1999 Sacramento Monarchs season

The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs made their first postseason appearance but lost to the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round.

Transactions

Minnesota Lynx expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Minnesota Lynx expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 10 | @ Los Angeles | L 78–100 | Latasha Byears (19) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | Great Western Forum | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 12 | Phoenix | W 96–85 | Yolanda Griffith (31) | Yolanda Griffith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 14 | @ Phoenix | W 74–64 | Bolton <br> Holland-Corn (10) | Yolanda Griffith (18) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | America West Arena | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 17 | Cleveland | W 70–50 | Kedra Holland-Corn (16) | Yolanda Griffith (19) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | ARCO Arena | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 19 | @ Utah | L 75–85 | Yolanda Griffith (28) | Yolanda Griffith (19) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | Delta Center | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 22 | Minnesota | W 79–62 | Kedra Holland-Corn (15) | Yolanda Griffith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (14) | ARCO Arena | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 24 | Utah | W 107–69 | Ruthie Bolton (27) | Yolanda Griffith (14) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | ARCO Arena | 5–2 |- | 8 | June 26 | Los Angeles | L 73–76 | Yolanda Griffith (25) | Yolanda Griffith (15) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | ARCO Arena | 5–3 |- | 9 | June 29 | @ Minnesota | W 86–72 | Yolanda Griffith (30) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Ticha Penicheiro (13) | Target Center | 6–3

|- | 10 | July 2 | @ Washington | W 79–74 | Ruthie Bolton (34) | Yolanda Griffith (11) | Ruthie Bolton (7) | MCI Center | 7–3 |- | 11 | July 4 | @ Detroit | W 92–78 | Yolanda Griffith (21) | Yolanda Griffith (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 8–3 |- | 12 | July 5 | @ New York | L 63–76 | Yolanda Griffith (23) | Byears <br> Griffith (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | Madison Square Garden | 8–4 |- | 13 | July 8 | Houston | W 74–63 | Ruthie Bolton (20) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 9–4 |- | 14 | July 9 | @ Los Angeles | W 77–72 | Yolanda Griffith (24) | Yolanda Griffith (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (8) | Great Western Forum | 10–4 |- | 15 | July 11 | @ Houston | L 63–68 | Ruthie Bolton (20) | Yolanda Griffith (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (4) | Compaq Center | 10–5 |- | 16 | July 16 | @ Cleveland | W 85–71 | Yolanda Griffith (22) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | Gund Arena | 11–5 |- | 17 | July 17 | @ Orlando | W 76–70 | Yolanda Griffith (20) | Yolanda Griffith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 12–5 |- | 18 | July 19 | @ Minnesota | L 69–76 | Yolanda Griffith (22) | Yolanda Griffith (6) | Bolton <br> Penicheiro (4) | ARCO Arena | 12–6 |- | 19 | July 22 | New York | W 71–55 | Yolanda Griffith (29) | Yolanda Griffith (19) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena | 13–6 |- | 20 | July 24 | Orlando | L 64–73 | Yolanda Griffith (18) | Yolanda Griffith (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | ARCO Arena | 13–7 |- | 21 | July 27 | Minnesota | L 59–61 | Ticha Penicheiro (27) | Yolanda Griffith (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 13–8 |- | 22 | July 29 | Washington | W 70–54 | Yolanda Griffith (19) | Yolanda Griffith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (5) | ARCO Arena | 14–8 |- | 23 | July 31 | @ Utah | L 59–63 | Yolanda Griffith (20) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Ticha Penicheiro (4) | Delta Center | 14–9

|- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | August 2 | @ Houston | L 70–75 | Ruthie Bolton (16) | Yolanda Griffith (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (13) | Compaq Center | 14–10 |- | 25 | August 4 | @ Charlotte | W 68–62 | Yolanda Griffith (21) | Yolanda Griffith (11) | Ticha Penicheiro (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–10 |- | 26 | August 6 | Detroit | W 71–58 | Holland-Corn <br> Penicheiro (15) | Griffith <br> Penicheiro (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 16–10 |- | 27 | August 7 | Phoenix | W 71–60 | Kedra Holland-Corn (21) | Yolanda Griffith (13) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | ARCO Arena | 17–10 |- | 28 | August 10 | Los Angeles | W 82–80 | Yolanda Griffith (23) | Yolanda Griffith (5) | Lady Hardmon (4) | ARCO Arena | 18–10 |- | 29 | August 13 | Charlotte | W 78–64 | Ruthie Bolton (25) | Bolton <br> Byears <br> Smith (7) | Ticha Penicheiro (7) | ARCO Arena | 19–10 |- | 30 | August 14 | Utah | L 89–97 | Tangela Smith (28) | Tangela Smith (9) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | ARCO Arena | 19–11 |- | 31 | August 17 | @ Phoenix | L 59–71 | Tangela Smith (20) | Bolton <br> Smith (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | America West Arena | 19–12 |- | 32 | August 21 | Houston | L 65–74 | Ruthie Bolton (16) | Tangela Smith (10) | Ticha Penicheiro (6) | ARCO Arena | 19–13

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 24 | Los Angeles | @ L 58–71 | Ruthie Bolton (15) | Latasha Byears (10) | Ruthie Bolton (4) | Great Western Forum | 0–1

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

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

References