The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished dead last in the West for the second consecutive season.
Transactions
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Washington Mystics expansion draft
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The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Utah Starzz:
WNBA draft
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Transactions
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1998 Utah Starzz roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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Height |
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Weight |
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DOB |
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From |
Yrs
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G
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40
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Alexander, Erin
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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140 lb (64kg)
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1975-04-25
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UC Santa Barbara
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R
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G/F
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34
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Bader Binford, Tricia
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5' 4" (1.63m)
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125 lb (57kg)
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1973-02-26
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Boise State
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R
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F
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28
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Baranova, Elena
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6' 5" (1.96m)
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182 lb (83kg)
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1972-01-28
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1
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C
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12
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Dydek, Margo
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7' 2" (2.18m)
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223 lb (101kg)
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1974-04-28
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R
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G/F
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20
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Harris, Fran
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6' 0" (1.83m)
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153 lb (69kg)
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1965-03-12
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Texas
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1
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G
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11
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Head, Dena
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5' 10" (1.78m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1970-08-16
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Tennessee
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1
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F
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24
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Johnson, LaTonya
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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150 lb (68kg)
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1975-08-17
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Memphis
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R
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F
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14
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Palmer, Wendy
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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165 lb (75kg)
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1974-08-12
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Virginia
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1
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G
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32
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Reiss, Tammi
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5' 6" (1.68m)
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129 lb (59kg)
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1970-04-02
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Virginia
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1
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C
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0
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Scott, Olympia
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1976-05-05
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Stanford
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R
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G
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3
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Tremitiere, Chantel
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5' 6" (1.68m)
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142 lb (64kg)
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1969-10-20
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Auburn
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1
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G
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23
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Williams, Kim
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5' 6" (1.68m)
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136 lb (62kg)
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1974-10-14
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DePaul
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1
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- Head coach
- Frank Layden (Niagara)
- Assistant coaches
- Fred Williams
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Schedule
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Regular season
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1998 game log Total: 8–22 (Home: 5–10; Road: 3–12)
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June: 2–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–4)
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July
: 5–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–5)
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August
: 1–8 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–3)
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1998 season schedule
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Season standings
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Statistics
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Regular Season
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Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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Elena Baranova
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20
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19
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33.6
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.420
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.313
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.831
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9.3
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3.5
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1.1
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1.5
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12.9
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Margo Dydek
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30
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30
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28.0
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.482
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.143
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.732
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7.6
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1.8
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0.5
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3.8
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12.9
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Wendy Palmer
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28
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21
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27.2
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.472
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.353
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.653
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6.6
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1.1
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0.6
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0.2
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13.5
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Chantel Tremitiere
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28
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18
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25.3
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.364
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.367
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.759
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2.2
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3.6
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0.8
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0.1
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5.5
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Tammi Reiss
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22
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17
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21.7
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.403
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.296
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.655
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1.8
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2.2
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0.5
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0.0
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6.5
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Fran Harris
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18
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12
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19.6
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.354
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.313
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.833
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2.2
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1.7
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0.7
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0.1
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3.9
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Kim Williams
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30
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10
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18.1
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.408
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.321
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.735
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1.9
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1.5
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1.4
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0.2
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7.6
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LaTonya Johnson
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28
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8
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17.5
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.400
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.286
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.618
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1.9
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0.7
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0.4
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0.0
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5.4
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Olympia Scott
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29
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1
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16.1
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.430
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.200
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.569
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2.9
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0.8
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0.8
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0.3
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5.3
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Dena Head
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30
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14
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15.6
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.424
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.481
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.697
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1.7
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1.2
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1.0
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0.0
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3.6
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Tricia Bader Binford
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22
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0
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9.4
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.302
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.370
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.500
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0.5
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0.9
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0.6
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0.0
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2.1
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Erin Alexander
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12
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0
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5.7
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.227
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.263
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1.000
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0.3
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0.3
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0.1
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0.0
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1.4
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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