Cheryl Ford's monster night (21 points and 22 rebounds) was notable for another reason...Ford broke the WNBA record for offensive rebounds in a game wiht 12 (breaking Yolanda Griffith's record of 11).
The attendance from last night looks good. For home openers, Washington had over 18,000; Sacramento had over 17,000; San Antonio had over 10,500; Connecticut had 9,341, which is a sellout; and Seattle had over 9,600 (which was a sellout of the entire lower bowl). I hope at least 90% of the fans in attendance involved tickets sold, not giveaways. For the Phoenix Mercury's home opener, there were over 10,400 in attendance, with at least 90% being tickets bought and paid for. Remember, a WNBA franchise can make money if 8,000 tickets are sold for every game (with the exception of Connecticut...the Sun can turn a profit with significantly less attendance if the people there spend money at the casino).
The attendance from last night looks good. For home openers, Washington had over 18,000; Sacramento had over 17,000; San Antonio had over 10,500; Connecticut had 9,341, which is a sellout; and Seattle had over 9,600 (which was a sellout of the entire lower bowl). I hope at least 90% of the fans in attendance involved tickets sold, not giveaways. For the Phoenix Mercury's home opener, there were over 10,400 in attendance, with at least 90% being tickets bought and paid for. Remember, a WNBA franchise can make money if 8,000 tickets are sold for every game (with the exception of Connecticut...the Sun can turn a profit with significantly less attendance if the people there spend money at the casino).