Sacramento Monarchs Weekly Update

Published on July 3, 2007 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


2007 Sacramento Monarchs

Capital to Capital

After a victory against the Minnesota Lynx on July 1, Monarchs Head Coach Jenny Boucek was announced as the 2007 WNBA All-Star Western Conference Head Coach. Assistant Coaches Tom Abatemarco, Monique Ambers and Steve Shuman will also head to Washington DC to represent the Monarchs in the Nations Capital.

2007 Special Events at Monarchs Games

During the 2007 season, the Monarchs will be hosting special events during designated home games throughout the season. Designated games will have unique events for fans to participate in. The special events at Monarchs games are scheduled for:

- July 26 vs. Indiana: Camp Day

- August 3 vs. Seattle: Moms and Kids Night

- August 17 vs. Phoenix: MONTYS Fan Appreciation Night

Monarchs Home and Away

The Monarchs all-time home record is 115-53, while their all-time away record is 71-100.

Seeing Double

Rebekkah Brunson has six double-doubles in 2007, bringing her total to 12 career double-doubles. Brunson ranks number two in the WNBA for most double-double's this season.

Nicole Powell has three double-doubles in 2007, bringing her career total to three double-doubles.

Adrian Williams has one double-double in 2007.

Monarchs 2007 Practice Schedule

Your 2007 Sacramento Monarchs have arrived! Practice times and locations are subject to change. If you plan to attend practice, we recommend you confirm with the Monarchs Media Relations Department by calling (916) 928-8112.

Monarchs Recent Transactions

6-4-07: Signed forward Linda Fröhlich and waived center Brittany Wilkins

5-14-07: Waived centers Antionette Wells and Erin Batth

Monarchs Upcoming Schedule

Friday, July 6, 2007, Monarchs at Minnesota Lynx at Williams Arena, 5:00 P.M. PDT.

Sunday, July 8, 2007, Monarchs at New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden, 1:00 P.M. PDT

Thursday, July 12, 2007, Monarchs vs. Connecticut Sun at ARCO Arena, 7:00 P.M. PDT.

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

UPCOMING OPPONENT

Monarchs vs. Minnesota Lynx

- The Monarchs face the Minnesota Lynx for the 31st occasion during the WNBA regular season. The Monarchs currently lead the all-time series 20-10 (Home 12-4, Road 8-6).

- The Monarchs have won 10 straight games against the Lynx, including a 76-68 victory on July 1 at ARCO Arena.

2007 vs. LYNX

May 20 Sunday Sacramento won, 74-64 at Minnesota

July 1 Sunday Sacramento won, 76-68 at Sacramento

July 6 Friday Sacramento at Minnesota, 5:00 p.m. PDT

July 29 Sunday Sacramento vs. Minnesota, 6:00 p.m. PDT

SERIES NOTES

Largest Sacramento victory: 91-52, 7-3-01 @ Minnesota (39)

Largest Minnesota victory: 77-59, 7-8-03 @ Minnesota (18)

Most Points, Sacramento: 91-52, 7-3-01 @ Minnesota

Fewest Points, Sacramento: 59-77, 7-8-03 @ Minnesota (twice, most recent)

Most Points, Minnesota: 83-73, 7-11-04 @ Minnesota

Fewest Points, Minnesota: 50-67, 6-17-05 @ Sacramento (twice, most recent)

Longest winning streak, Sacramento: 10 games, 9-19-04 through present

Longest winning streak, Minnesota: 3 games, 7-8-03 through 5-22-04

Monarchs last home win: 7-1-07, 76-68

Monarchs last road win: 5-20-07, 74-64

Current streak: Monarchs won 10, last loss 7-11-04 (83-73 OT)

Quotable

Sacramento Monarchs Head Coach Jenny Boucek, July 1, 2007 at Sacramento

How does it feel to be the coach for the All-Star team?

"This is obviously an honor for the team. This team coaches itself and I'm here to support them, help them, and serve them in any way that I can. This is totally about them, not me. This is an honor, but definitely for them. I don't see this as an honor for me whatsoever. I'm going to represent them as best I can when I'm down there. I have a great assistant coaching staff that has been part of this champion team for years now. This is definitely not about me."

How did you feel about tonight's game?

"They are so beat up right now and they would never tell you that. They are not ones to make excuses, they're champions. I could tell you that they are beat up right now and they are mentally exhausted, they have been for the last few games. They showed, yet again, that they have so much heart, it's unbelievable."

Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Don Zierden, July 1, 2007 at Sacramento::

Lately your team has beaten some very tough teams. What has changed since the beginning of the season?

"We're starting to play a little bit better. We're a young team so we're going to have a lot of ups and downs. But every game for us is a learning experience. When you have the opportunity to play a great team like Sacramento you have to learn from your mistakes and hopefully improve the next time you play them. And when you have a lot of young players it's important to learn from mistakes - and we made a lot of mistakes tonight."

Monarchs/Lynx Connections

Sacramento guard Scholanda Robinson and Minnesota guard Seimone Augustus both graduated from Louisiana State University in 2006. The two were teammates from 2003-2006.

Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson and Minnesota's Seimone Augustus both played for Dynamo Moscow in Russia during the 2006-07 WNBA off-season.

Monarchs guard Ticha Penicheiro and Lynx forward Svetlana Abrosimova both played for Spartak in Moscow, Russia during the 2006-07 WNBA off-season. The team won the Russian Superleague in May of 2007.

Nicole Powell and Adrian Williams were teammates with Lynx forward Nicole Ohlde on Perfumerias Avenida in Spain during the 2006-07 WNBA off-season.

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