Mercury Take Game One from Seattle

August 24, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Phoenix Mercury News Release

With a 101-84 victory over the Seattle Storm, the Western Conference top-seed Phoenix Mercury took a 1-0 lead in its best-of-three West semifinals series and now will return home to US Airways Center on Sunday at 4 p.m. one victory away from a trip to the Western Conference Finals.

Phoenix collected its first playoff victory since 1998 in a hostile environment and now has two home games to secure one victory and a series triumph. Tickets are still available but going fast for Sunday's Game 2 at US Airways Center at 4 p.m. and can be purchased by logging onto phoenixmercury.com. Also check out phoenixmercury.com for the latest playoff news, photos and video. Mercury playoff basketball: One team. One city. One goal.

Women's National Basketball Association Stories from August 24, 2007

• Mercury Take Game One from Seattle - Phoenix Mercury
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• Jackson Named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year - Seattle Storm
• McCarville Named 2007 WNBA Most Improved Player - New York Liberty
• 2007 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced - WNBA
• Seattle's Lauren Jackson Named 2007 WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year - WNBA
• New York's Janel McCarville Named 2007 WNBA Most Improved Player - WNBA

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