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San Antonio's Sophia Young Tabbed For All-Defensive First Team

09/19/08 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) San Antonio Silver Stars


NEW YORK - San Antonio Silver Stars forward Sophia Young earned her first all-defensive team honors as a member of the first-team squad announced by the WNBA on Friday.

Young joined veteran all-defensive players Lisa Leslie, Tamika Catchings, Ticha Penicheiro and Tully Bevilaqua on the first-team. The Silver Stars forward is the youngest member of the group.

The WNBA All-Defensive Second Team consists of Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles (12 points), Detroit Shock guard Deanna Nolan (10 points), Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson (nine points), Sacramento Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson (eight points) and Detroit Shock guard Katie Smith (eight points).

Jackson was named the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year and was a member of the 2007 All-Defensive First Team while Nolan was selected to the First Team in 2007 and the Second Team in 2005 and 2006. Brunson was a member of the 2007 Second Team. Fowles, a rookie, and Smith were both voted to the Second Team for the first time.

The fourth annual WNBA All-Defensive Team was voted on by a panel of the WNBA's 14 head coaches, who selected First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points were awarded for a First Team vote and one point was awarded for a Second Team vote.

Below are the results for the 2008 WNBA All-Defensive Teams:

2008 WNBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM

Player Team Position Points

Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Center 22

Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Forward 16

Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars Forward 12

Ticha Penicheiro Sacramento Monarchs Guard 11

Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever Guard 11

2008 WNBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

Player Team Position Points

Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Center 12

Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Guard 10

Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Forward 9

Rebekkah Brunson Sacramento Monarchs Forward 8

Katie Smith Detroit Shock Guard 8

San Antonio's Sophia Young Tabbed For All-Defensive First Team - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News

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Published on: 9/20/08.

SACRAMENTO, California – St Vincent and the Grenadines star forward Sophia Young played a prominent role as the San Antonio Silver Stars beat Sacramento Monarchs 85-78 in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) play-off opener on Thursday night.

San Antonio led the Western Conference battle by 45-29 at the half and repelled a strong rally from the home side to win by seven points at the ARCO Arena.

Game 2 of the best-of-three series takes place tonight in San Antonio and Game 3 – if necessary – is also slated for San Antonio, on Monday.

The Silver Stars, with home court advantage, are heavy favourites for this Western Conference series after they posted a league-best 24-10 record in the regular season and were 15-2 at home.

Becky Hammon logged a game-high 30 points, including six three-pointers, plus two rebounds and two assists for San Antonio.

Young, a leading candidate for MVP this season, collected 17 points, eight rebounds and two assists.

After outscoring Sacramento 22-13 and 23-16 in the first two quarters, San Antonio wobbled a bit in the last two quarters but Young stepped up her game and kept them in front.

Sacramento were 20-18 better in the third quarter and went on a solid 29-22 run in the last frame but fell short in the end.

The result avenged the 86-65 whipping Sacramento delivered to San Antonio last year in the corresponding Game 1 fixture of the play-offs. (CMC)

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San Antonio outlasts Sacramento in OT

Sophia Young scored 27 points to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 86-81 overtime victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Monday in...

By The Associated Press


SAN ANTONIO — Sophia Young scored 27 points to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 86-81 overtime victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Monday in the decisive Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.

San Antonio advances to the West finals for the second consecutive year. The Silver Stars will play on the road Thursday against the winner of the Storm-Los Angeles Sparks series that will be decided tonight at KeyArena.

The Monarchs forced overtime when they rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit with six minutes left in regulation. Nicole Powell tied the score with 8.5 seconds left after driving past defender Erin Buescher.

Powell scored 21 points and Kara Lawson added 16.

San Antonio's Becky Hammon missed an off-balance shot in the lane that could have won it for the Silver Stars in regulation. Hammon finished with 14 points.

"Offensively, the ball was not always dropping like we would hope, but Sophia put us on her back and really carried this team tonight," Hammon said. "It probably hurts. She's going to need a rubdown later."

San Antonio's 24-10 regular-season record gives it home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

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2008 All-WNBA First and Second Teams announced


NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2008 - The 2008 All-WNBA First and Second Teams were announced by the WNBA today. Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, who led all players in the voting process with 221 points, was selected to the First Team becoming just the fifth rookie to be bestowed with the honor. Sparks center Lisa Leslie, who joins the First Team for the eighth time in her career, finished second with 192 points. Connecticut Sun guard Lindsay Whalen was selected to the First Team for the first time in her career with 178 points.

Voting for the All-WNBA First and Second Teams was conducted by a panel of national sportswriters and broadcasters. Players were selected by position and received five points for each First Team vote and three points for each Second Team designation.

Phoenix Mercury guard/forward Diana Taurasi and San Antonio Silver Stars forward Sophia Young round out the First Team with 173 and 171 points respectively.

Parker finished her first season in the WNBA as the league's top rebounder (9.5) and finished fourth in scoring (18.5 ppg). Leslie, the 2008 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, ranked behind only Parker in rebounding (8.9 rpg) and led all centers in scoring (15.1 ppg) and all players in blocks (2.9 bpg). Whalen (14.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 5.4 apg) became only the second player in league history to average at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists since Nikki Teasley in 2003 (11.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.4 apg). Taurasi submitted the second-best scoring season in league history (24.1 ppg) placing just behind her own league record set in 2006 (25.3 ppg). Young set a career high in scoring (17.5 ppg) and led the Silver Stars to the franchise's only first-place finish.

The 2008 All-WNBA Second Team is comprised of Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (166 points), San Antonio Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon (133 points), Connecticut Sun forward Asjha Jones (99 points), Detroit Shock guard/forward Deanna Nolan (95 points) and Seattle Storm center Lauren Jackson (68 points).

In honor of being named to the All-WNBA First and Second Teams, each player will receive a Tiffany & Co. designed trophy. In addition, $10,000 will be awarded to each member of the First Team, while each member of the Second Team will receive $5,000 .

Below are the complete results of the 2008 All-WNBA Team voting:

2008 ALL-WNBA FIRST TEAM

Player Team Position Points

Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks Forward 221

Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Center 192

Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun Guard 178

Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Guard/Forward 173

Sophia Young San Antonio Silver Stars Forward 171

2008 ALL-WNBA SECOND TEAM

Player Team Position Points

Sue Bird Seattle Storm Guard 166

Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars Guard 133

Asjha Jones Connecticut Sun Forward 99

Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Guard/Forward 95

Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Center 68