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SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Silver Stars open training camp with practice from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, April 23 at Antioch Baptist Church Sports Complex and Community Center, 314 Eross St.



The Silver Stars will open camp with nine players and expect Vickie Johnson, Dalma Ivanyi and Agnieszka Bibrzycka to join the squad some time in May. Chantelle Anderson will arrive on Monday, April 24. In addition to returning players Shyra Ely, Kendra Wecker, LaToya Thomas, Shannon Johnson and Katie Feenstra, the Silver Stars welcome a few new faces to camp. Head Coach/General Manager Dan Hughes picked up Baylor standout Sophia Young and Tennessee star Shanna Zolman in the 2006 WNBA Draft. Both athletes attended rookie orientation in Chicago this week and will arrive in San Antonio Saturday.



Hughes picked up Vickie Johnson, one of only seven current WNBA players to have played in each of the league's last nine seasons, and signed free agent guard Jae Kingi-Cross in the off season. Veteran Marie Ferdinand is due to have her first child in early June and will miss both training camp and the beginning of the 2006 season.



Practices during training camp will be at the Antioch Baptist Church Sports Complex and Community Center unless otherwise noted and are tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. most days with some days slated for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.



Practices are open to the media with Silver Stars players and coaches available for interviews following each practice session. Media members wishing to schedule extensive interviews after practice should contact the Silver Stars media services staff.



The Silver Stars have scheduled three pre-season games, beginning with a May 6 tilt against Washington at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. The Silver Stars then play Charlotte twice, at Charlotte on May 9 followed by a 7 p.m. tip with Charlotte at the AT&T Center on May 12.



The WNBA celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2006. The season tips off on Saturday, May 20 with ABC's national telecast from Sacramento where the defending WNBA Champion Monarchs square off against all-star guard Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury at ARCO Arena. Opening day also includes the inaugural game of the league's 14th franchise, the Chicago Sky.

The Silver Stars season tips off at Houston on May 21. Single game tickets for the San Antonio Silver Stars 2006 season go on sale at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 5 and can be purchased at the AT&T Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com or through the team's Web site at www.sasilverstars.com. Individual ticket prices are $9.35, $19.35 and $26.35.



This year fans can listen to every Silver Stars game on The Ts can listen to every Silver Stars game on The Ticket 760 AM, while selected games will be televised on KRRT WB-35. Fans interested in purchasing Silver Stars season tickets can do so by calling (210) 444-5050. Full-season ticket prices are $150.30, $312.30, $402.30 and $636.30, while the 10-game all-star plan prices are $93.50, $183.50, $243.50 and $373.50.

The Silver Stars season tips off at Houston on May 21. Single game tickets for the San Antonio Silver Stars 2006 season go on sale at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 5 and can be purchased at the AT&T Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com or through the team's Web site at www.sasilverstars.com. Individual ticket prices are $9.35, $19.35 and $26.35.



This year fans can listen to every Silver Stars game on The Ticket 760 AM, while selected games will be televised on KRRT WB-35. Fans interested in purchasing Silver Stars season tickets can do so by calling (210) 444-5050. Full-season ticket prices are $150.30, $312.30, $402.30 and $636.30, while the 10-game all-star plan prices are $93.50, $183.50, $243.50 and $373.50.



The Silver Stars begin their 2006 season on the road with a 5 p.m., May 21 contest at Houston. The squad then returns to San Antonio for its home opener against Indiana at 7 p.m. on May 23.





Single game tickets for the San Antonio Silver Stars 2006 season can be purchased at the AT&T Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com or through the team's Web site at www.sasilverstars.com. Individual ticket prices are $9.35, $19.35 and $26.35.



This year fans can listen to every Silver Stars game on The Ticket 760 AM, while selected games will be televised on KRRT WB-35. Fans interested in purchasing Silver Stars season tickets can do so by calling (210) 444-5050. Full-season ticket prices are $150.30, $312.30, $402.30 and $636.30, while the 10-game all-star plan prices are $93.50, $183.50, $243.50 and $373.50.





- ROSTER FOLLOWS -



NO PLAYER POS. HT. WT. DOB COLLEGE WNBA YEARS

7 Chantelle Anderson C 6-6 192 1/22/81 Vanderbilt '03 4

10 Agnieszka Bibrzycka F 6-2 168 10/21/82 Abilene Christian 2

6 Jae Kingi-Cross G 5-8 150 1/20/76 Canberra Australia 3

43 Shyra Ely F 6-2 182 8/9/83 Tennessee '05 2

44 Katie Feenstra C 6-8 240 11/17/82 Liberty '05 2

3 Marie Ferdinand G 5-9 145 10/13/78 Louisiana State '01 5

8 Dalma Ivanyi G 5-9 135 3/18/76 Florida International '99 5

55 Vickie Johnson G/F 5-9 150 4/15/72 Louisiana Tech '96 10

14 Shannon Johnson G 5-7 152 8/18/74 South Carolina '96 7

32 LaToya Thomas F 6-2 165 7/6/81 Mississippi State '03 3

33 Sophia Young F 6-1 12/15/83 Baylor '06 R

53 Kendra Wecker F 5-11 176 12/16/82 Kansas State '05 2

5 Shanna Zolman G 5-10 9/7/83 Tennessee '06 R



Head Coach: Dan Hughes (Muskingum '77)

Assistant Coaches: Brian Agler (Wittenberg '80)

Sandy Brondello (Sydney '90)

Athletic Trainer: LaTonya Holley (St. Andrew's Presbyterian '97)

Strength Coach: Eric Rashid (Fort Lewis College '98)