Monique Currie won the first of many battles against her former college teammate Alana Beard as the Sting won their first game of the season over the Mystics, 73-63 before 3,527 in Charlotte.

Beard started the game strong scoring 11 points in the first half, but it was Currie who finished the strong scoring 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Sting pulled away for the win. Fellow Sting rookie LaToya Bond may end up challenging Helen Darling for the starting PG position as she added 12 points and played just over 29 minutes. Veterans Tammy Sutton-Brown, Sheri Sam and Kelly Mazzante combined for 37 points and kept the Sting in the game in the first half.

The Sting shut down both Beard and Delisha Milton-Jones in the second half and forced 27 Mystic turnovers, although the Mystics actually scored two more points off of turnovers. After coming up short with late game rallies in their two previous games, the Sting were able to use a 11-2 run to close the game.

Muggsy Bogues: "It’s not how we start, but how we finish. They are believing in it and trusting in one another, and they came in tonight and got the job done. "