(Rochester, MN) — The W-N-B-A Minnesota Lynx announced yesterday they would play an exhibition game against Washington at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester on May 8th. The game will mark the third visit for the Lynx to Rochester, but the first since 2003. The May 8th game will tipoff at 4 P-M, and will be the lone preseason “home” game for the Lynx, who will play their other exhibition contest against the New York Liberty on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 5th. The regular season opener for Minnesota is May 14th against Phoenix at the Target Center.