0-0 11, McCrimmon 0-1 0-0 0, Vidic 0-1 2-2 2, Boswell 2-2 0-0 6, Conklin 0-0 0-0 0, Roundtree 3-10 7-10 14. Totals 21-61 15-20 61.

Portland (77) - Steding 4-11 2-2 14, Harrison 1-5 0-0 3, Williams 8-21 8-10 24, Powell 5-10 3-4 15, Wright 3-8 0-0 9, Milton 6-8 0-1 12, Ford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 13-17 77.

Atlanta 7 14 24 16 - 61

Portland 22 18 24 13 - 77

3-Point goals-Atlanta 4-10 (Boswell 2-2, Edwards 1-3, Roundtree 1-4, Lovelace 0-1), Portland 10-17 (Steding 4-7, Wright 3-7, Powell 2-2, Harrison 1-1). Fouled out-Wright. Rebounds-Atlanta 35 (Lovelace 8), Portland 45 (Williams 17). Assists-Atlanta 18 (Edwards 4), Portland 13 (Williams 4). Total fouls-Atlanta 12, Portland 19. A-5,434.

Quest 77, Rage 61

At Columbus, Ohio

Tonya Edwards scored 19 points as Columbus won its 12th straight home game, defeating Philadelphia.

Columbus was 16 for 32 from the floor in the first half.

Philadelphia (61) - Sobral 2-3 0-0 6, Goodson 6-15 3-6 15, McWilliams 3-5 4-4 10, Frett 3-7 7-8 13, Staley 4-12 2-2 12, Marciniak 0-0 0-0 0, Cummings 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 1-4 0-0 3, Aldridge 0-4 0-0 0, Mallon 0-0 2-2 2, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-50 18-22 61.

Columbus (77) - Lloyd 4-10 2-2 13, Smith 5-10 1-2 14, Still 6-11 4-5 16, Johnson 1-3 4-4 6, Edwards 7-17 0-0 19, Thirdgill 0-1 0-0 0, Tate 1-4 3-4 5, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Potthoff 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 26-62 14-17 77.

Philadelphia 13 14 16 18 - 61

Columbus 17 30 16 14 - 77

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 5-9 (Sobral 2-2, Staley 2-6, Morgan 1-1), Columbus 11-21 (Edwards 5-9, Lloyd 3-5, Smith 3-5, Johnson 0-1, Tate 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Philadelphia 36 (Goodson, McWilliams 9), Columbus 34 (Lloyd 10). Assists-Philadelphia 14 (Staley 6), Columbus 23 (Lloyd, Smith, Tate 4). Total fouls-Philadelphia 16, Columbus 23. A-4,109.