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1997 Sacramento Monarchs season

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Sacramento Monarchs.

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

WNBA elite draft

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 21 | @ Utah | W 70–60 | Ruthie Bolton (18) | Ruthie Bolton (11) | Chantel Tremitiere (4) | Delta Center | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 23 | Houston | L 62–73 | Ruthie Bolton (27) | Ruthie Bolton (12) | Chantel Tremitiere (4) | ARCO Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 26 | Charlotte | W 78–70 | Pamela McGee (23) | Bridgette Gordon (8) | Chantel Tremitiere (5) | ARCO Arena | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 27 | @ Los Angeles | L 92–102 | Ruthie Bolton (20) | Ruthie Bolton (6) | Ruthie Bolton (6) | Great Western Forum | 2–2

|- | 5 | July 2 | Utah | L 68–73 (OT) | Ruthie Bolton (20) | Judy Mosley-McAfee (9) | Chantel Tremitiere (10) | ARCO Arena | 2–3 |- | 6 | July 6 | Cleveland | W 70–67 | Ruthie Bolton (23) | Bridgette Gordon (8) | Bolton <br> Tremitiere (4) | ARCO Arena | 3–3 |- | 7 | July 7 | @ Utah | W 79–69 | Ruthie Bolton (22) | Bolton <br> Gordon <br> Mosley-McAfee <br> Tremitiere (7) | Chantel Tremitiere (12) | Delta Center | 4–3 |- | 8 | July 10 | @ Cleveland | L 61–77 | Ruthie Bolton (25) | Ruthie Bolton (8) | Chantel Tremitiere (6) | Gund Arena | 4–4 |- | 9 | July 12 | @ Houston | L 61–89 | Ruthie Bolton (14) | Ruthie Bolton (8) | Chantel Tremitiere (5) | The Summit | 4–5 |- | 10 | July 15 | Los Angeles | W 78–73 | Bridgette Gordon (22) | Latasha Byears (10) | Byears <br> Gordon <br> Tremitiere (4) | ARCO Arena | 5–5 |- | 11 | July 16 | @ Phoenix | L 67–84 | Bridgette Gordon (19) | Latasha Byears (8) | Angel <br> Gordon (3) | America West Arena | 5–6 |- | 12 | July 18 | Houston | L 60–82 | Bridgette Gordon (18) | Latasha Byears (6) | Angel <br> Tremitiere (5) | ARCO Arena | 5–7 |- | 13 | July 21 | Phoenix | L 57–50 | Latasha Byears (21) | Latasha Byears (17) | Chantel Tremitiere (6) | ARCO Arena | 5–8 |- | 14 | July 25 | Houston | L 76–86 | Byears <br> McGee (17) | Latasha Byears (17) | Chantel Tremitiere (5) | ARCO Arena | 5–9 |- | 15 | July 27 | Los Angeles | L 62–84 | Bolton <br> McGee (16) | Bolton <br> McGee (8) | Latasha Byears (6) | ARCO Arena | 5–10 |- | 16 | July 30 | @ New York | L 68–73 (OT) | Bridgette Gordon (23) | Latasha Byears (10) | Chantel Tremitiere (7) | Madison Square Garden | 5–11

|- | 17 | August 1 | @ Charlotte | L 61–85 | Ruthie Bolton (18) | Ruthie Bolton (9) | Chantel Tremitiere (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 5–12 |- | 18 | August 2 | @ Cleveland | L 51–72 | Ruthie Bolton (19) | Latasha Byears (11) | Chantel Tremitiere (5) | Gund Arena | 5–13 |- | 19 | August 4 | @ Phoenix | L 60–83 | Ruthie Bolton (22) | Latasha Byears (12) | Bridgette Gordon (5) | America West Arena | 5–14 |- | 20 | August 6 | Charlotte | W 77–64 | Ruthie Bolton (24) | Bridgette Gordon (9) | Ruthie Bolton (5) | ARCO Arena | 6–14 |- | 21 | August 8 | Utah | W 93–78 | Ruthie Bolton (34) | Latasha Byears (11) | Chantel Tremitiere (9) | ARCO Arena | 7–14 |- | 22 | August 10 | New York | W 76–69 | Latasha Byears (23) | Latasha Byears (8) | Chantel Tremitiere (5) | ARCO Arena | 8–14 |- | 23 | August 12 | Cleveland | W 81–76 | Ruthie Bolton (34) | Latasha Byears (11) | Byears <br> Tremitiere (4) | ARCO Arena | 9–14 |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | August 14 | @ Charlotte | L 51–68 | Ruthie Bolton (13) | Latasha Byears (11) | Pamela McGee (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 9–15 |- | 25 | August 15 | @ New York | L 63–79 | Pamela McGee (17) | Latasha Byears (8) | Bridgette Gordon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 9–16 |- | 26 | August 20 | Phoenix | L 54–69 | Ruthie Bolton (12) | Corissa Yasen (5) | Ruthie Bolton (5) | ARCO Arena | 9–17 |- | 27 | August 22 | Los Angeles | L 77–88 | Latasha Byears (19) | Ruthie Bolton (8) | Chantel Tremitiere (6) | Great Western Forum | 9–18 |- | 28 | August 24 | Houston | W 68–58 | Gordon <br> McGee (16) | Bridgette Gordon (9) | Chantel Tremitiere (4) | ARCO Arena | 10–18

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br /><sup>‡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>†</sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>≠</sup>Acquired during the season

  • Ruthie Bolton ranked second in the WNBA in points with 447 points.
  • Ruthie Bolton ranked third in the WNBA in field goals with 164.
  • Ruthie Bolton ranked fourth in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 35.3
  • Ruthie Bolton ranked second in the WNBA in points per game with 19.4
  • Ruthie Bolton was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
  • Latasha Byears ranked fifth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 193
  • Latasha Byears ranked ninth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.459)
  • Bridgette Gordon ranked first in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 35.0
  • Bridgette Gordon ranked ninth in the WNBA in Free Throw Pct with .785
  • Pamela McGee ranked eighth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.460)
  • Chantel Tremitiere was tied for sixth in the WNBA in steals with 54.
  • Chantel Tremitiere ranked first in the WNBA in Minutes per game with 37.5

Awards and honors

  • Ruthie Bolton: Led WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts, 192
  • Ruthie Bolton: Second in WNBA, 3-Pt Field Goals, 66
  • Latasha Byears: Led WNBA, Offensive Rebounds, 87
  • Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Minutes Played 1051
  • Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Turnovers, 122
  • Chantel Tremitiere: Led WNBA, Minutes per game, 37.5

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