WNBA’s Washington Mystics and Sacramento Monarchs to Play Pre-season Game at UT

TAMPA, Fla. - The Washington Mystics and Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will participate in the first-ever league game to take place in Tampa, on Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. The game will be played at the Bob Martinez Sports Center on the campus of the University of Tampa.

As part of the festivities, the Mystics will host a clinic for area high school students featuring Hernando County's Bernice Mosby and the entire Mystics team. Washington's coaching staff, headed by Tree Rollins, will also host a coaches' clinic. Both clinics will take part at Palm Harbor University High School on Saturday, May 3rd from 2:00 -3:00 p.m.

Following the clinics, the team will host members of the local media to a shooting contest. Media interested in participating in the contest should contact Ramona Hurley at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club at (727) 773-0355. The contest will also take place at Palm Harbor University High School from 3:15-4:00 p.m.

Media wishing to cover the game should submit their credential request to Tom Kolbe at The University of Tampa at tkolbe@ut.edu. For practice information as well as interviews with Mystics players and coaches, please call Ketsia Colimon at (571) 235-6305.

Tickets may be purchased at the gate or through The University of Tampa. Please call 813-257-3100 for more information. Tickets will cost $10 for adults, $8 for students high school and under, and $5 per individual for teams.

Last season, the Mystics played two pre-season games in non-WNBA cities, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Columbus, Ohio.