Sun 83-75 Monarchs (23 Jul, 2009) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

3-14, 1-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	20	24	13	18	75
CT	10	23	30	20	83

Connecticut Sun

9-6, 6-3 home

Erin Phillips missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Holt missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Lindsay Whalen missed 20 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Erin Phillips missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Sandrine Gruda made Jumper.
Amber Holt missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.
Erin Phillips missed Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed 4 ft Jumper.
Erin Phillips missed 20 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Asjha Jones missed Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 19 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Amber Holt missed 18 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Chante Black missed Layup.
Kerri Gardin missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kerri Gardin missed Layup.
Chante Black made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Kiesha Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed Layup.
Chante Black made Layup.
Chante Black made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kerri Gardin missed Layup.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Sandrine Gruda missed Jumper.
Tan White made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.
Asjha Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Sandrine Gruda missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Holt made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Amber Holt missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Tan White missed 13 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Phillips made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Amber Holt made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Erin Phillips made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Amber Holt missed 12 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed 20 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Amber Holt.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made Driving Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Tan White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.
Tan White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.
Kiesha Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Asjha Jones made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Sandrine Gruda made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Sandrine Gruda missed Jumper.
Amber Holt missed 18 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Amber Holt.
Lindsay Whalen missed 14 ft Jumper.
Erin Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Scholanda Robinson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro's Layup blocked by Asjha Jones.
Scholanda Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Nicole Powell made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Crystal Kelly made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Laura Harper missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made Driving Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made Two Point Shot.
Chelsea Newton made Driving Layup. Assisted by Laura Harper.
Kara Lawson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Laura Harper's Layup blocked by Chante Black.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Kerri Gardin.
Kara Lawson missed 12 ft Running Jumper.
DeMya Walker's Jumper blocked by Sandrine Gruda.
Laura Harper missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Courtney Paris made Layup.
Nicole Powell made Technical Free Throw.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Scholanda Robinson's Layup blocked by Erin Phillips.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Scholanda Robinson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Crystal Kelly made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Kelly made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Scholanda Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Scholanda Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Jumper.
Courtney Paris made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Scholanda Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Paris.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
DeMya Walker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 14 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Crystal Kelly made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed Layup.
Laura Harper made Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Laura Harper missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Chante Black.
Kara Lawson made 8 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell made Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Courtney Paris made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Tip Shot.
Kara Lawson made 20 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

MONARCHS

SUN

TIME		SAC	CT
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Courtney Paris vs. Sandrine Gruda. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	0	0
9:44	Erin Phillips missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:41	Courtney Paris Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:21	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	0	0
9:18	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:17	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	0	0
9:15	Nicole Powell Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:11	Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	3	0
8:57	Amber Holt missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
8:56	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	3	0
8:56	Sandrine Gruda Personal Foul. Courtney Paris gains possession.	3	0
8:42	Scholanda Robinson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	5	0
8:25	Asjha Jones made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Erin Phillips.	5	2
8:11	Ticha Penicheiro's Layup blocked by Asjha Jones.	5	2
8:11	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	5	2
7:52	Lindsay Whalen missed 20 ft Jumper.	5	2
7:50	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	5	2
7:47	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	5	2
7:43	Sandrine Gruda Offensive Rebound.	5	2
7:39	Erin Phillips missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	2
7:37	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	5	2
7:33	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	5	2
7:31	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	5	2
7:30	Sandrine Gruda made Jumper.	5	4
7:22	Scholanda Robinson Offensive Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	5	4
7:22	Scholanda Robinson Foul	5	4
7:16	Amber Holt missed Layup.	5	4
7:13	Courtney Paris Defensive Rebound.	5	4
7:05	Scholanda Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	8	4
6:45	Lindsay Whalen's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.	8	4
6:45	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	8	4
6:41	Erin Phillips missed Jumper.	8	4
6:41	Sandrine Gruda Offensive Rebound.	8	4
6:39	Sandrine Gruda missed 4 ft Jumper.	8	4
6:37	Courtney Paris Defensive Rebound.	8	4
6:35	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Foul. Sandrine Gruda gains possession.	8	4
6:35	Ticha Penicheiro Foul	8	4
6:15	Erin Phillips missed 20 ft Jumper.	8	4
6:13	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	8	4
6:13	Laura Harper enters the game for DeMya Walker.	8	4
6:13	Crystal Kelly enters the game for Courtney Paris.	8	4
6:05	Sandrine Gruda made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.	8	6
5:45	Nicole Powell made 18 ft Two Point Shot.	10	6
5:26	Asjha Jones missed Jumper.	10	6
5:24	Laura Harper Defensive Rebound.	10	6
5:16	Asjha Jones Personal Foul. Crystal Kelly gains possession.	10	6
5:16	Kara Lawson enters the game for Scholanda Robinson.	10	6
5:03	Crystal Kelly made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	12	6
4:47	Asjha Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	6
4:43	Laura Harper Defensive Rebound.	12	6
4:35	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	6
4:35	Amber Holt Defensive Rebound.	12	6
4:26	Erin Phillips Bad Pass	12	6
4:26	Official Timeout.	12	6
4:26	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	12	6
4:26	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	12	6
4:13	Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	6
4:11	Laura Harper Offensive Rebound.	12	6
4:03	Laura Harper missed Layup.	12	6
4:01	Laura Harper Offensive Rebound.	12	6
4:00	Laura Harper Offensive Foul. Asjha Jones gains possession.	12	6
4:00	Laura Harper Foul	12	6
3:49	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 19 ft Jumper.	12	6
3:47	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	12	6
3:24	Nicole Powell made Driving Layup.	14	6
3:06	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	14	6
3:05	Laura Harper Defensive Rebound.	14	6
3:00	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.	14	6
2:59	Sandrine Gruda Defensive Rebound.	14	6
2:49	Amber Holt missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	6
2:48	Laura Harper Defensive Rebound.	14	6
2:35	Nicole Powell made Two Point Shot.	16	6
2:15	Asjha Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	16	8
2:02	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sandrine Gruda.	16	8
1:57	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.	16	10
1:43	Amber Holt Personal Foul. Nicole Powell gains possession.	16	10
1:43	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Amber Holt.	16	10
1:43	Tan White enters the game for Erin Phillips.	16	10
1:43	Chante Black enters the game for Sandrine Gruda.	16	10
1:43	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Nicole Powell.	16	10
1:32	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Turnover	16	10
1:15	Chante Black missed Layup.	16	10
1:15	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	16	10
1:01	Chelsea Newton made Driving Layup. Assisted by Laura Harper.	18	10
48.3	Crystal Kelly Personal Foul. Asjha Jones gains possession.	18	10
48.3	DeMya Walker enters the game for Crystal Kelly.	18	10
46.6	Kerri Gardin enters the game for Kiesha Brown.	18	10
39.9	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	18	10
32.6	Kara Lawson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	20	10
15.9	Kerri Gardin missed 18 ft Jumper.	20	10
14.7	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	20	10
11.9	Chelsea Newton Bad Pass. Stolen by Kerri Gardin.	20	10
4.9	Kerri Gardin missed Layup.	20	10
2.9	Laura Harper Defensive Rebound.	20	10
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	10

Regular Season Series

CT leads 1-0

Monarchs
75
Sun
83

Game 1

23/7

Sun
70
Monarchs
90

Game 2

2/9

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 23 July 2009

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Cameron Inouye
Kane Fitzgerald
Amy Bonner

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	14	5	.737	-	L1
Seattle	13	6	.684	1	W4
Las Vegas	11	6	.647	2	W5
Phoenix	9	10	.474	5	L2
Los Angeles	4	14	.222	9.5	L7
Dallas	4	15	.211	10	L2

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