Storm Weekly Forecast
Published on July 16, 2007 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release
This Week's Opponents
Phoenix: The Storm and Mercury will square off in the second of three meetings this season. Seattle won the first matchup 100-87 at KeyArena on May 23, scoring in triple digits for the first time in franchise history. Lauren Jackson led the way with 31 points while Janell Burse grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds. Burse had 16 boards by halftime, setting a new WNBA record for rebounds in a half (prev. 14). The Storm have won two in a row against the Mercury and four of the last five dating to the start of the 2006 season. Seattle leads 15-10 all-time.
Connecticut: Seattle will face Connecticut for the second time in as many weeks, looking to avoid a season sweep at the hands of the Sun for the second straight year. The Sun took the first meeting 76-63 at KeyArena in July 11, winning in Seattle for just the second time in franchise history. Connecticut's reserves came up big in the win, outscoring their Seattle counterparts 20-2. The Sun have won three straight against the Storm and lead 7-5 all-time.
New York: The Storm will look for their fourth straight victory against the Liberty this week, the last two coming by wide margins. The Storm have outscored the Liberty 175-107 in the last two meetings, winning by 37 points on 7/22/06 and by 31 points this season on July 1. Iziane Castro Marques has led the way in those two wins, scoring a career-high 26 points against New York last summer before pouring in 24 points in the first meeting this season. The July 1 win pulled the Storm even with the Liberty at 6-6 all-time.
WNBA BE Tour Visits Seattle this Weekend
Fans are invited to live a day in the life of a WNBA superstar when the WNBA BE Tour hits Seattle this Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22 at the Bite of Seattle on the Seattle Center Campus. Fans attending the Tour can receive an official WNBA credential, get their photo taken trying on the new WNBA uniform at the adidas Locker Room, go behind-the-scenes and audition for a commercial at the Ocean Spray Bog-er-cise area, participate in WNBA practice drills at the Thrills and Drills Center Court, and record their "Rap for Respect" at Choose Respect. For more information on the WNBA BE Tour, fans are encouraged to log on to wnba.com.
Storm Record: 11-9
Home: 7-3 East: 3-3
Road: 4-6 West: 8-6
July Schedule/Results
Date Opponent Time (PDT)
7/1 New York W, 84-53
7/3 Los Angeles W, 90-71
7/6 at Houston W, 71-55
7/7 at San Antonio L, 73-80
7/10 at Los Angeles W, 82-47
7/11 Connecticut L, 63-76
7/17 at Phoenix 6:30 p.m.
7/20 at Connecticut 4 p.m.
7/22 at New York 1 p.m.
7/24 at Washington 4 p.m.
7/27 Indiana 7 p.m.
7/29 San Antonio 6 p.m.
7/31 Sacramento 7 p.m.
-Home games in bold
Transactions
Nov. 16: Re-signed Assistant Coach Heidi VanDerveer...Jan. 8: Selected Tye'sha Fluker with the seventh pick in the 2007 WNBA Dispersal Draft...Feb. 21: Named Shelley Patterson assistant coach...Feb. 23: Re-signed Shaunzinski Gortman...March 8: Re-signed Janell Burse...March 13: Signed free agents Andrea Bills, Yolanda Paige, Brooke Queenan, Aya Traore and Shereka Wright...March 15: Signed free agent Chameka Scott...March 29: Re-signed Iziane Castro Marques...April 4: Selected Katie Gearlds in the first round (seventh overall pick) and Brandie Hoskins in the third round (33rd overall pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft...April 11: Signed free agent Debbie Merrill...April 17: Signed free agents Alexis Kendrick, Victoria Lucas-Perry and Sarah McKay...April 19: Signed free agents Kerri Gardin and Cameo Hicks...April 20: Signed free agent Francesca Zara...April 23: Waived Shaunzinski Gortman and Debbie Merrill...April 24: Waived Andrea Bills, Cameo Hicks, Alexis Kendrick, Victoria Lucas-Perry, Chameka Scott and Shereka Wright...April 25: Signed free agent Shyra Ely; Waived Kerri Gardin...April 26: Waived Sarah McKay and Aya Traore...April 28: Waived Yolanda Paige...May 1: Waived Brooke Queenan...May 12: Re-signed Sue Bird...May 13: Placed Francesca Zara on the Suspended List...May 16: Waived Barbara Turner...July 1: Waived Tye'sha Fluker...July 5: Signed free agent Shona Thorburn...July 16: Signed free agent Doneeka Lewis.
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