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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ruthie Bolton-Holifield scored 17 points Wednesday night as the Sacramento Monarchs routed the Seattle Storm 79-46. The Monarchs finished the regular season with six victories in seven games to finish 13-3 at home. Sacramento plays host to three-time defending champion Houston on Saturday in the opening round of the playoffs. Sacramento (21-11) never trailed, scoring 15 straight points to take a 24-4 lead midway through the first half. The expansion Storm (6-26), who finished with the league's worst record, missed 17 of their first 20 shots and had only six rebounds in the first-half. Bolton-Holifield scored 13 points in 13 first-half minutes. She made 6-of-7 shots overall and converted all three free throws. Bolton-Holifield scored seven straight points in the Monarchs' 15-0 run. Following two free throws by Stacey Lovelace to break the string, Bolton-Holifield connected on a 3-pointer, giving Sacramento a 27-6 lead. Latasha Byears scored 13 points for the Monarchs, Katy Steding had 12 and Tangela Smith added 10. Yolanda Griffith had nine points and 12 rebounds. Jamie Redd had 14 points for Seattle, which shot 18-for-55 (32.7 percent) from the field. | ALSO SEE WNBA Scoreboard RECAPS Miami 68 Orlando 64
Sacramento 79
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