2001 Sacramento Monarchs season

August 2023 March 2026 Sacramento Monarchs 2001 20 12 Western 2nd Sonny Allen (resigned Jun. 26, 6–6 record) Maura McHugh (14–6 record) ARCO Arena Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks KMAX (UPN 31) 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. Transactions WNBA draft 2001 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country230Jackie MooreLong Beach State346Maren WalsethPenn State462Katie Smrcka-DuffyGeorgetown Transactions DateTransactionApril 11, 2001Traded a 2001 1st Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Kara WoltersApril 20, 2001 Drafted Jackie Moore, Maren Walseth and Katie Smrcka-Duffy in the 2001 WNBA draft2001 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/SAC/2001_transactions.html 2024-08-24 Basketball-Reference.com enApril 24, 2001Traded Katy Steding and a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Edna Campbell and a 2002 4th Round PickApril 30, 2001Signed Dana Wynne, Maxann Reese, Monique Ambers and Ryneldi BecentiMay 9, 2001Waived Katie Smrcka-DuffyMay 11, 2001Waived Linda BurgessMay 24, 2001Waived Dana Wynne and Jackie MooreMay 27, 2001Suspended contract of Yolanda GriffithJune 6, 2001Waived Monique AmbersJune 15, 2001Waived Maren WalsethJune 26, 2001Sonny Allen resigned as Head CoachHired Maura McHugh as Head Coach Roster Sacramento Monarchs 2001 WNBA white #753BBD #BA0C2F #010101 5 Cindy Blodgett G 5 9 130 1975-12-13 3 Maine USA 6 Ruthie Bolton G 5 9 150 1967-05-27 4 Auburn USA 12 Edna Campbell G 5 8 152 1968-11-26 2 Texas USA 24 Stacy Clinesmith G 5 5 125 1978-04-22 1 UC Santa Barbara USA 0 La'Keshia Frett F 6 3 170 1975-06-12 2 Georgia USA 33 Yolanda Griffith C/F 6 4 175 1970-03-01 2 Florida Atlantic USA 27 Lady Hardmon F 5 10 160 1970-09-12 4 Georgia USA 25 Kedra Holland-Corn F 5 8 129 1974-11-02 2 Georgia USA 21 Ticha Penicheiro G 5 11 146 1974-09-18 3 Old Dominion POR 50 Tangela Smith C 6 3 158 1977-04-01 3 Iowa USA 54 Maren Walseth 1 F 6 2 1978-10-28 R Penn State USA 52 Kara Wolters C 6 7 227 1975-08-15 2 UConn USA 10 Dana Wynne 1 F 6 2 1975-02-02 R Seton Hall USA USA Maura McHugh Old Dominion USA Al Biancani 1 USA Jill Jackson 1 USA Michele Cherry 1 USA Steve Shuman 1 Schedule Regular season Sacramento Monarchs #753BBD; color:white 2001 Total: 20–12 (Home: 12–4; Road: 8–8) Sacramento Monarchs #010101; color:#BA0C2F June yes 4 3 4 3 |- | 1 | June 2 | Cleveland | W 70–65 | Edna Campbell (15) | Tangela Smith (6) | Stacy Clinesmith (4) | ARCO Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 4 | @ New York | W 80–63 | Yolanda Griffith (22) | Yolanda Griffith (10) | Ruthie Bolton (4) | Madison Square Garden | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 5 | @ Washington | L 72–75 | Tangela Smith (22) | Yolanda Griffith (20) | Edna Campbell (6) | MCI Center | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 7 | Charlotte | W 77–65 | Yolanda Griffith (30) | Yolanda Griffith (18) | Edna Campbell (4) | ARCO Arena | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 9 | Miami | L 67–71 | Kedra Holland-Corn (16) | Yolanda Griffith (9) | Kedra Holland-Corn (5) | ARCO Arena | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 12 | @ Phoenix | L 64–78 | Yolanda Griffith (17) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Kedra Holland-Corn (4) | America West Arena | 3–3 |- | 7 | June 14 | Phoenix | W 81–59 | Yolanda Griffith (15) | Yolanda Griffith (18) | Kedra Holland-Corn (4) | ARCO Arena | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 16 | Portland | L 74–81 (OT) | Yolanda Griffith (17) | Yolanda Griffith (17) | Griffith Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena | 4–4 |- | 9 | June 19 | New York | L 56–65 | La'Keshia Frett (17) | Yolanda Griffith (10) | Edna Campbell (5) | ARCO Arena | 4–5 |- | 10 | June 21 | @ Utah | W 87–75 | Kedra Holland-Corn (26) | Yolanda Griffith (14) | Edna Campbell (8) | Delta Center | 5–5 |- | 11 | June 23 | @ Houston | L 56–70 | Ruthie Bolton (15) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (12) | Compaq Center | 5–6 |- | 12 | June 24 | @ Charlotte | W 85–82 | Yolanda Griffith (23) | Yolanda Griffith (16) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–6 |- | 13 | June 28 | Houston | W 64–54 | Kara Wolters (18) | Yolanda Griffith (12) | Ticha Penicheiro (4) | ARCO Arena | 7–6 |- | 14 | June 30 | @ Seattle | W 65–59 | Yolanda Griffith (15) | Tangela Smith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | KeyArena | 8–6 Sacramento Monarchs #010101; color:#BA0C2F July 5 1 2 3 |- | 15 | July 3 | @ Minnesota | W 91–52 | Kedra Holland-Corn (25) | Kedra Holland-Corn (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | Target Center | 9–6 |- | 16 | July 6 | @ Orlando | W 75–68 | Lady Hardmon (13) | Kedra Holland-Corn (4) | Ticha Penicheiro (8) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 10–6 |- | 17 | July 7 | @ Miami | L 54–66 | Yolanda Griffith (20) | Yolanda Griffith (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (4) | American Airlines Arena | 10–7 |- | 18 | July 10 | Houston | W 78–76 (2OT) | Yolanda Griffith (29) | Yolanda Griffith (15) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | ARCO Arena | 11–7 |- | 19 | July 12 | Utah | W 69–67 | Tangela Smith (27) | Yolanda Griffith (12) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | ARCO Arena | 12–7 |- | 20 | July 14 | @ Utah | L 57–69 | Yolanda Griffith (18) | Yolanda Griffith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (11) | Delta Center | 12–8 |- | 21 | July 19 | Los Angeles | L 68–83 | Edna Campbell (18) | Yolanda Griffith (7) | Bolton Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena | 12–9 |- | 22 | July 21 | Detroit | W 66–52 | Yolanda Griffith (19) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 13–9 |- | 23 | July 25 | @ Los Angeles | L 78–80 | Kedra Holland-Corn (21) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Edna Campbell (8) | Staples Center | 13–10 |- | 24 | July 27 | Portland | W 85–62 | Kedra Holland-Corn (17) | Tangela Smith (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (8) | ARCO Arena | 14–10 |- | 25 | July 29 | Phoenix | W 63–47 | Yolanda Griffith (25) | Yolanda Griffith (17) | Bolton Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena | 15–10 Sacramento Monarchs #010101; color:#BA0C2F August 3 0 2 2 |- | 26 | August 2 | @ Los Angeles | L 62–67 | Edna Campbell (21) | Yolanda Griffith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (11) | Staples Center | 15–11 |- | 27 | August 3 | Indiana | W 81–69 | Griffith Frett (18) | Tangela Smith (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (11) | ARCO Arena | 16–11 |- | 28 | August 5 | @ Minnesota | L 76–79 (OT) | Ticha Penicheiro (17) | Yolanda Griffith (12) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | Target Center | 16–12 |- | 29 | August 7 | Minnesota | W 76–59 | Yolanda Griffith (27) | Yolanda Griffith (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (14) | ARCO Arena | 17–12 |- | 30 | August 11 | Seattle | W 81–61 | Yolanda Griffith (25) | Ruthie Bolton (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | ARCO Arena | 18–12 |- | 31 | August 12 | @ Portland | W 64–58 | Ruthie Bolton (21) | Yolanda Griffith (15) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | Rose Garden | 19–12 |- | 32 | August 14 | @ Seattle | W 72–62 | Yolanda Griffith (19) | Yolanda Griffith (16) | Ticha Penicheiro (4) | KeyArena | 20–12 sac 2001 Playoffs Sacramento Monarchs #753BBD; color:white 2001 yes Sacramento Monarchs #010101; color:#BA0C2F First round vs. Utah StarzzWon Series: 2–0 yes |- | 1 | August 17 | @ Utah | W 89–65 | Yolanda Griffith (28) | Yolanda Griffith (12) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | Delta Center | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 19 | Utah | W 71–66 | Yolanda Griffith (30) | Yolanda Griffith (14) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | ARCO Arena | 2–0 Sacramento Monarchs #010101; color:#BA0C2F Conference Finals vs. Los Angeles SparksLost Series: 1–2 |- | 1 | August 24 | Los Angeles | L 73–74 | Yolanda Griffith (18) | Griffith Smith (6) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 26 | @ Los Angeles | W 80–60 | Yolanda Griffith (24) | Yolanda Griffith (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | Staples Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 27 | @ Los Angeles | L 62–93 | Kedra Holland-Corn (12) | Tangela Smith (6) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | Staples Center | 1–2 sac 2001 yes Season standings SAC Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Yolanda Griffith 32 31 33.7 .522 N/A .720 11.2 1.7 2.0 1.2 16.2 Ticha Penichiero 23 22 32.3 .339 .262 .766 3.7 7.5 1.7 0.3 6.3 Tangela Smith 32 32 28.5 .420 .000 .729 5.6 1.3 1.1 1.7 11.2 Kedra Holland-Corn 32 32 27.3 .442 .393 .683 2.3 2.2 1.8 0.2 10.1 Edna Campbell 32 32 26.7 .377 .457 .767 2.7 2.3 0.6 0.3 8.1 Ruthie Bolton 31 0 18.8 .338 .364 .692 3.0 1.8 0.9 0.0 7.2 Lady Hardmon 31 0 17.5 .430 N/A .741 2.5 1.2 0.5 0.3 4.5La'Keshia Frett301013.4.389N/A.8571.80.60.30.24.3 Kara Wolters 31 1 12.2 .470 N/A .806 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.8 4.9 Cindy Blodgett 11 0 6.5 .448 .533 N/A 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.1 3.1 Stacy Clinesmith 16 0 4.7 .286 .200 N/A 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 Dana Wynne 1 0 3.0 N/A N/A 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0Maren Walseth402.0.500N/A 1.0000.50.00.00.01.0 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season References Category:Sacramento Monarchs seasons Sacramento Sacramento Monarchs