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Bee staff writer Melody Gutierrez grew up in Twentynine Palms. At 14-years-old, she decided to combine her two passions -- sports and writing -- when she became a special assignments reporter for the Desert Trail, her hometown weekly newspaper. Melody headed to Northern California in 2000 to attend Chico State and has remained in the region ever since. She earned an internship with The Bee and subsequently became a staff writer in 2004 and has covered virtually every sport, starting with high schools, up through college and then the pros. Melody took over coverage of the Monarchs last season and chronicled the team's pursuit of a second straight league championship -- a quest that fell just short.

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May 19, 2007

Half time numbers

Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek looked over a stat sheet on the sidelines as the Monarchs returned from intermission in today's game against host Detroit.
In the first half, the Monarchs scored eight unanswered points, six by Chelsea Newton, in the final 59.2 seconds, but it wasn’t enough to overcome an earlier deficit. Detroit led 42-35 at intermission.
Chelsea Newton scored 12 points in the first half in 11 minutes, while the
team posted four blocked shots. DeMya Walker was 1-for-5 from the field,
making the Monarchs' final shot with 0.9 seconds remaining.
Plenette Pierson led Detroit with with 14 points at the half.
Both teams are dealing with a first half littered with fouls, including
three on Rebekkah Brunson and three on Kara Braxton.

Posted by tnegrete, May 19, 2007 02:00 PM

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