2008 Sacramento Monarchs season

2008 Sacramento Monarchs season
Coach	Jenny Boucek
Arena	ARCO Arena
Attendance	8,180 per game
Results
Record	18–16 (.529)
Place	4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost Western Conference Semifinals
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The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team reached the playoffs for the man consecutive season. It was also their 9th and final playoff berth before folding a season later.

Offseason

The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:

• Kristin Haynie Sacramento Monarchs

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Transactions

• April 18 The Monarchs signed Amy Sanders to a training camp contract.
• April 16 The Monarchs signed Janie Mitchell to a training camp contract.
• April 15 The Monarchs signed Dionne Marsh to a training camp contract.
• March 31 The Monarchs re-signed free agent DeMya Walker.
• March 4 The Monarchs re-signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro.
• March 3 The Monarchs re-signed free agents Rebekkah Brunson, Linda Frohlich and Nicole Powell.

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WNBA draft

Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club team
10	Laura Harper	United States	Maryland
38	A’Quonesia Franklin	United States	Texas A&M
40	Izabela Piekarska (from Indiana Fever)	Poland	UTEP
43	Charel Allen	United States	Notre Dame

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Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	May 2	Seattle Storm	W 70–68	1–0
2	May 5	Washington Mystics	L 82–90 (OT)	1–1

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Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
San Antonio Silver Stars x	24	10	.706	–	15–2	9–8	10–10
Seattle Storm x	22	12	.647	2.0	16–1	6–11	13–7
Los Angeles Sparks x	20	14	.588	4.0	12–5	8–9	12–8
Sacramento Monarchs x	18	16	.529	6.0	5–12	13–4	9–11
Houston Comets o	17	17	.500	7.0	13–4	4–13	10–10
Minnesota Lynx o	16	18	.471	8.0	10–7	6–11	8–12
Phoenix Mercury o	16	18	.471	8.0	9–8	7–10	8–12

Season Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	May 17	San Antonio	W 73–64	1–0
2	May 20	@ Seattle	L 62–74	1–1
3	May 22	@ Chicago	L 77–87	1–2
4	May 24	@ Connecticut	L 64–87	1–3
5	May 30	Houston	W 73–66	2–3
6	June 6	Detroit	L 70–84	2–4
7	June 8	@ New York	W 70–63	3–4
8	June 11	@ Washington	W 79–76	4–4
9	June 12	@ Minnesota	W 82–78	5–4
10	June 14	Los Angeles	L 66–74	5–5
11	June 20	vs. Connecticut	L 56–72	5–6
12	June 22	Chicago	W 82–70	6–6
13	June 24	@ Indiana	L 73–78	6–7
14	June 26	@ Minnesota	L 76–80	6–8
15	June 28	New York	W 82–78	7–8
16	July 1	Washington	W 87–81	8–8
17	July 3	@ San Antonio	L 67–68	8–9
18	July 5	@ Houston	L 65–73	8–10
19	July 8	Seattle	L 64–79	8–11
20	July 10	Los Angeles	W 87–69	9–11
21	July 12	Phoenix	W 105–97	10–11
22	July 18	Atlanta	W 77–73	11–11
23	July 20	@ Detroit	W 88–85	12–11
24	July 22	@ Atlanta	W 79–66	13–11
25	July 24	vs. Phoenix	W 83–74	14–11
26	July 26	Indiana	W 70–62	15–11
27	July 27	@ Seattle	L 71–77	15–12
28	August 28	@ Los Angeles	L 63–78	15–13
29	August 30	Houston	W 80–65	16–13
30	September 5	@ Phoenix	L 69–81	16–14
31	September 7	vs. Minnesota	W 78–71	17–14
32	September 9	vs. Seattle	W 77–74	18–14
33	September 13	@ San Antonio	L 69–77	18–15
34	September 15	@ Houston	L 81–90	18–16

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• September 12 game against Houston was postponed due to Hurricane Ike.

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

= Indicates team leader

Player	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Nicole Powell	34	944	150	46	40	6	463
Kara Lawson	32	829	82	67	28	2	391
Rebekkah Brunson	30	779	213	13	36	20	327
Ticha Penicheiro	33	856	99	172	67	4	284
Crystal Kelly	33	551	109	15	18	5	243
Adrian Williams-Strong	34	687	167	20	19	8	207
Scholanda Robinson	29	535	32	24	32	6	198
Laura Harper	34	560	137	12	15	20	188
Chelsea Newton	26	393	35	28	30	1	117
A’Quonesia Franklin	34	351	45	59	16	1	53
Kim Smith	21						33
Charel Allen	6						16
La’Tangela Atkinson	5						14
DeMya Walker	7						11

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Roster

2008 Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From G 12 Allen, Charel 5' 11" (1.8m) 135 lb (61kg) Notre Dame F 32 Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) Georgetown G 10 Franklin, A'Quonesia 5' 4" (1.63m) 154 lb (70kg) Texas A&M C 15 Harper, Laura 6' 5" (1.96m) 190 lb (86kg) Maryland F 42 Kelly, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) Western Kentucky G 20 Lawson, Kara 5' 9" (1.75m) 165 lb (75kg) Tennessee G 2 Newton, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) Rutgers G 21 Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 145 lb (66kg) Old Dominion F 14 Powell, Nicole 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) Stanford G 5 Robinson, Scholanda 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) LSU F 8 Smith, Kim 6' 1" (1.85m) 158 lb (72kg) Utah F 22 Walker, DeMya 6' 3" (1.91m) 168 lb (76kg) Virginia C 34 Williams-Strong, Adrian 6' 5" (1.96m) 170 lb (77kg) USC	Head coach Jenny Boucek (Virginia) Assistant coaches Tom Abatemarco (Dowling) Steve Shuman (Sacramento State) Monique Ambers (Arizona State) Athletic trainer Jill Jackson (Sacramento State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
Western Conference Semi	September 18	vs. San Antonio	78–85	Loss	0–1
	September 20	@ San Antonio	84–67	Win	1–1
	September 22	@ San Antonio	81–86 (OT)	Loss	1–2

Awards and honors

• Rebekkah Brunson, All-WNBA Defensive Second Team
• Ticha Penicheiro, All-WNBA Defensive First Team

References

1. "WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
2. WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions
3. WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
4. Wnba.Com: Schedules Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
5. Monarchs Schedule 2008
6. "2008 Sacramento Monarchs Stats".

External links

• Monarchs/Comets game postponed