And in what must be last night's least surprising result, the Comets ended up defeating the Dream in Atlanta. The still-winless home team, now 0-17, trailed by 16 early, by just three late, but once again just couldn't close things out.

Coach Meadors-- ready to try anything, at this point-- made some unusual personnel decisions, using lots of time for her reserves, including Ann Strother, who showed unexpected grit. "We had a rough first quarter, " Strother said, "so for me to get out there and be able to provide some energy, some leadership, whatever, that was important."

Stacey Lovelace (DNP) appears to have left the team for unspecified reasons: coach Meadors says she has no idea when the former Boilermaker will return.