Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams had 17 points each Friday night as the MInnesota Lynx opened their WNBA preseason with a 92-81 victory over the Chicago Sky at Target Center. Bridget Carleton added 12 points for Minnesota, which is coming off a 19-21 campaign last year. The Lynx took a 44-35 lead in the first half and were never headed. They got points from 13 of the 16 players who took ...
Caitlin Clark hit five 3s and scored 21 points and NaLyssa Smith added 20 but Indiana was undone by an Arike Ogunbowale 3 with four seconds left.
Friday's preseason opener against Chicago at Target Center was, for the Lynx, something of an on-court chemistry test. There are three new players who figure heavily into Minnesota's plan this year in Courtney Williams, Alanna Smith and Natisha Hiedeman. Three are three Lynx veterans in Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride and Bridget Carleton, who had been given the early part of training camp off ...
The excitement to watch Caitlin Clark play in the WNBA has been palpable. And tonight, that moment finally came.