The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season for the San Antonio Silver Stars.
Offseason [ edit ] Expansion draft [ edit ] WNBA draft [ edit ] Transactions [ edit ] Free agents [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Silver Stars guard Shanna Crossley tore the ACL in her left knee during a preseason game against the Detroit Shock . The news was announced by head coach and general manager Dan Hughes on May 14. Crossley injured her knee during San Antonio's second offensive possession of the game. [3]
Season standings [ edit ] Season schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Score Leading Scorer Attendance Record May 17 @ Sacramento 64-73 Sophia Young (22) 16,225 0-1 May 20 vs. Phoenix 81-76 Sophia Young (25) 9,103 1-1 May 24 vs. Seattle 87-72 Sophia Young (23) 9,767 2-1 May 30 @ Seattle 57-78 Sophia Young (14) Ann Wauters (14) 6,810 2-2 June 3 @ Houston 72-75 Becky Hammon (20) 7,059 2-3 June 6 vs. Washington 63-52 Becky Hammon (20) 5,800 3-3 June 8 @ Minnesota 78-90 Ann Wauters (24) 5,020 3-4 June 11 vs. Indiana 64-53 Sophia Young (17) 6,262 4-4 June 13 vs. Seattle 74-69 Becky Hammon (17) 6,478 5-4 June 15 @ Indiana 70-60 Ann Wauters (19) 7,412 6-4 June 18 @ Atlanta 81-66 Becky Hammon (25) 6,225 7-4 June 20 vs. Los Angeles 77-75 Ann Wauters (21) 10,221 8-4 June 24 vs. Houston 81-82 (OT) Becky Hammon (25) 7,226 8-5 June 26 @ Houston 71-77 Sophia Young (19) 5,983 8-6 June 28 vs. Minnesota 73-65 Sophia Young (20) 7,513 9-6 July 1 vs. Detroit 79-72 (OT) Sophia Young (27) 5,656 10-6 July 3 vs. Sacramento 68-67 Sophia Young (20) 6,568 11-6 July 6 @ Washington 83-75 Becky Hammon (28) 10,439 12-6 July 8 vs. New York 83-79 Becky Hammon (27) 6,107 13-6 July 10 @ Chicago 75-67 Ann Wauters (23) 3,040 14-6 July 11 vs. Atlanta 82-74 Becky Hammon (26) 10,943 15-6 July 14 @ Los Angeles 62-75 Becky Hammon (21) 11,976 15-7 July 15 @ Phoenix 97-87 Sophia Young (26) 6,451 16-7 July 19 vs. Minnesota 74-87 Becky Hammon (24) 8,614 16-8 July 24 vs. Chicago 78-67 Sophia Young (20) 9,372 17-8 July 25 @ Minnesota 68-78 Sophia Young (21) 7,247 17-9 July 27 @ Detroit 76-64 Becky Hammon (23) 9,537 18-9 August 28 @ Phoenix 77-55 Sophia Young (18) 7,931 19-9 August 30 @ Los Angeles 53-58 Becky Hammon (17) 9,923 19-10 September 5 vs. Los Angeles 76-58 Edwige Lawson-Wade (14) 9,531 20-10 September 7 @ Connecticut 85-73 Becky Hammon (24) 7,956 21-10 September 9 @ New York 82-76 Becky Hammon (30) 7,994 22-10 September 11 vs. Connecticut 78-74 Sophia Young (24) 6,791 23-10 September 13 vs. Sacramento 77-69 Ann Wauters (18) 9,770 24-10
WNBA Playoffs [ edit ] Date Opponent Score Leading Scorer Attendance Series Western Conference Semifinals September 18 @ Sacramento 85-78 Becky Hammon (30) 7,740 SA leads 1-0 September 20 vs. Sacramento 67-84 Becky Hammon (14) 7,807 Tied 1-1 September 22 vs. Sacramento 86-81 (OT) Sophia Young (27) 4,247 SA wins 2-1 Western Conference Finals September 25 @ Los Angeles 70-85 Ann Wauters (18) 7,102° LA leads 1-0 September 27 vs. Los Angeles 67-66 Sophia Young (21) 7,715 Tied 1-1 September 28 vs. Los Angeles 76-72 Becky Hammon (35) 7,111 SA wins 2-1 WNBA Finals October 1 vs. Detroit 69-77 Sophia Young (21) 9,380 DET leads 1-0 October 3 vs. Detroit 61-69 Becky Hammon (24) 16,012 DET leads 2-0 October 5 @ Detroit 60-76 Ann Wauters (19) 8,952^ DET wins 3-0
° Played in the Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA ^ Played in the EMU Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI
Player stats [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] San Antonio Silver Stars Regular Season Stats
Postseason [ edit ] San Antonio Silver Stars Playoff Stats
San Antonio Silver Stars roster Players Coaches Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 24 Atunrase, Morenike 5' 10" (1.78m) – Texas A&M SF 7 Buescher, Erin 6' 3" (1.91m) 181 lb (82kg) Master's College SG 5 Crossley, Shanna 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) Tennessee PG 30 Darling, Helen 5' 6" (1.68m) 164 lb (74kg) Penn State PG 25 Hammon, Becky 5' 6" (1.68m) 136 lb (62kg) Colorado State PF 50 Irvin, Sandora 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) TCU G/F 55 Johnson, Vickie 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) Louisiana Tech SG 9 Lawson-Wade, Edwige 5' 6" (1.68m) 130 lb (59kg) France C 00 Riley, Ruth 6' 5" (1.96m) 198 lb (90kg) Notre Dame SG 32 Ross, Adrianne 5' 8" (1.73m) 142 lb (64kg) TCU C 12 Wauters, Ann 6' 4" (1.93m) 193 lb (88kg) Belgium C 51 Wilkins, Brittany 6' 3" (1.91m) 185 lb (84kg) Iowa State PF 33 Young, Sophia 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) Baylor
Head coach Assistant coaches Athletic trainer Strength and conditioning coach Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured
Awards and honors [ edit ] Sophia Young, WNBA Player of the Week (May 17–25) Becky Hammon, WNBA Player of the Week (July 7–13) Ann Wauters, WNBA Player of the Week (September 8–14) Sophia Young, WNBA All-Defensive First Team Vickie Johnson, Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Sophia Young, All-WNBA First Team Becky Hammon, All-WNBA Second Team References [ edit ]
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