2008 WNBA REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged 8.6 ppg (.374 FG%, .286 3FG%, .809 FT%), 3.0 rpg, 5.2 apg, 2.0 spg, 0.1 bpg and 24.7 mpg in 33 games played (32 started)…Became the first player in WNBA history to record 2,000 career assists…Also became the WNBA’s all-time leader in steals with a career total of 655…Season-highs: points – 18 (at New York, 6/8); rebounds – 7 (vs. Minnesota, 9/7); assists – 9 (twice); steals – 5 (vs. Minnesota, 6/12); blocks – 2 (at Phoenix, 9/5).

WNBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaging 6.5 ppg (.339 FG%, .242 3PT%, .714 FT%), 3.4 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.9 spg, 0.1 bpg and 30.0 mpg through 339 regular season games and 11 WNBA seasons with Sacramento…All-time WNBA leader in both assists (2,023) and steals (655)…Played over 10,000 minutes in a Monarchs uniform…Scored over 2,200 points, dished out more than 2,000 assists and grabbed over 1,100 rebounds… Received Honorable Mention honors for the WNBA’s All-Decade Team…2007: Averaged 5.7 ppg, (.314 FG%, .214 3FG%, .822 FT%), 2.6 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.5 spg, 0.0 bpg and 23.7 mpg through 32 games played (32 started)…Scored in double figures in six games…Led the Monarchs in assists 22 times…Season-high 19 points and six rebounds vs. Los Angeles (7/24)…Dished out a season-high 10 assists at Houston (6/11)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 6.0 ppg (.273FG%, .000 3FG%, .600 FT%), 2.3 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.3 spg, --- bpg and 23.0 mpg through three playoff games (three starts)…2006: Averaged 5.4 ppg (.339 FG%, .194 3FG%, .792 FT%), 2.7 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.1 bpg, and 24.9 mpg through 34 games played (34 started)…Ranked ninth in the WNBA in steals per game and total steals (58)…Scored a season-high 15 points twice…Dished out a season-high eight assists at San Antonio (8/3)…Pulled down a season-high nine boards at Washington (7/7)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 5.0 ppg (.294 FG%, .286 3FG%, .647 FG%), 2.3 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.2 spg, --- bpg and 23.8 mpg in nine playoff games played (nine started)…Grabbed a playoff career-high seven rebounds vs. Los Angeles (8/24)…2005: Averaged 5.7 ppg (.314 FG%, .195 3FG%, .790 FT%), 2.9 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.2 bpg, and 27.3 mpg through 34 games played (33 started)…Ranked sixth in WNBA in total assists (149) and seventh in assists per game…Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Indiana (6/7)…Dished out a season-high 10 assists at Minnesota (5/29)…Pulled down a season-high eight boards vs. Los Angeles (6/4)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 5.3 ppg (.323 FG%, .000 3FG%, .800 FG%), 4.0 rpg, 5.2 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.2 bpg and 27.0 mpg in six playoff games started…Sat out the two playoff games in the Houston series due to a sprained left ankle…2004: Averaged 6.0 ppg (.354 FG%, .338 3FG%, .714 FT%), 3.1 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.9 spg, 0.1 bpg and 29.4 mpg through 33 games played (32 started)…Ranked fourth in WNBA in total assists (163) and assists per game, fifth in steals per game and sixth in total steals (64)…Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Phoenix (7/22)…Dished out a season-high 10 assists at Connecticut (7/9)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 4.2 ppg (.222 FG%, .292 3FG%, .688 FG%), 3.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 2.5 spg, 0.3 bpg and 32.2 mpg in six playoff games started…Stole the ball a playoff career-high four times vs. Seattle (10/1)…2003: Averaged 5.4 ppg (.302 FG%, .250 3FG%, .579 FT%), 3.5 rpg, 6.7 apg, 1.8 spg, 0.0 bpg and 32.1 mpg in 34 games (all started)…Two double-doubles…Set a new WNBA/career-high record with 10 steals as the Monarchs defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars, 89-76 (7/10)…Recipient of the 2003 WNBA Cascade Dish & Assist Award…Scored a season-high 16 points vs. Indiana (6/14)…Dished out a season-high 15 assists at Cleveland (7/15)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 4.2 ppg (.333 FG%, .250 3FG%, .875 FT%), 2.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.5 bpg and 24.0 mpg in six playoff games started…2002: Averaged 8.5 ppg (.377 FG%, .242 3PT%, .750 FT%), 4.3 rpg, 8.0 apg, 2.7 spg, 0.04 bpg and 35.5 mpg in 24 games (all started)…All-WNBA Second Team honoree...Missed eight regular season games due to a right shoulder sprain...Led the WNBA in assists per game, setting a new league record for highest average in a season…Ranked first in WNBA with 192 total assists, despite missing eight games…Penicheiro has now led the league in assists per game for five consecutive seasons…She also passed the 1,000 mark in total assists in her career (1,050)…Tied her career-high and a WNBA record of 16 assists in a game vs. Los Angeles (8/16)…Set a career-high in minutes played in a game with 48 versus New York (6as…Ranked first in WNBA in assists per game, 10th in steals per game…Two double-doubles…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 6.2 ppg (.250 FG%, .368 3 PT%, 1.00 FT%), 3.8 rpg, 6.6 apg, 0.60 spg, 0.80 bpg and 32.6 mpg in five playoff games started…2000: Averaged 6.9 ppg (.368 FG%, .200 3PT%, .579 FT%), 3.0 rpg, 7.9 apg, 2.3 spg, 0.2 bpg and 31.2 mpg in 30 games (all started)… Led the WNBA in assists and finished fourth in steals…Tallied 10-plus points seven times and 10-plus assists 11 times…Led the team in scoring once and assists 25 times…Four double-doubles…Recorded her 500th career assist at Seattle (6/15)…Scored a season-high 17 points and seven steals at Houston (6/6)…Named to the 2000 Western Conference All-Star Team as a starter and recorded three points, two rebounds, four assists and one steal in 18 minutes…Missed two games with plantar fasciitis in the right foot…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 8.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 7.0 apg and 38.5 mpg in 2 games…1999: Named First-Team All-WNBA after averaging 7.3 ppg (.320 FG%, .158 3PT%, .664 FT%), 4.8 rpg, 7.1 apg, 2.1 spg, 0.16 bpg and 35.0 mpg, starting all 32 games…Led the WNBA in assists for the second straight season…Also ranked third in minutes and sixth in steals…Led the team in scoring twice, rebounding twice and assists 30 times…Dished out 10 or more assists six times (Monarchs 4-2)…Scored in double figures seven times…Selected to play in the Inaugural WNBA All-Star Game (7/14)…Scored a career-high 27 points vs. Minnesota (7/27)…Recorded a season-high 14 assists vs. Minnesota (6/22)…Tied a career-high with 14 rebounds in the season opener at Los Angeles (6/10)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 4.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 3.0 apg through one game and 20 minutes…1998: Finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting after averaging 6.3 ppg (.333 FG%, .233 3PT%, .642 FT%), 4.7 rpg (23rd in league, second among guards), and a team-high 7.5 apg (first in league), 2.2 spg (fourth in league), 0.1 bpg and 36.0 mpg (first in league) in 30 games (started 30)…Led the team in scoring once, rebounding six times and assists 29 times…Dished out a WNBA-record 16 assists at Cleveland (7/29)…Recorded 10 or more assists eight times…In mid-July, tallied 10 or more assists in five of six games…Registered three or more steals 10 times…Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds vs. Utah (8/15)…Two double-doubles…Scored in double figures in seven games (Monarchs were 6-1)… Only Monarchs player to start in all 30 games.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Played for GEAS Sesto San Giovanni in Milan, Italy, during the 2008-09 off-season…Helped her team reach the quarter-finals in the Italian league playoffs and tallied 18 points, nine steals, seven rebounds and five assists during playoff games…Finished the season with 319 points (11.8 ppg), 135 rebounds (5.0 rpg), 113 steals (4.2 spg), 106 assists (3.9 apg) and five blocks (0.2 bpg) in 949 minutes (35.1 mpg)…For the second off-season played for Spartak in Moscow, Russia in 2006-2007 averaging 6.2 ppg (.386 FG%, .286 3FG%, .807 FT%), 502 rpg, 4.6 apg, 2.1 spg, 0.1 bpg and 27.2 mpg…Won the 2006 FIBA Women’s EuroLeague Championship…During the 2005-06 off-season played for Spartak, averaging 34.3 mpg, 10.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.9 apg and 2.5 spg and helped her team win the FIBA EuroCup…During the 2004-05 off-season played for USVO in Valenciennes Cedex, France, with fellow Monarchs teammate Chantelle Anderson, averaging 5.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 5.2 apg…During the 2003-04 off-season, played 40 games for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia where the team finished second in the tournament for the Russian Championship…Averaged 5.3 ppg, while shooting 44.6% from the floor and averaging 2.6 rpg, 3.4 apg and 2.7 spg…Played for Team Roverto in Italy during the 2001-2002 off-season…Led Polpharma VBW Clima to the Polish Championship in 1999-2000…Played professionally in Portugal during the 1998-99 season…One of 12 WNBA players who participated on the 1998 WNBA Brazil Touring Team that competed in exhibition games against club teams from Brazil…Member of the Portuguese National Team and represented her country for the first time when she was just 14.

COLLEGE:
Currently ranks 4th all-time in the NCAA with 161 steals for a season (1998 - nation leading and 1997)…Ranks 2nd all-time in the NCAA with 591 career steals and 5th all-time in the NCAA with 939 career assists…Two-time Kodak and Associated Press First-Team All-American (1997, 1998)…Naismith Trophy Finalist and winner of the Wade Trophy in 1998…Four-time First-Team All-CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) and two-time CAA All-Tournament Team…Averaged 9.8 ppg (.440 FG%, .275 3PT%, .628 FT%), 4.7 rpg, 7.1 apg and 4.44 spg in 133 games during her four-year collegiate career…During her tenure, ODU posted a record of 119-14 (.895), won four conference titles and made four postseason tournament appearances…Set an NCAA Final Four record with eight steals in the 1997 Championship Game loss to Tennessee…Two-time CAA Player of the Year winner (1996-97, 1995-96)…Named to the CAA All-Defensive Team three times (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98)…1994-95 CAA Rookie of the Year…Finished career as the conference’s all-time leader in steals (591) and ranked second in assists (939)…Led the CAA in assists and steals during all four collegiate seasons…Scored a career-high 25 points vs. Tennessee (1/7/97)…Provided with an additional year of eligibility under Proposition 68 which allowed partial qualifiers a fourth season of competition if they received an undergraduate degree prior to their fifth academic year.