2008 Sacramento Monarchs season

2008 Sacramento Monarchs season
Head Coach	Jenny Boucek
Arena	ARCO Arena
Attendance	8,180 per game
Results Record 18–16 (.529) Place 4th (Western) Playoff Finish Lost Western Conference Semifinals Sacramento Monarchs seasons < 2007 2009 >

The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team reached the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. It was also their 9th and final playoff berth before folding a season later.

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

• Kristin Haynie Sacramento Monarchs

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Transactions

• April 18 The Monarchs signed Amy Sanders to a training camp contract.
• April 16 The Monarchs signed Janie Mitchell to a training camp contract.
• April 15 The Monarchs signed Dionne Marsh to a training camp contract.
• March 31 The Monarchs re-signed free agent DeMya Walker.

• March 4 The Monarchs re-signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro.
• March 3 The Monarchs re-signed free agents Rebekkah Brunson, Linda Frohlich and Nicole Powell.

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WNBA Draft

Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team
10	Laura Harper	United States	Maryland
38	A’Quonesia Franklin	United States	Texas A&M
40	Izabela Piekarska (from Indiana Fever)	Poland	UTEP
43	Charel Allen	United States	Notre Dame

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Preseason

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
May 2	Seattle Storm	70-68	Win	1-0
May 5	Washington Mystics	82-90 (OT)	Loss	1-1

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Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars ^x	24	10	.706	–	15–2	9–8	10–10
Seattle Storm ^x	22	12	.647	2.0	16–1	6–11	13–7
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	20	14	.588	4.0	12–5	8–9	12–8
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	18	16	.529	13–4	5–12	6.0	9–11
Houston Comets ^o	17	17	.500	7.0	13–4	4–13	10–10
Minnesota Lynx ^o	16	18	.471	8.0	10–7	6–11	8–12
Phoenix Mercury ^o	16	18	.471	8.0	9–8	7–10	8–12

Season Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
May 17	vs. San Antonio	73-64	Win	1-0
May 20	@ Seattle	62-74	Loss	1-1
May 22	@ Chicago	77-87	Loss	1-2
May 24	@ Connecticut	64-87	Loss	1-3
May 30	vs. Houston	73-66	Win	2-3
June 6	vs. Detroit	70-84	Loss	2-4
June 8	@ New York	70-63	Win	3-4
June 11	@ Washington	79-76	Win	4-4
June 12	@ Minnesota	82-78	Win	5-4
June 14	vs. Los Angeles	66-74	Loss	5-5
June 20	vs. Connecticut	56-72	Loss	5-6
June 22	vs. Chicago	82-70	Win	6-6
June 24	@ Indiana	73-78	Loss	6-7
June 26	@ Minnesota	76-80	Loss	6-8
June 28	vs. New York	82-78	Win	7-8
July 1	vs. Washington	87-81	Win	8-8
July 3	@ San Antonio	67-68	Loss	8-9
July 5	@ Houston	65-73	Loss	8-10
July 8	vs. Seattle	64-79	Loss	8-11
July 10	vs. Los Angeles	87-69	Win	9-11
July 12	vs. Phoenix	105-97	Win	10-11
July 18	vs. Atlanta	77-73	Win	11-11
July 20	@ Detroit	88-85	Win	12-11
July 22	@ Atlanta	79-66	Win	13-11
July 24	vs. Phoenix	83-74	Win	14-11
July 26	vs. Indiana	70-62	Win	15-11
July 27	@ Seattle	71-77	Loss	15-12
August 28	@ Los Angeles	63-78	Loss	15-13
August 30	vs. Houston	80-65	Win	16-13
September 5	@ Phoenix	69-81	Loss	16-14
September 7	vs. Minnesota	78-71	Win	17-14
September 9	vs. Seattle	77-74	Win	18-14
September 13	@ San Antonio	69-77	Loss	18-15
September 15	@ Houston	81-90	Loss	18-16

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• September 12 game against Houston was postponed due to Hurricane Ike.

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

= Indicates team leader

Player	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Nicole Powell	34	944	150	46	40	6	463
Kara Lawson	32	829	82	67	28	2	391
Rebekkah Brunson	30	779	213	13	36	20	327
Ticha Penicheiro	33	856	99	172	67	4	284
Crystal Kelly	33	551	109	15	18	5	243
Adrian Williams-Strong	34	687	167	20	19	8	207
Scholanda Robinson	29	535	32	24	32	6	198
Laura Harper	34	560	137	12	15	20	188
Chelsea Newton	26	393	35	28	30	1	117
A’Quonesia Franklin	34	351	45	59	16	1	53
Kim Smith	21						33
Charel Allen	6						16
La’Tangela Atkinson	5						14
DeMya Walker	7						11

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Roster

Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From G 12 Allen, Charel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Notre Dame F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Georgetown G 10 Franklin, A'Quonesia 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Texas A&M C 15 Harper, Laura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland F 42 Kelly, Crystal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Western Kentucky G 20 Lawson, Kara 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Tennessee G 2 Newton, Chelsea 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Rutgers G 21 Penicheiro, Ticha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Old Dominion F 14 Powell, Nicole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Stanford G 5 Robinson, Scholanda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) LSU F 8 Smith, Kim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Utah F 22 Walker, DeMya 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Virginia C 34 Williams-Strong, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Southern California	Head coach Jenny Boucek (University of Virginia) Assistant coaches Tom Abatemarco (Dowling College) Steve Shuman (Sacramento State) Monique Ambers (Arizona State) Athletic trainer Jill Jackson (Sacramento State) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
Western Conference Semi	September 18	vs. San Antonio	78-85	Loss	0-1
	September 20	@ San Antonio	84-67	Win	1-1
	September 22	@ San Antonio	81-86 (OT)	Loss	1-2

Awards and honors

• Rebekkah Brunson, All-WNBA Defensive Second Team
• Ticha Penicheiro, All-WNBA Defensive First Team

References

1. WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream
2. WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
3. WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board
4. Wnba.Com: Schedules
5. Monarchs Schedule 2008
6. http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/SAC/2008.html

External links

• Monarchs/Comets game postponed