2005_Sacramento_Monarchs_season
The 2005 WNBA season was the Monarch’s ninth season. The Monarchs finished the season by winning their first WNBA Championship.
Quick Facts Sacramento Monarchs season, Coach ...
2005 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
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Coach | John Whisenant |
Arena | ARCO Arena |
Attendance | 8,542 per game |
Results | |
Record | 25–9 (.735) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
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WNBA draft
Main article: 2005 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 9 | Kristin Haynie | Guard | United States | Michigan State |
2 | 22 | Chelsea Newton | Guard | United States | Rutgers |
3 | 30 | Anne O'Neil | Guard | United States | Iowa State |
3 | 35 | Cisti Greenwalt | Center | United States | Texas Tech |
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Season standings
More information Western Conference, W ...
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Sacramento Monarchs x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 17–5 |
Seattle Storm x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | 14–3 | 6–11 | 13–9 |
Houston Comets x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–11 |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 12–10 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9.0 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 12–10 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11.0 | 11–6 | 3–14 | 9–13 |
San Antonio Silver Stars o | 7 | 27 | .206 | 18.0 | 5–12 | 2–15 | 3–19 |
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Season schedule
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Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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May 21 | @ Phoenix | 77-72 | Win | 1-0 |
May 27 | @ San Antonio | 71-67 | Win | 2-0 |
May 29 | @ Minnesota | 67-66 | Win | 3-0 |
June 1 | @ Indiana | 60-61 | Loss | 3-1 |
June 4 | Los Angeles | 81-53 | Win | 4-1 |
June 7 | Indiana | 65-51 | Win | 5-1 |
June 10 | Phoenix | 73-61 | Win | 6-1 |
June 11 | @ Los Angeles | 74-81 | Loss | 6-2 |
June 13 | Houston | 74-68 | Win | 7-2 |
June 17 | Minnesota | 67-50 | Win | 8-2 |
June 24 | Connecticut | 50-61 | Loss | 8-3 |
June 26 | @ Washington | 62-57 | Win | 9-3 |
June 28 | @ Connecticut | 66-70 | Loss | 9-4 |
June 30 | @ New York | 61-50 | Win | 10-4 |
July 1 | @ Detroit | 80-63 | Win | 11-4 |
July 3 | @ Seattle | 67-74 | Loss | 11-5 |
July 14 | San Antonio | 72-61 | Win | 12-5 |
July 16 | Washington | 73-59 | Win | 13-5 |
July 19 | @ Houston | 54-58 | Loss | 13-6 |
July 22 | New York | 63-73 | Loss | 13-7 |
July 24 | Detroit | 91-51 | Win | 14-7 |
July 26 | Charlotte | 64-54 | Win | 15-7 |
July 29 | Los Angeles | 79-59 | Win | 16-7 |
July 31 | Minnesota | 67-54 | Win | 17-7 |
August 2 | @ San Antonio | 67-57 | Win | 18-7 |
August 4 | @ Charlotte | 76-58 | Win | 19-7 |
August 7 | Houston | 55-45 | Win | 20-7 |
August 12 | @ Phoenix | 62-76 | Loss | 20-8 |
August 16 | @ Los Angeles | 72-63 | Win | 21-8 |
August 18 | San Antonio | 64-57 | Win | 22-8 |
August 20 | Seattle | 75-65 | Win | 23-8 |
August 23 | Phoenix | 76-70 | Win | 24-8 |
August 25 | @ Seattle | 63-76 | Loss | 24-9 |
August 27 | @ Minnesota | 61-52 | Win | 25-9 |
August 31 First Round, G1 |
@ Los Angeles | 75-72 | Win | 1-0 |
September 2 First Round, G2 |
Los Angeles | 81-63 | Win | 2-0 |
September 8 Conference Finals, G1 |
@ Houston | 73-69 (OT) | Win | 3-0 |
September 10 Conference Finals, G2 |
Houston | 74-65 | Win | 4-0 |
September 14 WNBA Finals, G1 |
@ Connecticut | 69-65 | Win | 5-0 |
September 15 WNBA Finals, G2 |
@ Connecticut | 70-77 (OT) | Loss | 5-1 |
September 18 WNBA Finals, G3 |
Connecticut | 66-55 | Win | 6-1 |
September 20 WNBA Finals, G4 |
Connecticut | 62-59 | Win | 7-1 |
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Note: GP = Games played; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points
More information Player, GP ...
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
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Yolanda Griffith | 34 | 223 | 52 | 42 | 31 | 469 |
Nicole Powell | 34 | 124 | 62 | 39 | 16 | 364 |
DeMya Walker | 22 | 117 | 48 | 28 | 13 | 311 |
Rebekkah Brunson | 34 | 187 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 265 |
Ticha Penicheiro | 34 | 97 | 149 | 48 | 6 | 195 |
Kara Lawson | 24 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 192 |
Chelsea Newton | 34 | 66 | 55 | 24 | 9 | 148 |
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 34 | 67 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 129 |
Kristin Haynie | 30 | 62 | 43 | 33 | 1 | 104 |
Erin Buescher | 23 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 76 |
Olympia Scott | 18 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
Miao Miao | 18 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
Sui Feifei | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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More information Round, Winner ...
Round | Winner | Loser |
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Western Conference Semi-Finals Round | Sacramento 2 | Los Angeles 0 |
Western Conference Finals | Sacramento 2 | Houston 0 |
WNBA Finals | Sacramento 3 | Connecticut 1 |
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