The University of Mississippi Athletics
Price Herrington, Atlanta Dream Ready For Crucial Game 3
10/7/2011 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 7, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss assistant coach and current starting guard for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, Arminite Price Herrington, takes the court tonight for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.
The Dream, which trails the Minnesota Lynx, 2-0, in the best-of-five series, looks to push the series to a Game 4. Atlanta and Minnesota will play tonight at 7 p.m. CT in Atlanta. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
"Game three means a lot to us tonight," Price Herrington said. "Game two meant a lot to us since we wanted to play this series like it was a three-game series. We are focused and we are hoping to have a great crowd at home tonight. We are dangerous and have nothing to lose. Minnesota wants to end it tonight and we want to win our games at home and send the series back to Minnesota."
Minnesota won the first two games of the series at home with a 101-95 win in game two and an 88-74 win in game one.
Price Herrington has started all seven playoff games this season and helped lead the Dream back to the WNBA conference finals for the second consecutive season. In the playoffs, she averages 7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. During the 2011 regular-season, Price Herrington played in 34 games with 21 starts. She averaged 8.5 points, 3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
For her efforts this season, Price Herrington was honored by the WNBA's 12 head coaches with selection to the All-Defensive Second Team.
"It means a lot of be selected to the All-Defensive Second Team," Price Herrington said. "It has a lot to do with (former Rebel head coach) Carol Ross being my defensive coach. Going from college to being a professional and already having a coach know my defensive style means a lot. I'll be guarding Seimone Augustus a lot tonight so hopefully I can show everybody they made the right decision putting me on the team."
If the Dream win tonight, will it not only keep the series alive, it would also mark their first win in the WNBA Finals. Last season, the Dream fell to the Seattle Storm, 3-0, in the Finals. If necessary, Game Four will be played in Atlanta on Sunday, October 9.
