Swoopes Still Dominates

Senior Lauren Beck scored 22 points and freshman Katie Baker added 19 to help Montana overcome Sheryl Swoopes and Idol Sports Sunday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena, 77-57. The game was the Lady Griz’ only exhibition contest of the preseason.

Montana opens its regular season next weekend with games at Colorado State and Wyoming. The Lady Griz will face the Rams Friday at 7 p.m. in Fort Collins, Colo., and the Cowgirls Sunday at 2 p.m. in Laramie, Wyo.

Playing in Missoula for the first time since leading Texas Tech to a pair of West Regional victories in the 1993 NCAA tournament, Swoopes led both teams with 31 points and 15 rebounds. She knocked down four 3-pointers and added a game-high four steals.

Montana’s balance won in the end. In addition to Beck’s 22 and Baker’s 19, junior Sarah Ena had 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Ohlde & Swanier...WNBA Champions!

PHOENIX (AP) The core of the dynamic Phoenix Mercury is a trio as talented as any in the game.

No wonder they win WNBA championships.

Diana Taurasi, Cappie Pondexter and Penny Taylor - who led the team to its 2007 title - did it again in 2009, when the Mercury held off a late rally by the tenacious Indiana Fever for a 94-86 victory in the deciding Game 5 Friday night.

League and finals MVP Taurasi scored 26 points, Pondexter had 24, and Taylor made two crucial free throws with 37.7 seconds left for the Mercury, who won the last two games to take the intense series 3-2.

Tully named to Indy's All-Decade Team

FEVER NAMES ALL-DECADE TEAM

New Release | August 15, 2009
WNBA All-Stars Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas highlight a cast of 10 honorees which comprise the Indiana Fever All-Decade Team, the team has announced. Honoring the Fever’s first ten seasons in Indianapolis, the team was selected by over 51,000 votes cast by fans during online and in-arena balloting. The team will be honored at halftime of this evening’s game when the Fever hosts the Detroit Shock.

Bevilaqua garners 1st Team All-Defensive Team for 4th year!

2009 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2009 – Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, a three-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006 and 2009), headlines the 2009 WNBA All-Defensive Team, the league announced today. Catchings collected 24 points from the league’s 13 coaches while Minnesota center/forward Nicky Anosike finished second with 13 points and Seattle Storm forward/center Lauren Jackson, the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year, garnered 12 points.  Storm guard Tanisha Wright (10 points) and Fever guard Tully Bevilaqua (nine points) round out the All-Defensive First Team.

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