Defending WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx to visit White House on September 18

The Minnesota Lynx will visit the White House and President Barack Obama in recognition of the team’s 2011 WNBA Championship on Tuesday, September 18.

The Lynx had a historic 2011 season. They set a franchise record with 27 wins and outscored opponents by an average of 7.9 points per game, matching the fifth largest single-season point differential in WNBA history.

Minnesota went 7-1 in the postseason, including sweeping the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA Finals to win the team’s first championship in franchise history.

Lynx guard and Olympic gold medalist Seimone Augustus was named the 2012 WNBA Finals MVP for her play against Atlanta in the Finals.