Sol starts back-to-back games on the road.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

MIAMI _ The Sol's leading scorer, Sandy Brondello, didn't practice all week at her usual pace. She is still recovering from a chest cold that left her weak in Sunday's loss to New York.

But she expects to be ready for Thursday night's matchup against the Washington Mystics (2-5) in the first back-to-back road games of the season for the Sol (4-3). Miami plays at Minnesota (2-4) on Friday.

Brondello, who is averaging 16.1 points, can rely on her inside knowledge of what the Mystics might try to do against Miami. After all, she had played for Mystics first-year coach Tom Maher since 1993 when he became the Australian National Team coach.

Maher guided …