Connecticut Sun @ Sacramento Monarchs

9-2, 5-2 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Sun CONN	28	33	61
Monarchs SAC	31	19	50

Sacramento MonarchsMonarchsSAC

8-3, 5-1 Home

Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Kristin Haynie made 14 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 5 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie made 15 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.
Chelsea Newton missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Driving Layup.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chelsea Newton missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell's Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 10 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek missed 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales missed 10 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Layup.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Asjha Jones's Layup blocked by Kara Lawson.
Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen made 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Driving Layup.
Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin's Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Margo Dydek missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen's 8 ft Jumper blocked by DeMya Walker.
Lindsay Whalen missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed Tip Shot.
Nykesha Sales's Layup blocked by Nicole Powell.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Driving Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 9 ft Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

SUN

MONARCHS

TIME		CONN	SAC
20:00	Jumpball: Margo Dydek vs. Yolanda Griffith. Taj McWilliams-Franklin gains possession.	0	0
19:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 10 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:22	Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.	0	0
19:21	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:10	Margo Dydek missed 10 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:07	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:02	Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.	0	0
19:00	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:44	Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.	0	0
18:43	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:30	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:15	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:07	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	0	0
18:00	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
17:50	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
17:50	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	0
17:50	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	0	0
17:50	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	0
17:37	Margo Dydek Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	1	0
17:37	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	0
17:24	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	1	0
17:24	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	1	0
17:08	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	1	0
17:05	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	1	0
16:39	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	1	0
16:37	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	1	0
16:22	Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	3	0
16:22	Margo Dydek made Free Throw 1 of 1.	4	0
16:13	DeMya Walker made Layup.	4	2
16:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	6	2
16:00	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	2
16:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	2
15:47	DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.	7	2
15:44	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	7	2
15:23	Nykesha Sales missed 10 ft Jumper.	7	2
15:22	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	7	2
15:03	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	7	4
14:45	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	4
14:42	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	7	4
14:42	Katie Douglas Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	4
14:42	Sacramento Full Timeout.	7	4
14:42	Asjha Jones enters the game for Margo Dydek.	7	4
14:42	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	7	4
14:36	Kristin Haynie made 14 ft Jumper.	7	6
14:11	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass	7	6
14:11	Jumpball: Lindsay Whalen vs. Kristin Haynie. Kara Lawson gains possession.	7	6
14:04	Asjha Jones Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	6
14:04	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	7
13:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	7
13:36	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	7	7
13:26	Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.	7	7
13:25	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	7	7
13:11	Jumpball: Lindsay Whalen vs. Kristin Haynie. Nykesha Sales gains possession.	7	7
12:57	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	7
12:57	Connecticut Full Timeout.	7	7
12:37	DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	7	9
12:26	Katie Douglas made Layup.	9	9
12:06	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	9
12:06	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	9	9
12:06	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	9	9
12:06	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	10
12:06	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	11
11:40	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	9	11
11:37	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	9	11
11:33	Asjha Jones's Layup blocked by Kara Lawson.	9	11
11:29	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	9	11
11:26	Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.	9	11
11:25	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	9	11
11:00	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	9	14
10:38	Brooke Wyckoff Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	9	14
10:37	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	9	14
10:37	Margo Dydek enters the game for Asjha Jones.	9	14
10:37	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	9	14
10:37	Asjha Jones Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	9	14
10:14	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	9	14
10:12	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	9	14
10:11	Rebekkah Brunson made 5 ft Jumper.	9	16
9:52	Margo Dydek made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	11	16
9:42	Brooke Wyckoff Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	16
9:42	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Katie Douglas.	11	16
9:42	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kara Lawson.	11	16
9:33	DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.	11	16
9:08	Lindsay Whalen made 17 ft Jumper.	13	16
8:52	DeMya Walker made Layup.	13	18
8:37	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	13	18
8:29	Chelsea Newton Foul	13	18
8:29	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	13	18
8:29	Jessica Brungo enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	13	18
8:29	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	13	18
8:29	Miao Lijie enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	13	18
8:18	Brooke Wyckoff Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	13	18
8:18	Brooke Wyckoff Foul	13	18
8:08	Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Jumper.	13	20
8:00	Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	20
7:58	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	13	20
7:50	Miao Lijie Foul	13	20
7:50	Sacramento Full Timeout.	13	20
7:35	Nykesha Sales made Driving Layup.	15	20
7:16	Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.	15	20
7:13	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	15	20
7:11	Jen Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	15	20
7:03	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	15	20
6:56	Jessica Brungo Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	20
6:56	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	20
6:56	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	15	20
6:56	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	21
6:39	Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	17	21
6:24	Ticha Penicheiro Turnover	17	21
6:24	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	17	21
6:24	Katie Douglas enters the game for Jessica Brungo.	17	21
6:24	Jumpball: Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Ticha Penicheiro. Nykesha Sales gains possession.	17	21
6:18	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	17	21
6:16	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Rebound.	17	21
6:15	Taj McWilliams-Franklin's Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	17	21
5:52	Yolanda Griffith missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	21
5:50	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	17	21
5:50	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	21
5:50	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	21
5:50	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	17	21
5:50	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	21
5:48	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	17	21
5:31	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	17	21
5:22	Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.	17	21
5:20	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	17	21
5:15	Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.	17	21
4:58	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	21
4:56	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	17	21
4:39	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	17	21
4:28	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	17	21
4:28	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	17	21
4:28	Kara Lawson enters the game for Miao Lijie.	17	21
4:28	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	17	21
4:16	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	17	21
4:16	Yolanda Griffith Foul	17	21
4:01	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	19	21
3:49	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	19	21
3:49	Yolanda Griffith Foul	19	21
3:49	Connecticut Full Timeout.	19	21
3:49	Asjha Jones enters the game for Margo Dydek.	19	21
3:35	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	21
3:35	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	21
3:35	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	21
2:53	Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	24	21
2:42	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	24	21
2:42	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	24	21
2:42	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	21
2:42	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	24	21
2:42	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	22
2:25	Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.	24	22
2:23	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	24	22
2:15	Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.	24	22
2:15	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	24	22
1:59	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 11 ft Jumper.	24	22
1:55	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	24	22
1:51	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	22
1:23	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	24	22
1:22	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	24	22
1:22	Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	22
1:22	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	23
1:06	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	24	23
58.2	Kristin Haynie made 15 ft Jumper.	24	25
35.4	Asjha Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	26	25
25.9	DeMya Walker made Layup.	26	27
3.6	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	27
3.6	Lindsay Whalen Foul	26	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	26	27

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 2-0

Sun
61
Monarchs
50

Game 1

25/6

Monarchs
66
Sun
70

Game 2

29/6

3:00 AM, 25 June 2005

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

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Connecticut Sun @ Sacramento Monarchs

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Regular Season Series

CONN wins 2-0

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