NEW YORK, October 4, 2004 – The WNBA and the Minnesota Lynx turned a small dream into a big reality today as they announced the winner of the league-wide 2004 Court of Dreams ticket sales contest. Minneapolis’ KTIS Radio (98.5 FM) was awarded an official regulation WNBA basketball court for selling the most group tickets to a single Lynx game. The end-of-season promotional campaign consisted of community groups from each of the 13 WNBA team markets competing to sell the most group tickets to a local WNBA game in the month of September. KTIS, a Christian radio station, won with a total of 3,467 tickets sold for the Lynx vs. Storm contest at Target Center on Sept. 10, 2004.

As the winner of the Court of Dreams, KTIS Radio had the opportunity to select one of several prizes: either a WNBA-identified basketball court, a community reading and learning center or $10,000 cash. After visiting various church sites in Minneapolis, KTIS Radio selected a basketball court, which it will donate to Total Victory Church. Total Victory Church is located at 3100 Columbus Ave in Minneapolis.

“We are extremely excited to be able to provide a WNBA basketball court to Total Victory Church,” said Jon Engen, Station Manager at KTIS Radio. “We’re thankful to the Minnesota Lynx for the opportunity to help a community in need.”

“A new court will enable us to continue serving the community in a variety of ways,” said Total Victory Church Senior Pastor, Alan Holt.

The Court of Dreams contest was the final component of the season-long Summer of Dreams promotional campaign, which offered WNBA fans the opportunity to win cash and travel prizes throughout the 2004 regular season.

KTIS FM 98.5/AM 900 is the longest-running noncommercial Christian radio station under the same ownership in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Launched in 1949, it is owned by Northwestern College, a nondenominational Christian college of the Bible, arts, sciences and professional education.

Minnesota celebrated its sixth season in the WNBA in 2004 (1999 expansion team). In 2004, Minnesota tied franchise records for wins (18), home victories (11) and road wins (7), under second-year head coach and 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year, Suzie McConnell Serio. The Lynx earned its second consecutive WNBA Playoffs appearance and a franchise-best No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. For the latest team news, player profiles, statistics, history and results, visit the Lynx' official website at lynxbasketball.com.

Attendance is up 20 percent after the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Six of the 11 games played over the past six days drew a 10 percent or more increase, with two games having increases over 125 percent (comparing 2004 versus 2003 playoff games 1 and 2). Nearly 1,400 more spectators per game have watched WNBA playoff action thus far in 2004.