UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Mike Thibault, the coach and player personnel director of the Connecticut Sun, does not need my help. He has done a pretty good job finding gems like Sandrine Gruda, Anete Jekabsone Zogota and Erin Phillips without me, and he has...
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Jayda checks in about the death of Kalmanovich and notes: Spartak is currently in season. Other WNBA players on the squad are MVP Diana Taurasi, a Phoenix G, New York C Janel McCarville, Chicago C Sylvia Fowles, San Antonio PG Edwige Lawson-Wade, Connecticut G Anete Jekabsone-Zogota, and Minnesota G Kelly Miller.
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Here's a thought. You have a team with Janel McCarville and Sylvia Fowles. Throw into the mix Ilona Korstin, one of the best Russian players, and add Edwige Lawson-Wade and Kelly Miller just to be on the safe side. Put Pokey Chatman in as that team's head coach. Then have them play a visiting team that only has eight active players. What you end up with is a 102-65 drubbing in front of 1,000 loyal...
home (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Atlanta beat Sacramento 98-90. Erika DeSouza had 27 points for the Dream. Coco Miller (Rochester Mayo) did not score for Atlanta. Nicole Powell had 23 points for the Monarchs. Chicago beat Washington 92-86. Sylvia Fowles had 13 points for the Sky. Matee Avajon had 32 points for the Mystics. Connecticut beat New York 88-85 in overtime. Anete Jekabsone-Zogota had 23 points for the Sun. Former Gopher...
home (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Washington topped the Lynx 81-75. The Lynx won three quarters, but the third quarter (-17) doused any Lynx victory hopes. Crystal Langhorne had 18 points for the Monarchs. Charde Houston had 20 points for the Lynx. Kelly Miller (Rochester Mayo) did not score for MN. Los Angeles beat Connecticut 91-81. Tina Thompson had 21 points for LA. Anete Jekabsone-Zogota had 21 points for the Sun. Former Gopher...
home (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Phoenix beat Connecticut 95-84. Diana Taurasi had 21 points for the Mercury. Anete Jekabsone-Zogota had 23 points for the Sun. Former Gopher Lindsay Whalen (Hutchinson) added 20 points for CT. Sacramento beat Indiana 79-78. Nicole Powell had 19 points for the Monarchs. Katie Douglas had 24 points for the Fever. San Antonio beat Detroit 100-88 in overtime. Becky Hammon (Rapid City Stevens) had 32 points...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
When is a rookie not really a rookie? When she's Anete Jekabsone-Zogota of the Connecticut Sun. <p> A 25-year-old native of Latvia, Jekabsone-Zogota is a well-known commodity in the global basketball scene, having played internationally since 1998 while developing into a star in the Euroleague. However, the 2009 WNBA season marks her first with the league. <p> Jekabsone-Zogota signed with...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) | Lindsay Whalen had 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the Connecticut Sun's 96-67 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sunday. Connecticut (11-10) tied Washington (11-10) for second place in the Eastern Conference. Connecticut led by 10 entering the fourth quarter, when Whalen scored nine points as the Sun gradually pulled away. Anete Jekabsone-Zogota added 15...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Sorry, But It Is How You Look As Well As How You Play – Mike DiMauro column (TheDay.com) http://bit.ly/ZCKdI # wnba # Seattle Storming Early by Stephen Litel (SLAM ONLINE) http://bit.ly/DjQAk # wnba # The Sun: Turner cut, Sandrine Gruda expected to join the team this week, another player will be cut (New Haven Register) http://bit.ly/jvgca # Sparks stoke the home fire (Los Angeles Times) http://bit.ly/k5b1H...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota has joined the Connecticut Sun after missing the first seven games while playing for Latvia in the European basketball championships. The 5-foot-9 guard, signed by the Sun in February, practiced with the team for the first time on Sunday. "When I was younger, it was my dream to play in the WNBA,'' Jekabsone-Zogota said. "It was a good practice today. I got to know some...
UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
Center Sandrine Gruda (15.4 points, 7.7 rebounds) and guard Anete Jekabsone-Zogota (20.3 points) who will join the Sun next week, were both named to the all-tournament team at the European Women's World Championships. Gruda, who had 12 points and...
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