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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has waived forwards Shae Kelley and Asia Taylor. The Lynx roster now stands at 12 players in preparation for the league’s official roster cut-down deadline on Thursday at 4 p.m. CT.

Kelley, a 6-1 forward from the University of Minnesota, was named to the All-Big Ten First Team in 2015 and was a three-time Big Ten Player of the Week honoree, while leading the Gophers in steals (56) and ranking second in points (578). She ranked sixth in the Big Ten in scoring, offensive rebounds and double-doubles, seventh in rebounds and defensive rebounds and 15th in steals.

Taylor, drafted by the Minnesota Lynx with the 36^th overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, finished her rookie season in the WNBA by playing in 22 contests for the Lynx. She netted 2.7 ppg and 1.4 rpg in 7.9 mpg, shooting 52.5% from the floor.

The Lynx will tip off the 2015 regular season at home against Tulsa on Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. Full-season and half-season memberships are available by visiting www.lynxbasketball.com/lynxtix or by calling 612-673-8400.

An updated training camp roster is below:

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birthdate	College/Year	Yrs
33	Seimone Augustus	G	6-0	169	04/30/84	Louisiana State ’06	9
32	Rebekkah Brunson	F	6-2	185	12/11/81	Georgetown ’04	11
51	Anna Cruz	G	5-9	155	10/27/86	Spain	1
34	Damiris Dantas	F	6-3	196	11/17/92	Brazil	1
21	Reshanda Gray	F	6-2	192	06/01/93	California ’15	R
15	Asjha Jones	F	6-2	187	08/01/80	Connecticut ’02	11
20	Tricia Liston	F	6-0	185	02/20/92	Duke ’14	1
23	Maya Moore	F	6-0	177	06/11/89	Connecticut ’11	4
0	Jennifer O’Neill	G	5-5	141	04/19/90	Kentucky ’15	R
14	Devereaux Peters	F	6-2	174	10/08/89	Notre Dame ’12	3
13	Lindsay Whalen	G	5-9	164	05/09/82	Minnesota ’04	11
22	Monica Wright	G	5-10	182	07/15/88	Virginia ’10	5

Minnesota Lynx Sign Shae Kelley

Minnesota Lynx Sign Shae Kelley

Minnesota Lynx Waive Shae Kelley and Asia Taylor

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