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per KSTP:
Most rookies on the Lynx roster are out to make a name for themselves in Minnesota, but Carlie Wagner is already well known around the state after her time as a star guard for the Gophers.
She burned up The Barn as one of the top scorers at the University of Minnesota, and now is working hard both on the court and off to get her professional career started close to home.
“It’s been really ‘real,'” Wagner said of her first week and a half of Lynx training camp. “I learned quickly that you have to stay focused on the court and not let the excitement get to you.”
Wagner says playing alongside fellow Gopher Lindsay Whalen is certainly surreal, yet special at the same time.
“She’s the first one to come pat you on the back, and if you do something bad she’s the first one to tell you how to fix it,” Wagner said. “It is really cool, especially for a rookie, to have one of the best players in the WNBA come up to you to help you out that quickly.”
Whalen is also recognizing Wagner’s effort on the floor after only one week together at Mayo Clinic Square.
“Players like her, you really don’t have to worry about expectations because she works so hard in the gym,” Whalen said. “It’s been fun to see her over the last couple of weeks."
http://www.fox9.com/news/former-gopher-carlie-wagner-grows-in-new-role-with-lynx
Go Gophers!!
Most rookies on the Lynx roster are out to make a name for themselves in Minnesota, but Carlie Wagner is already well known around the state after her time as a star guard for the Gophers.
She burned up The Barn as one of the top scorers at the University of Minnesota, and now is working hard both on the court and off to get her professional career started close to home.
“It’s been really ‘real,'” Wagner said of her first week and a half of Lynx training camp. “I learned quickly that you have to stay focused on the court and not let the excitement get to you.”
Wagner says playing alongside fellow Gopher Lindsay Whalen is certainly surreal, yet special at the same time.
“She’s the first one to come pat you on the back, and if you do something bad she’s the first one to tell you how to fix it,” Wagner said. “It is really cool, especially for a rookie, to have one of the best players in the WNBA come up to you to help you out that quickly.”
Whalen is also recognizing Wagner’s effort on the floor after only one week together at Mayo Clinic Square.
“Players like her, you really don’t have to worry about expectations because she works so hard in the gym,” Whalen said. “It’s been fun to see her over the last couple of weeks."
http://www.fox9.com/news/former-gopher-carlie-wagner-grows-in-new-role-with-lynx
Go Gophers!!