1998 Cleveland Rockers season

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1998 Cleveland Rockers season
CoachLinda Hill-MacDonald
ArenaGund Arena
Attendance10,350 per game
Results
Record20–10 (.667)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Semifinals (2-1) to Phoenix Mercury
Team Leaders
PointsIsabelle Fijalkowski (13.7)
ReboundsIsabelle Fijalkowski (6.9)
AssistsSuzie McConnell Serio (6.4)

The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers topped the Eastern Conference, but they were unable to reach the WNBA Finals, losing in the WNBA semifinals to the Phoenix Mercury.

Transactions[edit]

Detroit Shock expansion draft[edit]

The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Lynette Woodard  United States Kansas

WNBA draft[edit]

See also: 1998 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Cindy Blodgett  United States Maine
2 16 Suzie McConnell Serio  United States Penn State
3 26 Tanja Kostić  Sweden Oregon State
4 36 Tammye Jenkins  United States Georgia

Transactions[edit]

Date Transaction
February 18, 1998 Lost Lynette Woodard to the Detroit Shock in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
April 28, 1997 Drafted Cindy Blodgett, Suzie McConnell Serio, Tanja Kostić and Tammye Jenkins in the 1998 WNBA Draft[1]

Roster[edit]

1998 Cleveland Rockers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 41 Australia Bevilaqua, Tully 5' 7" (1.7m) 145 lb (66kg) 1972-07-19 R
G 5 United States Blodgett, Cindy 5' 9" (1.75m) 130 lb (59kg) 1975-12-23 Maine R
F 8 United States Braxton, Janice 6' 3" (1.91m) 178 lb (81kg) 1962-06-07 Louisiana Tech 1
F 34 United States Brown, Rushia 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1972-05-05 Furman 1
G 44 United States Edwards, Michelle 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1966-03-06 Iowa 1
F/C 13 France Fijalkowski, Isabelle 6' 5" (1.96m) 200 lb (91kg) 1972-05-23 Colorado 1
G 31 United States Johnson, Adrienne 5' 10" (1.78m) 154 lb (70kg) 1974-02-05 Ohio State 1
G 25 United States Jones, Merlakia 5' 10" (1.78m) 147 lb (67kg) 1973-06-21 Florida 1
F 10 Sweden Kostić, Tanja 6' 2" (1.88m) 163 lb (74kg) 1972-11-10 Oregon State R
G 4 United States McConnell-Serio, Suzie  – – 1966-07-29 Penn State R
F 6 Czechoslovakia Němcová, Eva 6' 3" (1.91m) 178 lb (81kg) 1972-12-03 1
F/C 51 United States Scott, Raegan 6' 3" (1.91m) 169 lb (77kg) 1975-08-12 Colorado 1
Head coach
United States Linda Hill-MacDonald (West Chester)
Assistant coaches
United States Mike Wilhelm



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule[edit]

Regular season[edit]

1998 game log
Total: 20–10 (Home: 11–4; Road: 9–6)
June: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 11 New York W 78–71 Janice Braxton (17) Janice Braxton (6) Suzie McConnell-Serio (10) Gund Arena 1–0
2 June 15 @ Detroit W 96–85 Janice Braxton (18) Isabelle Fijalkowski (6) Suzie McConnell-Serio (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–0
3 June 18 @ Houston L 69–87 Janice Braxton (13) Isabelle Fijalkowski (9) Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) Compaq Center 2–1
4 June 20 Detroit W 68–66 Janice Braxton (17) Janice Braxton (8) Fijalkowski
McConnell-Serio (5) 		Gund Arena 3–1
5 June 22 Utah W 88–72 Janice Braxton (17) Isabelle Fijalkowski (8) Bevilaqua
Blodgett (6) 		Gund Arena 4–1
6 June 23 @ New York L 57–59 Rushia Brown (12) Adrienne Johnson (8) Tully Bevilaqua (4) Madison Square Garden 4–2
7 June 27 Detroit L 73–84 Isabelle Fijalkowski (25) Janice Braxton (13) Eva Němcová (5) Gund Arena 4–3
July : 8–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 July 1 @ Washington W 92–80 Isabelle Fijalkowski (19) Isabelle Fijalkowski (8) Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) MCI Center 5–3
9 July 2 Phoenix L 61–76 Isabelle Fijalkowski (16) Janice Braxton (8) Suzie McConnell-Serio (12) Gund Arena 5–4
10 July 6 Houston L 64–78 Braxton
Jones (13) 		Isabelle Fijalkowski (9) Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) Gund Arena 5–5
11 July 8 Washington W 77–65 Eva Němcová (15) Eva Němcová (7) Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) Gund Arena 6–5
12 July 10 @ Phoenix L 60–76 Janice Braxton (13) Janice Braxton (8) Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) America West Arena 6–6
13 July 12 @ Los Angeles L 66–87 Janice Braxton (13) Janice Braxton (7) Suzie McConnell-Serio (10) Great Western Forum 6–7
14 July 14 @ Sacramento W 61–58 Eva Němcová (15) Braxton
Fijalkowski (5) 		Suzie McConnell-Serio (9) ARCO Arena 7–7
15 July 16 New York W 60–51 Isabelle Fijalkowski (15) Michelle Edwards (7) Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) Gund Arena 8–7
16 July 18 @ Detroit L 57–72 Michelle Edwards (13) Isabelle Fijalkowski (7) Braxton
Fijalkowski
Jones
Němcová
McConnell-Serio (1) 		The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–8
17 July 19 Charlotte W 85–69 Merlakia Jones (19) Janice Braxton (9) Suzie McConnell-Serio (8) Gund Arena 9–8
18 July 25 Utah W 69–59 Isabelle Fijalkowski (24) Isabelle Fijalkowski (8) Edwards
McConnell-Serio (6) 		Gund Arena 10–8
19 July 27 Los Angeles W 83–67 Eva Němcová (15) Isabelle Fijalkowski (9) Eva Němcová (9) Gund Arena 11–8
20 July 29 Sacramento W 75–67 Isabelle Fijalkowski (17) Isabelle Fijalkowski (8) Michelle Edwards (7) Gund Arena 12–8
21 July 30 @ Charlotte L 64–79 Michelle Edwards (24) Braxton
Fijalkowski (7) 		Isabelle Fijalkowski (5) Charlotte Coliseum 12–9
August : 8–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 6–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 August 1 @ Houston W 74–71 (OT) Isabelle Fijalkowski (19) Merlakia Jones (10) Michelle Edwards (7) Compaq Center 13–9
23 August 4 @ Sacramento W 72–60 Isabelle Fijalkowski (17) Isabelle Fijalkowski (11) Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) ARCO Arena 14–9
24 August 6 @ Utah W 79–69 Isabelle Fijalkowski (22) Braxton
Fijalkowski (7) 		Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) Delta Center 15–9
25 August 8 Charlotte W 65–58 Eva Němcová (18) Isabelle Fijalkowski (6) Braxton
McConnell-Serio (4) 		Gund Arena 16–9
26 August 10 Phoenix L 80–82 (2OT) Eva Němcová (19) Isabelle Fijalkowski (12) Suzie McConnell-Serio (8) Gund Arena 16–10
27 August 12 @ Washington W 75–55 Braxton
Fijalkowski (13) 		Janice Braxton (6) McConnell-Serio
Němcová (3) 		MCI Center 17–10
28 August 14 @ Charlotte W 85–72 Suzie McConnell-Serio (18) Brown
Fijalkowski
Němcová (5) 		Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) Charlotte Coliseum 18–10
29 August 15 Washington W 85–72 Suzie McConnell-Serio (19) Isabelle Fijalkowski (8) McConnell-Serio
Němcová (7) 		Gund Arena 19–10
30 August 17 @ New York W 70–64 Isabelle Fijalkowski (18) Isabelle Fijalkowski (9) Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) Madison Square Garden 20–10
1998 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

1998 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Phoenix Mercury
Lost Series: 1–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 22 @ Phoenix L 68–78 Isabelle Fijalkowski (20) Isabelle Fijalkowski (9) Edwards
Němcová (4) 		America West Arena 0–1
2 August 24 Phoenix W 67–66 Michelle Edwards (18) Janice Braxton (10) Suzie McConnell-Serio (9) Gund Arena 1–1
3 August 25 Phoenix L 60–71 Isabelle Fijalkowski (17) Isabelle Fijalkowski (11) Eva Němcová (5) Gund Arena 1–2
1998 playoff schedule

Season standings[edit]

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Cleveland Rockers x 20 10 .667 12–4 –
Charlotte Sting x 18 12 .600 11–5 2.0
New York Liberty o 18 12 .600 8–8 2.0
Detroit Shock o 17 13 .567 8–8 3.0
Washington Mystics o 3 27 .100 1–15 17.0

Statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Eva Němcová 30 30 32.4 .466 .452 .893 3.7 2.2 1.1 0.7 11.9
Suzie McConnell-Serio 28 28 31.5 .455 .408 .729 2.2 6.4 1.8 0.2 8.6
Isabelle Fijalkowski 28 23 28.8 .547 .400 .821 6.9 2.1 0.6 1.0 13.7
Janice Braxton 30 30 28.0 .495 .333 .755 5.6 2.5 1.7 0.5 9.8
Michelle Edwards 23 9 23.2 .417 .324 .620 2.3 2.8 1.0 0.0 7.7
Merlakia Jones 30 21 22.8 .464 .350 .753 3.2 1.3 1.1 0.1 9.5
Rushia Brown 30 7 17.4 .460 .000 .776 3.1 0.9 1.1 0.5 6.5
Tully Bevilagua 11 2 11.5 .571 .333 .667 0.9 2.1 1.1 0.2 1.9
Adrienne Johnson 29 0 11.4 .457 .424 .722 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 4.6
Cindy Blodgett 22 0 8.4 .288 .270 .625 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 2.9
Raegan Scott 22 0 7.6 .368 .000 .833 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.7
Tanja Kostić 5 0 6.0 .667 N/A .500 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.0


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1998 Cleveland Rockers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

External links[edit]

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