Monarchs 61-50 Liberty (1 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

10-4, 5-3 away

	1	2	T
SAC	27	34	61
NYL	20	30	50

New York Liberty

5-6, 4-3 home

Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Ann Wauters made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed 5 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed Layup.
Shameka Christon's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Crystal Robinson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Laapos;Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laapos;Keshia Frett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laapos;Keshia Frett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters made 4 ft Hook Shot.
Shameka Christon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Loree Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Loree Moore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Two Point Shot.
Vickie Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elena Baranova missed Layup.
Becky Hammon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Ann Wauters missed Layup.
Ann Wauters missed Layup.
Elena Baranova made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Elena Baranova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elena Baranova missed Driving Layup.
Becky Hammon's Driving Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Shameka Christon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vickie Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Laapos;Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Shameka Christon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Ann Wauters made Layup.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laapos;Keshia Frett missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ann Wauters made Driving Layup.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ann Wauters missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Ann Wauters missed 11 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon's 25 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Chelsea Newton.
Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristin Haynie made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristin Haynie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Tip Shot.
Chelsea Newton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Shameka Christon.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made 13 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Hook Shot.
Chelsea Newton made 19 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Layup.
Kristin Haynie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Kristin Haynie missed 7 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristin Haynie made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Kristin Haynie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell's Layup blocked by Elena Baranova.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Chelsea Newton missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Chelsea Newton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Becky Hammon.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MONARCHS

LIBERTY

TIME		SAC	NYL
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Ann Wauters. Crystal Robinson gains possession.	0	0
19:40	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.	0	2
19:28	DeMya Walker Traveling	0	2
19:15	Ann Wauters made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	0	4
18:58	Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	4
18:55	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:52	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	4
18:52	Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	5
18:52	Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	6
18:39	Ann Wauters Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	6
18:34	DeMya Walker made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	6
18:17	Vickie Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	6
18:16	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:55	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	2	6
17:54	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:40	Becky Hammon Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	6
17:40	Becky Hammon Foul	2	6
17:16	Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.	2	6
17:15	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:14	Crystal Robinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	6
17:08	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	2	6
17:07	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:49	Vickie Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	6
16:40	Chelsea Newton Bad Pass. Stolen by Ann Wauters.	2	6
16:36	Crystal Robinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:34	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:20	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	6
16:19	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:56	Crystal Robinson missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	6
15:55	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:41	DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	4	6
15:15	Vickie Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.	4	6
15:14	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	4	6
14:57	New York Full Timeout.	4	6
14:57	Shameka Christon enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	4	6
14:57	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	4	6
14:57	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	4	6
14:47	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	4	6
14:45	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	4	6
14:25	Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	6
14:22	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	4	6
14:03	DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	6	6
13:42	Nicole Powell Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	6
13:42	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	6	6
13:30	Ann Wauters missed 5 ft Jumper.	6	6
13:30	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	6	6
13:30	Ann Wauters Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	6
13:30	Laapos;Keshia Frett enters the game for Ann Wauters.	6	6
13:18	Rebekkah Brunson made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	8	6
13:02	Elena Baranova Bad Pass. Stolen by Rebekkah Brunson.	8	6
12:45	Kristin Haynie made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.	11	6
12:26	Elena Baranova missed Layup.	11	6
12:26	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	11	6
12:11	Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.	11	6
12:10	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	11	6
12:04	Elena Baranova Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	11	6
12:00	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	13	6
11:52	New York Full Timeout.	13	6
11:52	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	13	6
11:52	Loree Moore enters the game for Elena Baranova.	13	6
11:52	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Becky Hammon.	13	6
11:45	Shameka Christon's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	13	6
11:45	New York Offensive Rebound.	13	6
11:42	Crystal Robinson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	13	8
11:19	Yolanda Griffith made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	15	8
11:03	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	8
10:56	Laapos;Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.	15	10
10:41	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Laapos;Keshia Frett.	15	10
10:40	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	15	10
10:18	Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	10
10:18	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	15	10
10:12	Nicole Powell Bad Pass	15	10
10:12	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	15	10
9:52	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	15	10
9:47	Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	10
9:45	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	15	10
9:32	Kristin Haynie Bad Pass. Stolen by Crystal Robinson.	15	10
9:21	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	10
9:21	Becky Hammon enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	15	10
9:21	Laapos;Keshia Frett made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	11
9:21	Laapos;Keshia Frett made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	12
9:04	Kristin Haynie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	12
9:03	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	15	12
9:02	Jumpball: Kristin Haynie vs. Shameka Christon. DeMya Walker gains possession.	15	12
9:02	Shameka Christon Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristin Haynie.	15	12
8:56	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	15	12
8:55	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	17	12
8:55	Hamchetou Maiga made Tip Shot.	17	12
8:41	Laapos;Keshia Frett Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	12
8:41	Laapos;Keshia Frett Foul	17	12
8:41	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	17	12
8:41	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kara Lawson.	17	12
8:11	DeMya Walker Traveling	17	12
7:54	Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	12
7:52	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	17	12
7:45	Chelsea Newton missed 19 ft Jumper.	17	12
7:43	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	17	12
7:43	Sacramento Full Timeout.	17	12
7:43	Crystal Robinson enters the game for Becky Hammon.	17	12
7:43	Ann Wauters enters the game for Laapos;Keshia Frett.	17	12
7:26	Ann Wauters made 4 ft Hook Shot.	17	14
7:07	Chelsea Newton missed Layup.	17	14
7:05	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	17	14
6:58	Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Shameka Christon.	17	14
6:56	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	17	14
6:37	Shameka Christon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	14
6:35	Chelsea Newton Defensive Rebound.	17	14
6:30	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Loree Moore.	17	14
6:24	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.	17	16
6:07	DeMya Walker Offensive Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	16
6:07	DeMya Walker Foul	17	16
6:07	Becky Hammon enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	17	16
6:07	Elena Baranova enters the game for Ann Wauters.	17	16
6:07	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	17	16
5:37	Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	16
5:35	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	17	16
5:28	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	16
5:28	Ann Wauters enters the game for Shameka Christon.	17	16
5:28	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	16
5:16	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	16
5:16	Loree Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	17
5:16	Loree Moore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	17
5:16	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	18	17
5:01	Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.	18	17
5:00	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	18	17
4:56	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	18	17
4:56	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	18	17
4:50	Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	17
4:48	Loree Moore Offensive Rebound.	18	17
4:33	Elena Baranova Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	18	17
4:24	DeMya Walker made 13 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	20	17
4:00	Ann Wauters missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	20	17
3:58	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	20	17
3:36	Nicole Powell Bad Pass. Stolen by Loree Moore.	20	17
3:30	Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	17
3:28	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	20	17
3:09	DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper.	22	17
2:50	Yolanda Griffith Jump Ball	22	17
2:50	Sacramento Full Timeout.	22	17
2:50	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Elena Baranova.	22	17
2:50	Laapos;Keshia Frett enters the game for Ann Wauters.	22	17
2:50	Shameka Christon enters the game for Loree Moore.	22	17
2:50	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	22	17
2:50	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	22	17
2:40	Vickie Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.	22	17
2:38	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	22	17
2:27	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	17
2:10	Crystal Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.	25	17
2:08	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	25	17
1:47	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	17
1:45	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	25	17
1:34	Olympia Scott-Richardson missed 4 ft Jumper.	25	17
1:34	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	25	17
1:34	Olympia Scott-Richardson Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	17
1:15	Shameka Christon made Two Point Shot.	25	19
1:00	Nicole Powell missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	19
59.5	Nicole Powell Offensive Rebound.	25	19
45.9	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Laapos;Keshia Frett.	25	19
24.9	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	19
24.9	Vickie Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	19
24.9	New York Offensive Rebound.	25	19
24.9	Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	20
19.1	Sacramento Full Timeout.	25	20
19.1	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	25	20
19.1	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	25	20
3.2	DeMya Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.	25	20
1.6	Nicole Powell Offensive Rebound.	25	20
0.4	Nicole Powell missed Hook Shot.	25	20
0.0	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	25	20
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	25	20

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Monarchs
61
Liberty
50

Game 1

1/7

Liberty
73
Monarchs
63

Game 2

23/7

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 1 July 2005

New York, NY

Referees:
Barb Smith
Bonita Spence
Bryan Enterline

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

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