2009 Monarchs Roster Includes Four All-Stars and Seven Players From the WNBA 2005 Championship Team

June 5, 2009 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


SACRAMENTO, CALIF., June 5, 2009 - The Sacramento Monarchs return four WNBA All-Stars (Rebekkah Brunson, Kara Lawson, Ticha Penicheiro and DeMya Walker), seven players from the 2005 WNBA Championship team (Brunson, Lawson, Hamchétou Maïga-Ba, Chelsea Newton, Penicheiro, Nicole Powell and Walker) and three additional veterans (Laura Harper, Crystal Kelly and Scholanda Robinson) to the team's 2009, 11-woman roster.

New additions to this year's team include former Monarchs player Maïga-Ba (2002-05), who signed with the now-defunct Houston Comets for two seasons (2007-08) before Sacramento re-acquired her through free agency this past offseason, and the Monarchs 2009 WNBA first round draft pick (seventh overall) Courtney Paris.

The Monarchs open their 13th WNBA season at ARCO Arena as they take on Seattle Storm on Saturday, June 6, at 1 p.m., PDT. All fans in attendance will receive a commemorative Opening Day pin and Thunderstix. Fans who attend the Monarchs Home Opener will gain exclusive access to a meet and greet and question-and-answer session with UFC legend and former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell following the game.

Groups have more fun! Expect Great Basketball this summer at ARCO Arena! Group tickets start at just $8. Bring your group to a Monarchs game by calling 916-928-3650 or e-mail us at GroupTickets@arcoarena.com. For more information, please visit SacramentoMonarchs.com.

2009 SACRAMENTO MONARCHS ROSTER

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College WNBA Exp.

32 Rebekkah Brunson F 6-3 182 12/11/81 Georgetown '04 5

15 Laura Harper F/C 6-5 186 04/11/86 Maryland '08 1

42 Crystal Kelly F 6-2 201 09/15/86 Western Kentucky '08 1

20 Kara Lawson G 5-9 169 02/14/81 Tennessee '03 6

9 Hamchétou Maïga-Ba F/G 6-2 162 04/25/78 Old Dominion '01 7

2 Chelsea Newton G 5-11 154 02/17/83 Rutgers '05 4

3 Courtney Paris C 6-4 250 09/21/87 Oklahoma '09 R

21 Ticha Penicheiro G 5-11 146 09/18/74 Old Dominion '98 11

14 Nicole Powell F 6-2 170 06/22/82 Stanford '04 5

5 Scholanda Robinson G 5-11 162 01/09/83 Louisiana State '06 3

22 DeMya Walker F 6-3 200 11/28/77 Virginia '99 9



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