1998 Sacramento Monarchs season

The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team tied with the Utah Starzz for the worst record in the Western Conference.

Transactions

Detroit Shock expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 11 | Phoenix | L 70–73 | Ruthie Bolton (15) | Linda Burgess (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 16 | Los Angeles | W 73–69 | Latasha Byears (21) | Burgess <br> Byears (6) | Ticha Penicheiro (8) | ARCO Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 18 | New York | L 48–64 | Latasha Byears (10) | Tangela Smith (5) | Ticha Penicheiro (3) | ARCO Arena | 1–2 |- | 4 | June 20 | Houston | L 68–79 | Ruthie Bolton (17) | Latasha Byears (6) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | ARCO Arena | 1–3 |- | 5 | June 23 | @ Detroit | L 57–61 | Linda Burgess (13) | Burgess <br> Penicheiro (6) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 1–4 |- | 6 | June 26 | @ New York | L 48–62 | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | Penicheiro <br> Smith (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (4) | Madison Square Garden | 1–5 |- | 7 | June 27 | @ Charlotte | L 50–58 | Bridgette Gordon (12) | Lady Hardmon (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–6 |- | 8 | June 30 | Los Angeles | W 58–56 | Latasha Byears (13) | Latasha Byears (11) | Penicheiro <br> Price (3) | ARCO Arena | 2–6

|- | 9 | July 3 | @ Houston | L 67–84 | Latasha Byears (15) | Latasha Byears (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | Compaq Center | 2–7 |- | 10 | July 5 | Utah | W 70–66 | Latasha Byears (21) | Linda Burgess (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | ARCO Arena | 3–7 |- | 11 | July 6 | @ Utah | L 64–68 | Franthea Price (14) | Linda Burgess (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | Delta Center | 3–8 |- | 12 | July 8 | Los Angeles | W 76–71 | Tangela Smith (20) | Byears <br> Penicheiro <br> Smith (6) | Ticha Penicheiro (11) | ARCO Arena | 4–8 |- | 13 | July 10 | Charlotte | L 55–63 | Latasha Byears (16) | Latasha Byears (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | ARCO Arena | 4–9 |- | 14 | July 14 | Cleveland | L 58–61 | Latasha Byears (16) | Tangela Smith (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (11) | ARCO Arena | 4–10 |- | 15 | July 15 | @ Los Angeles | L 76–81 (OT) | Latasha Byears (16) | Latasha Byears (13) | Ticha Penicheiro (12) | Great Western Forum | 4–11 |- | 16 | July 18 | Houston | L 44–75 | Latasha Byears (16) | Lady Hardmon (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | ARCO Arena | 4–12 |- | 17 | July 20 | @ Phoenix | L 67–88 | Latasha Byears (28) | Latasha Byears (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | America West Arena | 4–13 |- | 18 | July 24 | New York | L 54–76 | Latasha Byears (13) | Latasha Byears (5) | Barnes <br> Penicheiro (3) | ARCO Arena | 4–14 |- | 19 | July 26 | @ Washington | W 79–65 | Adia Barnes (15) | Pauline Jordan (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (8) | MCI Center | 5–14 |- | 20 | July 27 | @ Charlotte | W 76–70 | Latasha Byears (18) | Tangela Smith (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (12) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–14 |- | 21 | July 29 | @ Cleveland | L 67–75 | Latasha Byears (23) | Byears <br> Penicheiro (6) | Ticha Penicheiro (16) | Gund Arena | 6–15 |- | 22 | July 31 | @ Detroit | L 77–78 | Tangela Smith (26) | Latasha Byears (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 6–16

|- | 23 | August 2 | @ Houston | L 53–70 | Latasha Byears (15) | Byears <br> Smith (6) | Domond <br> Penicheiro (3) | Compaq Center | 6–17 |- | 24 | August 4 | Cleveland | L 60–72 | Tangela Smith (17) | Latasha Byears (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 6–18 |- | 25 | August 7 | Washington | W 76–55 | Tangela Smith (19) | Latasha Byears (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (13) | ARCO Arena | 7–18 |- | 26 | August 11 | Detroit | L 41–50 | Latasha Byears (16) | Latasha Byears (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | ARCO Arena | 7–19 |- | 27 | August 12 | @ Utah | L 71–81 | Lady Hardmon (14) | Lady Hardmon (6) | Latasha Byears (4) | Delta Center | 7–20 |- | 28 | August 15 | Utah | W 82–55 | Linda Burgess (33) | Ticha Penicheiro (14) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 8–20 |- | 29 | August 16 | Phoenix | L 69–85 | Adia Barnes (24) | Ticha Penicheiro (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | ARCO Arena | 8–21 |- | 30 | August 19 | @ Phoenix | L 62–71 | Latasha Byears (18) | Latasha Byears (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | America West Arena | 8–22

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References