Stealth loses to Fury

February 28, 2004 - National Women's Basketball League (NWBL)
Houston Stealth News Release


The Dallas Fury handed the Houston Stealth its first home loss of the 2004 National Women's Basketball League season Friday night at Rice University's Autry Court 83-67. With the loss, the Stealth (7-5) fall to second place, one-half game behind the Colorado Chill. Houston is now tied for second with the Fury (7-5).

In a very physical ball game, Dallas' Anna DeForge led all scorers with 25 points. Three other Fury players scored double figures Sheila Lambert (14 points); Kina Brown (10 points); and TaKeisha Lewis scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

Alicia Thompson was the Stealth's high scorer with 22 points. She also grabbed 6 rebounds. Center Kym Hope added 20 points and guard Tamicha Jackson scored 14 points and dished out 7 assists.

The Stealth's next game is Sunday, February 29th, at Autry Court versus the Birmingham Power. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 pm. Houston is 2-0 versus the Power this season.

The Stealth, the two-time defending National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) Champion, plays its home games at Rice University's Autry Court. Individual game tickets are on sale on the Internet at http://www.nwbl.com/stealth/tickets or at the Rice ticket office an hour before the game. Tickets are $15 for reserved, priority seating, $12 for reserved seating, $8 for adult general admission and $5 for child general admission.

The NWBL is a six-team league that features 27 active WNBA players. The NWBL is in its fourth season with six teams expanding the United States: the Birmingham Power (Birmingham, AL), the Chicago Blaze (Chicago, IL), the Colorado Chill (Ft. Collins, CO), the Dallas Fury (Dallas, TX), the Houston Stealth (Houston, TX), and the Springfield Spirit (Springfield, MA). The season runs through March 23. A four-team, single-elimination playoff begins on April 1, 2004.



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