Monarchs 90-70 Sun (2 Sep, 2009) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

14-17, 4-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CT	21	17	13	19	70
SAC	29	15	23	23	90

Sacramento Monarchs

11-20, 6-8 home

Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker made 2 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 15 ft Jumper.
Courtney Paris made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Scholanda Robinson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kristin Haynie's Layup blocked by Chante Black.
Nicole Powell made Driving Layup.
DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Scholanda Robinson missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 9 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Robinson's Layup blocked by Sandrine Gruda.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Kerri Gardin.
DeMya Walker made Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Sandrine Gruda.
Nicole Powell missed 4 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Tip Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba's Layup blocked by Tamika Whitmore.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Scholanda Robinson made Driving Layup.
Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Scholanda Robinson.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Scholanda Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Scholanda Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Scholanda Robinson missed Driving Layup.
Scholanda Robinson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Paris.
Kristin Haynie missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Paris.
Kristin Haynie made Driving Layup.
Scholanda Robinson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Scholanda Robinson.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Scholanda Robinson.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Jumper. Assisted by Scholanda Robinson.
DeMya Walker made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Courtney Paris made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Lisa Willis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Willis missed 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Tan White made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerri Gardin.
Kerri Gardin made Layup. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.
Kerri Gardin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Holt.
Kerri Gardin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tan White made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sandrine Gruda.
Kerri Gardin missed Layup.
Erin Phillips missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Holt made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sandrine Gruda.
Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Courtney Paris.
Kiesha Brown made 3 ft Running Jumper.
Kiesha Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kiesha Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota made Layup. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Kiesha Brown made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Kiesha Brown made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.
Kiesha Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Sandrine Gruda missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed 10 ft Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda made Two Point Shot.
Erin Phillips missed Jumper.
Erin Phillips made Driving Layup.
Erin Phillips missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.
Sandrine Gruda made Layup.
Erin Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Kiesha Brown missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kerri Gardin missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kerri Gardin made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Sandrine Gruda made 8 ft Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 9 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Technical Free Throw.
Tan White missed Three Point Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota made Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Holt missed 5 ft Jumper.
Amber Holt made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Sandrine Gruda missed 16 ft Jumper.
Amber Holt missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kiesha Brown missed 17 ft Jumper.
Erin Phillips missed Layup.
Kiesha Brown made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Phillips.
Chante Black missed 38 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kerri Gardin's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Kiesha Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Sandrine Gruda missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Tan White made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Tan White made Driving Layup.
Tan White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.
Tan White missed 12 ft Jumper.
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen's Jumper blocked by DeMya Walker.
Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.
Kerri Gardin missed Layup.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Holt made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Kiesha Brown missed 5 ft Jumper.
Erin Phillips made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Holt.
Kerri Gardin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

SUN

MONARCHS

TIME		CT	SAC
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Sandrine Gruda vs. Rebekkah Brunson. DeMya Walker gains possession.	0	0
9:45	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	0	2
9:25	Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
9:22	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:12	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	0	4
8:56	Sandrine Gruda missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	4
8:55	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:45	DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.	0	4
8:44	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	0	4
8:37	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	4
8:37	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:30	Lindsay Whalen made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	2	4
8:14	Kerri Gardin Shooting Foul. Rebekkah Brunson gains possession.	2	4
8:14	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	5
8:14	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	6
7:54	Tan White made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerri Gardin.	5	6
7:43	Nicole Powell Traveling	5	6
7:28	Kerri Gardin made Layup. Assisted by Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.	7	6
7:28	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul. Kerri Gardin gains possession.	7	6
7:28	Kerri Gardin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	6
7:16	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Shooting Foul. Nicole Powell gains possession.	8	6
7:16	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	7
7:16	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	8
7:03	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
7:01	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	8	8
6:46	DeMya Walker made Layup.	8	10
6:37	Lindsay Whalen missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	10
6:35	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	8	10
6:28	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Shooting Foul. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	8	10
6:28	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	10
6:28	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	8	10
6:28	Amber Holt enters the game for Anete Jekabsone-Zogota.	8	10
6:28	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	11
6:13	Sandrine Gruda made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Holt.	10	11
5:58	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	10	13
5:39	Kerri Gardin missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	13
5:37	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	10	13
5:33	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	10	15
5:16	Tan White made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sandrine Gruda.	13	15
4:50	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	13	17
4:30	Tan White Bad Pass	13	17
4:30	Official Timeout.	13	17
4:30	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	13	17
4:09	DeMya Walker made 2 ft Jumper.	13	19
3:58	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Sandrine Gruda gains possession.	13	19
3:49	Kerri Gardin missed Layup.	13	19
3:47	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	13	19
3:41	Lindsay Whalen Personal Foul. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba gains possession.	13	19
3:41	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Kerri Gardin.	13	19
3:31	Amber Holt Personal Foul. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba gains possession.	13	19
3:31	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Tan White.	13	19
3:31	Erin Phillips enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	13	19
3:31	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	20
3:31	Courtney Paris enters the game for DeMya Walker.	13	20
3:31	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	21
3:15	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Personal Foul. Erin Phillips gains possession.	13	21
3:08	Erin Phillips missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	21
3:06	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	13	21
2:56	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	13	23
2:35	Amber Holt made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sandrine Gruda.	16	23
2:29	Kiesha Brown Personal Foul. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba gains possession.	16	23
2:29	Chante Black enters the game for Sandrine Gruda.	16	23
2:29	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	24
2:29	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	25
2:13	Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.	16	25
2:12	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	16	25
2:10	Tamika Whitmore's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Courtney Paris.	16	25
2:08	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	16	25
1:55	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 15 ft Jumper.	16	25
1:54	Amber Holt Defensive Rebound.	16	25
1:46	Kiesha Brown made 3 ft Running Jumper.	18	25
1:31	Courtney Paris made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	18	27
1:12	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Shooting Foul. Kiesha Brown gains possession.	18	27
1:12	Scholanda Robinson enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	18	27
1:12	DeMya Walker enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	18	27
1:12	Kiesha Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	27
1:12	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	18	27
1:12	Kiesha Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	27
55.4	Scholanda Robinson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	19	29
41.6	Erin Phillips Offensive Foul. Kristin Haynie gains possession.	19	29
41.6	Erin Phillips Foul	19	29
19.9	DeMya Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Chante Black.	19	29
16.1	Kristin Haynie Shooting Foul. Erin Phillips gains possession.	19	29
16.1	Erin Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	29
16.1	Erin Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	29
2.9	Kristin Haynie's Layup blocked by Chante Black.	21	29
0.0	Kristin Haynie Offensive Rebound.	21	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	21	29

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Monarchs
75
Sun
83

Game 1

23/7

Sun
70
Monarchs
90

Game 2

2/9

3:00 AM, 2 September 2009

Referees:
Penny Davis
Sue Blauch
Michael Price

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
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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