Women's Hoops Blog

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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Alana Beard seemed to be everyone on the court and matched Nikki Teasley's career high 26 points as the Mystics pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 88-70 win over the Liberty. Beard added nine rebounds, four assists, five steals and a block in an impressive performance. Teasley hit 6 of 10 from three point range.

Despite the dominating performance by their backcourt, the Mystics do have one concern. Delisha Milton-Jones injured her knee in the second quarter with what appears to be a sprained knee. "It's a big win, but it comes with a price," Washington Coach Richie Adubato said. "Now, the question is, how big will that price be?"

Liberty coach Pat Coyle admired the play of the "Score Sisters," but said her team turned the ball over too much. "The last quarter killed us. We made a couple of mistakes on our part. And we made a couple of mistakes in transition, so it went from being 6 to 15 in a second.”