Cleveland vs. Charlotte

2001 REG SEASON	W	L	HOME	ROAD	CONF	L10
Cleveland	22	10	14-2	8-8	15-6	5-5
Charlotte	18	14	11-5	7-9	15-6	9-1

Charlotte won season series 2-1

All statistics for the 2001 regular season through Aug. 14
Scouting reports provided by the Detroit Shock coaching staff

#1 CLEVELAND ROCKERS	VS.	#4 CHARLOTTE STING

Helen Darling  5-7 | Penn State '00
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 6.1 2.4 3.4  BS: 4  ST: 32  3FG: 23 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Extremely quick with the ball ... 17-foot range on shot ... has added pull-up jumpshots going left to her game ... likes to initiate contact while dribbling to draw silly fouls ... looks to finish on dribble penetration ... has the ability to make big plays now ... tremendous on and off the ball defensively ... will apply constant pressure with the dig hand always digging at the ball ... once you pick the ball up, she'll be all over you.
Dawn Staley  5-6 | Virginia '92
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 9.3 2.2 5.6  BS: 1  ST: 52  3FG: 33 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Aggressively looking for her shot ... a tremendous competitor who has lost a step, but is still pretty quick so do not underestimate her ... likes to curl around screens and get into the key for pull-up jumpers ... loves to ball fake and drive baseline ... great free throw shooter ... will token pressure defensively ... has very quick hands.
Shooting Guard
Merlakia Jones  5-9 | Florida '95
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  30 13.5 5.5 1.5  BS: 4  ST: 29  3FG: 9 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Very explosive scorer driving to the basket ... has an excellent pull-up, mid-range game ... can go left or right, but prefers to go left ... loves to get the ball in transition and pull up around the free throw line area ... agressive on the ball defensively ... plays passing lanes extremely well.
Andrea Stinson  5-11 | N.C. State '91
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 14.1 4.3 2.8  BS: 19  ST: 43  3FG: 29 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Very capable of doing it all and carrying a team on her back ... excellent offensive player ... can shoot the three and can drive left or right ... loves to get the defensive rebound and push the ball up the court as fast as possible ... once she starts hopping up and down, she is about to make some type of move ... decent weak side defender.
Center
Ann Wauters  C | 6-4 | Belgium
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  24 9.8 4.8 1.5  BS: 13  ST: 17  3FG: 0 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Runs floor very well ... 15-foot range on jumpshots ... can drive right or left from top of key ... prefers the right side ... likes to spin, drive and layup ... very active and long defensively ... plays behind in post.
Tammy Sutton-Brown  6-4 | Rutgers '01
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  29 6.8 4.4 0.4  BS: 39  ST: 21  3FG: 0 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Has become the go-to player in the post that they've needed ... has a great body ... will post up extremely well ... has improved on finishing when she gets deep in the post position, especially with her left hand ... very good at making her move depending on where she feels the contact ... very opportunistic scorer when crashing the offensive boards ... tends to play 3/4 behind the post defensively.
Power Forward
Rushia Brown  6-2 | Furman '94
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  30 8.3 4.4 1.2  BS: 10  ST: 44  3FG: 1 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Likes to turn right shoulder on the low blocks with a step-through counter move ... has increased her range to 15 feet on the perimeter ... likes to drive right on the perimeter facing ... extremely fast in transition ... will play behind defensively ... good rebounder ... strong on hedge and recover ... must hold your position on her and not let her slide around you on post entry passes.
Allison Feaster  5-11 | Harvard '98
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 11.4 4.8 1.4  BS: 10  ST: 29  3FG: 55 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: A leading candidate for the most improved player in the league ... very dangerous spot-up three-point shooter who can also put the ball on the floor for 1-ups and 2-ups going both left and right ... very aggressive on-ball defender with quick hands.
Small Forward
Mery Andrade  6-1 | Old Dominion '99
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 4.8 2.7 3.1  BS: 10  ST: 51  3FG: 6 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Likes to post up in transition off flex out to right low block ... likes to turn right shoulder on the block ... will penetrate both right and left ... looks to draw fouls any way she can, i.e. flopping while setting screens ... very good on-ball defender with very active hands ... will apply a lot of pressure as soon as you pick up the ball ... likes to dig down on post players baseline (blind) side to steal ball when the post player dribbles.
Charlotte Smith  6-0 | North Carolina '95
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  30 5.7 3.4 1.7  BS: 13  ST: 16  3FG: 10 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Plays at the four position as of late ... will do her best to fight around the front of the low block defensively ... runs the floor extremely well ... will pull up for the three-point shot on the trail if you give her too much ground ... likes to drive right ... can go left.
Key Reserves
Chasity Melvin  F | 6-3 | N.C. State '98
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  27 9.9 5.7 1.9  BS: 16  ST: 24  3FG: 2 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Very effective turning to her left shoulder ... continuing to expand her game ... comfortable handling the ball against the press ... will shoot the three as the trailer ... prefers to drive right facing the basket, but will go left (not as quick but will still shoot right-handed).
Shalonda Enis  F | 6-1 | Alabama '97
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 6.0 3.5 0.4  BS: 5  ST: 10  3FG: 14 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Likes to turn right shoulder with her back facing the basket ... very good on the three-point perimeter with a shooting range of 15-17 feet ... doesn't like a lot of contact ... very good passer for a post player ... starting to try to defend better in the post by fighting 3/4 to behind the opponent ... loves to lean into you and draw fouls ... good free throw shooter ... likes to crash offensive boards, especially after her own shot.
Jennifer Rizzotti  G | 5-6 | Connecticut '96
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 3.7 0.9 1.6  BS: 2  ST: 25  3FG: 28 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Looking to push the tempo and run the offense ... will penetrate to pass ... looks to spot up and shoot threes if left on the perimeter on double-downs ... good three-point shooter ... don't stray too far from her when ball is out of her hands ... excellent on-ball defender ... will apply pressure full court ... very quick hands when defending on ball.
Tonya Edwards  G | 5-10 | Tennessee '90
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 6.1 1.9 1.5  BS: 7  ST: 19  3FG: 10 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Whenever she comes into the game, Sting will run thumb-up exclusively for her to get her a quick shot ... good shooter with three-point range ... likes to drive left on the perimeter and lean into you to draw the fouls ... will post up on smaller guards and turn left shoulder on both blocks.
Penny Taylor  F | 6-1 | Australia
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  32 7.2 3.5 1.4  BS: 11  ST: 35  3FG: 22 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Knows how to score in a variety of ways ... very good low post scorer from both blocks ... very good offensive rebounder ... has three-point range ... when facing the basket, loves to pump fake you and drive left or right to basket ... very quick hands ... great helpside defender ... anticipates extremely well ... very tough competitor ... lateral movement quicker than you think, but susceptible to pump-fake dribble drives.
Clarisse Machanguana  C | 6-5 | Old Dominion '97
	2001   STATISTICS G PPG RPG APG  30 5.4 4.0 0.5  BS: 16  ST: 16  3FG: 0 Regular Season WNBA.com Scouting Report: Likes to turn her left shoulder on the right block ... on the left block, she likes to come across the lane for a sweeping hook shot or fake left shoulder and come back right shoulder with a two-step baseline move ... a flopper who tries to draw silly fouls on whomever is defending her ... very aggressive low post defender ... 17-foot range on her jumpshot ... likes to drive right from top of key area.