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WNBA team season
The 2009 WNBA season was the 13th season and final season for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association . The Monarchs failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in seven years. The Monarchs would later discontinue operations just 2 months after the 2009 season ended, making them the last defunct WNBA team to date.
Based on the Monarchs' 2008 record, they would pick 7th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft . The Monarchs picked Ranae Camino.
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The following are the Monarchs' selections in the 2009 WNBA draft .
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September 9: The Monarchs signed Chelsea Newton and waived Lisa Willis.
August 28: The Monarchs signed Lisa Willis to a seven-day contract.
August 17: The Monarchs acquired Kristin Haynie from the Detroit Shock in exchange for Crystal Kelly.
August 7: The Monarchs signed Whitney Boddie to a seven-day contract and waived Chelsea Newton.
June 5: The Monarchs waived Miao Lijie.
June 4: The Monarchs waived Charel Allen, Whitney Boddie, and Morgan Warburton.
May 25: The Monarchs waived Barbara Farris.
March 20: The Monarchs traded A’Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Barbara Farris.
February 10: The Monarchs signed Hamchétou Maïga-Ba.
January 20: The Monarchs re-signed free agent Ticha Penicheiro.
January 14: The Monarchs re-signed free agent DeMya Walker and signed Chelsea Newton and Miao Li Jie to training camp contracts.
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Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
F
32
Brunson, Rebekkah
6' 3" (1.91m)
175 lb (79kg)
Georgetown
C
15
Harper, Laura
6' 5" (1.96m)
190 lb (86kg)
Maryland
G
4
Haynie, Kristin
5' 6" (1.68m)
147 lb (67kg)
Michigan State
G
20
Lawson, Kara
5' 9" (1.75m)
165 lb (75kg)
Tennessee
G/F
9
Maïga-Ba, Hamchétou
6' 1" (1.85m)
160 lb (73kg)
Old Dominion
G
2
Newton, Chelsea
5' 11" (1.8m)
154 lb (70kg)
Rutgers
C
3
Paris, Courtney
6' 4" (1.93m)
240 lb (109kg)
Oklahoma
G
21
Penicheiro, Ticha
5' 11" (1.8m)
145 lb (66kg)
Old Dominion
F
14
Powell, Nicole
6' 2" (1.88m)
175 lb (79kg)
Stanford
G
5
Robinson, Scholanda
5' 11" (1.8m)
165 lb (75kg)
LSU
F
22
Walker, DeMya
6' 3" (1.91m)
168 lb (76kg)
Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
2009 Game Log: Regular Season
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
1
June 6
4:00pm
Seattle
61-71
Harper , Penicheiro (11)
Harper (6)
Harper (3)
ARCO Arena 14,824
0-1
2
June 7
9:00pm
@ Seattle
FSN-NW
70-80
Lawson (17)
Lawson , Powell (7)
Penicheiro , Newton (3)
KeyArena 9,686
0-2
3
June 12
10:00pm
Phoenix
90-71
Powell (19)
Harper (8)
Lawson (4)
ARCO Arena 6,438
1-2
4
June 13
10:00pm
@ Phoenix
104-115 (OT)
Powell (28)
Powell (9)
Lawson (8)
US Airways Center 7,173
1-3
5
June 16
10:00pm
Minnesota
83-86
Powell (19)
Harper (9)
Lawson (4)
ARCO Arena 7,736
1-4
6
June 21
10:30pm
@ Los Angeles
NBA TV FSNW
47-67
Powell (13)
Walker (9)
Newton (3)
STAPLES Center 9,494
1-5
7
June 26
8:00pm
@ San Antonio
52-62
Walker (12)
Walker (8)
Walker (3)
AT&T Center 7,973
1-6
8
June 28
6:00pm
@ Detroit
72-86
Brunson (16)
Brunson (7)
Penicheiro (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 7,277
1-7
9
June 30
8:00pm
@ Chicago
72-74
Powell (21)
Powell (8)
Harper , Maiga-Ba , Newton , Penicheiro (2)
UIC Pavilion 2,721
1-8
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
10
July 2
8:00pm
@ Minnesota
NBA TV FSN-N
74-68
Powell (21)
Brunson (8)
Penicheiro (4)
Target Center 6,920
2-8
11
July 7
10:00pm
Chicago
83-73
Lawson , Maiga-Ba (13)
Brunson (10)
Lawson , Penicheiro (6)
ARCO Arena 5,672
3-8
12
July 9
9:00pm
@ Seattle
ESPN2
55-66
Brunson , Robinson (10)
Powell (8)
Penicheiro (3)
KeyArena 6,838
3-9
13
July 11
10:00pm
Phoenix
105-107
Powell (23)
Brunson , Walker (8)
Lawson (5)
ARCO Arena 7,798
3-10
14
July 15
3:30pm
@ Phoenix
NBA TV FSNA
81-100
Powell (23)
Paris (9)
Penicheiro (6)
US Airways Center 11,590
3-11
15
July 17
10:00pm
Seattle
56-69
Powell (13)
Powell (4)
Penicheiro (5)
ARCO Arena 6,386
3-12
16
July 19
9:00pm
Detroit
65-69
Powell (12)
Paris (5)
Paris (3)
ARCO Arena 7,538
3-13
17
July 22
7:00pm
@ Connecticut
75-83
Powell (18)
Harper (11)
Penicheiro (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 5,675
3-14
18
July 23
7:30pm
@ New York
MSG
88-73
Powell (32)
Powell , Walker (9)
Penicheiro (9)
Madison Square Garden 8,845
4-14
19
July 26
4:00pm
@ Washington
73-87
Lawson (16)
Walker (6)
Penicheiro , Walker (4)
Verizon Center 10,757
4-15
20
July 30
2:30pm
San Antonio
101-93 (OT)
Powell (21)
Powell (7)
Penicheiro (9)
ARCO Arena 10,461
5-15
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
21
August 1
10:00pm
Los Angeles
56-59
Powell (18)
Paris , Penicheiro , Powell (5)
Penicheiro (8)
ARCO Arena 7,204
5-16
22
August 7
10:00pm
New York
66-84
Paris (19)
Brunson (7)
Penicheiro (4)
ARCO Arena 6,284
5-17
23
August 11
8:00pm
@ San Antonio
90-73
Brunson (19)
Brunson (9)
Penicheiro (11)
AT&T Center 4,961
6-17
24
August 14
10:30pm
@ Los Angeles
85-79
Powell (19)
Powell (7)
Penicheiro (10)
STAPLES Center 10,122
7-17
25
August 15
10:00pm
Los Angeles
61-78
Powell (20)
Brunson (11)
Lawson , Walker (5)
ARCO Arena 7,646
7-18
26
August 20
10:00pm
Indiana
67-62
Brunson (16)
Brunson , Powell (10)
Penicheiro (6)
ARCO Arena 6,290
8-18
27
August 22
10:00pm
Washington
82-60
Powell (26)
Powell (11)
Penicheiro (5)
ARCO Arena 7,067
9-18
28
August 25
7:30pm
@ Atlanta
83-103
Brunson (15)
Brunson (7)
Penicheiro (11)
Philips Arena 5,159
9-19
29
August 28
8:00pm
@ Minnesota
95-100
Maiga-Ba (20)
Brunson (9)
Powell (6)
Target Center 8,782
9-20
30
August 29
7:00pm
@ Indiana
79-78
Powell (19)
Powell (11)
Powell (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 8,579
10-20
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess
Regular Season Statistics [ edit ]
Team
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PF
PPG
Sacramento Monarchs
.000
.000
.000
00.0
00.0
0.0
0.0
00.0
00.0
00.0
Opponents
.000
.000
.000
00.0
00.0
0.0
0.0
00.0
00.0
00.0
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