Reserve Kara Wolters scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half Thursday night to lift the New England Blizzard to a 79-63 ABL victory over the Portland Power.

Carolyn Jones scored 26 for the Blizzard, 16 in the first half, as New England built a 39-27 lead.

Wolters, a 6-foot-7 former Connecticut star, scored 10 in the final quarter to end a Portland rally.

Blizzard 79, Power 63

At Portland

New England (79) - Hodges 8-12 0-0 16, Berry 0-2 0-0 0, Deden 1-4 4-4 6, Jones 10-17 5-5 26, Rizzotti 1-7 0-0 2, Tate 0-0 4-4 4, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Berube 2-2 1-1 5, Wolters 10-14 0-2 20. Totals 32-58 14-16 79.

Portland (63) - Steding 2-7 2-2 7, Harrison 4-8 2-2 10, Williams 7-16 6-7 20, Powell 4-11 3-4 13, Wright 1-7 0-0 3, Milton 5-12 0-0 10, Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Ford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 13-15 63.

New England 18 21 18 22 - 79 Portland 13 14 16 20 - 63 3-Point goals-New England 1-6 (Jones 1-1, Berry 0-1, Rizzotti 0-4), Portland 4-13 (Powell 2-3, Steding 1-3, Wright 1-4, Milton 0-1, Smith 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New England 40 (Hodges 8), Portland 30 (Williams 10). Assists-New England 21 (Deden, Rizzotti 5), Portland 17 (Wright 6). Total fouls-New England 13, Portland 18. A-4,086.