2001 Sacramento Monarchs season

2001 Sacramento Monarchs season
2001 Sacramento Monarchs season
Coach	Maura McHugh
Arena	ARCO Arena
Attendance	8,350 per game
Results
Record	20–12 (.625)
Place	2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks
Media
Television	KMAX (UPN 31)
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The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team won their first playoff series, but they were later defeated by eventual champion Los Angeles Sparks in the conference finals.

Offseason

WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/School/Team
2	30	Jackie Moore (C)	United States	Long Beach State
3	46	Maren Walseth (F)	United States	Penn State
4	62	Katie Smrcka-Duffy (G)	United States	Georgetown

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	28	4	.875	19–2	–
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	20	12	.625	13–8	8.0
Utah Starzz ^x	19	13	.594	11–10	9.0
Houston Comets ^x	19	13	.594	13–8	9.0
Phoenix Mercury ^o	13	19	.406	8–13	15.0
Minnesota Lynx ^o	12	20	.375	9–12	16.0
Portland Fire ^o	11	21	.344	5–16	17.0
Seattle Storm ^o	10	22	.313	6–15	18.0

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
June 2	Cleveland	70-65	Win	1-0
June 4	@ New York	80-63	Win	2-0
June 5	@ Washington	72-75	Loss	2-1
June 7	Charlotte	77-65	Win	3-1
June 9	Miami	67-71	Loss	3-2
June 12	@ Phoenix	64-78	Loss	3-3
June 14	Phoenix	81-59	Win	4-3
June 16	Portland	74-81 (OT)	Loss	4-4
June 19	New York	56-65	Loss	4-5
June 21	@ Utah	87-75	Win	5-5
June 23	@ Houston	56-70	Loss	5-6
June 24	@ Charlotte	85-82 (OT)	Win	6-6
June 28	Houston	64-54	Win	7-6
June 30	@ Seattle	65-59	Win	8-6
July 3	@ Minnesota	91-52	Win	9-6
July 6	@ Orlando	75-68	Win	10-6
July 7	@ Miami	54-66	Loss	10-7
July 10	Houston	78-76 (OT)	Win	11-7
July 12	Utah	69-67	Win	12-7
July 14	@ Utah	57-69	Loss	12-8
July 19	Los Angeles	68-83	Loss	12-9
July 21	Detroit	66-52	Win	13-9
July 25	@ Los Angeles	78-80	Loss	13-10
July 27	Portland	85-62	Win	14-10
July 29	Phoenix	63-47	Win	15-10
August 2	@ Los Angeles	62-67	Loss	15-11
August 3	Indiana	81-69	Win	16-11
August 5	@ Minnesota	76-79 (OT)	Loss	16-12
August 7	Minnesota	76-59	Win	17-12
August 11	Seattle	81-61	Win	18-12
August 12	@ Portland	64-58	Win	19-12
August 14	@ Seattle	72-62	Win	20-12

Playoffs

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
Western Conference Semifinals
1	August 17	@ Utah	89-65	Win	1-0
2	August 19	Utah	71-66	Win	2-0
Western Conference Finals
1	August 24	Los Angeles	73-74	Loss	2-1
2	August 26	@ Los Angeles	80-60	Win	3-1
3	August 27	@ Los Angeles	62-93	Loss	3-2

Player stats

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Yolanda Griffith	32	357	54	63	37	518
Tangela Smith	32	179	41	34	55	358
Kedra Holland-Corn	32	75	69	56	5	322
Edna Campbell	32	85	74	19	9	260
Ruthie Bolton	31	93	55	28	1	222
Kara Wolters	31	74	17	4	25	151
Ticha Penicheiro	23	86	172	40	8	144
Lady Grooms	31	78	38	15	10	141
La'Keshia Frett	30	55	18	10	6	128
Cindy Blodgett	11	9	6	6	1	34
Stacy Clinesmith	16	3	14	1	0	10
Maren Walseth	4	2	0	0	0	4
Dana Wynne	1	1	0	0	1	2

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References

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