The Sting picked up their third road win this season as the Lynx suffered another late collapse. Tan Smith burned the home team for 21, Sheri Sam for 17, including a demoralizing eight in a row after halftime.

Minnesota couldn't hold on to the ball; for stretches, they seemed to have just one guard, Seimone, and one post, Hayden, who combined for more than half the home team's points.

Hayden-- despite mouthing off to the refs-- looked great: 17 points on 7-11 shooting, four blocks, nine boards, and (just) five fouls in 27 minutes. She says she's finally stoked about her team; new coach Carolyn Jenkins offers what Big V calls "A new beginning, a fresh start, a clean slate.... I want to work hard for this woman, and I want to win."