00:00With 21 points in Sunday's 101-89 win at Connecticut,
00:03Olivia Miles became the highest-scoring rookie in WNBA history,
00:07a record previously held by Kaitlyn Clark.
00:10Miles calling the moment special.
00:11It more so means that we're doing well as a team,
00:14and I have great teammates around me and great men to allow me to be me out there.
00:19You know, it wouldn't be possible without, one, a coach who believes in you,
00:22and then two teammates who have my back for, you know, anything.
00:27More importantly, the Lynx broke a three-game losing skid,
00:29they'll look to clinch the No. 1 seed in the playoffs
00:32and can do so by winning one of their final two regular season games,
00:35both against Clark and the Indiana Fever.
00:38They're in Indiana tomorrow night and then at home on Thursday.
00:41Mark Fry, News Talk 830-WCCO.
00:44Olivia Miles setting the rookie scoring record.
00:47What a sensational player she has been this season.
00:50Yeah, the obvious rookie of the year.
00:53You know, everybody knows that.
00:55She's going to be in the running for the MVP.
00:57MVP, I'm not sure if the last five or six games has really helped her cause in that way.
01:04So we'll see.
01:05She definitely, to me, in terms of MVP voting, she would have to be in the top three,
01:09in my opinion.
01:11But, yeah, no, she just has had a phenomenal year.
01:14And, look, I know that leading up to the WNBA draft and even in the women's season,
01:22I said it all along.
01:23I said of all the top picks out there, I said if we ended up with, you know,
01:28having the No. 1 pick, the person that I would like in this draft, 100% hands down,
01:33would be her because she just, Olivia Miles is a difference maker.
01:37She is a very unique player that can do everything.
01:41Yeah, and it's been fun to watch.
01:44And now they're, what are they, one win away from clinching home court advantage?
01:49The, I don't know.
01:50They have to get a win and Golden State has to, because Golden State's pulled within a game of us.
01:56They were that close.
01:57I don't think it's just one win and then you've clinched it.
02:01I'm not sure that that's, how many games are left?
02:03I guess maybe you're right because, was it two games left?
02:06Yeah, home and home against the Fever.
02:08So, Indiana tomorrow, I think.
02:11So, that would be the case, because there was four games that they had remaining coming out of the Fever
02:15break.
02:15Yep, and then finally, did you get a chance to see any of the Gopher game?
02:18I know it was Akron.
02:19I know they were expected to win, but at least they took care of business
02:23and no significant injuries that I'm aware of.
02:26No significant injuries because a lot of guys are already hurt.
02:30Yeah.
02:30You know, so.
02:32Yeah, Darius Taylor, we don't know.
02:33He didn't play.
02:35Dave, do you know if he'll be ready to go against Washington next week?
02:39I have not heard anything on that front, but we'll see how things shake out once they get back to
02:44playing, you know, good teams.
02:48No one expected them to have any trouble.
02:50Over the weekend, they actually beat the point spread by a lot more than people thought.
02:55I think that the line going into the game after the news about Darius was that it was going to
03:00be a 22-point spread or whatever.
03:03They clearly cleared that.
03:04But, yeah, once they actually face somebody, I think that Gopher fans will be like, okay, this is what it
03:11really is.
03:12We'll see you next time.
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