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Monarchs announce 2005 playoff roster

August 28, 2005 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


SACRAMENTO, CALIF., August 28, 2005 - The Sacramento Monarchs today announce their 2005 WNBA Playoff Roster which includes eight players with Playoff experience and three newcomers to the post-season. The Monarchs have advanced to the Playoffs for the fourth time in five years and are guaranteed home court advantage for the first round and Western Conference Finals after finishing first place in the Western Conference, a first in franchise history.

Sacramento's opponent in the first round will be fourth place Los Angeles. This will mark the fourth post-season meeting for these two teams and the second First Round Playoff match up. Last season the two teams battled it out in the First Round with Sacramento winning the game one at home, 73-58. The Sparks won the second game at Los Angeles, 71-57, while the Monarchs won the third and final game, 72-52, at Los Angeles. With the win Sacramento advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the third time in as many years, but fell a game short of advancing to the Championship Round after a 2-1 Western Conference Series loss to the Seattle Storm.

This season should prove to have more exciting Playoff action for the Monarchs. For the First Round, game one will take place at Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Wednesday, August 31, at 7:30 p.m., PDT, televised on NBATV. The Monarchs will host game two and game three (if necessary) at ARCO Arena. Game two will be Friday, September 2, at 7:00 p.m. PDT, televised on NBATV and the possible game three will be on Sunday, September 4, at 6:00 p.m. PDT, televised on NBA TV.

First Round Playoff Tickets are on sale now. Fans are asked to call (916) 419-WNBA for ticket information. For more information, please visit the Monarchs website at www.SacramentoMonarchs.com .

2005 SACRAMENTO MONARCHS PLAYOFF ROSTER
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/Country WNBA Exp.
32 Rebekkah Brunson* F 6-3 175 12/11/81 Georgetown '04 1
11 Erin Buescher* F/C 6-3 181 06/05/79 The Masters College '01 3
33 Yolanda Griffith* F/C 6-3 175 03/01/70 Florida Atlantic '93 6
4 Kristin Haynie G 5-9 147 06/17/83 Michigan State '05 R
20 Kara Lawson* G 5-10 172 02/14/81 Tennessee '03 2
9 Hamchétou Maïga* G/F 6-1 160 04/25/78 Old Dominion '01 3
2 Chelsea Newton G 5-11 150 02/17/83 Rutgers '05 R
21 Ticha Penicheiro* G 5-11 149 09/18/74 Old Dominion '98 7
14 Nicole Powell F 6-2 170 06/22/82 Stanford '04 1
0 Olympia Scott-Richardson* C 6-3 191 08/05/76 Stanford '98 6
22 DeMya Walker* F 6-3 168 11/28/77 Virginia '99 5

*Previous WNBA Playoff experience

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