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  Ticha Penicheiro - Sacramento Monarchs, WNBA Women's Basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Ticha Penicheiro - Sacramento Monarchs, WNBA Women's Basketball
Ticha has been climbing the ranks in the WNBA as a true assist leader and an all-around team player.
When she is isn't racking up the assists, she's donating her time to young athletes and showing them some tricks of the trade in women's basketball.
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 ESPN.com - WNBA - Injury could bench Penicheiro for entire West finals
Penicheiro, the WNBA's career leader in assists, averaged 11 points, 7.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds in the Monarchs' first-round victory over Los Angeles, and, according to Lieberman, is "playing some of her best basketball" since joining the league eight years ago.
Penicheiro suffered the injury on the last play of Tuesday's practice when she landed on a teammate's ankle.
Penicheiro was expected to guard Houston's Sheryl Swoopes, one of the leading MVP candidates who notched the first triple-double in WNBA playoff history Saturday as the Comets eliminated the defending champion Seattle Storm.
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 The Enquirer - Tim Sullivan - March 29, 1997
Ticha Penicheiro stood at the free throw line and took a deep breath.
Ticha Penicheiro seized Friday's semifinal by the scruff of the neck, and made it her own.
This was largely because of Penicheiro's pressure in transition defense.
www.enquirer.com /columns/sullivan/1997/03/032997_ts.html   (646 words)

  
 NCAA Women's Tournament -- The Enquirer - March 28, 1997   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Which is funny, because when she was 15 and running the club team Santarem, Penicheiro was dying to get to America.
Penicheiro and her 6-foot-5 teammate Clarisse Machanguana agreed on ODU.
And Penicheiro goes into Friday's game against Stanford knowing she dented the Cardinal for 16 points and 10 assists and held Player of the Year candidate Kate Starbird to 17 points Dec. 17.
www.enquirer.com /editions/1997/03/28/spt_womenpenicheiro.html   (749 words)

  
 Ticha Penicheiro Fan Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Ticha Update--The Sacramento Monarchs won the 2005 WNBA championship, and our Ticha now has a "ring"!
Ticha was smokin'long before she became a Sacramento Monarch, as you can see from this "baby picture" of our "T" from ODU.
Ticha celebrates with Kings teamate Hedo Turkoglu after Sacramento's "3on 3" win at NBA All-Star Saturday 2002.
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 ESPN.com: WNBA - L.A. defense wins Game 2; Ticha key for Monday
Ticha Penicheiro has led the league in assists for six straight seasons and is a vital part of Sacramento's offense.
Even when Penicheiro doesn't score a point, she's consistently delivering the ball to the right person at the right time, and it's crucial that she's on the floor Monday.
Without Penicheiro, the Sparks will be able to more easily double-down when the ball goes inside to the Monarchs' Yolanda Griffith or Tangela Smith.
espn.go.com /wnba/columns/lieberman/1611169.html   (649 words)

  
 Ticha Penicheiro (ODU'98 ) Becomes WNBA's All-Time Assist Leader :: Breaks Teresa Weatherspoon's mark.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN-- Former Old Dominion University All-American Ticha Penicheiro ('98) handed out seven assists to go along with ten points to become the WNBA's all-time assist leader with 1,322 as the Sacramento Monarchs defeated Minnesota, 60-50 on June 17th.
Penicheiro, who helped lead the Lady Monarchs of ODU to the 1997 NCAA title game is currently averaging 5.0 points and 4.9 assists per game for Sacramento.
She currently ranks second in the league in assists and 11th (1.9) in steals.
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 THE PORTUGUESE CONNECTION ODU'S FOREIGN LEGION? NOT EXACTLY, BUT FOUR LADY MONARCHS SHARE NOT ONLY A ROOF, BUT ALSO A ...
Penicheiro and Antunes speak near-perfect English; Andrade and Machanguana are fluent but more self-conscious about their words.
True to her on-court persona, Penicheiro is the gregarious one of the bunch, the social butterfly always eager to plan an outing to the mall or the movies.
Penicheiro, whom Greene regards as ``always having a twinkle in her eyes,'' is easily the most Americanized.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960313/03130647.htm   (1637 words)

  
 Old Dominion at 1997 NCAA Final Four (Women); Basketball; March 30, 1997; ASAPSports FastScripts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
TICHA PENICHEIRO: Last game she was guarding me, and Elzy is much bigger, has longer arms and I wasn't able to penetrate as well as I did in the first game.
Q. Ticha, in the second half, could you talk emotionally, when you guys took the lead, and what you were thinking at that time and just about how you came back.
TICHA PENICHEIRO: This team never gave up, but for as many points as we were down, we tried to fight on the floor.
www.asapsports.com /basketball/1997ncaaw/033097OD.html   (1466 words)

  
 Look Who's On The Box :: Former Lady Monarchs Ticha Penicheiro & Hamchetou Magia Join The 2005 Champion Sacramento ...
The second Wheaties box with any WNBA tie-in, this edition is the first to honor a whole championship team and boasts the team portrait of all 13 Monarchs, their coaches and staff.
Penicheiro held the Lady Monarchs to a 119-14 overall record, a 61-1 CAA record, four consecutive CAA crowns, and an appearance in the 1997 National Championship Game.
A four-time All-CAA honoree, she was named the CAA Player of the Year twice and the Rookie of the Year her first season doning the Lady Monarch uniform.
odusports.collegesports.com /sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102105aab.html   (424 words)

  
 ODU WILL HAVE A PORTUGUESE FLAVOR
At the age of 14, when most girls are grudgingly discovering the realities of adolescence, Ticha Penicheiro was on a journey of a different sort.
``Ticha already spoke English very well, and she was fascinated with America, so she approached me and started asking questions,'' Greene said.
When Penicheiro was old enough to be recruited, Larry and assistant coach Anne Donovan traveled to Portugal to take a look.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp941119/11190590.htm   (772 words)

  
 Ticha Penicheiro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Ticha Penicheiro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
She currently plays for the (Click link for more info and facts about Sacramento Monarchs) Sacramento Monarchs.
Penicheiro has played for professional clubs since her young teens, although she did not play professionally at senior level until after she starred in U.S. college basketball at (Click link for more info and facts about Old Dominion University) Old Dominion University.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/ticha_penicheiro.htm   (275 words)

  
 OLD DOMINION'S PENICHEIRO, LARRY CLAIM CAA TOP HONORS
For the second-consecutive year, the Colonial Athletic Association has selected Old Dominion point guard Ticha Penicheiro as Player of the Year and Lady Monarchs coach Wendy Larry as Coach of the Year.
Penicheiro is the national leader in assists with an average of 8.2, and she led the league in steals with 5.
Along with Penicheiro, Machanguana, Richmond's Amy Dorsett and James Madison's Kish Jordan, she was named to the CAA's All-Defensive Team.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970227/02270663.htm   (411 words)

  
 News10 Sports - Sacramento Monarchs Player Profile: Ticha Penicheiro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Notes: Ticha was named to the 2000 All-WNBA First Team.
She was also voted a Western Conference starter in the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game.
Ticha holds a WNBA single-game record of 16 assists.
www.calweb.com /kxtv/sports/monarchs2001/players/penicheiro.htm   (42 words)

  
 Sports - Ticha Penicheiro to Return for Monarchs
Ticha Penicheiro was forced to the sideline during the Western Conference finals because of a sprained ankle.
The Monarchs swept the conference series against Houston as backup guard Kara Lawson ensured that Sacramento didn't miss a beat.
She had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the 74-65 clinching victory, and more importantly gave Penicheiro time to heal.
www.katv.com /news/stories/0905/260044.html   (968 words)

  
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As if being a star in the WNBA isn't enough, Ticha Penicheiro also has two degrees from Old Dominion College, where she was a 2-time first team All American.
A native of Portugal, the 5'11" Sacramento Monarchs guard played professional basketball in Europe and around the world before becoming a star in the U.S., leading the WNBA in assists in 2002.
She also spends a lot of time devoted to the Special Olympics, and works with various projects that support and fund ovarian cancer research.
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 eBay - ticha penicheiro, Autographs-Original, Cards items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
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 Ticha Penicheiro - Sexy Sports Chick
"Without Ticha (Penicheiro) we are not as capable of being a racehorse team and we're just going to have to play on their game.
We're just going to have to get into a slugfest and get out and play them in half-court basketball.
I felt like Van (Chancellor) tried to take advantage of us not having Ticha (Penicheiro) and would press as often as he could to try and see if our less experienced point guard and guards would make turnovers and I was very proud of the way we were able to handle that."
www.sexysportschicks.com /tichapenicheiro   (95 words)

  
 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Sacramento rookie Kara Lawson was called for an offensive foul and Dixon added two free throws for a 63-59 lead at 3.3 seconds.
Monarchs guard Ticha Penicheiro made a layup at the other end and was fouled by Leslie with 1.6 seconds to go.
Penicheiro had 11 points, nine assists and six rebounds, but Griffith, who was held scoreless in the first half, managed only six points - 13 below her season average.
usatoday.com /sports/scores103/103156/20030605WNBA-LOSANGELES0nr.htm   (494 words)

  
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"I used to watch Ticha and wonder what it would be like to play with her," said Monarchs forward Nicole Powell, the second-year pro out of Stanford.
As the Monarchs extended their win streak Sunday over the visiting Houston Comets, Penicheiro provided another tantalizing entry into a highlight reel that threatens to extend deep into a postseason.
And while she will never be confused with a gunner, much less a great shooter, her 4-for-8 output Sunday was more typical of her current season.
www.knoxstudio.com /shns/story.cfm?pk=BKL-VOISIN-08-08-05&cat=BP   (653 words)

  
 TICHA PENICHEIRO SUMMER CAMP 2003 at American River College Page 2
TICHA PENICHEIRO SUMMER CAMP 2003 at American River College, Sacramento, CA
One of the Lil' Monarchs tries to defend Ticha.
Ticha hands out ice pops on a hot camp day.
www.girlsbasketballcamps.com /Penicheiro/ticha_penicheiro_summer_camp_03_pg2.htm   (75 words)

  
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