Beard's 20 Help Mystics Eclipse Sun
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Alana Beard scores 20 points against the Sun, leading the Mystics to a 91-75 victory and their first pair of back-to-back wins all season.
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Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen drove the baseline and kicked the ball out to Nykesha Sales at the top of the key. Sales let a 3-pointer
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UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Ticker) - Katie Douglas and the Connecticut Sun had just enough poise in their first WNBA Finals contest.
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Rookie Alana Beard has looked like a seasoned veteran ever since the Washington Mystics put teammate Chamique Holdsclaw on the injured list.
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Alana Beard scores 12 of her 16 points in the second half to lead the Washington Mystics to a 65-58 comeback victory over the Houston Comets.
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The Mystics had to rally late in the season so desperately that the team welcomed a chance to take in the fact that they have a chance at a championship.
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UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Ticker) -- The Washington Mystics attempt to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in three years when they visit the Connecticut Sun on Monday.
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With so much change so early, Mystics interim coach Tree Rollins is waiting for a chance for his team to regroup. But first, the Mystics must contend with the Fever.
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Connecticut rookie Lindsay Whalen played with the guile of a veteran Friday night, leading the Sun to a 68-64 victory over the Seattle Storm in the opening game of the WNBA Finals.
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Cynthia Jordan scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half to lead Temple to a 71-60 upset over No. 20 Rutgers on Monday. Temple (5-3) led by nine at halftime before Rutgers (5-2) cut the Owls&#39; lead to five with 18:32 remaining.
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Four players scored in double figures for the Mystics, whose defense stymied the Connecticut Sun for a 67-59 victory yesterday in Washington in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
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Nykesha Sales scored 25 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 93-88 victory in triple overtime against the visiting Indiana Fever in the W.N.B.A. Eastern Conference semifinals. It was the first overtime playoff game in league history. Connecticut (19-16) took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Anna DeForge had a season-high 31 points for the Fever (21-14).In Western Conference semifinals opener last night, Nicole Powell scored 22 points and the Sacramento Monarchs played sterling defense in an 86-65 victory over the visiting San Antonio Silver Stars.
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Nykesha Sales may have scored a team-high 18 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 76-56 victory over the Mystics in Game 3 of last night&#39;s WNBA Eastern Conference
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Alana Beard scored 21 points to help the Washington Mystics keep their playoff hopes alive with a 75-63 victory over the Houston Comets on Sunday. The Mystics, winners of three straight, closed on a 6-0 run, capped by Beard's layup with 34 seconds remaining.
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An infusion of young talent and a change of scenery has done wonders for the former Orlando Miracle. Reborn last year as the Connecticut Sun, the team landed in the WNBA Eastern Conference
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UNCASVILLE, CONN. - The Connecticut Sun reached the WNBA finals for the first time by beating the New York Liberty 60-57 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals.
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Uncasville, CT (Sports Network) - Katie Douglas scored a game-high 18 points and Wendy Palmer added 16 with seven rebounds to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 68-64 victory over the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at the Mohegan Sun Arena.