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Sacramento Monarchs Weekly Update

July 19, 2006 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


2006 Sacramento Monarchs All-Decade Team

In recognition of the Sacramento Monarchs 10th Anniversary the franchise honored past and present team members with an All-Decade Team as voted on by selected members of the Sacramento Media and Monarchs fans. The 2006 Sacramento Monarchs All-Decade Team consists of Ruthie Bolton, Edna Campbell, Yolanda Griffith, Lady Grooms, Kedra Holland-Corn, Kara Lawson, Hamchétou Maïga-Ba, Ticha Penicheiro, Tangela Smith and DeMya Walker. The All-Decade Team was honored at the 10th Anniversary Celebration Game on July 15th vs. the Connecticut Sun.

Major Improvement

Monarchs forward/center Erin Buescher has made huge improvements in her game during the 2006 season. Her improved play has other WNBA players and coach's taking notice, making her a standout candidate for the WNBA's 2006 Most Improved Award.

Monarchs Recent Transactions
6-29-06: Waived guard Chameka Scott.
5-19-06: Waived guard Anne O'Neil.
5-17-06: Waived guard Dionnah Jackson and center Cisti Greenwalt.
5-06-06: Waived forward Lamisha Augustine.
5-03-06: Waived center LaToya Turner.
4-17-06: Signed forward/center Brittany Wilkins and guard Chameka Scott as free agents.
4-05-06: Selected forward Kim Smith (13th overall), guard Scholanda Dorrell (Hoston) (14th overall) and forward Lamisha Augustine (41st overall) in the 2006 WNBA Draft.

2-24-06: Signed center LaToya Turner as a free agent
2-14-06: Signed guard Anne O'Neil as a free agent.
2-08-06: Signed center Cisti Greenwalt and guard Dionnah Jackson as free agents.

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Monarchs Upcoming Schedule

Thursday, July 20, 2006, Monarchs vs. New York Liberty 11:30 A.M. at ARCO Arena.

Saturday, July 22, 2006, Monarchs at Minnesota Lynx 5:00 P.M. PDT at Target Center.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006, Monarchs at Indiana Fever 4:00 P.M. at Conseco Fieldhouse.

**All games can be heard on Sports 1140 KHTK with Jim Kozimor and Krista Blunk calling the action.

Upcoming Opponent

Monarchs vs. New York Liberty

- The Monarchs will face the New York Liberty for the 21st occasion during the WNBA regular season. The Monarchs are currently behind in the all-time series 9-11 (Home 5-5, Road 4-6).

- The Monarchs beat the New York Liberty 79-58 on July 7, 2006 at New York. Monarchs forward/center Erin Buescher led all scorers with 19 points.

2006 vs. LIBERTY

July 6 Thursday Sacramento won, 79-58 at New York

July 20 Thursday Sacramento vs. New York, 11:30 a.m. PDT

Monarchs/Liberty Connections

Monarchs guard Kara Lawson ('03) and Liberty guard Loree Moore ('05) both graduated from Tennessee. They were teammates for two seasons (2001-03).



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