Lynx Home Finale vs. Phoenix Friday, September 12
Published on September 10, 2008 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
FRIDAY'S LYNX GAME
LYNX VS. PHOENIX - Friday, September 12 - 7:00 PM - Target Center - BOB FM 106
Minnesota will close out the home portion of its 2008 schedule Friday, taking on the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury on Fan Appreciation Night at Target Center. Friday's game will decide the season series between the two teams, as the teams split their first two games, each team winning on its home floor. In the first meeting, Charde Houston collected 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Candice Wiggins added 17 points and 12 assists as the Lynx held off Phoenix, 94-83, on May 31 at Target Center. Seimone Augustus finished with a team-high 22 points for Minnesota. The Mercury
were paced by 31 points from Cappie Pondexter, while Tangela Smith registered 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. The Mercury were able to exact revenge in Phoenix as Diana Taurasi poured in 32 points to lead Phoenix to a 103-96 triumph over the Lynx on Sept. 3 at US Airways Center. Kelly Miller had 20 points and Cappie Pondexter added 18 for the Mercury. Seimone Augustus led Minnesota with 27 points and Anna DeForge netted 23, while Nicky Anosike totaled 14 points and a franchise-record 15 rebounds. Phoenix's loss Tuesday night in Detroit knocked them out of playoff contention one year removed from a WNBA championship. Phoenix features a dynamic scoring duo in Olympians Dianna Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter. The tandem ranks 1-2 in the league in scoring, combing for 45.2 ppg (Taurasi, 24.1, and Pondexter, 21.2). Friday's game can be heard on the radio home of the Lynx, BOB FM 106 with Lynx announcer Alan Horton on the call. Minnesota will close out its 2008 season Sunday in Washington.
VOTE SEIMONE AUGUSTUS FOR WNBA MVP
Don't miss out on the opportunity to vote Lynx star Seimone Augustus for MVP. Fans who cast their vote on wnba.com will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip to the 2008 WNBA Finals. For more information on Seimone's MVP campaign, turn to lynxbasketball.com.
FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 VS. PHOENIX
Friday, September 12 is fan appreciation night with the Lynx. The first 2,500 fans in attendance will receive a free Lynx wristband courtesy of U.S. Bank. In addition, various prizes will be awarded throughout the game. Lynx players will also throw autographed merchandise into the crowd after the game. Tickets start at just $10. More information is available on www.lynxbasketball.com.
Lynx Team Up with Department of Human Services and Six Metro Counties to Host Foster Family Day
The Minnesota Lynx are partnering with Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Scott Counties and the Minnesota Department of Human Services to host Foster Family Day on Friday, Sept. 12, when the Lynx close out their regular season home schedule against the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury. The Lynx will welcome more than 1,500 foster children and families to watch Seimone Augustus and her Lynx teammates finish out their most successful season in four years. All foster families in attendance will receive a welcome message on the scoreboard. They will also be invited down to the floor to participate in an on-court celebration recognizing the work of foster families who help children in crisis and families in transition. For more information on this unique promotion, please contact Lynx community relations assistant Amanda Neby (neby@lynxbasketball.com, 612-673-1653) or Anoka County Child Foster Care representative Beth Voigt (651-431-3833).
LYNX INTRODUCE 'LADIES NIGHT OUT' PRESENTED BY NBA CITY RESTAURANT, SALON AVE AND B96
Ladies can join the Minnesota Lynx for a fun-filled evening on September 12. The Ladies Night Out package is $30 and includes a pregame party at NBA City Restaurant - including food and drink - a $45 ticket to the Lynx vs. Mercury game and a $20 Salon Ave gift card. In addition, Salon Ave will be selecting a lucky lady to get an express makeover at the pregame party at NBA City.
TUESDAY'S LYNX GAME
LYNX TOP PLAYOFF-BOUND FEVER
LYNX 86
FEVER 76
Charde Houston came off the bench to score 18 points and Vanessa Hayden-Johnson and Anna DeForge added 13 apiece as Minnesota improved to 15-17, downing the playoff-bound Indiana Fever 86-76 Tuesday night at Target Center. Minnesota played without stars Seimone Augustus and Candice Wiggins for much of the game. Augustus went down at the 5:07 minute mark of the first quarter when she fell to the floor after corralling a rebound, hurting her neck. Augustus was in extreme pain and had to be taken off the court on a wheelchair. Wiggins left the game just before the conclusion of the first half due to a knee injury. The rest of the Lynx picked up the slack, led by yet another stellar effort from Minnesota's bench. The crew of Wiggins, Houston, Hayden-Johnson, Moore and Quinn accounted for 48 of Minnesota's 86 points. Minnesota got off to a fast start, charging ahead by 11, 21-9 after one. Minnesota continued its hot shooting into the second, connecting on 66.7% of their shots in the second to take a 44-29 lead into the break. Indiana began to claw their way back into the game in the third, cutting the deficit to seven with just under two minutes to play in the quarter. Minnesota withstood the charge in the fourth, going 10-for-10 at the free-throw line in the fourth to pull away for the 10-point win. Minnesota never trailed and shot 51.7 FG% en route to the season-series sweep of the Fever. Tan White lead the way for the Fever, tallying 21 points and seven assists. With the loss, Indiana dropped to 15-17. Minnesota closes out the home portion of its schedule Friday night against Phoenix on Fan Appreciation Night at the Target Center.
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