WNBA Announces 2005 Preseason Schedule
March 3, 2005 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, March 3, 2005 â The WNBA, entering its historic ninth season, today announced its 2005 preseason schedule, highlighted by the Sacramento Monarchs match-up against the Chinese Women's National Team at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, Calif. on Friday, May 6.
Additional key games include the 2003 Champion Detroit Shock and the Minnesota Lynx at Municipal Auditorium Arena in Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday, May 7; Dawn Staley and the Charlotte Sting against Lindsay Whalen and the Connecticut Sun at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. on Sunday, May 8; The New York Liberty and the Shock at Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY on Sunday, May 15.
The full preseason schedule is as follows:
2005 WNBA PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Local Time Location
Sun. May 1 Minnesota @ Connecticut 5:00 PM Mohegan Sun Arena
Thu. May 5 Washington @ Houston 7:30 PM Toyota Center
Fri. May 6 Los Angeles @ San Antonio 7:00 PM SBC Center
Fri. May 6 Chinese Natl Team @ Sacramento 7:00 PM Memorial Auditorium â Sacramento, CA
Sat. May 7 Seattle @ New York 4:00 PM Madison Square Garden
Sat. May 7 Detroit @ Minnesota 7:00 PM Municipal Auditorium Arena â
Kansas City, MO.
Sun. May 8 Charlotte @ Connecticut 4:00 PM Arena at Harbor Yard â Bridgeport, CT
Tue. May 10 Phoenix @ Indiana 7:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse
Tue. May 10 Los Angeles @ Washington 7:00 PM MCI Center
Thu. May 12 Los Angeles @ Charlotte 6:00 PM Bobcats Basketball Center
Thu. May 12 Phoenix @ Sacramento 7:00 PM Arco Arena
Thu. May 12 Connecticut @ Houston 7:30 PM Toyota Center
Sat. May 14 Sacramento @ Seattle 7:00 PM Key Arena
Sat. May 14 Connecticut @ Minnesota 7:00 PM Williams Arena â U of Minnesota
Sun. May 15 New York @ Detroit 3:30 PM Pepsi Arena â Albany, NY
Sun. May 15 Indiana @ Phoenix 6:00 PM America West Arena
Mon. May 16 Houston @ Charlotte 7:00 PM Bobcats Basketball Center
In 2004, for the sixth consecutive season, more than 2 million fans attended WNBA games. Also in 2004, three consecutive WNBA Finals sellout crowds (a league record) witnessed the Seattle Storm defeat the Connecticut Sun to capture its first WNBA Championship.
The WNBA will tip off its ninth season Saturday, May 21, 2005 with a full slate of exciting match-ups, including ABC's broadcast of the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm against reigning MVP Lisa Leslie and the Los Angeles Sparks at Key Arena beginning at 4 p.m. EDT. Opening day will also pit the 2004 WNBA runner-up Connecticut Sun vs. the Detroit Shock at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Houston Comets vs. the San Antonio Silver Stars at the SBC Center, the Phoenix Mercury against the Sacramento Monarchs at America West Arena and the Charlotte Sting hosting the Washington Mystics at the Charlotte Coliseum. For more information on the WNBA, visit wnba.com.
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Women's National Basketball Association Stories from March 3, 2005
- Storm sign former Connecticut Sun guard Adrienne Johnson - Seattle Storm
- Monarchs to host Chinese National Team and Phoenix for 2005 preseason games - Sacramento Monarchs
- Monarchs acquire 2004 Stanford standout Nicole Powell in trade for Smith - Sacramento Monarchs
- Sting acquire Tangela Smith from Monarchs in four-player deal - Charlotte Sting
- Brian Agler Joins Silver Stars Coaching Staff - San Antonio Stars
- Seattle Storm announce 2005 preseason schedule - Seattle Storm
- Champion Storm re-sign Burse - Seattle Storm
- Comets Release 2005 Preseason Schedule - Houston Comets
- Mystics announce preseason schedule - Washington Mystics
- Sting announce 2005 preseason schedule - Charlotte Sting
- WNBA Announces 2005 Preseason Schedule - WNBA
- Sting sign free agent forward Linda Frohlich - Charlotte Sting
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