Charlotte Sting Make Roster Moves
September 7, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Charlotte Sting News Release
The Charlotte Sting announced several roster moves today, activating rookie guard Jia Perkins and placing guard Mery Andrade on the suspended list.
"Mery has decided to leave the team and return home to Portugal. We appreciate her contributions this season and wish her continued success," said Sting General Manager and Head Coach Trudi Lacey.
Perkins, selected by Charlotte in the third round (35th overall) of the 2004 WNBA Draft, has not yet played in a WNBA game. She signed with the team last month after giving birth to a baby girl on June 4, 2004 and was placed on the injured list on August 31 with a groin strain. While at Texas Tech, Perkins averaged 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 115 games. Following her junior year, she earned All-Big 12 First Team and All-Big 12 Tournament Team honors.
Andrade, selected by the Sting in last winter's dispersal draft, will return home to play with the Portuguese National Team. Andrade appeared in 12 games for Charlotte this season, averaging 0.8 points and 0.3 assists per game.
The Sting roster now stands as follows:
# Name Pos Ht Wt DOB College
50 *Tera Bjorklund C 6'4" 175 06/29/82 Colorado â04
21 Allison Feaster G/F 5'11" 168 02/11/76 Harvard â98
20 Tynesha Lewis G/F 5'10" 150 05/08/79 N.C. State â01
31 Kelly Mazzante G 6'0" 155 02/02/82 Penn State â04
33 Teana Miller F 6'3" 220 10/05/80 Tulane â03
15 Jia Perkins G 5'8" 155 02/23/82 Texas Tech â04
14 Nicole Powell G/F 6'2" 170 06/22/82 Stanford â04
0 Olympia Scott-Richardson F/C 6'2" 175 08/05/76 Stanford â98
3 Charlotte Smith-Taylor F 6'0" 148 08/23/73 North Carolina â95
5 Dawn Staley G 5'6" 134 05/04/70 Virginia â92
32 Andrea Stinson G 5'10" 158 11/25/67 N.C. State â91
55 Tammy Sutton-Brown C 6'4" 199 01/27/78 Rutgers â01
HEAD COACH: Trudi Lacey
ASSISTANT COACHES: Cheryl Reeve, Charlene Curtis
* injured list
The Sting will travel to Minnesota on Wednesday, September 8 to take on the Lynx before returning home to host the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday, September 9 at 7 p.m. and the Lynx on Saturday, September 11 at 6 p.m. Please call (704) 424-WNBA or log on to www.charlottesting.com for ticket information.
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