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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the signing of guard Darxia Morris. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Morris, 25, averaged 1.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in four games with the Los Angeles Sparks last season. She also played with Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland BLK) in the 2014-15 season, averaging 13.8 points and 1.2 assists in 25 games. Prior to signing with the Sparks, Morris averaged 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 21 games with Azzurra Orvieto (Italy) in the 2013 season.

The first chance fans have to see the 2015 Lynx team is at the Target Center on Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m. when it faces the New York Liberty in preseason play. Tickets for the game are available by calling the Lynx at 612-673-8400. 

The Lynx will tip off the 2015 regular season at home against Tulsa on Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m.

A Pasadena native, Morris spent the 2012-13 season with GMA-Del Pozzuoli in the same Italian League (Lega A) where she averaged 16.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 18 games played. 

The 5-8 guard out of UCLA started all 33 games for the Bruins as a senior where she averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 2011. She was honored with First-Team All-Pac-10 honors, Pac-10 All-Tournament and honorable mention Pac-10 All-Defensive honors after leading the Bruins to a 28-5 finish and school records in regular season wins (26) and Pac-10 Conference victories (16). As a junior, she led UCLA in assists and ranked fifth in the Pac-10 with 106 assists.