Charlotte Sting Set Roster For September 1st
August 31, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Charlotte Sting News Release
The Charlotte Sting set their roster at 11 active and two injured reserve players, it was announced today by Sting General Manager and Head Coach Trudi Lacey. Each WNBA team was required to submit their roster before resuming play on Wednesday, September 1. The WNBA took a month-long hiatus due to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Third-round draft pick Jia Perkins (groin strain) and rookie free agent Tera Bjorklund (right ankle sprain), were both placed on the injured list and must miss a minimum of three games. The Sting roster now consists of 13 players overall after the signing of Perkins and second-year forward Teana Miller earlier this month.
Bolstered by the return of point guard Dawn Staley, the Sting will play nine games over a 19-day span in September and make a final push for the playoffs. Charlotte has advanced to the WNBA Playoffs in six of seven seasons. Currently, the Sting sit in a three-way tie for second place in the competitive Eastern Conference, where just two games separate the first and last place teams.
The 2004 Sting roster now stands as follows:
# Name Pos Ht Wt DOB College
23 Mery Andrade G 6'0" 169 12/31/75 Old Dominion â99
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 Charlotte Sting resume the season with three games this week, including two at home. Tip-off with the Connecticut Sun is slated for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1 while the defending champion Detroit Shock come to town for a 6 p.m. match-up on Saturday, September 4. Please call (704) 424-WNBA or log on to www.charlottesting.com for ticket information.
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