Tenth season for the Minnesota Lynx
The 2008 WNBA season was the tenth season for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx were not able to return to the postseason for the first time since 2004.
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Leading Scorer
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
May 18
|
vs. Detroit
|
84-70
|
Charde Houston (21)
|
9,972
|
1-0
|
May 27
|
@ Houston
|
98-92 (OT)
|
Seimone Augustus (25)
|
7,261
|
2-0
|
May 29
|
@ Chicago
|
75-69
|
Seimone Augustus (19)
|
3,014
|
3-0
|
May 31
|
vs. Phoenix
|
94-83
|
Seimone Augustus (22)
|
6,914
|
4-0
|
June 3
|
@ Atlanta
|
85-81
|
Candice Wiggins (22)
|
5,844
|
5-0
|
June 6
|
@ Connecticut
|
77-78
|
Seimone Augustus (22)
|
6,327
|
5-1
|
June 8
|
vs. San Antonio
|
90-78
|
Seimone Augustus (18)
|
5,020
|
6-1
|
June 10
|
vs. Connecticut
|
66-75
|
Candice Wiggins (22)
|
7,186
|
6-2
|
June 12
|
vs. Sacramento
|
78-82
|
Seimone Augustus (21)
|
4,875
|
6-3
|
June 14
|
@ New York
|
76-77
|
Candice Wiggins (26)
|
7,452
|
6-4
|
June 20
|
@ Detroit
|
93-98 (OT)
|
Seimone Augustus (26)
|
8,916
|
6-5
|
June 21
|
vs. Houston
|
65-72
|
Candice Wiggins (24)
|
5,865
|
6-6
|
June 24
|
vs. New York
|
91-69
|
Seimone Augustus (21)
|
6,280
|
7-6
|
June 26
|
vs. Sacramento
|
80-76
|
Seimone Augustus (23)
|
5,722
|
8-6
|
June 28
|
@ San Antonio
|
65-73
|
Nicky Anosike (16)
|
7,513
|
8-7
|
July 1
|
vs. Chicago
|
71-73
|
Candice Wiggins (17)
|
4,765
|
8-8
|
July 3
|
@ Los Angeles
|
88-70
|
Seimone Augustus (29)
|
8,587
|
9-8
|
July 5
|
@ Seattle
|
71-96
|
Nicky Anosike (15)
|
7,553
|
9-9
|
July 9
|
vs. Atlanta
|
67-73
|
Seimone Augustus (17)
|
5,893
|
9-10
|
July 12
|
vs. Houston
|
85-71
|
Seimone Augustus (27)
|
6,495
|
10-10
|
July 17
|
@ Houston
|
88-96
|
Candice Wiggins (27)
|
7,261
|
10-11
|
July 19
|
@ San Antonio
|
87-74
|
Seimone Augustus (30)
|
8,614
|
11-11
|
July 22
|
vs. Seattle
|
73-76
|
Charde Houston (16)
|
12,276
|
11-12
|
July 24
|
@ Indiana
|
84-80 (OT)
|
Seimone Augustus (25)
|
6,010
|
12-12
|
July 25
|
vs. San Antonio
|
78-68
|
Seimone Augustus (20)
|
7,247
|
13-12
|
July 27
|
vs. Los Angeles
|
84-92 (OT)
|
Seimone Augustus (29)
|
9,433
|
13-13
|
August 30
|
vs. Washington
|
92-78
|
Candice Wiggins (22)
|
6,980
|
14-13
|
September 1
|
@ Los Angeles
|
58-82
|
Seimone Augustus (13)
|
9,072
|
14-14
|
September 3
|
@ Phoenix
|
96-103
|
Seimone Augustus (27)
|
7,722
|
14-15
|
September 6
|
@ Seattle
|
88-96
|
Seimone Augustus (26)
|
9,339
|
14-16
|
September 7
|
@ Sacramento
|
71-78
|
Charde Houston (19)
|
7,999
|
14-17
|
September 9
|
vs. Indiana
|
86-76
|
Charde Houston (18)
|
6,706
|
15-17
|
September 12
|
vs. Phoenix
|
87-96
|
Lindsey Harding (20)
|
8,343
|
15-18
|
September 14
|
@ Washington
|
96-70
|
Charde Houston (18)
|
10,438
|
16-18
|
Minnesota Lynx Regular Season Stats
Minnesota Lynx roster
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
|
|
Height |
|
Weight |
|
|
DOB |
|
|
From |
Yrs
|
F/C
|
21
|
|
Anosike, Nicky
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
211 lb (96kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
|
G
|
33
|
|
Augustus, Seimone
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
179 lb (81kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
LSU
|
|
G
|
30
|
|
DeForge, Anna
|
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m)
|
|
160 lb (73kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
G
|
10
|
|
Harding, Lindsey
|
|
|
5' 8" (1.73m)
|
|
139 lb (63kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Duke
|
|
C
|
55
|
|
Hayden-Johnson, Vanessa
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
240 lb (109kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida
|
|
F
|
20
|
|
Houston, Charde
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
189 lb (86kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
|
G
|
34
|
|
Moore, Navonda
|
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m)
|
|
145 lb (66kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama
|
|
F/C
|
3
|
|
Ohlde, Nicole
|
|
|
6' 5" (1.96m)
|
|
190 lb (86kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas State
|
|
G
|
45
|
|
Quinn, Noelle
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
175 lb (79kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
UCLA
|
|
F
|
52
|
|
Rasmussen, Kristen
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
172 lb (78kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan State
|
|
F
|
1
|
|
Ress, Kathrin
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
208 lb (94kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boston College
|
|
F
|
32
|
|
Thomas, LaToya
|
|
|
6' 2" (1.88m)
|
|
165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mississippi State
|
|
G
|
11
|
|
Wiggins, Candice
|
|
|
5' 11" (1.8m)
|
|
154 lb (70kg)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stanford
|
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Athletic trainer
- Strength and conditioning coach
-
Tom Conroy
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
|
- Seimone Augustus, WNBA Player of the Week (May 26 - June 1)
- Nicky Anosike, WNBA All-Rookie Team (Center)
- Candace Wiggins, WNBA All-Rookie Team (Guard)
- Candice Wiggins, WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year
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