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Connecticut Sun Announce 2004 Schedule

January 21, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Connecticut Sun News Release


UNCASVILLE, CT. (Jan. 21, 2004) — The Connecticut Sun will open the 2004 season on Saturday, May 22 (4 p.m.) at Mohegan Sun Arena against the Phoenix Mercury in a nationally-televised game on ABC.

This will be the first of five nationally-televised games for the Sun. Connecticut will host Svetlana Abrosimova, Tamika Williams and the Minnesota Lynx in an ESPN2 game on Thursday, July 22 (8 p.m.), San Antonio in an Oxygen Network game on Saturday, July 24 (12 p.m.), Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm in an ESPN2 game on Sunday, Sept. 12 (2 p.m.), and Indiana on Sunday, Sept. 19 (12 p.m.) on Oxygen.

"We're excited to tip off our second season, and to be one of the featured teams on the national television schedule," said Chris Sienko, general manager of the Connecticut Sun. "We're excited to build on the success of our first season."

Connecticut opens the season with a four-game homestand – its longest of the season – before going on the road to face Washington Friday, June 4. The Sun return home to face Swin Cash and the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock on Sunday, June 6, in a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference Finals.

The Sun also have a three-game homestand beginning with Washington on June 30, and includes Indiana on July 6 and Sacramento on July 9. Following that game against the Monarchs, the Sun play five straight and eight of nine on the road.

This season will be interrupted during the month of August because of the 2004 Summer Olympics. The Sun resume their schedule on Sept. 1 at Charlotte.

Connecticut Sun season ticket plans are on sale and can be reserved by calling a Sun Consumer Sales Representative at 1.877.SUN.TIXX, e-mailing the Sun at tickets@connecticutsun.com or going to www.connecticutsun.com. A local television schedule will be announced at a later date.

2004 schedule
May 22 Phoenix 4 p.m. ABC
May 25 Houston 7 p.m.
May 27 Los Angeles 7 p.m.
June 3 Charlotte 7 p.m.
June 4 @ Washington 7 p.m.
June 6 Detroit 4 p.m.
June 9 @ Phoenix 3 p.m.
June 11 @ Seattle 10 p.m.
June 12 @ Sacramento 10 p.m.
June 14 @ Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
June 18 Charlotte 7 p.m.
June 20 Washington 4 p.m.
June 22 @ Indiana 8 p.m.
June 25 Detroit 7 p.m.
June 27 @ Detroit 6 p.m.
June 30 Washington 7 p.m.
July 6 Indiana 7 p.m.
July 9 Sacramento 7 p.m.
July 11 @ Indiana 6 p.m.
July 14 @ Minnesota 1 p.m.
July 15 @ San Antonio 8 p.m.
July 17 @ Houston 8:30 p.m.
July 21 @ Detroit 11:30 p.m.
July 22 Minnesota 8 p.m. ESPN2
July 24 San Antonio 12 p.m. Oxygen
July 30 @ Washington 7 p.m.
July 31 @ New York 7:30 p.m.
Olympic Break
Sept. 1 @ Charlotte 7 p.m.
Sept. 3 New York 7 p.m.
Sept. 10 @ New York 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 12 Seattle 2 p.m. ESPN2
Sept. 15 @ Charlott 7 p.m.
Sept. 17 New York 7 p.m.
Sept. 19 Indiana 12 p.m. Oxygen

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