FERNANDEZ A BIG SPARK IN VICTORY.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Marta Fernandez scored a career-high 26 points, leading the Sparks to a 74-66 victory Wednesday night over the Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. The team is one of the WNBA's eight original franchises and was noted early on for standout players Ticha Penicheiro, Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith. at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Christi Thomas Christi Thomas was born on August 14th, 1982. She plays professional basketball in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks. She attended Georgia college. She's been in the pros for 3 years. She's 6-3 and weighs 185 lbs. added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Sparks (7-6), who had lost four of five. Jessica Moore scored a season-high 10 points. Sparks coach Michael Cooper Baker attended college at the University of Georgia and graduated in 2006. and Sidney Spencer Sidney Spencer (born on March 7, 1985 in Hoover, Alabama, U.S.), is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She currently plays for the Los Angeles Sparks. on Wednesday made their first starts of the season for Los Angeles. "I think it gave us some energy off the bench," Cooper said. "With them young legs out there, it made a difference. Our aggressiveness wore them down a little bit. "As a coach you have to look at your team and evaluate what you have been doing over the past three weeks, I think we have -- gotten off to bad starts," Cooper added. "Sometimes you have to do a lineup change to help yourself. Obviously, we have finished well, but we haven't started well." Baker, acquired last week from the New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history. , helped inject some life into the Sparks' lineup, Cooper said. "With Sherill Baker here, I think it takes a lot of pressure off of Marta," Cooper said. "She has a little more energy going down the stretch because she doesn't have to handle the ball and take all of the banging. Christi, that's what we have been waiting for. The problem with that it I don't just want to see it for one game. We need to see it again and again for us to become the team we want to be." Nicole Powell had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Monarchs (10-5), who lost for the second time in seven games. Rebekkah Brunson added 12 points. The Monarchs held a 17-10 lead when Fernandez scored seven points in 35 seconds to kick off a 17-5 run that put the Sparks ahead 27-22 with 5:29 left in the second quarter. Sacramento narrowed its deficit to 29-27 but Christi Thomas scored seven points during a 14-2 spurt that gave Los Angeles a 43-29 halftime lead. The Monarchs used an 11-0 run to close within 67-62 with 2:16 to play. Fernandez then made a free throw after a steal with 34.5 seconds left, and Mwadi Mabika added two free throws with 30 seconds to go. Earl Williams contributed |
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