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May 15, 2006 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
San Antonio Stars News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES:

Sunday, May 21 @ Houston Comets, 5 p.m. The Ticket 760 AM

This will mark the start of the 2006 regular season and be the first of three meetings between the Silver Stars and Comets this season. San Antonio won just one of four games against Houston last season, picking up a "W" in the final meeting on July 30 at Houston. The Silver Stars are 9-24 all-time against the Comets. The two teams meet again at the AT&T Center on July 7 at 7 p.m.

News and Notes

Vickie Johnson, Agnieszka Bibrzycka and Dalma Ivanyi join the Silver Stars today for the first time this season. Johnson and Ivanyi have been playing overseas in Hungary, while Bibrzycka joins the squad from Poland. Both rookies, Shanna Zolman and Sophia Young, gradauted from college this weekend.

Young was able to travel to Waco to walk in her graduation ceremony at Baylor, however Zolman had to skip her Tennessee ceremony.

Two Silver Stars, PeeWee Johnson and Vickie Johnson are among the 30 athletes on the WNBA all-decade team ballot. Voting runs through May 31 on www.wnba.com. Vickie is one of only seven players to have played all 10 seasons in the league and ranks No. 1 all time in minutes played. Meanwhile, PeeWee is the only player to amass more than 2,000 points, 1,000 assists, 800 rebounds and 300 steals in her career.

The Silver Stars roster includes five players chosen in the top 10 of the last three WNBA Drafts. Sophia Young - 4th overall in 2006, Kendra Wecker - 4th overall in 2005, Katie Feenstra - 8th overall in 2005, Chantelle Anderson - 2nd overall in 2003 and LaToya Thomas - 1st overall in 2003.

SASILVERSTARS.com has a new look in 2006. The Silver Stars re-launched the site last week with lots of new features and easy navigation.

QUICK NOTES

Stars in the Community

On Wednesday, May 17, Shannon Johnson will visit Boone Elementary to read to students as part of the Read to Achieve program.

On Thursday, May 18, Season Ticket Holders will kick off the 2006 season by partying with the Stars. The Silver Stars and their season ticket holders will get together at Country Lanes Bowling Alley from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for food and fun.

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