Women's Hoops Blog

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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Three more games, all (to judge by the teams' records) upsets:

1. Minnesota won! At home, again, behind late brilliance from Seimone Augustus, who tweaked her ankle but sank the winning shot with seconds to go. "We put our [other] shooters in the corners and let Seimone go to work," said coach Z.

Sue Bird scored 25 (more than Seimone, in fact) in a back-and-forth game. "It's been a very weird season," Bird sighed.

2. Houston have a two-game win streak! The Comets torched the Mystics in the Toyota Center: Tina Thompson and Ashley Shields scored 23 and 20. "We constantly push [Shields] to build her confidence up," coach Karleen Thompson said.

3. L.A. fans saw their team fall way behind, then had the pleasure of watching Sacramento's epic collapse. It was one of those games-- you've probably seen a few-- in which the Monarchs enter the fourth quarter and just completely forget where to put the ball.

The Sparks came back to win in double overtime. McWilliams-Franklin (21 points) got less than six minutes of rest in the whole game; Fernandez got less than three.

"It's our biggest win," coach Cooper said. "Hopefully it turns into something more."

Also in Sacto, Melody Gutierrez asks coach Boucek: when can we see more women coaches, and how?