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Published on June 15, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
TONIGHT'S GAME
Minnesota at San Antonio - Friday, June 16, at the AT&T Center (7 p.m.) The Lynx will look to return to the winning ways they were developing before Wednesday's loss when they face the Silver Stars Friday in San Antonio. Last Friday, the Lynx also traveled to the AT&T Center and came away with an 86-79 victory. Seimone Augustus had 27 points in the game that snapped Minnesota's 10-game road losing streak. The Lynx hold the all-time series lead over San Antonio 15-10 and have won 10 of the last 13 meetings between the clubs.
UP NEXT
Phoenix at Minnesota - Sunday, June 18, at Target Center (5 p.m.) Lynx will host the Phoenix Mercury in a game that will feature the top three scorers in the WNBA. Mercury guard Diana Taurasi leads the WNBA in scoring at 24.3 ppg followed by Seimone Augustus with Lynx guard Seimone Augustus at 23.8 and Mercury guard Cappie Pondexter at 23.1. The game also marks the first match-up between rookie sensations, Augustus and Pondexter, who were drafted first and second, respectively, in the 2006 WNBA Draft. The Mercury currently sit at the bottom of the Western Conference with a record of 2-5, and they trail the Lynx 13-12 in the all-time series.
LYNX HOLD GREAT BASKETBALL DRIBBLE
The Eighth Annual U.S. Bank Minnesota Lynx Great Basketball Dribble, the team's yearly breast cancer fundraiser, will be held on Sunday, Aug. 6 prior to the Lynx' game against the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Great Basketball Dribble raises funds to support breast cancer research and education in Minnesota, with all the proceeds from this year's event benefiting the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. In seven-plus seasons, the Lynx have raised over half-a-million dollars for breast cancer research in the state of Minnesota through this signature event and other initiatives.
The Great Basketball Dribble, which kicks off at 4 p.m. at Target Center on Aug. 6, is a 2.5-mile walk (or dribble - basketballs are optional) through downtown Minneapolis. The registration fee for the event is $25 per participant and includes a T-shirt, refreshments, entertainment and a ticket to the Lynx game that evening against San Antonio (6 p.m. tip-off).
AUGUSTUS ALL-STAR VOTING RETURNS
Seimone Augustus is third among all Western Conference guards in votes received (10,910) after the first returns in the 2006 WNBA All-Star Balloting program. She trails Seattle's Sue Bird and Phoenix' Diana Taurasi. Augustus, the first overall pick of the 2006 WNBA Draft, currently ranks third in the league in scoring (22.8 ppg), 17th in field goal percentage (.490), 14th in free throw percentage (.861) and fifth in minutes (32.5 mpg). The 2006 WNBA All-Star Game will be hosted by the New York Liberty on Wednesday, July 12 at Madison Square Garden. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
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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