Sun 83-76 Monarchs (13 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

4-5, 2-2 away

	1	2	T
CT	43	40	83
SAC	47	29	76

Sacramento Monarchs

2-5, 1-3 home

DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Rebekkah Brunson made 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 16 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro made 23 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Hamchetou Maiga made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ruthie Bolton made Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Katie Douglas.
Hamchetou Maiga made 15 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Lady Grooms missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Two Point Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Debbie Black missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Wendy Palmer made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 7 ft Jumper.
Debbie Black made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales missed Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Katie Douglas missed Two Point Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candace Futrell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candace Futrell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 8 ft Jumper.
Jessica Brungo missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 6 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Asjha Jones made 10 ft Jumper.
Jessica Brungo made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 7 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Wendy Palmer made Layup.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Wendy Palmer missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.
Debbie Black missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 7 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Asjha Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Asjha Jones made Layup.
Jen Derevjanik made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 6 ft Jumper.
Jessica Brungo missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Katie Douglas made 17 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Katie Douglas made Layup.
Wendy Palmer missed 6 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Jen Derevjanik missed Layup.
Jessica Brungo missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 11 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SUN

MONARCHS

TIME		CT	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Yolanda Griffith. Katie Douglas gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	3	0
19:28	DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	3	2
19:19	Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
19:08	Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
19:08	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	6	2
19:06	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	6	2
18:47	Debbie Black missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	2
18:45	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	6	2
18:39	Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	9	2
18:21	Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	9	2
18:17	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	9	2
17:57	Wendy Palmer made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	12	2
17:36	Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	2
17:34	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	12	2
17:25	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	2
17:22	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	12	2
17:17	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	12	4
16:55	Katie Douglas missed 7 ft Jumper.	12	4
16:52	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	12	4
16:45	DeMya Walker Bad Pass	12	4
16:45	Asjha Jones enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	12	4
16:30	Debbie Black made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	14	4
16:15	Debbie Black Personal Foul	14	4
16:09	DeMya Walker made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	14	6
16:01	Jumpball. Nykesha Sales vs. Yolanda Griffith. DeMya Walker gains possession.	14	6
15:49	Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	14	6
15:48	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	14	6
15:37	Nykesha Sales made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	17	6
15:12	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	17	8
14:56	Nykesha Sales missed Jumper.	17	8
14:53	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	17	8
14:49	Nykesha Sales missed Jumper.	17	8
14:47	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	17	8
14:37	Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	17	8
14:34	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	17	8
14:27	Ruthie Bolton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	17	11
14:12	Nykesha Sales made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	19	11
13:52	Ticha Penicheiro made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	19	14
13:45	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	19	14
13:34	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	19	16
13:19	Katie Douglas missed Two Point Shot.	19	16
13:18	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	19	16
13:17	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	21	16
13:02	Asjha Jones Personal Foul	21	16
13:02	Official Timeout.	21	16
13:02	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for DeMya Walker.	21	16
13:02	Kara Lawson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	21	16
13:02	Lady Grooms enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	21	16
13:02	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	21	16
13:02	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Debbie Black.	21	16
13:02	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Asjha Jones.	21	16
12:52	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	21	19
12:33	Jen Derevjanik Traveling	21	19
12:10	Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Jumper.	21	19
12:07	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	21	19
12:00	Nykesha Sales missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	21	19
11:59	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	21	19
11:55	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	21	21
11:33	Official Timeout.	21	21
11:07	Rebekkah Brunson made 6 ft Jumper.	21	23
10:33	24 second	21	23
10:33	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	21	23
10:11	Asjha Jones Shooting Foul	21	23
10:11	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	24
10:11	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	25
10:08	Wendy Palmer Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	21	25
9:59	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Asjha Jones.	21	25
9:59	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	23	25
9:59	Lady Grooms Shooting Foul	23	25
9:59	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	23	25
9:57	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	23	25
9:30	Hamchetou Maiga missed 16 ft Jumper.	23	25
9:30	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	23	25
9:30	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.	23	25
9:30	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	23	25
9:30	Candace Futrell enters the game for Katie Douglas.	23	25
9:29	Candace Futrell Shooting Foul	23	25
9:29	Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	26
9:29	Lady Grooms made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	27
9:10	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul	23	27
9:10	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	23	27
9:10	Candace Futrell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	27
9:10	Candace Futrell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	27
9:08	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	24	27
8:51	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	24	27
8:48	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	24	27
8:37	Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	27
8:33	Candace Futrell Offensive Rebound.	24	27
8:30	Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	27
8:27	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	24	27
8:27	Asjha Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Lady Grooms.	24	27
8:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	24	27
8:26	Jessica Brungo enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	24	27
8:26	Tangela Smith enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	24	27
8:26	Jumpball. Asjha Jones vs. Lady Grooms. Tangela Smith gains possession.	24	27
8:21	Jen Derevjanik Shooting Foul	24	27
8:21	Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	28
8:21	Lady Grooms made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	29
8:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 8 ft Jumper.	26	29
7:50	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	26	29
7:48	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	26	29
7:47	Asjha Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	26	29
7:41	Kara Lawson Bad Pass	26	29
7:41	Official Timeout.	26	29
7:39	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	26	29
7:26	Jessica Brungo missed 11 ft Jumper.	26	29
7:24	Jessica Brungo Offensive Rebound.	26	29
7:18	Jen Derevjanik missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	29
7:15	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	26	29
7:11	Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.	26	29
7:09	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	26	29
6:43	Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot.	26	31
6:30	Asjha Jones made 6 ft Jumper.	28	31
6:30	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul	28	31
6:30	Debbie Black enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	28	31
6:30	Katie Douglas enters the game for Candace Futrell.	28	31
6:30	Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 1.	29	31
6:13	Kara Lawson missed 11 ft Jumper.	29	31
6:09	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	29	31
6:00	Asjha Jones made 10 ft Jumper.	31	31
5:48	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	31	31
5:48	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	31	31
5:31	Kara Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.	31	31
5:31	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	31	31
5:31	Jessica Brungo Loose Ball Foul	31	31
5:31	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	31	31
5:31	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Lady Grooms.	31	31
5:31	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	31	31
5:09	Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	31	33
4:46	Jessica Brungo made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	34	33
4:30	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	34	33
4:28	Ruthie Bolton Personal Foul	34	33
4:28	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Jessica Brungo.	34	33
4:26	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kara Lawson.	34	33
4:13	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 7 ft Jumper.	34	33
4:13	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	34	33
4:13	DeMya Walker Loose Ball Foul	34	33
4:01	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	34	33
4:00	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	34	33
3:51	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	34	35
3:33	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.	36	35
2:57	Ticha Penicheiro made 23 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	36	38
2:49	Asjha Jones Offensive Foul	36	38
2:49	Asjha Jones Foul	36	38
2:49	Official Timeout.	36	38
2:49	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for DeMya Walker.	36	38
2:49	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Asjha Jones.	36	38
2:39	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Personal Foul	36	38
2:28	Hamchetou Maiga made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	36	40
2:17	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	36	40
2:12	Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	36	42
2:02	Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	39	42
1:39	Ruthie Bolton made Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	39	44
1:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 14 ft Jumper.	39	44
1:20	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	39	44
1:20	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	39	44
56.9	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	39	44
51.9	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	39	44
45.9	Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	39	44
44.6	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	39	44
44.1	Wendy Palmer made Layup.	41	44
32.6	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Foul	41	44
32.6	Ticha Penicheiro Foul	41	44
32.6	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Debbie Black.	41	44
11.9	Wendy Palmer missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	41	44
9.4	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	41	44
9.4	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul	41	44
9.4	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.	42	44
9.4	Debbie Black enters the game for Katie Douglas.	42	44
9.4	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.	43	44
1.9	Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	43	47
0.9	Wendy Palmer Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	43	47
0.1	Yolanda Griffith missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.	43	47
0.0	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	43	47
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	43	47

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sun
83
Monarchs
76

Game 1

13/6

Monarchs
85
Sun
70

Game 2

10/7

3:00 AM, 13 June 2004

Referees:
June Courteau
Barb Smith
Michael Price

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