Lynx sign G Awkward

Mar 15, 2008 - 12:55 AM MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Lynx signed guard Ashley Awkward on Friday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Awkward averaged 12.9 points and 1.9 steals in her final campaign at Mississippi last season while carrying the Rebels to an Elite Eight appearance.

Currently, Awkward is playing for the Christchurch Sirens of the WNBL in Australia where she posted an average of 6.7 points in 23 games this season.

Minnesota, which will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary in the WNBA, is set to open its 2008 campaign against the Detroit Shock on May 18.