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Beard Scores 29 as Mystics Set Franchise Scoring Mark
Mystics 106, Mercury 101
Alana Beard's 29 points lifts Washington to just their second win of the season Wednesday.
(Roy Dabner - AP)
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
PHOENIX, June 20 -- Alana Beard had a season-high 29 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 22 to lead the Washington Mystics to a 106-101 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night.
Bernice Mosby had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Beard added six rebounds and five assists to help Washington (2-9) set a franchise scoring record. The Mystics, whose only other win this season came last week at home against Phoenix, topped the previous mark of 97 set in 2002.
Diana Taurasi scored 25 points to lead the Mercury (7-6), which had won three of four. Penny Taylor added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists before fouling out with 3 minutes 40 seconds left, and Tangela Smith had 20 points and seven rebounds.
The Mystics led by eight in the second quarter, and Phoenix had the same size lead in the third period.
However, Washington, which outrebounded Phoenix 49-31, broke an 83-all tie on Milton-Jones's 18-footer and Mosby's hook midway through the final quarter.
· LIBERTY 76, SUN 73: In Uncasville, Conn., Shameka Christon scored 22 points as New York overcame a 17-0 Connecticut run to start the game.
Ashley Battle added 18 points to help the Liberty (7-4) win for the second time in its last six games.
Katie Douglas and Nykesha Sales scored 17 points apiece and Asjha Jones added 14 for the Sun (4-7), which lost its fifth straight.
· SILVER STARS 80, LYNX 73: In San Antonio, Sophia Young scored a career-high 24 points and Becky Hammon added 18 to help the Silver Stars beat Minnesota.
Young was 11 for 16 for her second straight 20-point game for San Antonio (6-4). Erin Buescher had 13 points and Vickie Johnson 10.
Seimone Augustus scored 27 points to lead the Lynx (3-10), which committed 19 turnovers.
· COMETS 74, SPARKS 64: In Houston, Michelle Snow had 21 points and Tina Thompson added 20 to lead the Comets to their first win of the season.
Snow also had nine rebounds for Houston (1-10), which never trailed in the game and avenged a 74-71 loss on June 13 at Los Angeles (5-5), which has lost three straight since a three-game winning streak.
· SHOCK 87, STORM 71: In Seattle, Katie Smith had 23 points and Deanna Nolan scored 18 to lead Detroit over the Storm.
Nolan hit a three-pointer with three minutes left in the third quarter to give the defending champion Shock (9-1) a 20-point lead.
Janell Burse had 21 points to lead Seattle (5-5), which fell behind 8-0 in the first two minutes of the game and never led.
