Monarchs 67-50 Lynx (18 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

5-4, 2-3 away

	1	2	T
MIN	25	25	50
SAC	39	28	67

Sacramento Monarchs

8-2, 5-0 home

DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro's Driving Layup blocked by Tamika Williams.
Yolanda Griffith made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Yolanda Griffith made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker made 8 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kara Lawson missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Kristin Haynie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Kristin Haynie's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Susan Borchardt.
Miao Lijie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Two Point Shot.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chelsea Newton's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 16 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Chelsea Newton missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
DeMya Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Miao Lijie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 15 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 19 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.
Miao Lijie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Nicole Ohlde made Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed 13 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Susan Borchardt missed Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Susan Borchardt.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Nicole Ohlde made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova's Driving Layup blocked by DeMya Walker.
Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 8 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made Technical Free Throw.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Erin Buescher.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 18 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Amber Jacobs made 17 ft Jumper.
Susan Borchardt missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Susan Borchardt made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 21 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

LYNX

MONARCHS

TIME		MIN	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Yolanda Griffith. Svetlana Abrosimova gains possession.	0	0
19:52	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	0	0
19:51	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:40	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
19:40	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
19:40	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
19:29	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	0	2
19:28	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:22	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	0	4
19:10	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	0	4
18:50	Nicole Powell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	0	6
18:31	Vanessa Hayden made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	6
18:13	DeMya Walker Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	6
18:13	DeMya Walker Foul	2	6
17:42	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.	5	6
17:36	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	5	6
17:12	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 15 ft Jumper.	5	6
17:09	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:05	Kristi Harrower Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	5	6
17:05	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	7
17:05	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	8
16:47	Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	7	8
16:40	Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	7	11
16:30	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.	7	11
16:30	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	7	11
16:13	Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.	7	11
16:10	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:55	Katie Smith missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	7	11
15:55	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:55	Vanessa Hayden Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	11
15:55	Sacramento Full Timeout.	7	11
15:55	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	7	11
15:55	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	7	11
15:45	Ticha Penicheiro's Driving Layup blocked by Tamika Williams.	7	11
15:44	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:37	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 20 ft Jumper.	7	11
15:37	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:26	Yolanda Griffith made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	7	13
14:53	Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	13
14:52	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	7	13
14:40	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	13
14:40	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	7	13
14:40	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	7	13
14:34	Yolanda Griffith made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	7	15
14:15	Tamika Williams made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	9	15
13:51	DeMya Walker made 8 ft Jumper.	9	17
13:33	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	9	17
13:26	Yolanda Griffith made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	9	19
13:19	Minnesota Full Timeout.	9	19
13:19	Kristin Haynie enters the game for DeMya Walker.	9	19
13:19	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	9	19
13:10	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	9	19
12:44	Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	22
12:15	Nicole Ohlde made Jumper.	11	22
11:52	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	22
11:52	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	23
11:52	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	11	23
11:52	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	24
11:40	Amber Jacobs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	24
11:37	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	11	24
11:37	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	11	24
11:15	DeMya Walker made Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	11	26
11:06	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass	11	26
10:47	Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper.	11	26
10:45	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	11	26
10:42	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	11	29
10:34	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup.	11	29
10:33	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	11	29
10:27	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	29
10:27	Hamchetou Maiga Foul	11	29
10:27	Susan Borchardt enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	11	29
10:27	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Katie Smith.	11	29
10:27	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	11	29
10:10	Vanessa Hayden missed 13 ft Jumper.	11	29
10:07	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	11	29
10:06	Susan Borchardt Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	29
9:57	Kara Lawson missed Jumper.	11	29
9:56	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	11	29
9:49	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	29
9:49	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	11	29
9:40	Vanessa Hayden Lost Ball. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	11	29
9:29	Rebekkah Brunson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	11	31
9:18	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	31
9:18	Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	31
9:18	Erin Buescher enters the game for DeMya Walker.	12	31
9:18	Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	31
9:04	Kristin Haynie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	31
9:03	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	13	31
8:52	Vanessa Hayden Bad Pass. Stolen by Rebekkah Brunson.	13	31
8:30	Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.	13	31
8:29	Kristin Haynie Offensive Rebound.	13	31
8:21	Kristin Haynie's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Susan Borchardt.	13	31
8:18	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	13	31
8:07	Vanessa Hayden Turnover	13	31
8:07	Miao Lijie enters the game for Kara Lawson.	13	31
7:58	Kristin Haynie Bad Pass	13	31
7:58	Sacramento Full Timeout.	13	31
7:58	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	13	31
7:41	Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	31
7:39	Miao Lijie Defensive Rebound.	13	31
7:37	Kristin Haynie Bad Pass. Stolen by Amanda Lassiter.	13	31
7:31	Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.	15	31
7:13	Erin Buescher Bad Pass	15	31
7:13	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	15	31
6:58	Susan Borchardt missed Driving Layup.	15	31
6:58	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	15	31
6:46	Miao Lijie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	31
6:43	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	15	31
6:35	Erin Buescher Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	31
6:20	Svetlana Abrosimova made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	17	31
6:05	Rebekkah Brunson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	17	33
5:41	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup.	17	33
5:37	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	17	33
5:35	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	19	33
5:16	Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.	19	33
5:13	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	19	33
5:13	Amanda Lassiter Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	33
5:09	Svetlana Abrosimova Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	33
5:09	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Erin Buescher.	19	33
5:09	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Miao Lijie.	19	33
5:09	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	33
5:09	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	19	33
5:09	Katie Smith enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	19	33
5:09	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Goaltending	19	33
5:09	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	33
5:07	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	19	33
4:56	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	19	35
4:31	Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	19	35
4:16	Rebekkah Brunson missed Two Point Shot.	19	35
4:16	Chelsea Newton Offensive Rebound.	19	35
4:01	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass	19	35
4:01	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	19	35
3:42	Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Susan Borchardt.	22	35
3:19	Katie Smith Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	35
3:19	Minnesota Full Timeout.	22	35
3:19	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	36
3:19	Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	36
3:19	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	22	36
3:05	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	22	36
3:03	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	22	36
3:00	Rebekkah Brunson missed 10 ft Jumper.	22	36
2:59	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	22	36
2:43	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	36
2:41	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	22	36
2:26	Ticha Penicheiro made Jumper.	22	38
1:59	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	22	38
1:53	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	38
1:53	Yolanda Griffith Foul	22	38
1:53	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tamika Williams.	22	38
1:53	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Susan Borchardt.	22	38
1:38	Nicole Ohlde's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	22	38
1:36	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	22	38
1:30	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	38
1:30	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	38
1:30	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	22	38
1:30	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	22	38
1:30	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	39
1:07	Katie Smith missed Layup.	22	39
1:06	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	22	39
54.6	Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	25	39
30.9	Yolanda Griffith missed 10 ft Jumper.	25	39
29.6	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	25	39
25.9	Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	39
23.9	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	25	39
5.9	Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	39
4.6	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	25	39
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	25	39

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

3:00 AM, 18 June 2005

Referees:
Eli Roe
Denise Brooks-Clauser
Melissa Barlow

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Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
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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