WNBA Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx Unveil 2010 Regular-Season Schedule

December 17, 2009 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release


MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx will open their 12th season of WNBA basketball in the Twin Cities on Saturday, May 15 when they travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma to take on the WNBA's Tulsa franchise at 7:00 p.m. Minnesota will open the home portion of its schedule the following night, Sunday, May 16 vs. Washington with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The 2010 WNBA campaign consists of 34 regular-season contests (17 home/17 away) from May through August.

The Lynx will play Western Conference teams San Antonio (three times at home, two on the road) and Tulsa (two times at home, three on the road) five times each, and Los Angeles, Phoenix and Seattle four times apiece, twice at home and twice on the road. Minnesota will play each Eastern Conference team (Atlanta, Chicago, Connecticut, Indiana, New York and Washington) twice, one time each at home and on the road. Minnesota's 2010 schedule features two national television appearances: Tuesday, June 1 vs. Phoenix and Saturday, August 7 at Chicago.

"We are very excited to see our upcoming season taking shape with the release of the 2010 WNBA schedule," said Roger Griffith, Lynx Executive Vice President. "This has been a tremendous offseason for us to date: Acquiring the Nos. 1 and 3 picks in next spring's WNBA Draft, hiring longtime successful WNBA assistant Cheryl Reeve as our new head coach, the return to health of two-time WNBA All-Star Seimone Augustus and 2009 All-Star Nicky Anosike, and the addition of another All-Star forward in Rebekkah Brunson through the Dispersal Draft. We look forward to building on the momentum we've established this offseason and are very excited about the prospects for the 2010 season and beyond."

Minnesota's 17-game home schedule features 10 weekend dates (1 - Friday, 3 - Saturday, 6 - Sunday) as well as three Tuesday games, one Wednesday matchup and three Thursday contests. For the eighth straight year, Minnesota will host one weekday afternoon game, a noon tipoff against the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday, July 14.

Highlights of the home portion of Minnesota's schedule include: 2009 Regular Season and Finals MVP Diana Taurasi and the 2009 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury will make two visits to Target Center (Tuesday, June 1 and Saturday, July 24); Candace Parker's Los Angeles Sparks will travel to Target Center Tuesday, July 27 and Thursday, August 12; Lindsay Whalen and the Connecticut Sun will journey to Minneapolis for their lone appearance at Target Center on Tuesday, August 3; Janel Mccarville's New York Liberty take on the Lynx at Target Center on Sunday, August 8.

Minnesota's longest homestand is a six-game affair, beginning Thursday, July 8 vs. San Antonio and concluding Tuesday, July 27 vs. Los Angeles. The Lynx will begin a stretch of four consecutive games on the road on Saturday, June 19 at Tulsa. The road stint, spanning 13 days, will wrap up Thursday, July 1 at Atlanta. Minnesota's regular season home finale will be on Sunday, August 15 vs. San Antonio.

Season and group tickets for the 2010 season are now on sale. For information on ticket packages, call 612-673-8400, e-mail tickets@lynxbasketball.com, or visit the Lynx website at www.lynxbasketball.com.

Key Facts About the 2010 Lynx Regular-Season Schedule

- By month, the schedule breaks down as follows: May (3 home, 3 away 6 total), June (3 home, 6 away 9 total), July (6 home, 2 away 8 total), August (5 home, 6 away 11 total).

- By day, the schedule breaks down as follows: Tuesday (3 home, 3 away 6 total), Wednesday (1 home, 1 away 2 total), Thursday (3 home, 4 away 7 total), Friday (1 home, 3 away 4 total), Saturday (3 home, 4 away 7 total), Sunday (6 home, 2 away 8 total).

- Minnesota's 17-game home schedule will feature five different starting times. Seven games (2 - Tuesday, 3 - Thursday, 1 - Friday, 1 - Saturday) will tipoff at 7:00 p.m.; six games (all Sundays) will commence at 6:00 p.m.; two games (both Saturdays) will start at 2:30 p.m.; and one game each at 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday, June 1 vs. Phoenix) and 12:00 p.m. (Wednesday, July 14 vs. Atlanta).

- The Lynx will open their regular-season slate on Saturday, May 15 at Tulsa, marking the fifth time the club has opened away from Target Center. The Lynx are 6-5 in season openers, including 1-4 in season openers on the road. Minnesota opened its 2009 campaign at home with a 102-85 victory over the Chicago Sky.

- The longest Lynx homestand is a six-game affair from July 8 - 27 (San Antonio, Atlanta, Seattle, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles). Minnesota has two, two-game homestands.

- The most consecutive road games this season for the Lynx is four: June 19 - July 1 (Tulsa, New York, San Antonio, Atlanta). Minnesota will have two other multi-game road trips: June 10 - 13 (Phoenix, Los Angeles) and August 17 - 22 (Seattle, Los Angeles, Indiana).

- The Lynx play four sets of back-to-back games this season: May 15 (at Tulsa) and May 16 (Washington); June 18 (Tulsa) and June 19 (at Tulsa); August 7 (at Chicago) and August 8 (New York); and August 12 (Los Angeles) and August 13 (at Washington).

- Western Conference: Los Angeles (H: 7/27, 8/12; A: 6/13, 8/20); Phoenix (H: 6/1, 7/24; A: 6/10, 7/29; San Antonio (H: 7/8, 7/22, 8/15; A: 6/26, 8/10); Seattle (H: 7/17, 8/1; A: 5/19, 8/17); Tulsa (H: 5/23, 6/18; A: 5/15, 6/4, 6/19).

- Eastern Conference: Atlanta (H: 7/14; A: 7/1); Chicago (H: 5/29; A: 8/7) Connecticut (H: 8/3; A: 5/27); Indiana (H: 6/6; A: 8/22); New York (H: 8/8; A: 6/22); Washington (H: 5/16; A: 8/13).

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