2007 Sacramento Monarchs season
| 2007 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Jenny Boucek |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Attendance | 8,387 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 19–15 (.559) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-1) to San Antonio Silver Stars |
The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th for the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs qualified for the playoffs, but later fell to the San Antonio Silver Stars in three games.
Offseason
[edit]Dispersal Draft
[edit]Based on the Monarchs' 2006 record, they would pick 10th in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Monarchs picked LaToya Bond.
WNBA draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 23 | Brooke Smith |  United States |
Stanford |
| 3 | 36 | Meg Bulger | United States |
West Virginia |
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury x | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 17–5 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.0 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 13–9 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 4.0 | 12–5 | 7–10 | 12–10 |
| Seattle Storm x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 5–12 | 11–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 7–10 | 3–14 | 8–14 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 13.0 | 5–12 | 5–12 | 6–16 |
Season schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 19 | @ Detroit | 68-75 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 20 | @ Minnesota | 74-64 | Win | 1-1 |
| May 22 | @ Washington | 70-52 | Win | 2-1 |
| May 29 | @ Phoenix | 75-76 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 2 | Los Angeles | 88-85 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 5 | San Antonio | 74-57 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 7 | Seattle | 81-72 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 9 | Phoenix | 70-74 | Loss | 5-3 |
| June 11 | @ Houston | 82-67 | Win | 6-3 |
| June 16 | Houston | 75-63 | Win | 7-3 |
| June 19 | @ Chicago | 54-52 | Win | 8-3 |
| June 22 | @ Los Angeles | 88-96 (OT) | Loss | 8-4 |
| June 23 | Detroit | 85-75 | Win | 9-4 |
| June 26 | New York | 59-46 | Win | 10-4 |
| June 27 | @ Los Angeles | 66-74 | Loss | 10-5 |
| June 29 | Chicago | 84-92 (OT) | Loss | 10-6 |
| July 1 | Minnesota | 76-68 | Win | 11-6 |
| July 6 | @ Minnesota | 85-80 | Win | 12-6 |
| July 8 | @ New York | 61-71 | Loss | 12-7 |
| July 12 | Connecticut | 78-82 (OT) | Loss | 12-8 |
| July 20 | @ San Antonio | 71-81 | Loss | 12-9 |
| July 24 | Los Angeles | 67-59 | Win | 13-9 |
| July 26 | Indiana | 60-50 | Win | 14-9 |
| July 29 | Minnesota | 73-78 | Loss | 14-10 |
| July 31 | @ Seattle | 78-74 | Win | 15-10 |
| August 3 | Seattle | 82-76 | Win | 16-10 |
| August 5 | @ Indiana | 55-63 | Loss | 16-11 |
| August 7 | @ Connecticut | 81-79 | Win | 17-11 |
| August 9 | @ San Antonio | 61-72 | Loss | 17-12 |
| August 10 | @ Houston | 75-83 | Loss | 17-13 |
| August 12 | Washington | 86-82 (OT) | Win | 18-13 |
| August 15 | San Antonio | 81-74 | Win | 19-13 |
| August 17 | Phoenix | 91-101 | Loss | 19-14 |
| August 19 | @ Phoenix | 73-87 | Loss | 19-15 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 23 | San Antonio | 86-65 | Win | 1-0 |
| 2 | August 25 | @ San Antonio | 61-86 | Loss | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 27 | @ San Antonio | 78-80 | Loss | 1-2 |
Player stats
[edit]| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Nicole Powell | 34 | 191 | 58 | 48 | 12 | 436 |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 33 | 295 | 24 | 44 | 31 | 378 |
| Kara Lawson | 34 | 80 | 67 | 29 | 8 | 375 |
| Yolanda Griffith | 32 | 147 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 289 |
| Chelsea Newton | 34 | 62 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 219 |
| Adrian Williams | 34 | 152 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 211 |
| Scholanda Robinson | 34 | 48 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 196 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 32 | 83 | 144 | 49 | 1 | 181 |
| Kristin Haynie | 34 | 37 | 70 | 18 | 6 | 126 |
| La'Tangela Atkinson | 28 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 58 |
| DeMya Walker | 5 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| Linda Frohlich | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Kim Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |