Monarchs 67-66 Lynx (29 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

3-0, 3-0 away

	1	2	T
SAC	35	32	67
MIN	33	33	66

Minnesota Lynx

1-2, 1-1 home

Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Driving Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Vanessa Hayden made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Kristi Harrower missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Driving Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made 16 ft Running Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 16 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Kristen Mann made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Kristen Mann made Driving Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 10 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith missed Driving Layup.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made Driving Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chelsea Newton made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Miao Lijie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Miao Lijie.
Miao Lijie missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 18 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
Erin Buescher made Layup.
Kristin Haynie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Driving Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Hamchetou Maiga made Driving Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Yolanda Griffith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made Running Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chelsea Newton's Layup blocked by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Chelsea Newton made 5 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Chelsea Newton's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro made 12 ft Running Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Kristin Haynie missed 11 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
Erin Buescher made Layup. Assisted by Miao Lijie.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Miao Lijie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chelsea Newton made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

MONARCHS

LYNX

TIME		SAC	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Nicole Ohlde. Nicole Powell gains possession.	0	0
19:40	DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:39	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	0	0
19:21	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:14	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	0	0
19:13	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
18:59	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Driving Layup.	0	0
18:58	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:42	Chelsea Newton made Driving Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	0
18:27	Nicole Ohlde made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	2
17:55	Chelsea Newton made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	4	2
17:47	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	4	2
17:46	Chelsea Newton Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:30	Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:30	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:22	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	4	2
17:21	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:58	Nicole Powell missed Layup.	4	2
16:55	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:50	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	4	5
16:40	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	4	5
16:29	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	4	5
16:28	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:15	Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	4	5
16:14	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:05	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	4	7
15:38	Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	7
15:37	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	4	7
15:37	Minnesota Full Timeout.	4	7
15:37	Miao Lijie enters the game for DeMya Walker.	4	7
15:37	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	4	7
15:22	Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.	4	7
15:19	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	4	7
15:11	Miao Lijie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	7
15:08	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	4	7
14:45	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	7
14:44	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	4	7
14:32	Rebekkah Brunson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	6	7
14:03	Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	7
14:02	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	6	7
14:00	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	6	7
13:59	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	6	7
13:53	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	6	10
13:38	Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Miao Lijie.	8	10
13:18	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	8	13
13:07	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	13
13:07	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	8	13
13:07	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Tamika Williams.	8	13
13:07	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	8	13
13:07	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	8	13
12:59	Miao Lijie missed 9 ft Jumper.	8	13
12:57	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	8	13
12:48	Vanessa Hayden Lost Ball. Stolen by Rebekkah Brunson.	8	13
12:42	Kristin Haynie missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	13
12:41	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	8	13
12:22	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Turnover	8	13
12:11	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	13
12:11	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	8	13
12:11	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	13
12:11	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	13
11:48	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	13
11:48	Sacramento Full Timeout.	10	13
11:48	Erin Buescher enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	10	13
11:40	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	10	16
11:17	Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	16
11:15	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	10	16
11:04	Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	16
11:03	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	10	16
10:48	Katie Smith Bad Pass	10	16
10:48	Tamika Williams enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	10	16
10:33	Hamchetou Maiga missed 18 ft Jumper.	10	16
10:32	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	10	16
10:32	Erin Buescher Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	16
10:12	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	10	16
10:11	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	10	16
10:06	Miao Lijie Bad Pass	10	16
9:52	Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	10	18
9:33	Erin Buescher missed Layup.	10	18
9:32	Erin Buescher Offensive Rebound.	10	18
9:30	Erin Buescher made Layup.	12	18
9:14	Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper.	12	20
8:47	Kristin Haynie missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	20
8:45	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	12	20
8:33	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	20
8:33	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	12	20
8:33	Miao Lijie Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	20
8:33	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Katie Smith.	12	20
8:33	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	12	20
8:33	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	21
8:33	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	12	21
8:33	DeMya Walker enters the game for Miao Lijie.	12	21
8:33	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Erin Buescher.	12	21
8:33	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	22
8:11	Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.	12	22
8:11	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	12	22
8:06	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	22
7:50	Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	22
7:48	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Offensive Rebound.	12	22
7:47	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.	12	24
7:37	Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.	12	24
7:37	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	12	24
7:24	Amber Jacobs Lost Ball. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	12	24
7:18	Hamchetou Maiga made Driving Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	14	24
7:05	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	14	24
7:03	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	14	24
7:03	Minnesota Full Timeout.	14	24
7:03	Jacqueline Batteast enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	14	24
7:03	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Vanessa Hayden. Hamchetou Maiga gains possession.	14	24
6:58	Hamchetou Maiga made Driving Layup.	16	24
6:41	Vanessa Hayden made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	16	26
6:28	Hamchetou Maiga made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	18	26
6:20	Tamika Williams Bad Pass	18	26
6:20	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	18	26
6:09	Yolanda Griffith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	20	26
6:09	Delay of Game	20	26
5:56	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass	20	26
5:56	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	20	26
5:56	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	20	26
5:56	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	20	26
5:30	Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	22	26
5:15	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Chelsea Newton.	22	26
5:00	DeMya Walker made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	24	26
4:52	Minnesota Full Timeout.	24	26
4:52	Katie Smith enters the game for Jacqueline Batteast.	24	26
4:37	Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	26
4:35	Chelsea Newton Defensive Rebound.	24	26
4:28	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	26	26
4:16	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Kristi Harrower. Sacramento gains possession.	26	26
4:16	Kristi Harrower Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	26	26
4:15	Nicole Ohlde Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	26
3:57	DeMya Walker made Running Jumper.	28	26
3:34	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	26
3:33	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	28	26
3:25	Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	31	26
3:09	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	26
3:08	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	31	26
3:08	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	31	26
2:39	Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	26
2:38	Chelsea Newton Offensive Rebound.	31	26
2:24	Chelsea Newton's Layup blocked by Svetlana Abrosimova.	31	26
2:23	Chelsea Newton Offensive Rebound.	31	26
2:20	Chelsea Newton made 5 ft Jumper.	33	26
2:04	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	33	26
2:04	Jacqueline Batteast enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	33	26
2:04	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	33	26
2:04	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	27
2:04	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	28
1:51	Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.	33	28
1:50	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	33	28
1:36	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	33	28
1:32	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	33	30
1:22	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	33	30
1:07	Tamika Williams Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	33	30
1:07	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	30
1:07	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	34	30
1:07	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	34	30
1:07	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	35	30
41.5	Katie Smith Bad Pass	35	30
15.1	DeMya Walker's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	35	30
15.1	Jumpball: DeMya Walker vs. Vanessa Hayden. Chelsea Newton gains possession.	35	30
15.1	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	35	30
10.9	Chelsea Newton's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	35	30
8.5	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	35	30
2.8	Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper.	35	32
2.8	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	35	32
2.8	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	35	33
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	0	0
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	33

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 4-0

Monarchs
67
Lynx
66

Game 1

29/5

Lynx
50
Monarchs
67

Game 2

18/6

Lynx
54
Monarchs
67

Game 3

1/8

Monarchs
61
Lynx
52

Game 4

28/8

Target Center

11:00 PM, 29 May 2005

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Bryan Enterline
Denise Brooks-Clauser
Tony Dawkins

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Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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