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SEATTLE -- Kelsey Plum had 26 points, with five 3-pointers, and eight assists, and Chantel Osahor scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 17 Washington beat Colorado State 101-68 in the quarterfinals of the preseason WNIT on Monday night.The Huskies will host No. 25 Missouri on Thursday.Natalie Romeo hit Washingtons 16th 3-pointer in the second half to tie a school record for most in a single game.Katie Collier added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Romeo hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 points for Washington (2-0). The Huskies made 16 of 30 3-pointers, 21 of 25 free-throw attempts and outrebounded the Rams 45-21.The Huskies made nine 3-pointers, by five different players, in the first half to take a 49-30 lead.Ellen Nystrom led Colorado State (1-1) with 21 points and seven rebounds. Sofie Tryggedsson made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points, and Elin Gustavsson chipped in 11 points. 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Destockage Chaussure Pas Cher .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. The Los Angeles Sparks and Minnesota Lynx are one win away from meeting in the WNBA Finals after double-digit victories in the first two games of their respective semifinal series.The defending champion Lynx are seeking their fourth crown in six years, buoyed by a quartet that won Olympic gold with the U.S. national team in Rio. The Sparks have a shot at their first title since 2002 behind league MVP Nneka Ogwumike and two-time MVP Candace Parker.In St. Paul, Minnesota, Maya Moore scored 26 points, Lindsay Whalen had 12 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 96-86 Friday night. Diana Taurasi had 31 points for the Mercury, who lost the series opener by 15 points.In Los Angeles, Parker had 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in the Sparks 99-84 win over the Chicago Sky. Ogwumike added 18 points.Reserve Clarissa Dos Santos scored 15 points and Jamierra Faulkner added 14 off the bench for the Sky, who lost Game 1 by 20 points.Here are some things to watch when the semifinals resume Sunday:GOING HOMEThe Mercury started the playoffs in unprecedented fashion. Due to a combination of their No. 8 seed and the new playoff format, theyve had four playoff games on the road and none at home. After winning single-elimination games at Indiana and New York, they looked flat in two losses in Minnesota.We knew it was going to be a tall task, Taurasi said. Were not the freshest team, I can tell you that. Were not the youngest team either. But weve just got to find a way.THE MICROWAVELeague sixth woman of the year Jantel Lavender hit 10 of 11 shots and scored 20 points, matching Parkers total in the Sparks win.Shes a microwave. Thats what I call her, Parker said. She comes and she heats up.Ogwumike praised Lavenders willingness to do whatever is needed. Lavender had started the last two seasons before coming off the bench all year for the Sparks.Shelll set a screen, run, box out, Ogwumike said.dddddddddddd Shes that front court push that helps us control the flow of our game.GET GRINER GOINGPhoenix center Brittney Griner has been a non-factor in the first two games against the Lynx. She scored 16 points but had just two rebounds and was a minus-17 in the Game 1 blowout. Griner picked up two early fouls Friday night and was pulled less than two minutes in. She returned five minutes later and she got a third foul. Griner finished with two points and two rebounds in 18 minutes.This happens in the game of basketball, Taurasi said. And the way she reacts to it is going to tell us a lot about her. And I have the utmost confidence that shes going to come ready to play when we get home.WHERES THE D?Minnesota isnt happy with its defensive performance so far. Phoenix is averaging 90.5 point in the first two games. The Lynx allowed 77.0 points per game this season, and WNBA coach of the year Cheryl Reeve hopes going on the road will hone the defense.Weve been the best road team for reasons of playing great defense and rebounding the basketball, she said. Offense is not going to be easy, so the mindset is if we dont score, they dont score.BRAZILIAN FLAIRClarissa Dos Santos led Chicago with 15 points off the bench. The 6-foot-1 center averages 2.9 points as the second-best Brazilian on the Sky roster. Erika de Souza, a 10-year veteran, averages 5.8 points.Her verticals not the greatest, Chicago coach Pokey Chatman said of Dos Santos. Her attitude and effort is all you talk about in coaching. Shes able to affect the game. Her play and her energy spilled over to the other players. Well make sure we take that into Sunday.---Freelance writer Patrick Donnelly in St. Paul, Minnesota, contributed to this report. ' ' '