Mercury Clinch Home Court Advantage in Round One of Playoffs
September 1, 2009 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Phoenix Mercury News Release
PHOENIX - The Western Conference-leading Phoenix Mercury clinched home court advantage for the first round of WNBA Playoffs, which begin Sept. 16. The team will be on the road for Game One (Sept. 16 or 17) and will return to US Airways Center on either Friday or Saturday, Sept. 18 or 19 to play the second game. If necessary, the team will play a third game in Phoenix on Sept. 20 or 21. Game times and opponents have yet to be determined. Go to phoenixmercury.com for the latest playoff information.
The Mercury earns a trip to the postseason for the fifth time in the club's history and the second time in the last three seasons after Minnesota's loss to Connecticut on Aug. 22. The last trip the Mercury made to the playoffs was in 2007, earning the Valley's first professional basketball championship.
Playoff packages for the Mercury's entire playoff run are available now and single game tickets for the Mercury's home game on Sept. 18 or 19 go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. Tickets can be purchased on PhoenixMercury.com or by calling 602-252-WNBA.
To receive special presale offers throughout the 2009 WNBA Playoffs, sign up for the Downtown Live newsletter free of charge at phoenixmercury.com.
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