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Published on July 12, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release


2006 WNBA ALL-STAR GAME PRESENTED BY VONAGE Eastern Conference 98, Western Conference 82 WNBA history was made Wednesday night as the Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars for the first time in the history of the event, 98-82 at Madison Square Garden. The Lynx' Seimone Augustus paced the Western roster with a game-high 16 points to go with two rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes played. The East had five players finish with double-figure scoring, led by game MVP Katie Douglas of the Connecticut Sun who tied Seimone with 16 points.

NEXT GAME Los Angeles at Minnesota - Sunday, July 16, at Target Center (5:00 p.m.) When the Lynx return from the All-Star break refreshed and rejuvenated, they will have their hands full with a Sparks team that currently stands atop the Western Conference. The last time the teams met, the Lynx scored a WNBA-record 114 points in their route of Los Angeles. The Sparks, now armed with star forward Chamique Holdsclaw (15.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg), will be hungry to erase the memory of the loss with a road victory. The Sparks are led by Lisa Leslie who is averaging 20.1 ppg and 9.4 rpg. Minnesota has won its last three at home against the Sparks but trails in the all time series 5-20. Also, The first 2,500 fans at Sunday's game against the Sparks will receive a Lynx headband.

LYNX PRACTICE SCHEDULE The Minnesota Lynx will resume practices on Friday, July 14. Practices on both Friday and Saturday will run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Prior to their game Sunday, the Lynx will hold shootaround from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

AUGUSTUS WINS DRIBBLE, DISH AND SWISH CHALLENGE Seimone Augustus started her first WNBA All-Star appearance with a win in the WNBA All-Star Dribble Dish and Swish Challenge on Tuesday afternoon. The Dribble, Dish and Swish Challenge is a two-round timed "obstacle course" consisting of dribbling, passing and shooting stations. After the first round of competition, Augustus' time of 38.1 seconds was second only to Seattle's Sue Bird, who finished the course in 29.2 seconds. In the final round, Augustus missed only one passing target and finished with a winning time of 28.5 seconds. Bird, who won the contest last year, finished second with a time of 33.2 seconds

WNBA ON RECORD PACE AT BREAK Entering the All-Star break, the WNBA is experiencing a league-wide scoring spike. Never before have more than two players averaged more than 20 points in a season. Currently Minnesota's Seimone Augustus (23.2), Phoenix's Diana Taurasi (23.2) and Cappie Pondexter (21.9), and Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie (20.9) are all averaging more than 20. Team scoring is also up as five teams (Phoenix, Connecticut, Washington, Minnesota, and Seattle) are averaging more points than the WNBA record of 77.3 ppg set by Houston in 2000.

AUGUSTUS AUTOGRAPHED JERSEY AUCTION Fans can log on to http://auctions.wnba.com to win a Minnesota Lynx authentic 2006 WNBA Draft jersey autographed by the Lynx' Seimone Augustus. Proceeds will go towards the WNBA Cares program. Through WNBA Cares, the WNBA creates programs that help to inspire people of all ages with a special emphasis on promoting an active and healthy lifestyle, raising awareness for women's health issues, and providing educational resources for kids, families and community organizations.

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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