Lynx Guard Seimone Augustus named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week
Published on June 2, 2008 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
SEIMONE AUGUSTUS NAMED WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK One day after being selected to represent her country in the 2008 Olympics as part of Team USA, Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus was named the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, May 26 through Sunday, June 1. The award is the second such honor in Augustus' three-year WNBA career. The first overall pick of the 2006 WNBA Draft, Augustus garnered the award for the first time on June 5, 2006 in just her third week in the WNBA. Augustus is one of only two players in Lynx history to receive Player of the Week honors, joining Katie Smith who won the award on June 16, 2000 and June 3, 2001. In three games last week (3-0), Augustus led the Lynx in scoring in each night, tallying an average of 22.0 points while shooting 24-of-45 (.533 FG%) from the field, 3-of-6 (.500 FG%) from 3-point range and 15-of-16 (.938 FT%) from the free-throw line. She also tied for the club lead in rebounds per game (6.3), along with establishing a new single-game career-high in rebounds with nine in back-to-back games (May 29 at Houston and May 31 at Chicago). Augustus also tied a career-high with three steals in Minnesota's win over Chicago. Augustus ranks fifth in the league in scoring with 22.0 points per game and ranks in the top-25 in rebounding (5.3 rpg, 21st), field-goal accuracy (.508 FG%, 13th), 3-point accuracy (.500 FG%, 7th), free-throw accuracy (.944 FT%, 7th), steals (1.50 spg, 22nd) and blocked shots (1.00 bpg, 13th).
NEXT LYNX GAME
LYNX AT DREAM - TUESDAY, JUNE 3 - 6 PM - PHILIPS ARENA - BOB FM 106 The Lynx will begin their second road trip of the season Tuesday night, heading to Atlanta to battle the expansion Dream. Atlanta comes in 0-4, including an 0-2 mark at home. Former Lynx guard Betty Lennox leads the Dream in scoring, averaging 17.8 ppg. Minnesota is 2-0 on the road this season after completing a two-game sweep of its first road trip of the season, edging Houston 98-92 in overtime on Tuesday before earning a 75-69 win at Chicago on Thursday. It's the first time the Lynx have won back-to-back road games since 2005, when they topped Houston (62-58 on June 7) and Seattle (86-81 in OT on June 15). Entering 2008, the Lynx had won just six of their previous 47 road starts; they've finished 3-14 away from Target Center a year ago and went 2-15 in 2006. Tuesday's game can be heard on the radio home of the Lynx, BOB FM 106. The Lynx will travel to Connecticut Friday before returning home on Sunday to face the San Antonio Silver Stars.
TODAY IN LYNX HISTORY
The Lynx defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars 55-47 on June 3, 2004, setting a single-game opponent team low for field goals made in a game with 15. Minnesota also held San Antonio to a record low .259 FG % (15-of-58) from the floor in the eight-point win.
LYNX DEFEAT DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, IMPROVE TO 4-0
LYNX 94, MERCURY 83 Charde Houston collected 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Candice Wiggins finished with 17 points and 12 assists as the Lynx held off Phoenix, 94-83, on Saturday night at Target Center. Two early 3-pointers from Anna DeForge put Minnesota in front, but Tangela Smith's three-point play gave the Mercury a brief 17-16 lead. Nicole Ohlde opened a 12-point lead for the Lynx with 3:52 left in the half before Cappie Pondexter helped cut the margin to 44-36 by intermission. Phoenix battled to within one late in the third quarter behind 10 points from Pondexter, but Houston's layup stemmed the rally and Minnesota took a 64-61 lead into the fourth. After Kelly Miller narrowed the deficit to a single point, Lynx rookies Houston, Wiggins and Nicky Anosike combined for all the points during the game-deciding 10-1 response. The Mercury got as close as seven in the final minutes before Seimone Augustus sealed it with five straight free throws. Augustus notched a team-high 22 points for Minnesota, with Vanessa Hayden-Johnson chipping in 10. Phoenix was paced by 31 points from Pondexter, while Diana Taurasi added 17 and Smith registered 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.
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