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Silver Stars Weekly Update

August 15, 2011 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
San Antonio Stars News Release


This week's Games

Silver Stars vs. Indiana Fever

August 16 - 7 p.m. CT - AT&T Center

The Silver Stars rematch with the Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Fever following an 81-68 loss at Conseco Fieldhouse last Tuesday. Guard Becky Hammon led the Silver Stars with 19 points in the loss while Tamika Catchings led the Fever with 21.

Silver Stars Notes

HAMMON ASCENDS ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: With her team-leading 18 points at Connecticut, Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon moved into second all-time on the franchises career scoring list with 2,570 points ... Hammon passed Adrienne Goodson, who amassed 2,563 career points in six seasons with the Utah Starzz/San Antonio Silver Stars franchise, to move into second all-time ... The South Dakota native also ranks eighth all-time in WNBA history with 4,951 points in her 13 seasons ... She enters the week 49 points shy of becoming the seventh player in league history to score 5,000 points.

YOUNG EYES 3,000 POINTS: Forward Sophia Young enters the week 24 points shy of becoming the first player in franchise history to score 3,000 points during their Utah Starzz/San Antonio Silver Stars career ... Young is currently the franchise's career scoring leader with 2,976 points.

ASSIST TO TURNOVER RATIO: San Antonio leads the WNBA in assist to turnover ratio (1.42) heading into the week ... The Silver Stars lead the league with the fewest turnovers (12.87 per game) and largest turnover margin (+4.04) ... Rookie guard Danielle Robinson is the team leader in assists to turnovers (2.19) while guard Tully Bevilaqua is a close second (2.06) ... Last season guard Jia Perkins (then with Chicago) and Bevilaqua (then with Indiana) finished as the league leaders in assist to turnover ratio.

HOOPS AND HOUNDS NIGHT: The Silver Stars will host Hoops and Hounds Night on Sunday, August 28 when they entertain the Minnesota Lynx at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $20 for a fan and their dog to attend the game. Giveaways will include food scoops courtesy of HEB and pop bag dispensers from Locke Hill Pet Feed.

Player Spotlight

Forward Scholanda Robinson has hit her stride for the Silver Stars over the past two weeks, averaging 9.0 points and 1.5 steals per game through the past six games.

Robinson scored a season-high 12 points to lead the Silver Stars at Seattle on August 2. She then matched the feat in back-to-back games against Tulsa (August 6) and at Indiana (August 9). Robinson also leads the Silver Stars in steals to turnover ratio (1.62).

The LSU alumni is in her first season with the Silver Stars. She was acquired in a trade with the Tulsa Shock in exchange for 2012 WNBA Draft picks.

San Antonio visits the Phoenix Mercury for the season time this season and the fourth overall meeting between the teams in 2011. The Silver Stars defeated the Mercury, 101-99, on their last trip to the US Airways Center and earned a 102-91 win in the most recent meeting between the teams on July 28.

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