WNBA update -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Good morning readers, 

Welcome back to a new week.  Hope you get to enjoy some of the lovely local temperatures in the coming days.  We've got the KY State Fair coming up in the next couple weeks to go along with a new calendar school year and athletics seasons.  

With not much whispers coming from the UofL athletics departments lets give a quick update on the WNBA season as we are under 40 days from the end of the regular season.

Starting in 2025, the WNBA Finals will be a best-of-seven game series, a change from the previous best-of-five format. This expansion to seven games means the Finals will follow a 2-2-1-1-1 format, where the higher seed hosts games 1, 2, 5, and 7 if necessary. The first round of the playoffs will also see a change, with a 1-1-1 format ensuring all teams in the first round have a home game.

#2 Myisha Hines-Allen -- Photo credit: John McClellan | The Next

As of Sunday evening, the Minnesota Lynx lead the league with an impressive 24-5 record.  They last lost to the Atlanta Dream (18-11) a week ago.  The closest behind them are the New York Liberty at 5.5 games back with a 18-10 record. 

#11 Dana Evans -- Photo Credit: Chris Poss | The Next

Of the former Cardinals currently on WNBA rosters, the Las Vegas Aces (Dana Evans) have the best record at 14-14.   The Mystics lost to the Dream 99-83 and Emily Engstler contributed 4 points and assist and a rebound in 10 minutes on the floor.  Shes averaging 2.7 ppg 3.2 rpg & 1.3 apg.  The Wings lost to the Fever on Friday 88-78 and MHA had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.  Shes averaging 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 2.7 apg.  The Aces beat the Valkyries 101-77 where Evans had 7 points, 4 assists and 1 rebound.  Shes averaging 6.4 ppg, 1.1 rpg and 2 apg on the season.  

As Always,
Go Cards

~Daryl