THE HAWAII LEGENDS ARE HISTORY by The Sacramento Sirens November 7, 2002 SIRENS beat LEGENDS 47-26 to secure home field advantage. Conference playoff game to be at Cosumnes River College on November 23. In their first meeting since the 2001 spring exhibition season, the Sirens and the Legends played a hard hitting, good clean game of tough FOOTBALL. In their typical style, the Sirens set a quick pace in the first quarter scoring four times for 26 points. On the Sirens first possession, veteran FB #36 Dana "D-Train" McIntyre punched the ball in on a short 1-yard carry. #21 Hilary McLaughlin's extra point attempt was wide of the mark however leaving the score 6-0. #62 Nancy Stoner, the Sirens backup kicker, booted the kickoff to the Legends who fumbled the ball on the return and the Sirens capitalized. With a second drive of only 53 seconds, QB #11 Leilani Limary passed the ball to #82 Sarah Trobee for a 53-yard touchdown. The 2-point conversion carry by #39 Joyce Brown put the Sirens ahead 14-0. The Legends struck back with a 67-yard kickoff return to score for Hawai'i. A missed 2-pt conversion attempt left the score 14-6. On the Sirens next possession, Limary lead a 4-minute drive down the field only to carry the ball over the goal line herself on a 10-yd. run. The Sirens missed the 2-pt conversion pass leaving the score 20-6. Hawai'i retaliated with a similar drive and QB #5 Raechelle Fabrao threw a beautiful pass to #87 Nalani Chey for the Legends second score. Another missed conversion and the score remained 20-12. With just 1:13 left in the 1st quarter, the Sirens leading rusher #22 Julie "Wicked" Wicher made an awesome 55-yd run to bring the score to 26-12. Beginning the 2nd with an on-side kick, the Sirens took control of the ball and spent just 1:33 moving down the field where RB # 23 Michelle Kahler shot in on a 7-yd run to score a 5th time in the Sirens in 5 possessions, boosting the score to 32-12. The McLaughlin PAT attempt was no good. After a series of back and forth drives, Hawai'i scored late in the second half on a short run by #3 RB MaryAnn Reed. A 2-pt conversion pass brought the score at the half to Sirens 32-Legends 20. On the Sirens first possession of the 2nd half, Wicher racked up some additional yardage and added another TD to the Sirens score on a 14-yd run. McLaughlin's PAT was good for 1 and the score rolled up to 39-20. The Legends intercepted a Limary pass but failed to capitalize on the turnover and ended the drive with a punt. Score at the end of the 3rd Sirens 39 - Legends 20. The Legends first drive in the 4th resulted in a fumble which was recovered by Sirens #75 DL Cynthia Mills who ran the ball the over 60 yards to score. The 2-pt conversion gave the Sirens the final score of the game. FINAL SCORE: SACRAMENTO SIRENS 47 - HAWAI'I LEGENDS 26. THE SIRENS (6-0) will face Oakland and San Francisco on the road before they return to Cosumnes River College for the WAFC Playoff game on November 23, 2002. Playoff tickets go on sale Monday, November 11. Tickets can be purchased at Sirens practices at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Capital Christian High School or the day of the game.     Back