Nefesa Kolier scored 32 points on 13-for-16 shooting, and Minnesota Links participated in Minianpolis to win 101-78 on Saturday afternoon.
Kolier also caught eight rebounds and received six assistance for Minnesota (10–1), which jumped back from its first loss of the season. Curtney Williams added 17 points to 6 -for -10 shooting.
Kelsey Plum scored 20 points to lead Los Angeles (4-8), which first decreased in its attempt to post a back-to-back win. Rickia Jackson scored 18 points on 6 -for -12 shooting, and Emma Cannon scored 14 points from the bench.
Links shot 56.9 percent (41 out of 72) and 41.4 percent (12 out of 12) from the 3-point range. Sparks shot 41.4 percent (24 out of 58) and deep to 53.3 percent (8 out of 15) from the ground.
Kolier helped Minnesota jump on a 24-8 lead in the first seven-plus minutes. He created a short jump shot with the help of Carly Samuelson, with links at the top of 16 points.
Bridget Carlton scoring in the first quarter with a 3-pointer to make 34–15.
By Haftime, Links increased its lead to 58–26.
Courtney Williams started a 10–0 run run with a jump shot and 3-pinter on back-to-back assets in the second quarter. Kolier chased with a basket and a free throw, and shut down the run with a 7 feet jumping shot.
In the second quarter, 6–0 runs later increased the links leading to 64-33, with 6:23 left in the first half. During the run, the colir took back-to-back layout.
Sparks excluded links 52-43 to chip losses in the second half.
Alisa Pili and Natasha Hidman made back-to-back shots for links at the end of the third quarter. Minnesota gained 78-51 in the basket.
Hidman created a basket during the last minute, in which the links were lasting a 100-point mark.
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