Silver Stars vs. Comets notes and quotes

Published on May 23, 2005 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
San Antonio Stars News Release


SILVER STARS QUOTES

Silver Stars Head Coach Dan Hughes

"Obviously we're still putting our chemistry together. I have to give Sheryl Swoopes credit. She played an outstanding game, especially from the standpoint that we showed her attention. We were inconsistent on both offense and defense throughout the game. I thought we showed heart the second half in the way we played. It was good to see some players step up in certain situations"

"Marie (Ferdinand) had an outstanding second half. Katie (Feenstra) off the bench did a nice job. Kendra (Wecker) we hope is okay. One of the keys to the game was Shannon Johnson getting in foul trouble. When you play catch up, every possession is valuable. We have a lot of work to do, but if we play with heart, we'll be able to change up some things."

Guard Marie Ferdinand

"We showed we weren't willing to give up. They jumped on us from the beginning, but we didn't back down. We continued to fight. We showed the will to fight and we cut the lead to five. It was a good team effort."

"We didn't come out as aggressive as we should have at home. We continued to fight throughout the game. Now we need to build off it."

"It's going to take some time. We're still trying to learn each other. In time we'll gel with each other and get better."

GAME NOTES:

HOUSTON COMETS-
- With the win, the Houston Comets improved their record to 6-3 on opening night
- Houston shot a blistering 55.4% (31-56) from the field and connected on 2-3 (66.7%) three-pointers and 14-16 (87.5%) free throws
- The Comets dominated the boards, out rebounding the Silver Stars 30-21
- Sheryl Swoopes led the Comets with a game-high 26 points (9-16 fg, 2-2 3fg, 6-7 ft) and handed out four assists in 32 minutes
- Kristen Rasmussen made her Comets debut and finished with 11 points and four rebounds in 28 minutes
- Michelle Snow led all players with nine rebounds and added six points in 31 minutes for the Comets
- Comets' Rookie Sancho Lyttle posted her first 2 WNBA points tonight (FG 1-1) while also adding her first defensive rebound and assist
- Dominique Canty pitched in 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in 32 minutes

SILVER STARS –
- The Silver Stars ended their four game opening night win streak...San Antonio's last loss on opening night came in 2000 when they dropped a 62-69 decision at Los Angeles on 5/31...With the loss the Silver Stars fell to 5-4 in opening night
- Eight new players saw action for the first time in a Silver Stars uniform...Nikki McCray and Wendy Palmer-Daniel started the game while Edna Campbell, Bernadette Ngoyisa and Chantelle Anderson all saw action off the bench...all three Silver Stars rookies (Shyra Ely, Katie Feentra, Kendra Wecker) saw action as well
- After returning from her elbow injury that kept her out the second half of the 2004 season, Marie Ferdinand started off the 2005 season with a team-high 24 points (6-13 fg, 3-5 3fg, 9-10 ft) to go along with three rebounds and 3 assists in 36 minutes of action
- Rookie Katie Feenstra led the Silver Stars with six rebounds and finished the night with nine points in 18 minutes off the bench
- LaToya Thomas tallied 14 points while connecting on 7-12 from the field in 35 minutes of action
- Rookie Kendra Wecker left the game with 30 seconds remaining in the first half with a strained right knee...she will undergo an MRI on Sunday


Houston's next game: The Comets will host the Minnesota Lynx on May 22, 2005 at the Toyota Center at 7:30 pm CST.

San Antonio's next game: The Silver Stars will travel to Detroit to play the Shock at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 6:30 pm CST.

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