The
2001 WNBA season
The 2001 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fifth season. The season ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning their first WNBA championship.
Regular season Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Note: Tea ...
was the third season for the Minnesota Lynx.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Transactions
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
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Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
*Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
*Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
*Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
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Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
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Lynn Pride (7)
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Kristi Harrower
Kristi Harrower (born 4 March 1975) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player. She was a decorated player with the Australian Opals, winning three silver medals and one bronze medal at four Summer Olympics. She played in ...
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A retired professional baske ...
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Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox (born December 4, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player. She played for the Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks and Tulsa Shock in the Women ...
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Kate Paye (8)
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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Betty Lennox
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Smith
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People and fictional characters
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Target Center
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Smith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England
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Kristi Harrower
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Target Center
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Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox (born December 4, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player. She played for the Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks and Tulsa Shock in the Women ...
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Kate Paye (4)
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Conseco Fieldhouse
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Detroit
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A retired professional baske ...
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Betty Lennox
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Kate Paye (4)
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The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shock of the ...
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Miami
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Katie Smith
Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Erin Buescher (9)
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Kate Paye (6)
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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Kate Paye (4)
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Delta Center
The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...
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Washington most commonly refers to:
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* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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MCI Center
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on D ...
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Seattle
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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Kate Paye (8)
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Target Center
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Kate Paye (5)
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Target Center
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A retired professional baske ...
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Buescher Paye
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Erin Buescher (4)
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Gund Arena
Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...
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Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...
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Places Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Europe
* Martin, Croatia, a village
* Martin, Slovakia, a city
* Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain
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Pride
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Erin Buescher (4)
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* ...
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Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Maylana Martin (7)
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Kate Paye (4)
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Target Center
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Buescher Martin Martin may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Europe
* Martin, Croatia, a village
* Martin, Slovakia, a city
* Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain
* M ...
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Katie Smith
Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Staples Center
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Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
*Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
*Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
*Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also r ...
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Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Abrosimova Buescher (7)
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Buescher Paye
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Smith
Smith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England
** List of people ...
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* ...
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Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Maylana Martin (9)
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Georgia Schweitzer (4)
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Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...
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Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Svetlana Abrosimova
Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (, born 9 July 1980) is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association ...
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Kate Paye (5)
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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Seattle
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Smith
Smith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
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* Smith (given name)
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Katie Smith
Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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Orlando
Orlando commonly refers to:
* Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States
Orlando may also refer to:
People
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* Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...
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Lynn Pride (7)
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Abrosimova Buescher Paye
A pay-as-you-earn tax (PAYE), or pay-as-you-go (PAYG) is a withholding of taxes on income payments to employees. Amounts withheld are treated as advance payments of income tax due. They are refundable to the extent they exceed tax as determined ...
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TD, Td, or td may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Games and toys
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*Toon Disney
* Tech Deck, a type of fingerboard
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Houston
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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Svetlana Abrosimova
Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (, born 9 July 1980) is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association ...
(11)
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Abrosimova Buescher (4)
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
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Katie Smith
Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional baske ...
(22)
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Buescher Pride
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Erin Buescher (3)
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Target Center
Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
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A retired professional baske ...
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Abrosimova Buescher (9)
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Abrosimova Smith
Smith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England
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Delta Center
The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...
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Los Angeles
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Svetlana Abrosimova
Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (, born 9 July 1980) is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association ...
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Paye
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* Anton Schweitzer (1735–1787), German op ...
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Staples Center
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Phoenix
W 68–63,
Katie Smith
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Lynn Pride (7)
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Abrosimova Paye
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(4)
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America West Arena
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, 8–17
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, 26
, August 3
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Charlotte
L 64–72,
Katie Smith
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(21)
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Janell Burse (5)
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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(4)
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Target Center
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, 8–18
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, 27
, August 5
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Sacramento
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W 79–76 (OT),
Svetlana Abrosimova
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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(15)
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Georgia Schweitzer (6)
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American Airlines Arena
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Sacramento
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L 59–76,
Svetlana Abrosimova
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(16)
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Abrosimova Pride
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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(5)
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ARCO Arena
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, August 8
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Portland
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*Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
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W 70–58,
Katie Smith
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Abrosimova Smith
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Kate Paye (4)
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Rose Garden
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Seattle
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W 65–51,
Katie Smith
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(22)
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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(13)
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Abrosimova Pride
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(4)
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KeyArena
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, 11–19
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, 31
, August 12
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Utah
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W 69–62,
Betty Lennox
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(18)
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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(12)
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Katie Smith
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A retired professional baske ...
(5)
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Target Center
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, 12–19
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, 32
, August 14
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Houston
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L 60–74,
Katie Smith
Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team. She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
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(29)
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Georgia Schweitzer (6)
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Abrosimova Van Gorp (3)
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Compaq Center
, 12–20
Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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Minnesota Lynx seasons
Minnesota
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Minnesota Lynx
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