Nicole Powell and Erin Buescher scored 12 points apiece and Kristin Haynie added 11 as the Monarchs posted their seventh consecutive win, an 86-59 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.
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A former Lynx forward, Buescher made all of her five shots and scored five consecutive Sacramento points late in the second quarter, including a three-point play for a 31-19 lead with 3:40 to go before halftime.
Former league MVP Yolanda Griffith and Scholanda Dorrell scored nine points apiece and Hamchetou Maiga-Ba and DeMya Walkereach added eight for the Monarchs, who limited Minnesota to 10 first-quarter points and had a 23-11 edge in assists.
Minnesota rookie Seimone Augustus, the league's second-leading scorer, made 9-of-18 shots and scored 20 points. Adrian Williams added 12 points off the bench for the Lynx, who missed all seven 3-point attempts and suffered their seventh straight loss to Sacramento.
Next Games: The Sacramento Monarchs play at Indiana on Tuesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. ET and the Minnesota Lynx play at Charlotte on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.