2001 Miami Sol season

The 2001 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Miami Sol. The team earned its first and only playoff berth, losing in the opening round to the New York Liberty in three games.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 31 | New York | W 68–59 | Sandy Brondello (21) | Elena Baranova (8) | Debbie Black (7) | American Airlines Arena | 1–0

|- | 2 | June 5 | Indiana | W 63–61 | Sheri Sam (21) | Askamp <br> Baranova <br> Black <br> Riley <br> Sam (4) | Debbie Black (4) | American Airlines Arena | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 7 | @ Seattle | W 70–57 | Sandy Brondello (23) | Marlies Askamp (8) | Sheri Sam (4) | KeyArena | 3–0 |- | 4 | June 9 | @ Sacramento | W 71–67 | Sheri Sam (21) | Elena Baranova (7) | Debbie Black (9) | ARCO Arena | 4–0 |- | 5 | June 12 | Detroit | L 67–68 (OT) | Sandy Brondello (23) | Baranova <br> Black <br> Sam (7) | Debbie Black (6) | American Airlines Arena | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 16 | @ Cleveland | L 53–70 | Sandy Brondello (16) | Elena Baranova (6) | Debbie Black (4) | Gund Arena | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 17 | New York | L 48–55 | Elena Baranova (22) | Elena Baranova (8) | Sandy Brondello (4) | American Airlines Arena | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 21 | @ Washington | W 74–63 | Baranova <br> Brondello (18) | Elena Baranova (12) | Sandy Brondello (6) | MCI Center | 5–3 |- | 9 | June 22 | @ Minnesota | L 57–63 | Sandy Brondello (13) | Elena Baranova (8) | Marla Brumfield (4) | Target Center | 5–4 |- | 10 | June 24 | Cleveland | L 35–54 | Elena Baranova (9) | Debbie Black (8) | Marla Brumfield (4) | American Airlines Arena | 5–5 |- | 11 | June 27 | Utah | L 63–68 (OT) | Marla Brumfield (12) | Elena Baranova (10) | Brondello <br> Sam (3) | American Airlines Arena | 5–6 |- | 12 | June 29 | Portland | L 72–74 (OT) | Sandy Brondello (20) | Debbie Black (7) | Baranova <br> Black <br> Brondello <br> Sam (2) | American Airlines Arena | 5–7

|- | 13 | July 1 | @ Los Angeles | L 60–86 | Sandy Brondello (13) | Ruth Riley (6) | Debbie Black (5) | Staples Center | 5–8 |- | 14 | July 2 | @ Utah | W 69–59 | Sheri Sam (23) | Sheri Sam (9) | Debbie Black (5) | Delta Center | 6–8 |- | 15 | July 4 | @ Phoenix | L 47–60 | Elena Baranova (12) | Baranova <br> Sam (4) | Debbie Black (6) | America West Arena | 6–9 |- | 16 | July 7 | Sacramento | W 66–54 | Elena Baranova (21) | Elena Baranova (7) | Elena Baranova (5) | American Airlines Arena | 7–9 |- | 17 | July 10 | @ Orlando | W 65–63 (OT) | Sheri Sam (26) | Ruth Riley (11) | Baranova <br> Black (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 13 | @ Detroit | W 56–55 | Sandy Brondello (14) | Ruth Riley (10) | Sheri Sam (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 9–9 |- | 19 | July 14 | Detroit | W 66–51 | Sandy Brondello (14) | Sheri Sam (6) | Sandy Brondello (6) | American Airlines Arena | 10–9 |- | 20 | July 18 | Charlotte | W 68–48 | Sandy Brondello (23) | Baranova <br> Black <br> Sam (5) | Sheri Sam (3) | American Airlines Arena | 11–9 |- | 21 | July 20 | Houston | W 64–50 | Sheri Sam (18) | Askamp <br> Baranova (7) | Debbie Black (6) | American Airlines Arena | 12–9 |- | 22 | July 22 | @ New York | W 68–52 | Sheri Sam (17) | Debbie Black (8) | Debbie Black (4) | Madison Square Garden | 13–9 |- | 23 | July 25 | @ Cleveland | L 48–52 (OT) | Elena Baranova (14) | Kristen Rasmussen (7) | Debbie Black (4) | Gund Arena | 13–10 |- | 24 | July 27 | Orlando | W 71–63 (OT) | Sandy Brondello (23) | Riley <br> Sam (8) | Elena Baranova (7) | American Airlines Arena | 14–10 |- | 25 | July 28 | @ Indiana | W 69–63 | Sheri Sam (17) | Elena Baranova (9) | Black <br> Sam (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 15–10 |- | 26 | July 31 | @ Charlotte | L 45–63 | Marla Brumfield (9) | Debbie Black (5) | Brumfield <br> Ford <br> Sam (2) | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–11

|- | 27 | August 3 | Phoenix | W 72–61 | Sheri Sam (25) | Elena Baranova (6) | Debbie Black (5) | American Airlines Arena | 16–11 |- | 28 | August 5 | Washington | W 52–44 | Baranova <br> Sam (15) | Elena Baranova (5) | Sheri Sam (5) | American Airlines Arena | 17–11 |- | 29 | August 8 | @ Washington | W 42–36 | Sheri Sam (15) | Elena Baranova (11) | Black <br> Sam (3) | MCI Center | 18–11 |- | 30 | August 10 | Indiana | W 72–67 (OT) | Baranova <br> Sam (21) | Baranova <br> Riley (7) | Black <br> Brondello (6) | American Airlines Arena | 19–11 |- | 31 | August 11 | @ Orlando | W 75–64 | Elena Baranova (19) | Elena Baranova (5) | Sheri Sam (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 20–11 |- | 32 | August 14 | Charlotte | L 41–48 | Sheri Sam (14) | Sheri Sam (8) | Debbie Black (3) | American Airlines Arena | 20–12

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 17 | New York | L 46–62 | Ruth Riley (12) | Baranova <br> Sam (5) | Debbie Black (5) | American Airlines Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 19 | @ New York | W 53–50 | Sheri Sam (17) | Debbie Black (8) | Sandy Brondello (5) | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 21 | @ New York | L 61–72 | Baranova <br> Brondello (18) | Ruth Riley (9) | Debbie Black (4) | Madison Square Garden | 1–2

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

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

References