The fastbreak foundation has created the timberwolves and lynx book mobile, a mobile library to spread the love of reading throughout minnesota. Players set several wnba marks during record breaking week. Lynx tie wnba record with 10th victory in row to open. Minnesota lynx coach brunsons waffle business keep growing fox 9. The opposing player is taj mcwilliamsfranklin, who ended her playing career in minnesota. Minnesota lynx set wnba record with unbelievable 370 run see in app. Former lynx star katie smith to return as assistant coach star tribune. The move returns one of the greatest players in lynx history, a player who is still sprinkled all over the teams record book.
A 370 run sounds like something out of a video game, but the minnesota lynx made it reality on friday night. Sue bird sets wnba allstar game assist record in wests. She became the first player in wnba history to score 30 or more points in four consecutive games moore scored 34 points in the teams season opening victory at washington on may 16. In the 2004 regular season, mcconnell serio guided the lynx to their second consecutive wnba playoffs appearance and a franchisebest no. Lindsay whalen is retiring after 14 years of playing in the wnba and is about to start her rookie season of coaching the university of minnesota womens basketball team. Minnesota lynx 1999 to 2020 4 championships and 11 playoff appearances. The former dutch fork standout was traded to the lynx from the chicago sky during the preseason. Sylvia fowles breaks lisa leslies doubledouble record. The eurasian lynx and iberian lynx are their eurasian counterparts.
Erlana larkins recordtying rebounding powers indiana. Minnesota lynx break wnba records, crush indiana fever 11152. The lynx set another league record with a 370 run that began at 4. Schedule roster team news broadcast partners basketball operations team statistics team records staff directory. Most wnba championship titles guinness world records. Former lady lion suzie mcconnell serio named wnba coach of. Sue bird sets wnba allstar game assist record in wests 121 win over the east at keyarena originally published july 22, 2017 at 2. Riding a string of strong performances, minnesota lynx standout and allstar mvp maya moore is moving closer to entering the wnba record book. Learn more about the behavior and habitat of lynx in this article. Moore named wnba western conference player of the week. Minnesota lynx news, scores, schedule, stats, roster. Players set several wnba marks during recordbreaking week. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate.
The target center had,0 in attendance for the game. The book mobile offers students an incentive to read by giving them a chance to pick out their very own book. Tricia liston 2014 womens basketball duke university. Lynx give advice on national girls and women in sports day. After arriving in minnesota, coates averaged just over two points and two rebounds in 14 games. The 2018 wnba season of the minnesota lynx was their 20th season in the womens national basketball association. Minnesota lynx write another chapter in the wnbas history. The canada lynx and the bobcat live in north america. It was later equalled by the minnesota lynx usa in 2011, 20, 2015, and 2017. These teams scored a wnba record 217 points between them on july, so dont expect any 6563 games in this series. Considered a storied franchise, the lynx added another chapter in the wnbas record book by matching the houston comets 1997 2000 for the most wnba championships in league history.
Minneapolis ap courtney vandersloot hit two free throws with 2. Ap sylvia fowles scored 25 points and the minnesota lynx shattered the wnba record for margin of victory at 59 points, beating the indiana fever 11152 on friday night. Singlegame records november 7, 2018 las vegas, nv november 7, 2018 las vegas aces forward aja wilson enjoyed a historic rookie campaign, sweeping all three rookie of the month awards, unanimously taking home the rookie of the year award, and playing in her first allstar game. On august 12, 2017, the lynx set two wnba records in their 11152 defeat of the indiana fever. Ultimately, hiedemans wnba debut goes into the record book as a loss, as the sun fell. Lynx standout and wnba rookie of the year napheesa collier starts her own book. Whalen has been named allwnba five times and is currently third in wnba history in assists, to go along with being in the top20 in career points and steals. The wnba has postponed their games until further notice and the rescheduled date for this game is currently pending. Minnesota lynx womens basketball lynx news, scores. Minnesota lynx bleacher report latest news, scores.
Connecticut loses as hiedeman makes her wnba debut. The minnesota lynx are an american professional basketball team based in minneapolis, minnesota, playing in the western conference in the womens national basketball association wnba. After playing five seasons with the connecticut sun, whalen returned to her home state with the minnesota lynx and has since won four wnba championships 2011, 20, 2015, 2017. Cierra dillard picked in second round of wnba draft by. Lynx, any of four species of shorttailed cats family felidae found in the forests of europe, asia, and north america. Sunday night was yet another example one that will go down in the wnba record books. Sylvia fowles broke lisa leslies doubledouble record on sunday night. Sparks ends lynxs record winning streak at sports. Atlanta snapped minnesota s streak of road wins when holding an opponent below 40% shooting, dating to 2014, at 27. The indiana fever plans to open their 2015 wnba schedule with a bang or at least thousands of glowing bright lights during their home opener on saturday, june 6, when the club hosts the minnesota lynx 7. Copyright 2020 nba media ventures, llc turner sports interactive, inc. The minnesota lynx opened the week with an upset loss to candice dupree and the indiana fever july 3, but the defending champs had little time to mope.
If the lynx finish 90 or 81, they could also beat or tie the mercurys record. Sylvia fowles has been a dominant force down low throughout her 12 seasons in the wnba. This feat was achieved consecutively by the houston comets usa from 19972000. Minnesota lynx news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2017 learn how and. The team won the wnba title in 2011, 20, 2015, and 2017 founded prior to the 1999 season, the team is owned by glen taylor, who is also the majority owner of the lynx nba counterpart, the minnesota. On july 30, 2005, smith was traded to the detroit shock along with the lynx s 2006 second round pick, for chandi jones, stacey thomas and the shocks 2006 first round draft pick. The lynx returned to the home arena, target center, for the 2018 season, following a year playing at the xcel energy center and williams. Education minnesota lynx in the community minnesota lynx. No portion of may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in. Fowles finished with 14 points and rebounds in the minnesota lynx s 7562 win against the phoenix mercury on sunday night at the target center. The lynx had some nice pieces to build around, but without odyssey sims in. Minnesota lynx one win from a second wnba championship. From 1999 to 2005 smith played for the minnesota lynx, where her outside shooting was the central focus of the lynx offense. Lindsay whalen to coach at minnesota while playing in wnba.
They rank first in wnba history with a 199 postseason record. Minneapolis ap lindsay whalen scored 10 points in the final regularseason home game of her career, sylvia fowles set the wnba season record for rebounds and the minnesota lynx closed the season with a 8883 victory over the washington mystics on sunday night. Brunsons retirement launches next chapter of her lynx career. But the lynx used that selection to take napheesa collier, who went. Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. The highest combined winning percentage for the top two teams in a wnba season is. Get the latest minnesota lynx news, photos, rankings, lists and more on bleacher report. Indiana fever forward erlana larkins tied the record for secondmost rebounds in a wnba finals game in a surprising game one win against the minnesota lynx. Washington the lynx have matched their wnba record for consecutive victories to start a season, and judging by how they played shorthanded in their past two victories, they dont appear ready. Whalen returned to the gophers after destroying the programs record book in. Lynx shatter wnba margin record, blasting fever 11152. The minnesota lynx are an american professional basketball team based in minneapolis. A threetime allamerican, whalen rewrote the gophers record book from 200004, powering minnesota all the way to the 2004 final four, a new high for the program.