Monarchs 74-68 Comets (14 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

4-4, 1-2 away

	1	2	T
HOU	34	34	68
SAC	32	42	74

Sacramento Monarchs

7-2, 4-0 home

Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Driving Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Nicole Powell made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Nicole Powell missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made 7 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 9 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 18 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Nicole Powell missed 6 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Chelsea Newton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Yolanda Griffith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
DeMya Walker made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Kristin Haynie made Driving Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Kristin Haynie missed Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kristin Haynie's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Edwige Lawson.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
DeMya Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Technical Free Throw.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain's Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Sancho Lyttle made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Edwige Lawson made 13 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made 5 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Edwige Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Edwige Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Edwige Lawson.
Edwige Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Edwige Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 52 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 3 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edwige Lawson.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tari Phillips made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty's Driving Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Edwige Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Edwige Lawson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janeth Arcain missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

MONARCHS

TIME		HOU	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Yolanda Griffith. Chelsea Newton gains possession.	0	0
19:59	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
19:44	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	0	0
19:44	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:29	Janeth Arcain's Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	0	0
19:29	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
19:13	Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	0
19:13	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	1
18:57	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	0	1
18:50	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	1
18:49	Nicole Powell Offensive Rebound.	0	1
18:47	DeMya Walker Turnover	0	1
18:32	Nicole Powell Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	1
18:32	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	1
18:32	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	1
18:31	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	1	1
18:23	DeMya Walker Traveling	1	1
18:07	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	1	1
18:07	Houston Offensive Rebound.	1	1
17:58	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.	1	1
17:57	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	1	1
17:49	Yolanda Griffith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	1	3
17:22	Kristen Rasmussen Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	1	3
17:16	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	1	3
17:15	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	1	3
17:13	DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	1	5
16:52	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	1	5
16:52	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	5
16:52	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	5
16:30	Yolanda Griffith made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	3	7
16:10	Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.	3	7
16:08	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	3	7
16:06	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	3	7
16:06	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	8
16:06	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	3	8
16:06	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	3	8
16:06	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Goaltending	3	8
16:06	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	9
15:45	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	5	9
15:30	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	5	11
15:22	Houston Full Timeout.	5	11
15:22	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	5	11
15:07	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	5	11
15:07	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	11
15:07	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	11
14:49	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	7	11
14:41	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	11
14:41	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	11
14:41	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	11
14:27	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	11
14:27	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	9	11
14:27	Rebekkah Brunson Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	11
14:27	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	9	11
14:11	Michelle Snow missed Jumper.	9	11
14:11	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	9	11
13:56	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	11
13:45	Hamchetou Maiga made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	9	13
13:29	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	9	13
13:19	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	9	13
13:14	Kristen Rasmussen missed 19 ft Jumper.	9	13
13:11	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	9	13
13:04	Hamchetou Maiga missed Driving Layup.	9	13
13:03	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	9	13
13:02	Janeth Arcain Lost Ball. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	9	13
12:57	Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	9	15
12:27	Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	11	15
12:11	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	11	15
12:11	Rebekkah Brunson Foul	11	15
12:11	Edwige Lawson enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	11	15
12:11	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Dominique Canty.	11	15
12:11	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	11	15
12:11	Erin Buescher enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	11	15
12:00	Hamchetou Maiga Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	15
12:00	Miao Lijie enters the game for Kara Lawson.	11	15
11:55	Sancho Lyttle made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	13	15
11:40	Erin Buescher Bad Pass	13	15
11:40	Sacramento Full Timeout.	13	15
11:30	Edwige Lawson Bad Pass	13	15
11:08	Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	15
11:07	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:48	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	15
10:48	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	15
10:48	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	15
10:34	Erin Buescher made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	15	17
10:10	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	15	17
10:10	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Erin Buescher.	15	17
10:10	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	15	17
10:06	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	15	17
9:56	Nicole Powell made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	15	19
9:23	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	19
9:22	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	15	19
9:00	Nicole Powell missed 12 ft Jumper.	15	19
8:57	Edwige Lawson Defensive Rebound.	15	19
8:52	Edwige Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	15	19
8:44	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	15	19
8:38	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	17	19
8:22	Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	17	22
8:00	Edwige Lawson made 13 ft Jumper.	19	22
7:39	Miao Lijie Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	22
7:39	Miao Lijie Foul	19	22
7:39	Houston Full Timeout.	19	22
7:39	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	19	22
7:39	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Miao Lijie.	19	22
7:39	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	19	22
7:39	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	19	22
7:24	Adrienne Goodson made 5 ft Jumper.	21	22
7:13	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass. Stolen by Tari Phillips.	21	22
7:07	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	21	22
7:05	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	21	22
7:05	Sancho Lyttle made Layup.	23	22
6:48	DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.	23	24
6:30	Adrienne Goodson missed 12 ft Jumper.	23	24
6:28	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:16	DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	23	26
6:03	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	26
6:03	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	23	26
6:03	Edwige Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	26
6:03	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	24	26
6:03	Edwige Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	26
5:52	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	25	26
5:33	Rebekkah Brunson missed 11 ft Jumper.	25	26
5:31	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	25	26
5:16	Adrienne Goodson missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	26
5:13	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	25	26
5:01	Kristen Rasmussen Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	25	26
4:43	Yolanda Griffith missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	26
4:41	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	25	26
4:35	Edwige Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	25	26
4:20	Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	26
4:18	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	25	26
4:01	Tari Phillips missed 7 ft Jumper.	25	26
4:00	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	25	26
3:49	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	26
3:49	Sacramento Full Timeout.	25	26
3:49	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	25	26
3:49	Erin Buescher enters the game for Nicole Powell.	25	26
3:49	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	25	26
3:49	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	26
3:49	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	25	26
3:49	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	26
3:48	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	25	26
3:29	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Edwige Lawson.	27	26
3:04	Rebekkah Brunson made 7 ft Jumper.	27	28
2:44	Edwige Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	30	28
2:24	Ticha Penicheiro missed 9 ft Jumper.	30	28
2:21	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	30	28
2:00	Edwige Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.	30	28
2:00	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	30	28
1:39	Chelsea Newton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	28
1:39	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	30	28
1:34	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	30	28
1:34	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	30	28
1:34	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	30	28
1:34	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	28
1:34	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	31	28
1:34	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	28
1:23	Erin Buescher Bad Pass	32	28
1:12	Edwige Lawson Traveling	32	28
49.9	Hamchetou Maiga missed 18 ft Jumper.	32	28
47.9	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	32	28
43.9	Janeth Arcain Lost Ball. Stolen by Chelsea Newton.	32	28
39.0	Erin Buescher made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	32	30
33.3	Houston Full Timeout.	32	30
33.3	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Erin Buescher.	32	30
33.3	Dominique Canty enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	32	30
33.3	Michelle Snow enters the game for Edwige Lawson.	32	30
10.6	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	32	30
10.6	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	30
10.6	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	33	30
10.6	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	30
2.2	Kara Lawson made 15 ft Jumper.	34	32
0.0	Sheryl Swoopes missed 52 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	32
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	34	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	32

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 2-1

Comets
68
Monarchs
74

Game 1

14/6

Monarchs
54
Comets
58

Game 2

20/7

Comets
45
Monarchs
55

Game 3

8/8

3:00 AM, 14 June 2005

Referees:
Bonita Spence
Tina Napier
Tony Dawkins

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Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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