MN Lynx to Open 2014 Season on May 16 at Washington

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The 2013 WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx today announced the team’s schedule for the upcoming 2014 season. The Lynx will kick off their 16th season in the WNBA on the road at Washington on Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. The 2014 home opener will be on Sunday, May 18 vs. Connecticut at 4 p.m., which will feature a historic ring ceremony and championship banner raising for the 2013 WNBA Champions. The 2014 WNBA campaign includes 34 regular-season games, dating from May 16 to Aug. 17. This year’s All-Star Game will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, July 19. Full-season memberships, which include tickets to all 17 home games and priority playoff seating, are still available by visiting www.lynxbasketball.com or by calling 612-673-8400.

The Lynx will play Western Conference teams San Antonio (three times at home, twice on the road) and Tulsa (three times on the road, twice at home) five times this season, while facing off with Los Angeles, Phoenix and Seattle four times each, twice at home and twice on the road. Minnesota will face all six Eastern Conference teams twice, once at home and once on the road. The 2014 Lynx campaign also includes a franchise record six nationally broadcast games on May 26 at Chicago, June 15 vs. Phoenix, July 6 at New York, July 8 vs. Los Angeles, July 13 vs. Seattle and Aug. 7 vs. Chicago. Minnesota’s previous record for nationally televised games was during the 2012 campaign when four games were nationally televised.

Minnesota’s 17-game home schedule includes 10 weekend games (3 Friday, 1 Saturday, 6 Sunday), two Tuesday, two Wednesday and three Thursday games. The team’s annual camp day game will tip off on Wednesday, July 16 at 12 p.m., as the Lynx play host to the Tulsa Shock. The Lynx have one four-game homestand this season (July 13 – 25) to go with one four-game road trip (June 1– 13).

Highlights of the home half of the schedule include: a rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals when Angel McCoughtry, Tiffany Hayes and the Atlanta Dream return to Target Center on Tuesday, July 22 at 7 p.m. and a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals with Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury (Sunday, June 15 and Thursday July 31).

Minnesota’s preseason schedule will be announced at a later date.