Coach Whiz reshuffled his starting line-up last night, rewarding MIP candidate Erin Buescher for her stellar work this season and hoping Hamchétou Maïga-Ba could slow down Seimone Augustus.
It worked - at least enough to give the Monarchs a commanding 25-9 lead after the first quarter that the Lynx could not overcome. Buescher led all scorers with 25 points and Augustus was held to 13 points.
While the Lynx continue to struggle with slow starts and injuries, they did have a couple of positives in the game. Kristen Mann returned to action and scored 16 points after missing Tuesday's game in Phoenix with a broken nose and concussion. Also, despite the slow start the Lynx came back to outscore the Monarchs 69-62 in the final three quarters.
"We messed up in the first quarter, and they came out smokin," said Augustus. "But [that Minnesota outscored Sacramento in the last 30 minutes] just shows that we still had a fire and desire to win."
It worked - at least enough to give the Monarchs a commanding 25-9 lead after the first quarter that the Lynx could not overcome. Buescher led all scorers with 25 points and Augustus was held to 13 points.
While the Lynx continue to struggle with slow starts and injuries, they did have a couple of positives in the game. Kristen Mann returned to action and scored 16 points after missing Tuesday's game in Phoenix with a broken nose and concussion. Also, despite the slow start the Lynx came back to outscore the Monarchs 69-62 in the final three quarters.
"We messed up in the first quarter, and they came out smokin," said Augustus. "But [that Minnesota outscored Sacramento in the last 30 minutes] just shows that we still had a fire and desire to win."
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