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Monarchs Fans To Enjoy More Home Weekend Games In 2008

December 13, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


SACRAMENTO, CALIF., Dec. 13, 2007 - The Sacramento Monarchs will play 12 home weekend games in 2008. The Monarchs view these home weekend dates as the best opportunities for Northern California sports enthusiasts to experience women's basketball at its highest level. The 34-game regular season schedule features the Monarchs playing four home games on Fridays, six home games on Saturdays and two home games on Sundays during the 2008 season.

"We have received feedback from our fans that they prefer weekend dates for Monarchs games," said Danette Leighton, vice president of Monarchs business operations. "As their advocates, Maloof Sports & Entertainment has communicated this need for more weekend dates and we are extremely pleased with our 2008 schedule."

The 2008 Monarchs season will feature six Special Event Games. Along with great basketball, these six games will include unique elements to provide fans with an enhanced experience at ARCO Arena. Elements may include outdoor fun zones with bounce houses, hand printing and card making stations, carnival games and activities and special surprise guests.

Monarchs Special Event Games include:

- Opening Night - Saturday, May 17, versus the San Antonio Silver Stars

o Be a part of the Monarchs tip-off to their 12th WNBA Season and collect your commemorative Opening Night Lapel Pin.

- Dads and Daughters - Saturday, June 14, versus the Los Angeles Sparks

o Celebrate Father's Day with the Monarchs at the special game for fathers and daughters of all ages.

- Women of Inspiration - Saturday, July 12, versus the 2007 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury

o Be in attendance to hear from one of today's most influential women like Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, the Monarchs 2007 featured guest.

- Breast Health Awareness Night - Friday, July 18, versus Atlanta (team name to be determined)

o Honor breast cancer survivors at this special Monarchs game versus the newest team in the WNBA.

- Camp Day - Thursday, July 24, versus the Phoenix Mercury

o Celebrate Monarchs Mascot Monty's birthday at this special 11:30 a.m. matinee game.

- The MONTYS/Fan Appreciation Night - Tuesday, September 9, versus the Seattle Storm

o The Monarchs salute you, the fans at their final regular season home game for 2008.

Additional key weekend match-ups include: Friday, June 6, vs. the 2007 Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Shock; Saturday, July 26, vs. the Indiana Fever; and Saturday, August 30, vs. the Houston Comets.

Sacramento will be featured on national television twice during the 2008 season. The first game will be on Tuesday, May 20, at the Seattle Storm, at 7:30 p.m. and the second game will be on Thursday, July 10, vs. the Los Angeles Sparks, at 6p.m. Both games will be televised on ESPN2.

The League has not scheduled any games between July 28-August 27, 2008, to allow for WNBA players to compete for their respective national teams at the 2008 Olympic Games. During this time, the Monarchs will stay in Sacramento and take part in a variety of community-based events and activities. As the season draws near please visit SacramentoMonarchs.com for more information on Monarchs activities during the Olympic break.

With the release of the 2008 WNBA Schedule, it's a great time to purchase Monarchs tickets. Give the gift of Monarchs tickets this Holiday season with the purchase of flexible and affordable ticket plans as gift certificates. For more information, please visit SacramentoMonarchs.com.

Following is the 2008 Monarchs regular season schedule, including key facts:

KEY FACTS ABOUT THE SACRAMENTO MONARCHS 2008 SCHEDULE

§ By month, the schedule breaks down as follows: May (2 home, 3 away = 5 total), June (5 home, 5 away = 10 total), July (7 home, 5 away = 12 total), August (1 home, 1 away = 2 total) and September (2 home, 3 away = 5 total).

§ By day, the schedule breaks down as follows: Tuesday (3 home, 3 away = 6 total), Wednesday (0 home, 1 away = 1 total), Thursday (2 home, 5 away = 7 total), Friday (4 home, 2 away = 6 total), Saturday (6 home, 3 away = 9 total) and Sunday (2 home, 3 away = 5 total).

§ The Monarchs longest homestand is four games, which includes contests against Seattle (July 8), Los Angeles (July 10), Phoenix (July 12) and Atlanta (July 18).

§ Sacramento embarks on six road trips of two or more games in length. The longest are two, three-game outings: Seattle (May 20), Chicago (May 22) and Connecticut (May 24); New York (June 8), Washington (June 11) and Minnesota (June 12).

§ The Monarchs will play 27 games (14 home, 13 away) before the Olympic break and 7 games (3 home, 4 away) after the break.

§ Sacramento will play all teams in the Eastern Conference twice and all teams in the Western Conference three times, except for Houston and Seattle, which will be four games each.

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2008 MONARCHS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE - page 3

Sacramento Monarchs 2008 Regular Season Schedule

Date Opponent Time Site Special Events

Saturday, May 17 San Antonio Silver Stars 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena Opening Night

Tuesday, May 20 (E2) @ Seattle Storm 7:30 p.m. KeyArena

Thursday, May 22 @ Chicago Sky 5:00 p.m. UIC Pavilion

Saturday, May 24 @ Connecticut Sun 4:00 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena

Friday, May 30 Houston Comets 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Friday, June 6 Detroit Shock 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Sunday, June 8 @ New York Liberty 1:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden

Wednesday, June 11 @ Washington Mystics 4:00 p.m. Verizon Center

Thursday, June 12 @ Minnesota Lynx 5:00 p.m. Target Center

Saturday, June 14 Los Angeles Sparks 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena Dads and Daughters

Friday, June 20 Connecticut Sun 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Sunday, June 22 Chicago Sun 6:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Tuesday, June 24 @ Indiana Fever 4:00 p.m. Conseco Fieldhouse

Thursday, June 26 @ Minnesota Lynx 5:00 p.m. Target Center

Saturday, June 28 New York Liberty 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Tuesday, July 1 Washington Mystics 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Thursday, July 3 @ San Antonio Silver Stars 5:00 p.m. AT&T Center

Saturday, July 5 @ Houston Comets 12:00 p.m. Reliant Arena

Tuesday, July 8 Seattle Storm 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Thursday, July 10 (E2) Los Angeles Sparks 6:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Saturday, July 12 Phoenix Mercury 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena Women of Inspiration

Friday, July 18 Atlanta 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena Breast Health Awareness

Sunday, July 20 @ Detroit Shock 3:00 p.m. The Palace of Auburn Hills

Tuesday, July 22 @ Atlanta 8:00 a.m. Philips Arena

Thursday, July 24 Phoenix Mercury 11:30 a.m. ARCO Arena Camp Day

Saturday, July 26 Indiana Fever 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Sunday, July 27 @ Seattle Storm 6:00 p.m. KeyArena

Thursday, August 28 @ Los Angeles Sparks 7:30 p.m. STAPLES Center

Saturday, August 30 Houston Comets 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Friday, September 5 @ Phoenix Mercury 7:00 p.m. US Airways Center

Sunday, September 7 Minnesota Lynx 6:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Tuesday, September 9 Seattle Storm 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena MONTYS/Fan Appreciation

Friday, September 12 @ Houston Comets 5:30 p.m. Reliant Arena

Saturday, September 13 @ San Antonio Silver Stars 5:00 p.m. AT&T Center

All game times are local to Sacramento (Times Tentative and Subject to Change)

E2 = ESPN2



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