Women's Hoops Blog

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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

For the first time in its franchise history, Washington scored a win in LA. DeLisha Milton-Jones was calmer than when she met her old team in DC; she finished with 15 and 7.

"My emotions were in check this time," she said. "First time around I was fresh off a plane from Spain, didn't know [her teammates], didn't know the offense. My body wasn't even here yet. And then I had to play a team like L.A. They got us in Washington. This time we were prepared physically, mentally, and me emotionally."

The Sparks have slipped to 10-9. Lisa Leslie planned a players-only meeting to rally the troops.

"We have to define our season today. People want to probably look at our coaches and all that, but a lot of it is effort," she said. "We have a team of all-stars, so we have to find another way to do this. It is not going to be Lisa's show or Chamique's show. We have done that already. We have to find a way to win together."