Storm Weekly Forecast
July 25, 2005 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release
UPCOMING OPPONENTS
The Storm can sweep the season series with the Sting for the second time in three years with a win on Friday, having pulled out a 62-60 victory in the first meeting in Charlotte. Janell Burse tallied 10 of her 14 points in the second half, including the game-winning layup at the buzzer. Seattle is 7-2 all-time against Charlotte and a perfect 4-0 at KeyArena.
Seattle dropped the first two meetings of the year against Los Angeles before grabbing a 78-70 victory at STAPLES Center on July 16. The win halted a five-game losing streak in the series, and pulled the Storm to 7-13 all-time against the Sparks. The two teams enter the week tied for third in the crowded Western Conference playoff race, with Minnesota just a half game behind them.
STORM IN THE COMMUNITY
Tanisha Wright will visit the Microsoft campus on Monday as part of Take Our Sons & Daughters to Work Day. Simone Edwards and Natalia Vodopyanova will appear at Saturn of Lynnwood near the Alderwood Mall on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Suzy Batkovic, Janell Burse, Iziane Castro Marques and Alicia Thompson will serves as "Baristas for a Day" on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Madison Park Starbucks.
TICKET AVAILABILITY
The Storm's next home game at KeyArena is Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. vs. the Charlotte Sting. Single-game tickets for Storm games can be purchased through TicketMaster by logging on to storm.wnba.com or by calling 1-877-WNBA-TIX. Storm tickets are also available at the Sonics & Storm Team Shop located at 312 First Ave. N. on KeyArena's West Plaza.
Storm Record
Overall: 12-10, Home: 8-3, Road: 4-7
Last Week's Results
Date Opponent Result Storm High Scorer Opponent High Scorer
7/19 vs. New York W, 87-78 Castro-Marques - 20 Hammon - 18
7/23 vs. Detroit W, 74-71 Jackson - 21 Nolan - 22
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Date Opponent Time (Pacific) Broadcast
7/29 vs. Charlotte 7 p.m. Sports Radio 950 KJR AM
7/31 vs. Los Angeles 6 p.m. Sports Radio 950 KJR AM
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