# 2014 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx were defending their 2013 WNBA Championship, seeking to become the third franchise to win three titles. However, their bid fell short as they lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals.
The Lynx had a positive offseason, re-signing free agent center Janel McCarville and guard Monica Wright, two key components of the 2013 championship team. The Lynx also announced their first uniform sponsor, the Mayo Clinic.

## Transactions
### Draft

The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2014 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 12 | Tricia Liston | United States | Duke |
| 2 | 15 | Asya Bussie | United States | West Virginia |
| 2 | 24 | Christina Foggie | United States | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 36 | Asia Taylor | United States | Louisville |

### Trades

| Date | Trade | Trade |
| | To Minnesota Lynx | To New York Liberty |
| | Right to swap 3rd round picks in 2015 WNBA Draft | Sugar Rodgers |

### Personnel changes

Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Damiris DantasApril 2, 2014Unsigned 2012 Draftee
Tricia ListonApril 15, 2014Draft Pick
Asya BussieApril 15, 2014Draft Pick
Christina FoggieApril 15, 2014Draft Pick
Asia TaylorApril 15, 2014Draft Pick
Tan WhiteApril 16, 2014Connecticut Sun (free agent)
Subtractions
Player
Left
New team
Amber HarrisFebruary 14, 2014Suspended
Sugar RodgersFebruary 16, 2014New York Liberty :

## Roster
### Depth

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Janel McCarville | Devereaux Peters |
| PF | Damiris Dantas | Asia Taylor Rebekkah Brunson |
| SF | Maya Moore | Tricia Liston |
| SG | Seimone Augustus | Tan White Monica Wright |
| PG | Lindsay Whalen | Lindsey Moore |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0) :
Pre-season: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 5
Australia
W 82–66
Waltea Rolle (17)
Maya Moore (7)
Tan White (8)
Target Center 2550
1–0
2
May 9
Phoenix
W 72–64
Tan White (16)
Maya Moore and Tricia Liston (6)
Damiris Dantas and Tan White (3)
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex 3194
2–0
3
May 11
@ Chicago
W 76–69
Asia Taylor (18)
Damiris Dantas (9)
Lindsey Moore (8)
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex 3194
3–0 :
2014 season schedule :

### Regular season

2014 game log Total: 19–6 (Home: 12–1; Road: 7–5) :
May: 6–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 16
@ Washington
W 89–77
Maya Moore (34)
Damiris Dantas (12)
Lindsay Whalen (8)
Verizon Center 7395
1–0
2
May 18
Connecticut
W 90–87
Maya Moore (33)
Maya Moore (12)
Lindsay Whalen (4)
Target Center 9434
2–0
3
May 23
@ Tulsa
W 94–93
Maya Moore (38)
Maya Moore (13)
Lindsay Whalen (5)
BOK Center 6845
3–0
4
May 24
New York
W 87–82
Maya Moore (30)
Damiris Dantas (8)
Janel McCarville (6)
Target Center 8323
4–0
5
May 26
@ Chicago
W 75–72
Lindsay Whalen (22)
Janel McCarville (12)
Lindsay Whalen (4)
Allstate Arena 6058
5–0
6
May 30
San Antonio
W 88–72
Maya Moore (26)
Maya Moore (9)
McCarville & M. Moore (5)
Target Center 8734
6–0 :
June: 6–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
June 1
@ San Antonio
W 87–79
Seimone Augustus (25)
Maya Moore (9)
Lindsay Whalen (10)
AT&T Center 5089
7–0
8
June 6
@ Seattle
L 64–67
Augustus & M. Moore (12)
Damaris Dantas (8)
Tan White (5)
KeyArena 6836
7–1
9
June 8
@ Los Angeles
W 85–72
Seimone Augustus (26)
Maya Moore (13)
Lindsay Whalen (7)
Staples Center 8770
8–1
10
June 13
@ Atlanta
L 82–85
Lindsay Whalen (22)
Maya Moore (9)
Seimone Augustus (6)
Philips Arena 6684
8–2
11
June 15
Phoenix
L 82–85
Maya Moore (13)
Damaris Dantas (12)
Lindsay Whalen (5)
Target Center 8957
8–3
12
June 17
@ Los Angeles
W 94–77
Maya Moore (31)
Devereaux Peters (6)
Janel McCarville (8)
Staples Center 9636
9–3
13
June 18
@ Phoenix
L 79–92
Maya Moore (36)
M. Moore & Whalen (4)
Lindsay Whalen (5)
US Airways Center 8963
9–4
14
June 20
Washington
W 75–65
Maya Moore (20)
Maya Moore (10)
M. Moore & L.Whalen (7)
Target Center 8813
10–4
15
June 22
Indiana
W 83–77
Maya Moore (25)
M. Moore & Peters (6)
Lindsay Whalen (6)
Target Center 8704
11–4
16
June 27
@ Seattle
L 71–81
Maya Moore (20)
Maya Moore (10)
Lindsay Whalen (4)
KeyArena 6547
11–5
17
June 29
Seattle
W 74–69
Janel McCarville (22)
Maya Moore (7)
Maya Moore (7)
Target Center 8814
12–5 :
July: 9–1 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
July 3
San Antonio
W 91–84
Lindsay Whalen (22)
Janel McCarville (9)
Lindsay Whalen (7)
Target Center 7622
13–5
19
July 6
@ New York
L 80–87
Maya Moore (25)
Maya Moore (8)
Lindsay Whalen (5)
Madison Square Garden 8151
13–6
20
July 8
Los Angeles
W 83–72
Maya Moore (30)
Lindsay Whalen (9)
Devereaux Peters (6)
Target Center 7920
14–6
21
July 10
@ Tulsa
W 91–85
Maya Moore (33)
Maya Moore (11)
Lindsay Whalen (10)
BOK Center 4961
15–6
22
July 13
Seattle
W 77–60
Maya Moore (26)
Maya Moore (12)
Lindsay Whalen (7)
Target Center 9114
16–6
23
July 16
Tulsa
W 93–82
Maya Moore (32)
Damiris Dantas (11)
Moore and Whalen (5)
Target Center 16413
17–6
24
July 22
Atlanta
W 112–108
Maya Moore (48)
Rebekkah Brunson (12)
Lindsay Whalen (9)
Target Center 9332
18–6
25
July 25
San Antonio
W 88–78
Seimone Augustus (17)
Maya Moore (8)
Seimone Augustus (6)
Target Center 9104
19–6
26
July 27
@ Connecticut
W 76–65
Maya Moore (17)
Rebekkah Brunson (10)
Maya Moore (4)
Mohegan Sun Arena 8019
20–6
27
July 31
Phoenix
W 75–67
Maya Moore (20)
Rebekkah Brunson (11)
McCarville & Whalen (5)
Target Center 9513
21–6 :
August: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
August 2
@ Tulsa
W 84–75
Maya Moore (40)
Rebekkah Brunson (9)
Lindsay Whalen (6)
BOK Center 6339
22–6
29
August 5
@ Indiana
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
23–6
30
August 7
Chicago
Target Center
24–6
31
August 9
@ Phoenix
US Airways Center
24–7
32
August 12
Los Angeles
Target Center
24–8
33
August 15
@ San Antonio
AT&T Center
24–9
34
August 16
Tulsa
W 80–63
Maya Moore (19)
Maya Moore (12)
Lindsay Whalen (9)
Target Center
25–9 :
2014 season schedule :

## 2014 Season standings

| # | Western Conference vte | Western Conference vte | Western Conference vte | Western Conference vte | Western Conference vte | Western Conference vte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | y-Phoenix Mercury | 29 | 5 | .853 | - | 34 |
| 2 | x-Minnesota Lynx | 25 | 9 | .735 | 4.0 | 34 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Stars | 16 | 18 | .471 | 13.0 | 34 |
| 4 | x-Los Angeles Sparks | 16 | 18 | .471 | 13.0 | 34 |
| 5 | e-Tulsa Shock | 12 | 22 | .353 | 17.0 | 34 |
| 6 | e-Seattle Storm | 12 | 22 | .353 | 17.0 | 34 |

## Awards and honors

* June Player of the Month: Maya Moore
* All-Star Game Starter: Maya Moore
* All-Star Game Reserve: Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen