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Sacramento Monarchs Weekly Update

April 23, 2008 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


Monarchs Open Practice

The Sacramento Monarchs will conduct an open practice for fans at Noon on Saturday, April 26, at ARCO Arena. Fans will have the opportunity to see Coach Boucek and the Monarchs training camp roster prepare for the 2008 WNBA season. Seating is general admission and doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Admission and parking are free.

Monarchs Recent Transactions

2-06-08: Atlanta Dream selected guard Kristin Haynie in the 2008 WNBA Expansion Draft.

3-03-08: Re-signed forwards Rebekkah Brusnon and Nicole Powell to four-year contracts.

Re-signed forward Linda Frölich

3-04-08: Re-signed guard Ticha Penicheiro.

3-31-08: Re-signed forward DeMya Walker.

4-09-08: Selected forward/center Laura Harper in the first round (10th overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Selected guard A'Quonesia Franklin (38th overall), center Izabela Piekarska (40th overall) and guard Charel Allen (43rd overall) in the third round of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Monarchs Preseason Outlook

Friday, May 2, 2008 vs. Seattle Storm, 7:00 P.M. PDT at ARCO Arena

Monday, May 5, 2008 at Washington Mystics, 4:00 P.M. PDT at University of Tampa (Tampa, Fla.)

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

Race for the Cure

On Saturday, May 10, Maloof Sports & Entertainment Team Members, will participate in the 12th Annual Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure. This will be the seventh year that the Maloof Sports & Entertainment family has participated in the event as part of their commitment to Breast Health Awareness. As in past years, thousands of race participants are expected to stop by the Monarchs Experience to take shots on the sport court, visit with Monty, watch the Hip Hop Crew, have their faces painted, and enjoy other fun activities.

2008 Special Events at Monarchs Games During the 2008 season, the Monarchs will be hosting special events for fans to participate in during designated home games throughout the season. The special events at Monarchs games are as follows:

- Saturday, May 17 vs. San Antonio Silver Stars: Opening Night

- Saturday, June 14 vs. Los Angeles Sparks: Dads and Daughters Night

- Saturday, July 12 vs. Phoenix Mercury: Women of Inspiration Night

- Friday, July 18 vs. Atlanta Dream: Breast Health Awareness Night

- Thursday, July 24 vs. Phoenix Mercury: Camp Day

- Tuesday, September 9 vs. Seattle Storm: The MONTYS - Monarchs Thank You Sacramento

2008 SACRAMENTO MONARCHS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College WNBA Exp.

12 Charel Allen G 5-11 135 07/23/86 Notre Dame '08 R

23 La'Tangela Atkinson G/F 6-0 164 03/22/84 North Carolina '06 2

32 #Rebekkah Brunson F 6-2 175 12/11/81 Georgetown '04 4

10 A'Quonesia Franklin G 5-4 154 09/29/85 Texas A&M '08 R

13 #Linda Fröhlich F 6-3 185 06/23/79 UNLV '02 4

15 %Laura Harper F/C 6-4 190 04/11/86 Maryland '08 R

20 %Kara Lawson G 5-9 165 02/14/81 Tennessee '03 5

24 Dionne Marsh F 6-1 170 01/14/86 UNM '08 R

11 Janie Mitchell F 6-0 168 01/11/86 Georgia Tech '08 R

2 Chelsea Newton G 5-11 154 02/17/83 Rutgers '05 3

21 Ticha Penicheiro G 5-11 145 09/18/74 Old Dominion '98 10

3 Izabela Piekarska C 6-5 225 06/08/85 UTEP '08 R

14 #Nicole Powell F 6-2 175 06/22/82 Stanford '04 4

5 Scholanda Robinson G 5-11 155 01/09/83 Louisiana State '06 2

4 Amy Sanders G 5-10 155 06/05/83 Hawaii '07 1

8 Kim Smith F 6-0 158 05/07/84 Utah '06 2

22 #DeMya Walker F 6-3 170 11/28/77 Virginia '99 8

34 Adrian Williams-Strong F/C 6-5 180 02/15/77 USC '99 7

# Denotes players currently overseas and will join the team at a later date, to be determined.

% Denotes players currently playing with USA Basketball Women's National Team, participating in the Goodluck Beijing Tournament, April 19-26



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