Aug. 28, 2006
SACRAMENTO, CA.-- Former ODU Lady Monarch's Ticha Penicheiro ('98)and Hamchetou Maiga ('01) helped lead Sacramento to a sweep of bothHouston and Los Angeles as they will return to the WNBA Finals.
The defending champion Monarchs will play Detroit in the best of fivefor the WNBA crown beginning Wednesday in the Motor City at 7:30 p.m.on ESPN2.
Sacramento capped their return with a 72-58 victory at LA, sweepingthe series, 2-0. Ticha Penicheiro, who was inducted into the ODU SportsHall of Fame last April scored three points and dished out three assists.Hamchetou Maiga came off the bench to add four points, three assistsand three rebounds.
Penicheiro started all 34 regular season games for Sacramento with a 5.4average in points, 1.9 steals and 3.4 assists. She ranks ninth in the WNBA in steals and 14th in assists. Maiga started seven games this year,averaging 5.2 points an 2.1 rebounds.