Well, Alana and the Mystics took their revenge on Charlotte at home tonight, beating the Sting 87-70. Charlotte actually led most of the first half before losing Helen Darling and Tammy Sutton-Brown (both starters) to injury.
Alana did not have a particularly good shooting night, going 6-14 and 0-2 from deep. Her outside shot was just not falling, with only one of her six baskets a true jump shot. The rest were drives, running jump shots and layups. She did get two "and-one" calls, drew two charges (one against Monique, who returned the favor in the third quarter), and generally played with hustle. She got to shoot one free throw on a flagrant "clear path" foul, meaning she was fouled when she had a clear path to the basket, and made 6-9 free throws. She also had 3 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and another beautiful block, along with 3 turnovers and 2 personal fouls. (As noted above one of the fouls was a charge which is also a turnover...)
Alana ended with 18 points in 31 minutes, and gave everyone a scare by rolling her ankle with a couple of minutes left in the game. She seemed to shake it off though, and was walking fine right after the game during the handshake/hug line with the Sting.
Monique did not get as involved in the game early on and ended with 9 points on 3-7 shooting. She did make all three of her free throws but did not attempt a three this game. She tried hard to make something happen in the fourth quarter, but was playing out of control at some points. She exhibited her usual hustle on the offensive glass, leading the team with 4 O-boards, and had 6 rebounds overall. She had 4 assists as well, but committed 6 turnovers and picked up 4 fouls, with 3 of her turnovers coming in the desperation minutes of the fourth quarter.
