The Minnesota Lynx were back in action on Friday night at Target Center against the Washington Mystics to open their preseason play after a weeklong training camp in Downtown Minneapolis this past week.
Despite trailing by as much as eight early in the fourth quarter, the Lynx turned it around behind a smaller than normal, but impactful home crowd eager to support the debuts of Minnesota rookies Diamond Miller (No. 2 pick), Dorka Juhász (No. 16 pick), Brea Beal (No. 24 pick) and Taylor Soule (No. 28 pick). Given that Aerial Powers, Jess Shepard and Damiris Dantas all sat out the game for rest purposes, and that Kayla McBride and Bridget Carleton haven’t yet rejoined the team after their overseas seasons, fans got an extended look at each rookie.