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June 11, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release


FEVER RECORD

Overall: 7-1

Home: 5-0

Road: 2-1

This Date in Fever History - June 13, 2006

In one of the most thrilling endings in Fever history, Tamika Catchings and Tully Bevilaqua scored all of Indiana's 15 points in overtime to lead the Fever to an 80-78 win at New York. With her team trailing by a point and just 15 seconds left on the clock, Catchings was fouled on an inbounds play, resulting in her making one free throw and then sinking the game-winning shot just before the final buzzer.

THIS WEEK AHEAD

Date, Day of Week, Opponent, Time (EDT), Radio / TELEVISION

June 13, Wednesday, SEATTLE, 7:00 p.m., WIBC 1070 AM/FSN Indiana/NBATV

June 15, Friday, PHOENIX, 7:00 p.m., WIBC 1070 AM

June 16, Saturday, at Detroit, 7:30 p.m., WIBC 1070 AM/NBATV

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Date, Result, Opponent, Fever High Scorer, Fever High Rebounder, Opponent High Scorer

June 5, L, 67-78, at New York, Tamika Catchings 21, Tamika Whitmore 8, Battle/Kraayeveld/Moore 15

June 6, W, 84-59, HOUSTON, Tammy Sutton-Brown 17, Tamika Catchings 9, Michelle Snow 15

June 8, W, 74-69, at Washington, Tamika Catchings 24, Tamika Catchings 12, Alana Beard 23

June 10, W, 80-61, NEW YORK, Sutton-Brown/Whitmore 21, Tammy Sutton-Brown 13, Erin Thorn 17

NEWS & NOTES

- Tamika Catchings was named the Eastern Conference's Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, June 10. In four games during the week, Catchings averaged 17.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 3.5 spg, 1.8 bpg and shot 41.5 percent from the field (22-53) and 91.3 percent from the free-throw line (21-23) as the Fever posted a 3-1 record on the week, marking the team's best-ever start to a season at 7-1. The award is Catchings' 10th such honor in her career. This is the first season in which the WNBA has awarded Players of the Week for each conference. Catchings' 10 Player of the Week awards ranks second in league history to Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks, who has been named Player of the Week 14 times in her career.

- Including its 80-61 win vs. New York, June 10, the Fever has won 20 straight games in which it has held the opposition to less than 70 points. That streak extends back to the last game of the 2005 regular season. The Liberty's 61 points at Conseco Fieldhouse dropped Indiana's defensive average this season to a league-leading 67.8 ppg.

- Against New York, June 10, Tammy Sutton-Brown and Tamika Whitmore each scored 22 points and that was the 14th time in Fever history that two players scored 20+ points in the same game. It was just the second time in those 14 games that one of the players to score 20 or more points was not Tamika Catchings. Four of those 14 games have come since Tamika Whitmore joined the team in 2006 and she has been one of the two 20-point scorers in all four.

- Sutton-Brown's 22 points and team season-high 13 boards against the Liberty both tied her career-bests. Including 10-12 FG against the Liberty, Sutton-Brown leads the WNBA in field goal accuracy at 66.0 percent for the season.

- In that game against the Liberty, New York cut a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead to just 10 while Tamika Catchings took a break on the bench. However, with her back in the contest, the Fever defense held New York scoreless over the final 4:39 of the game.

- Tan White's team-high 20 points vs. Washington, June 3, included 16 in the second quarter alone. That tied for the fourth most points in a single quarter in WNBA history.

- Tamika Catchings tied WNBA records for steals in a quarter with five and steals in a half with seven in the first half vs. Houston on Wednesday, June 6. Her seven steals in the game were the most thefts by any player in the WNBA this season. In her last four games, Catchings has averaged 3.5 spg and she leads the league with a total of 22 thefts in 2007.

- Catchings has scored 20+ points four times this season, three of which have come on the road. Outside of Conseco Fieldhouse this season, Catchings has averaged 22.0 ppg and shot nearly 49 percent from the floor (.489). Meanwhile, at home Catchings has averaged 15.4 ppg and shot under 39 percent (.386) from the field.

- With her first two points this week, Tamika Catchings will reach the 3,000-point in her career and will be the 17th player in league history to do so.

- Heading into games with Seattle and Phoenix this season, the Fever is 4-0 this season, and has won seven straight games, vs. teams from the Western Conference. In all of 2006, the Fever posted a 9-5 record against the West, including a mark of 6-1 at Conseco Fieldhouse.

INJURY REPORT

Player, Injury, Status

Kasha Terry, loose teeth and cut lip, day-to-day

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

5/17 Waived Jennifer Humphrey and Jessica Dickson

5/9 Waived Erin Lawless and Ashley Key

5/7 Waived Lyndsey Medders

COMMUNITY CORNER

- Coincinding with the 35th anniversary of Title IX on June 23, Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America," will headline a night of activities scheduled for the Indiana Fever's Inspiring Women Night, June 22, when the team hosts the Connecticut Sun. Roberts, a former basketball player at Southeastern Louisiana University, reports on a wide array of topics and issues for the morning program. Roberts will take part in a pregame reception open to VIPs. The $75 VIP ticket package includes a copy of her book, a courtside ticket to that night's Fever game, a gift from the Fever and an invitation to the exclusive pregame reception. Season Ticket Holders may purchase the VIP package at a special price without the game ticket. Individual and corporate packages are available by visiting FeverBasketball.com, or calling (317) 917-2500. Copies of her book will be available for purchase at the game. Following the game, Roberts will conduct a public book signing on the Main Concourse. Roberts will be a featured halftime guest, speaking to the Fever crowd during an interview session with the Voice of the Fever, Chris Denari. Also at halftime, the Fever will honor its own class of 2007 "Inspiring Women," comprised of top female business, civic and community leaders from throughout Indianapolis.

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Fever Head Coach Brian Winters on the team's depth in 2007:

"There's just more bullets in the gun. When you add more talent to your team, they can't just key on Tamika Catchings."

UPCOMING GAME PROMOTIONS

- Dads and Daughters Dollar Night courtesy of Community Health Network is Friday, June 15 when the Fever meet the Phoenix Mercury. Fans can celebrate Father's Day and enjoy an action packed Fever game with specially marked tickets for only $1.00. Tickets can be purchased online at www.FeverBasketball.com or at the Conseco Fieldhouse Box Office. There is a maximum purchase of two (2) $1.00 tickets per order.

- McDonald's Family Night presented by The Indianapolis Star ticket packages are now available for select Fever games. Each package includes four tickets to the game, four vouchers for free hot dogs, chips and a drink and four free T-shirts. Tickets for the following games are on sale now and range in price from $10 to $53 per ticket: Friday, June 15 vs. Phoenix, Friday, June 22 vs. Connecticut, Sunday, July 8 vs. Chicago, Thursday, July 12 vs. New York, Friday, July 20 vs. Detroit and Sunday, August 5 vs. Sacramento. Packages are sold in multiples of four tickets.

ON THE WEB

- Tamika Catchings is the cover feature in the June/July issue of Fellowship of Christian Athletes' magazine "Sharing the Victory." The entire story (including the cover photo) is available at Feverbasketball.com.

- The WNBA will honor dads and daughters with special themed nights around the league again this season, so WNBA.com asked several players about the role that their fathers played in their development as a player and a woman. Read what Tamika Catchings had to say about her dad, former NBA player Harvey Catchings at Feverbasketball.com.

- The Fever has five players on the 2007 All-Star ballot, including Tully Bevilaqua, Tamika Catchings, Ann DeForge, Tammy Sutton-Brown and Tamika Whitmore. Fever fans can vote for all five by logging onto Feverbasketball.com and clicking on the "Drive for All Five" link. Fans can vote once per day through June 24.

- Fever news, notes and features - as well as rosters, statistics and game reports - can be found on FeverBasketball.com. Updated and archived news releases and news clippings can be found in the Fever Central Media Center.

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