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Lynx standouts Moore, Augustus voted WNBA All-Star Game starters

Published Jul. 14, 2015 7:40 p.m. ET

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The WNBA on Tuesday night announced that Minnesota Lynx stars Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus have been voted in by fans to the starting lineup for the 2015 Western Conference All-Star team.

Moore ranked third in 2015 All-Star balloting, with 13,706 votes. This year's All-Star Game will mark Moore's fourth career start in the showcase event. This will be the sixth time Augustus has been chosen as an All-Star, and her second as a starter.

In her fifth year out of UConn, Moore is currently averaging 18.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per contest. She ranks third in the WNBA in scoring and fourth in steals with 2.08 per game. Moore has also posted six games with 20-plus points. Moore was named Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

In her 10th season in the WNBA, Augustus is producing 14.9 points per night, to go along with an average of 2.6 assists per outing. She currently ranks ninth in the league in scoring and is tied for first in free-throw shooting at 100 percent (19 for 19).

Joining Moore and Augustus as Western Conference starters will be Phoenix's Brittney Griner and Candice Dupree. Tulsa guard Skylar Diggins, who has endured a season-ending injury, will eventually be replaced in the lineup.

Eastern Conference starters will consist of Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry and Shoni Schimmel, New York veteran Tina Charles, Indiana veteran Tamika Catchings and Chicago star Elena Delle Donne.

Chicago's Della Donne was the top WNBA vote-getter, appearing on 18,034 ballots.

The 2015 WNBA All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, July 25, at 2:30 p.m. The event will be hosted by the Connecticut Sun, in Uncasville, Conn.

All-Star Game reserves will be announced late in the evening on Tuesday, July 21.

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