Special preseason action in non-WNBA venues highlights the slate of games on May 4 when Chicago will host the Washington Mystics at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee and the defending champion Detroit Shock host the Houston Comets at the United Spirit Center in Lubbock, TX. Another pair of games at non-traditional sites will follow on May 5, as the New York Liberty plays the Connecticut Sun at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT and former Kansas State players Nicole Ohlde and Kendra Wecker will square off as the Minnesota Lynx face the San Antonio Silver Stars at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS. Additionally, former Ohio State star Katie Smith will lead Detroit against Washington on May 6 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH while San Antonio will play Detroit on May 13 at Qwest Center in Omaha, NE.
Highlighting the preseason schedule on May 13 will be a game at the Pete Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, LA in which three former Louisiana State University stars will reunite and compete against one another. 2006 Rookie of the Year Seimone Augustus and Minnesota will face 2005 Rookie of the Year Temeka Johnson, Doneeka Hodges and the Los Angeles Sparks. Also on May 13, Washington will host Anda Ramat Hasharon from Israel at the Verizon Center.
The full preseason schedule is as follows:
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2007 WNBA PRESEASON SCHEDULE
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Day
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Date
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Visiting Team/Home Team
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Local Time
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Location
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Wed.
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May 2
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Phoenix at Chicago
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7 p.m.
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UIC Pavilion
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Fri.
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May 4
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Washington at Chicago
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7 p.m.
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Al McGuire Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
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Fri.
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May 4
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Detroit at Houston
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7 p.m.
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United Spirit Arena - Lubbock, Texas
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Sat.
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May 5
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Seattle at Indiana
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6 p.m.
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Conseco Fieldhouse
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Sat.
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May 5
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New York at Connecticut
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5 p.m.
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Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, Conn.
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Sat.
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May 5
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Minnesota at San Antonio
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7 p.m.
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Charles Koch Arena - Wichita, Kan.
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Sun.
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May 6
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Washington at Detroit
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1:30 p.m.
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Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio
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Tues.
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May 8
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Seattle at Connecticut
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7 p.m.
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Mohegan Sun Arena
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Tues.
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May 8
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Los Angeles at Phoenix
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7 p.m.
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US Airways Center
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Thurs.
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May 10
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Los Angeles at Indiana
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7 p.m.
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Conseco Fieldhouse
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Fri.
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May 11
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Sacramento at Seattle
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7 p.m.
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Key Arena
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Sat.
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May 12
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Houston at New York
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2 p.m.
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Madison Square Garden
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Sun.
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May 13
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Anda Ramat Hasharon at Washington
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3 p.m.
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Verizon Center
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Sun.
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May 13
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Los Angeles at Minnesota
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4 p.m.
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Maravich Center - Baton Rouge, La.
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Sun.
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May 13
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Phoenix at Sacramento
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6 p.m.
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Arco Arena
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Sun.
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May 13
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San Antonio at Detroit
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1:30 p.m.
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Qwest Center - Omaha, Neb.
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Mon.
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May 14
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Connecticut at San Antonio
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7 p.m.
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AT&T Center
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Tues.
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May 15
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Indiana at Chicago
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7 p.m.
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UIC Pavilion
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Tues.
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May 15
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Connecticut at Houston
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7 p.m.
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Toyota Center
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About the WNBA
The WNBA will tip off its second decade of play in 2007 and will feature a record
number of national telecasts. Comprehensive coverage of the WNBA regular season
will include 91 national telecasts on ABC, ESPN2 and NBA TV. The season will
begin on May 19 when the defending champion Detroit Shock host the Sacramento
Monarchs in a rematch of last year's WNBA Finals. The WNBA All-Star Game will
be played at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on July 15 at 3:30 p.m. ET with
live coverage on ABC.
In 2006, the WNBA concluded its historic tenth season with an action-packed
WNBA Playoffs. The 2006 WNBA Finals capped a playoff run in which the WNBA saw
significant increases in attendance and viewership. The Finals, which aired
live on ESPN2, saw the Detroit Shock top the Sacramento Monarchs in the first
WNBA Finals match up ever to go to a fifth and deciding game.