All 10 Monarchs who played scored four or more points last night in their game against the Comets. Unfortunately, the team shot only 35%; no one reached double figures and the normally strong Sacramento defense allowed the Comets to shoot almost 52% as Houston beat the Monarchs 81-66.

The ease at which the Comets won may be surprising considering the way that the Monarchs played in their two previous games. Not so shocking is that Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson led the way for Houston. Swoopes scored 22 points and Thompson added 19 and the Comets connected on 13 of 16 shots during a stretch of the second and third quarters.

"The good thing about that first loss was we learned from it," Sheryl Swoopes said. "Right now we could be 3-0, but we feel really good in the way we bounced back."

Leading up to last night's game, the Sacramento Bee looked at the reactions to Swoopes' coming out. Fan reaction has been great and no endorsement deals have been lost, but Jim Buzinski of outsports.com believes the league is missing a marketing opportunity by ignoring lesbian fans.

Also in Cometland, Dawn Staley has started a blog chronicling her final season. Her college coach says that Staley was a "a once-in-a-lifetime player.''