WNBA’S DALLAS WINGS ANNOUNCE PRESEASON SCHEDULE FOR INAUGURAL SEASON IN DFW METROPLEX

Wings to Play at the Defending Eastern Conference Champion Indiana Fever on May 1^st; Mother’s Day Home Game Against Connecticut Sun on May 8^th

Arlington, TX., March 3, 2016 –  The WNBA’s Dallas Wings today announced the preseason schedule for the team’s inaugural season in the DFW Metroplex, highlighted by their first home game on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8^th, against the Connecticut Sun.

The Dallas Wings tip-off their preseason on May 1^st in Indiana against the defending Eastern Conference Champion Indiana Fever. Due to a possible conflict with NBA Playoffs, a contingency date of May 2^nd against Indiana may be in effect. This game will be followed by the Mother’s Day game on May 8^th at 1:30pm (CT), which will be the first-ever preseason game the Wings will play in the DFW Metroplex, as they welcome the Connecticut Sun to College Park Center.  Single game tickets for the Mother’s Day game will go on sale on Friday, March 4^th at 10:00am (CT), and can be purchased at dallaswingsbasketball.com or by calling (817) 469-9464.

“We are very excited to get the 2016 Dallas Wings season started, and what better way to kick-off our inaugural season here in the Metroplex then to play a preseason game on Mother’s Day,” said David Swatzell, President, Dallas Wings.  “This will be the beginning of an exciting year for the Wings as we compete for a WNBA Championship.”

The Wings’ regular season home opener, which will serve as the first-ever regular season WNBA game to be played in the DFW Metroplex, will be on Saturday, May 21^st at 7:30p.m., at College Park Center, the team’s home court, against the San Antonio Stars. The Wings will play home games at College Park Center, a state-of-the-art 7,000-seat arena conveniently located on the campus of The University of Texas at Arlington.

The 2016 WNBA regular season runs from Saturday, May 14^th through Sunday, Sept. 18^th.  A complete game-by-game listing of the schedule is available at http://www.wnba.com/schedule/.

Season ticket packages and information about the Dallas Wings can be found at dallaswingsbasketball.com or by calling (817) 469-9464. To follow the franchise via social media, please visitwww.facebook.com/dallaswingsbasketball/, @DWingsHoops on Twitter or @DallasWingsBasketball on Instagram.