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June 13, 2006 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release


TONIGHT'S GAME

Seattle at Minnesota - Wednesday, June 14, at Target Center (7 p.m.) Minnesota's match-ups with the best of the WNBA continue as the Lynx take on the Seattle Storm Wednesday night (June 14) at Target Center. The Storm have dropped three of their last four to fall to 4-5 and below the Lynx in the standings, but they still feature one of the top guard-forward tandems in the league in Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson. All off the Lynx' first eight games have come against teams in the top four spots in their respective conferences. Jackson leads the Storm in scoring at 21.4 ppg. Bird leads the team in assists and is second in the WNBA at 5.4 per game. The Lynx are 11-9 all-time against the Storm. Last season they split the season series 2-2, each winning a game at home and a game on the road.

JONES' SURGERY SUCCESSFUL

Lynx guard Chandi Jones underwent successful knee surgery this morning for a torn meniscus in her left knee. Chandi Jones underwent successful knee surgery this morning for a torn meniscus in her left knee. Team physician Dr. Joel Boyd performed the surgery. An initial timeline of three-to-four weeks has been set for her return.

Jones, who was acquired by the Lynx in a trade on July 30, 2005, averaged 8.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 28.1 minutes per game in 10 games with the Lynx following the trade. In 62 career WNBA games with the Lynx (2005) and Detroit Shock (2004, 2005), the Houston, Texas, native has averaged 5.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 16.2 minutes per game.

LYNX ON A ROLL

With their 75-62 win over the Houston Comets on Sunday, The Minnesota Lynx improved to 4-4 overall and 4-1 in their last five games. During that stretch the team has averaged 85.8 ppg while holding their opponents to 76.8 ppg. Seimone Augustus has averaged 24.6 ppg in those games.

OHLDE FINDING HER STRIDE

After a slow start Lynx forward Nicole Ohlde has regained the role she had last season as the Lynx' go-to player on the inside. In the last four games Ohlde has averaged 13.3 points and 10.0 rebounds. During that stretch she has been second on the team in scoring behind Seimone Augustus' 24.3 ppg. In Friday's win over San Antonio, Ohlde recorded a season-high 18 points to go along with her 12 rebounds. On the year she is averaging 10.4 points and 7.0 rebounds.

RADIO BROADCAST

All games can be heard on the radio home of the Lynx on BOB 106 with Brian Sieman calling the action.

LYNX TICKETS

Tickets to all Lynx home games this season are available at the Target Center Box Office, online at www.lynxbasketball.com or by calling 1-888-WNBA-TIX.

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