SACRAMENTO, CALIF. ? Ticha Penicheiro scored 13 points, DeMya Walker added 11, and the cold-shooting Sacramento Monarchs held on for a ragged 72-61 victory Thursday over San Antonio.

The rusty Monarchs showed that this was their first game in 11 days – and it tipped off at 11:30 a.m. local time, a rare morning game each team plays once a season. Sacramento lost 74-67 on July 3 at defending WNBA champion Seattle.

Wendy Palmer-Daniel had 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Shannon Johnson added 13 points for the Silver Stars.