MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team’s schedule for the upcoming 2015 season. The Lynx will kick off their 17th
season in the WNBA at home against Tulsa on Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m.
The 2015 WNBA campaign includes 34 regular-season games, dating from
June 5 to Sept. 11. Full-season memberships, which start as low as $18
per month, are still available by visiting www.lynxbasketball.com/memberships
or by calling 612-673-8400. Memberships include tickets to all 17 home
games, and provide year round benefits, including exclusive events
featuring Lynx players and basketball staff, members-only merchandise,
discounts, playoff priority and more.
The
Lynx will play Western Conference teams Phoenix (three times on the
road, twice at home) and Seattle (three times at home, twice on the
road) five times this season, while facing off with Los Angeles, San
Antonio and Tulsa four times each, twice at home and twice on the road.
Minnesota will face six Eastern Conference teams twice, once at home and
once on the road. The 2015 campaign also includes three nationally
broadcast games on ESPN2 on June 14 at Phoenix, Aug. 4 at Los Angeles
and Aug. 30 vs. Phoenix.
Minnesota’s
17-home schedule includes 11 weekend games (5 Friday, 1 Saturday, 5
Sunday), two Tuesday, three Wednesday and one Thursday game. The team’s
annual camp day game will tip off on Wednesday, July 22 at 12 p.m., as
the Lynx host the Connecticut Sun. The Lynx have one four-game homestand
this season (Aug. 30-Sept.8) and have three three-game road trips (June
14-19, Aug. 1-7 and Aug. 21-28).
Highlights
of the home half of the schedule include a rematch of last year’s
Western Conference Finals when Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi and the
Phoenix Mercury return to Target Center on Saturday, June 27 at 7 p.m.
and Sunday, Aug. 30, and a rematch of the 2013 WNBA Finals with Angel
McCoughtry, Tiffany Hayes and the Atlanta Dream (July 31).
Minnesota’s preseason schedule will be announced at a later date.
Key Facts about the 2015 Lynx Regular Season Schedule
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By month, the schedule breaks down as follows: June (4 home, 5 away = 9
total), July (6 home, 3 away = 9 total), August (4 home, 8 away = 12
total), September (3 home, 1 away).
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By day, the schedule breaks down as follows: Monday (home 0, 0 away = 0
total), Tuesday (2 home, 3 away = 5 total), Wednesday (3 home, 0 away =
3 total), Thursday (1 home, 1 away = 2 total), Friday (5 home, 7 away =
12 total), Saturday (1 home, 2 away= 3 total), Sunday (5 home, 4 away =
9 total).
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Minnesota's 17-game home schedule will feature three different starting
times: 11 games tipoff at 7:00 p.m.; five games (Sunday) will commence
at 6:00 p.m. and one game (Wednesday) will start at 12:00 p.m.
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The Lynx will open their regular season slate at home against the Tulsa
Shock on Friday, June 5, marking the 10th time in franchise history the
club has opened the season on the road.
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Minnesota has one homestand of at least four games this season, a
stretch which includes games against Phoenix, Indiana, New York, and
Seattle from Aug. 30 – Sept. 8. The most home-friendly section of the
Lynx schedule is a 12-game stretch between June and July, when the Lynx
play eight of 12 games at Target Center (June 21 – July 31).
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The most consecutive road games this season for the Lynx is three
strings of three: June 14 – 19 (Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Antonio), Aug.
1-7 (Tulsa, Los Angeles, Phoenix) and Aug. 21-28 (San Antonio, Phoenix,
New York). The Lynx also have one stretch of two consecutive road games
this summer: Aug. 14-16 (Atlanta, Washington).
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Minnesota will play games in back-to-back nights twice this season: at
home June 5 vs. Tulsa and at Indiana (June 6) and home July 31 vs.
Atlanta and at Los Angeles (Aug. 1). The Lynx will also play the same
opponent two games in a row twice in 2015: Washington (Aug. 16 - 19) and
Seattle (Sept. 8 - 11).
Lynx 2015 Opponent Breakdown
Western Conference:
Los Angeles (H: 7/29, 8/9; A: 6/16, 8/4); Phoenix (H: 6/27, 8/30; A:
6/14, 8/7, 8/23); San Antonio (H: 7/12, 8/11; A: 6/19, 8/21); Seattle
(H: 6/11, 7/3, 9/8; A: 6/25, 9/11); Tulsa (H: 6/5, 6/21; A: 7/19, 8/1).
Eastern Conference:
Atlanta (H: 7/31; A: 8/14); Chicago (H: 7/17; A: 7/10); Connecticut (H:
7/22; A: 7/14); Indiana (H: 9/4; A: 6/6); New York (H: 9/6; A: 8/28);
Washington (H: 8/19; A: 8/16).
Minnesota Lynx 2015 Regular Season Schedule
| Jun. | Fri. | 5 | Tulsa | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Sat. | 6 at | Indiana | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Thu. | 11 | Seattle | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 14 at | Phoenix | 12:00 p.m.* | ||
| Tue. | 16 at | Los Angeles | 7:30 p.m. | ||
| Fri. | 19 at | San Antonio | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 21 | Tulsa | 6:00 p.m. | ||
| Thu. | 25 at | Seattle | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Sat. | 27 | Phoenix | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| July | Fri. | 3 | Seattle | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Fri. | 10 at | Chicago | 7:30 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 12 | San Antonio | 6:00 p.m | ||
| Tue. | 14 at | Connecticut | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Fri. | 17 | Chicago | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 19 at | Tulsa | 3:30 p.m. | ||
| Wed. | 22 | Connecticut | 12:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed. | 29 | Los Angeles | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Fri. | 31 | Atlanta | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Aug. | Sat. | 1 at | Tulsa | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Tue. | 4 at | Los Angeles | 7:00 p.m.* | ||
| Fri. | 7 at | Phoenix | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 9 | Los Angeles | 6:00 p.m. | ||
| Tue. | 11 | San Antonio | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Fri. | 14 at | Atlanta | 7:30 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 16 at | Washington | 4:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed. | 19 | Washington | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Fri. | 21 at | San Antonio | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 23 at | Phoenix | 3:00 p.m. | ||
| Fri. | 28 at | New York | 7:30 p.m. | ||
| Sun. | 30 | Phoenix | 6:00 p.m.* | ||
| Sept. | Fri. | 4 | Indiana | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Sun. | 6 | New York | 6:00 p.m. | ||
| Tue. | 8 | Seattle | 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Fri. | 11 at | Seattle | 7:00 p.m. | ||
All times local to host city
*Nationally telecast on ESPN2
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