WNBA Connecticut Sun

Connecticut remains unbeaten

Published on July 26, 2005 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Connecticut Sun News Release


Tonight's final score: Connecticut Sun 68, Indiana Fever 55. -- Connecticut's overall record is now 17-5, while Indiana drops to 13-8. At home, Connecticut remains unbeaten, now 9-0, while Indiana falls to 4-6 on the road.

-- These two WNBA East rivals had played just once this season prior to tonight's game. On Wednesday, July 13, Indiana won, 64-53, at Conseco Field House in Indianapolis. That win snapped a 6-game win streak that Connecticut had enjoyed over Indiana. With tonight's result, Connecticut and Indiana are tied 1-1 this season.

-- With the win, Connecticut has won two straight overall. Including tonight, the Sun is now 9-3 in its last 12 games. Indiana, meanwhile, had a 2-game win streak snapped.

-- With tonight's win, Connecticut is now 5-4 versus the WNBA East. The Sun is an extremely impressive 12-1 versus the West. With the loss, Indiana is now 9-2 versus the East. The Fever is 4-6 versus the West.

-- With the win tonight, Connecticut now leads the overall series between these two clubs, 12-7. The Sun has now beaten the Fever 7 of the last 8 times the two teams have met. Last year, the Sun was a perfect 4-0 versus the Fever.

-- This is the second of 4 straight home games for the Sun. Later in August, Connecticut will host a 5-game homestand, its longest of the season.

-- Starters tonight for the Sun included Lindsay Whalen and Katie Douglas at the guards, Nykesha Sales and Taj McWilliams-Franklin at the forwards, and Margo Dydek at center. Sales, McWilliams-Franklin and Whalen have started all 22 games this season for the Sun, while Douglas and Dydek have started 21. For the Fever, starters included Kelly Miller and Tully Bevilaqua at the guards, Tamika Catchings and Jurita Streimikyte at the forwards, and Natalie Williams at center. Catchings, Miller, and Williams have started all 21 Fever games. Bevilaqua has started all 18 games she has appeared in. Streimikyte has started 7 times this season.

-- Entering the game tonight, Connecticut's Katie Douglas needed 1 assist to reach 200. She had one assist in the first half. She recorded 2 assists in the game and now has 201 in her WNBA career.

-- Entering the game tonight, Connecticut's Katie Douglas needed 7 rebounds to reach 500. She recorded 4 rebounds and now has 496 in her WNBA career.

-- Connecticut led Indiana, 39-25, at the half. With the win, the Sun is now 15-3 this season when leading at the half.

--FIRST HALF ONLY NOTES -Connecticut led Indiana, 39-25, at the half. The 14-point halftime lead represented Connecticut's third-highest halftime lead this season. It was the Sun's highest halftime lead at home this season. The Sun's best halftime lead was the 20-point margin (47-27) it enjoyed at Los Angeles on June 20. The 2nd-best halftime lead was the 16-point margin (47-31) it enjoyed at Houston on June 10. The previous best halftime lead at home was 10 versus Minnesota (37-27) on June 30. In tonight's game, Nykesha Sales led the Sun with 13 points, followed by Lindsay Whalen's 7 and Taj McWilliams-Franklin's 6. For Indiana, Tully Bevilaqua led with 6 points, while Tamika Catchings had 5. Connecticut led Indiana in rebounding, 20-14. Mardo Dydek led with 9 caroms (Dydek also had 2 blocked shots). For the Fever, Catchings led with 4 rebounds. Whalen topped Connecticut with 4 assists. There was only one lead change and one tie. Trailing 24-19 with 6:01 remaining, Indiana was then outscored 17-2 during the next 4:53. Within that stretch was a 12-0 Connecticut run. more Page 2

-- Entering tonight's game, Lindsay Whalen was 3-for-20 from 3-point range. Whalen tonight was 4-for-4 from 3-point range. For the first time in her career, Whalen made multiple 3-point shots in one game. -- With the win tonight, Connecticut is 4-0 on Tuesdays. -- The 55 points that Indiana scored tonight tied for the fewest the Fever had scored in the series between these two clubs. Previously, Indiana had also scored 55 in a game played at Connecticut on August 3, 2003. The score of that game was Connecticut 66, Indiana 55.

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