Fever Update
July 9, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release
FOR THE WEEK OF: July 9, 2007
FEVER RECORD
Overall: 13-4
Home: 7-2
Road: 6-2 This Date in Fever History - July 13, 2005
With 18 points, nine rebounds and eight steals, Tamika Catchings led the Fever to a 64-53 win over the Connecticut Sun. Her eight steals were one shy of the team record.
THIS WEEK AHEAD
Date Day of Week Opponent Time (EDT) Radio/TELEVISION
July 10 Tuesday at Houston 9:00 p.m. WIBC AM-1070/ESPN2
July 12 Thursday NEW YORK 7:00 p.m. WIBC AM-1070/FSN Indiana
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Date Result Opponent Fever High Scorer Fever High rebounder 0pponent High Scorer
July 5 W, 57-56 at Los Angeles Tamika Catchings 17 Tamika Catchings 11 Sidney Spencer 18
July 8 W, 86-70 CHICAGO Tamika Catchings 16 Tamika Catchings 7 Cathy Joens 16
NEWS & NOTES
- On Monday, July 9, Tamika Catchings was named the Eastern Conference's Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, July 8. An 11-time Player of the Week winner, Catchings receives her second honor this season after averaging 16.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 8.0 apg, 5.5 spg and shooting 42 percent from the floor (10-24) and 72 percent on free throws (13-18) for the week. Catchings led her team in scoring, rebounds, assists and steals in both contests as the Fever posted a 2-0 record, maintaining the league's best overall record at 13-4. With 13, Lisa Leslie is the only player in league history to have received more Player of the Week awards in her career than Catchings.
- For the first time in its history, the Fever will have three representatives on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Tamika Catchings and Anna DeForge were selected as starters in balloting by WNBA fans around the world. Tammy Sutton-Brown was chosen by Eastern Conference coaches as a reserve on the team.
- With team-highs of 16 points, seven rebounds, 11 assists and seven steals vs. Chicago, 7July /8, (to be consistent with other dates) Tamika Catchings became the first player in WNBA history to have at least seven points, seven rebounds, seven assists and seven steals in the same game. Her 11 assists vs. Chicago were her career-best and tied the franchise record.
- Catchings' seven steals against the Sky moved her into third place on the WNBA's all-time career steals list with 474 in six seasons.
- Having shot 13-19 FG (.684) in the last two games, Tammy Sutton-Brown leads the WNBA in field goal percentage at 56.7 (this format is inconsistent with other percentages elsewhere on this document) percent for the season.
- Indiana reserve guard K.B. Sharp had a bench-high two assists and no turnovers in 17 minutes against Chicago, July 8. With an assists-to-turnover ratio of 2.21:1, Sharp is third in the WNBA and leads all Eastern Conference players.
- With a record of 13-4, the Fever has hit the half-way point of the season with the best record in the WNBA. Since the WNBA expended its schedule to 34 games in 2003, the Fever's .765 winning percentage is the second best ever. The L.A. Sparks started the 2006 season 14-3 (.824).
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
- The Fever is holding its sixth annual Fever Bowling Tournament presented by FedEx and hosted by Pinheads in Fishers, Ind., on Wednesday, August 1, at 6:30 p.m. The event benefits the Fever's Be YOUnique Fund, a grant fund of Pacers Foundation that assists organizations that serve young women and girls. For $600 fans can purchase a team for four and bowl with a Fever celebrity; or for just $150 a fan will be placed with a team. Join the Fever for food, music, a silent auction and bowling fun along with a chance to win great prizes, all while assisting great charities.
QUOTABLE QUOTES
Chicago Sky Head Coach Bo Overton on Tamika Catchings:
"She is the best player in the league. She could probably play any position, even point guard, if they asked her to."
Women's National Basketball Association Stories from July 9, 2007
- Catchings, Buescher Named WNBA Players of the Week - WNBA
- Fever Update - Indiana Fever
- WNBA All-Star Reserves Announced - WNBA
- Douglas, Jones Named All-Star Reserves - Connecticut Sun
- Taylor, Pondexter named 2007 WNBA All-Stars - Phoenix Mercury
- Alana Beard And Delisha Milton-Jones Named To WNBA All-Star Team - Washington Mystics
- Chicago Sky Weekly Update - Chicago Sky
- Rebekkah Brunson Named A Reserve For The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game - Sacramento Monarchs
- Lynx Guard Seimone Augustus Selected to 2007 Western Conference All-Star Team - Minnesota Lynx
- Sky Forward Candice Dupree Makes WNBA All-Star Team - Chicago Sky
- Sutton-Brown Named An All-Star Reserve By Eastern Conference Coaches - Indiana Fever
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
