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Show _ Sports _WasaTcu PAGE 17 COUNTY COURIER oe - Jury 13, 1999 = Starzz split Games |;,, Orlando causes a stumble | with a 19.6 point per game average. Adrienne Goodson comes in at a distant second in team scoring with a 13.6 SPORTS EDITOR average. The Starzz will need that scoring Sor both hot hands ORLANDO - The road trip started out well enough for as they move on into the West Conference for a pair of the Starzz, with a nice win over. Washington on the east games to start the week. coast, in the East Conference. Things ended a bit rougher | Phoenix comes to town on Monday this —o and though as Orlando avenged an earlier loss to the Starzz Friday the Starzz host hot-handed Houston with the with an 6 point spanking that kept Utah from evening league’s best record. their record and kept the Starzz at 5-7 for the year so far. Utah hits the road again for another east coast trip over. A trend has appeared over the course of the season for the weekend with layovers in New York on Sunday and the Starzz. Forward Natalie Williams has been all-everyCharlotte in Monday. thing for the team so far this year. The 6-foot-2, rookie sensation has stepped up to play at the pro level with out Western Conference oa ; Sacramento ‘Les fuieeles _ Minnesota By KARI GIBB rr WNBA ANDINGS = 13 10 Zs a, = 10 fe 5 = r 5 7 E- o 10 : — a = STARZZ Phoenix - =~ Eastern conference New York Aa Orlando | The key game this week wil] be Houston, If the Starzz oe Charlotte _ can play well at home and steal a win over Houston, they batting an eye. She has led the team in rebounding 10 out of the 12 could do a great deal of good in setting themselves up for success down the road in the playoffs. _ games the Starzz have played to date. Williams has also ese Detriot gf Washington — Cleveland — = eee Ce oa ae ae led the team in scoring six of the 12 games for the year 8 Co STARZZ ~ Washington 56 a Orlando aae. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE eae TTT Ape NT -STARZZ SCORES Buzz stay game up | Pacific Conference South Tucson leaves trailing— By Kari GIBB SALT LAKE CITY - Four home games came and went for the Buzz last week, and three of them had Salt Lake reeling off the wins. Tucson came calling on the - Buzz and left with a 1-3 record for their efforts. _The four game home stint, with three wins, helped Salt Lake keep pace with the South Division leaders - from Fresno.| At 48-40, Fresno is still four games up on the Buzz. The three wins put Salt Lake at 44-42 and boosted their lead over Tucson to a game. At 43-46, the Arizona team goes home dropping the ball when they had the perfect chance to move up behind Fresno. Vancouver still stays atop the West Division with a 2 ca ah. — Tucson BUZZ... & 6 Tucson BUZZ 2 3 — — = ae a = Vancouver Edmonton 42 36 39 #43 a — Tacoma 33 46 2 Calgary Sec - i g in the East Division with a 57-30 mark that sets the pace for the entire Pacific Coast League. Omaha is not far off the mark with a 54-34 record that gives them an 11 aie lead in the Midwest over Albuquerque. The Buzz finish off the week with a road stand at Fresno for four games. To end the week, and to start next week, Salt Lake comes. home and welcomes Omaha for a four game series. — | American Conference _ Midwest Omaha a Tucson Z BUZZ... l Tucson 6 BUZZ 4] 38 as ae S . 43 43 F a | Nashville SCORES | Colorado Springs - Albuquerque Iowa i Memphis = | East BUZZ 2 99 4 ee ‘West ee Edmonton trails Vancouver, but is well below the .500 mark with a 39-46 record. Omaha and Nashville have the league’ S best pair of records. Nashville has a ten game lead over Oklahoma City E Ag: i aes 8 oe Las viens oe of 46-42 overall anda hot 17-10 Division SPORTS EDITOR 2 “Fresno” ebro BUZZ fi], Tucson f e aes _ 28 + i Bea 3M Oklahoma City 42 38 New Orleans. ae ee Ee . — 3 7 en A rn Pre c oo 0 an ae got ly oe RRR RR emmmnene ao STANDINGS |