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Atlanta Glory
14 - 21 (pct: .400)
last updated: 1-27-1998

Atlanta Glory: Last Week: 1-2. Player of the Week Nominee: G Teresa Edwards (22.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 4.7 apg, including 35 pts against Philly). Saturday's Seattle-Atlanta game at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum drew 9,667 fans--a record for both the Glory and the facility...The throng was the largest to witness a pro game in that arena, which also hosts the NBA's Atlanta Hawks (largest Hawks' crowd--9,356 on Jan. 9)...F Katrina McClain returned Friday after missing a month of action with a knee injury to lead Atlanta in scoring with 17 pts in a 89-62 loss to SJ, tying the Glory's worst loss of the season.

Colorado Xplosion: Last Week: 0-2: Player of the Week Nominee: G Edna Campbell (20.0 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.0 spg). Campbell averages 13.4 ppg but 19.7 in the Xplosion's last 12 games... Colorado is expecting its largest home crowd ever for the Feb. 1 New England game, as 7,100 tickets have already been sold...Record to beat: 8,848 on Jan. 19, 1997, vs. Portland... Crystal Robinson has moved into the league lead for three-point percentage at .448... Newly-acquired F Stacey Ford (from Portland) played 10 minutes against her former Portland teammates, posting four points, three rebounds and one block Friday. Colorado Xplosion
record: 16 - 20 (pct: .444)
last updated: 1-27-1998

Columbus Quest
record: 28 - 7 (pct: .800)
last updated: 1-27-1998

Columbus Quest: Last Week: 2-0: Player of the Week Nominee: C Valerie Still (23.0 ppg, 7 rpg, 3.0 spg). The Quest's magic number to clinch the Eastern Conference is now one, meaning a Quest win on Wed. vs. Seattle (or a New England loss on Tuesday) would give the Quest its second-straight Eastern Conference crown...G Tonya Edwards, an ABL All-Star, missed last weekend's two games with a stress fracture in her right foot...She's listed as "day-to-day" this week...Her absence last Friday broke her streak of starting every game in Quest history (79 including playoffs)... Katie Smith scored a career-high 30 points on Fri.

Long Beach StingRays: Last Week: 0-1. Player of the Week Nominee: Yolanda Griffith (19.0 ppg, 11 rebounds.) Griffith Watch: No. 1 rebounding (11.6); No. 1 steals (3.2); No. 2 blocks (1.5); No. 3 FG Pct (.530); and No. 4 scoring (19.2)...After a brief cameo atop the Western Conference, Long Beach is now a half-game back of Portland...The StingRays have 11 games to play, one of which (Feb. 8 at LB) will decide the season series currently tied at three apiece..LB's avg. margin of victory over Portland is 5.7 points while Portland has edged LB by an avg. three points (including two OT games). Long Beach StingRays
record: 20 - 14 (pct: .588)
last updated: 1-27-1998

New England Blizzard
record: 20 - 17 (pct: .540)
last updated: 1-27-1998

New England Blizzard: Last Week: 3-0: Player of the Week Nominee: G Carolyn Jones (25.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.0 spg, 2.7 apg). Jones scored a season-high 35 pts vs. Philly, technically moving into the league scoring lead (21.44 ppg to Natalie Williams' 21.42)...The Blizzard's seven straight home wins is a franchise record..N.E. has gone to a three-guard look--Jones, Jennifer Rizzotti and Deanna Tate, with the latter two sharing point guard roles..During win streak, Tate & Rizzotti each have had 11 assists in a game.

Philadelphia Rage: Last Week: 0-3: Player of the Week Nominee: G Dawn Staley (20.0 ppg, 4 rpg, 3.7 spg, 13-26 3-point line) Staley is 10 three-pointers shy of breaking the ABL record for three-pointers in a season...Lynn Tighe, Rage director of basketball operations, was inducted into Philadelphia's Big 5 Hall of Fame this past week... A 1987 Villanova graduate, Tighe was a first-team all-Big East performer as a senior and is still the school's leader in assists... Rage are 0-for-'98 having gone winless in eight tries to start the year. Philadelphia Rage
record: 12 - 23 (pct: .342)
last updated: 1-27-1998

Portland Power
record: 22 - 15 (pct: .594)
last updated: 1-27-1998

Portland Power: Last Week: 2-0. Player of the Week: C Natalie Williams (25.0 ppg, 19.5 rpg, .2.0 spg, 1.5 bpg, 690 FG , 14/21 FT). Williams posted an ABL-season high 21 boards vs. Long Beach Thursday... Pietra Gay was signed to a 2-week replacement contract... Power newcomer Sylvia Crawley returned to Colorado Friday, playing 10 minutes, tallying two points, two rebounds, one steal, no dunks... G Falisha Wright is expected to be on IR another week rehabbing the torn meniscus in her right knee.

San Jose Lasers: Last Week: 1-2. Community service: $1 will be donated to the American Heart Association for every ticket purchased at this Friday's Lasers-Glory game at the SJ Arena... SJ's Feb. 4 game against the Rage has been deemed Women's Night to promote the mentoring of young girls... The Lasers' Feb. 8 home game has been designated Family Night, with a special pre-game reception with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce... After going 8-0 in December, the Lasers are 3-5 so far in January. San Jose Lasers
record: 18 - 19 (pct: .486)
last updated: 1-27-1998

Seattle Reign
record: 11 - 25 (pct: .305)
last updated: 1-27-1998

Seattle Reign: Last Week: 2-1. Player of the Week Nominee: C Val Whiting (19.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg, .575 FG , including a season-high 26 points against New England). Whiting is 27 points shy of 1,000-career points...The team has won five of last eight games...After relinquishing a 21-point lead Saturday at Atlanta, Reign G Christy Hedgpeth helped seal the win with a clutch trey with time winding down ...The road win was Seattle's fourth of the season, tying last year's mark with four "away" games remaining.

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Atlanta Glory 14 - 21 (pct: .400) last updated: 1-27-1998	Atlanta Glory: Last Week: 1-2. Player of the Week Nominee: G Teresa Edwards (22.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 4.7 apg, including 35 pts against Philly). Saturday's Seattle-Atlanta game at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum drew 9,667 fans--a record for both the Glory and the facility...The throng was the largest to witness a pro game in that arena, which also hosts the NBA's Atlanta Hawks (largest Hawks' crowd--9,356 on Jan. 9)...F Katrina McClain returned Friday after missing a month of action with a knee injury to lead Atlanta in scoring with 17 pts in a 89-62 loss to SJ, tying the Glory's worst loss of the season.

Colorado Xplosion: Last Week: 0-2: Player of the Week Nominee: G Edna Campbell (20.0 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.0 spg). Campbell averages 13.4 ppg but 19.7 in the Xplosion's last 12 games... Colorado is expecting its largest home crowd ever for the Feb. 1 New England game, as 7,100 tickets have already been sold...Record to beat: 8,848 on Jan. 19, 1997, vs. Portland... Crystal Robinson has moved into the league lead for three-point percentage at .448... Newly-acquired F Stacey Ford (from Portland) played 10 minutes against her former Portland teammates, posting four points, three rebounds and one block Friday.		Colorado Xplosion record: 16 - 20 (pct: .444) last updated: 1-27-1998
Columbus Quest record: 28 - 7 (pct: .800) last updated: 1-27-1998	Columbus Quest: Last Week: 2-0: Player of the Week Nominee: C Valerie Still (23.0 ppg, 7 rpg, 3.0 spg). The Quest's magic number to clinch the Eastern Conference is now one, meaning a Quest win on Wed. vs. Seattle (or a New England loss on Tuesday) would give the Quest its second-straight Eastern Conference crown...G Tonya Edwards, an ABL All-Star, missed last weekend's two games with a stress fracture in her right foot...She's listed as "day-to-day" this week...Her absence last Friday broke her streak of starting every game in Quest history (79 including playoffs)... Katie Smith scored a career-high 30 points on Fri.

Long Beach StingRays: Last Week: 0-1. Player of the Week Nominee: Yolanda Griffith (19.0 ppg, 11 rebounds.) Griffith Watch: No. 1 rebounding (11.6); No. 1 steals (3.2); No. 2 blocks (1.5); No. 3 FG Pct (.530); and No. 4 scoring (19.2)...After a brief cameo atop the Western Conference, Long Beach is now a half-game back of Portland...The StingRays have 11 games to play, one of which (Feb. 8 at LB) will decide the season series currently tied at three apiece..LB's avg. margin of victory over Portland is 5.7 points while Portland has edged LB by an avg. three points (including two OT games).		Long Beach StingRays record: 20 - 14 (pct: .588) last updated: 1-27-1998
New England Blizzard record: 20 - 17 (pct: .540) last updated: 1-27-1998	New England Blizzard: Last Week: 3-0: Player of the Week Nominee: G Carolyn Jones (25.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.0 spg, 2.7 apg). Jones scored a season-high 35 pts vs. Philly, technically moving into the league scoring lead (21.44 ppg to Natalie Williams' 21.42)...The Blizzard's seven straight home wins is a franchise record..N.E. has gone to a three-guard look--Jones, Jennifer Rizzotti and Deanna Tate, with the latter two sharing point guard roles..During win streak, Tate & Rizzotti each have had 11 assists in a game.

Philadelphia Rage: Last Week: 0-3: Player of the Week Nominee: G Dawn Staley (20.0 ppg, 4 rpg, 3.7 spg, 13-26 3-point line) Staley is 10 three-pointers shy of breaking the ABL record for three-pointers in a season...Lynn Tighe, Rage director of basketball operations, was inducted into Philadelphia's Big 5 Hall of Fame this past week... A 1987 Villanova graduate, Tighe was a first-team all-Big East performer as a senior and is still the school's leader in assists... Rage are 0-for-'98 having gone winless in eight tries to start the year.		Philadelphia Rage record: 12 - 23 (pct: .342) last updated: 1-27-1998
Portland Power record: 22 - 15 (pct: .594) last updated: 1-27-1998	Portland Power: Last Week: 2-0. Player of the Week: C Natalie Williams (25.0 ppg, 19.5 rpg, .2.0 spg, 1.5 bpg, 690 FG , 14/21 FT). Williams posted an ABL-season high 21 boards vs. Long Beach Thursday... Pietra Gay was signed to a 2-week replacement contract... Power newcomer Sylvia Crawley returned to Colorado Friday, playing 10 minutes, tallying two points, two rebounds, one steal, no dunks... G Falisha Wright is expected to be on IR another week rehabbing the torn meniscus in her right knee.

San Jose Lasers: Last Week: 1-2. Community service: $1 will be donated to the American Heart Association for every ticket purchased at this Friday's Lasers-Glory game at the SJ Arena... SJ's Feb. 4 game against the Rage has been deemed Women's Night to promote the mentoring of young girls... The Lasers' Feb. 8 home game has been designated Family Night, with a special pre-game reception with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce... After going 8-0 in December, the Lasers are 3-5 so far in January.		San Jose Lasers record: 18 - 19 (pct: .486) last updated: 1-27-1998
Seattle Reign record: 11 - 25 (pct: .305) last updated: 1-27-1998	Seattle Reign: Last Week: 2-1. Player of the Week Nominee: C Val Whiting (19.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg, .575 FG , including a season-high 26 points against New England). Whiting is 27 points shy of 1,000-career points...The team has won five of last eight games...After relinquishing a 21-point lead Saturday at Atlanta, Reign G Christy Hedgpeth helped seal the win with a clutch trey with time winding down ...The road win was Seattle's fourth of the season, tying last year's mark with four "away" games remaining.