
Game Preview: Fever Meet Mystics for Second Time on Sunday Night
August 8, 2020 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) - Indiana Fever News Release
The Indiana Fever will look to snap a two-game skid on Sunday night in the second, and final, regular season matchup with the Washington Mystics. Washington took the season opener against Indiana on July 25, 101-76.
Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell became the second fastest player in franchise history to reach 1,000 career points in Friday night's 87-80 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. In doing so, Mitchell became the 217th player in WNBA history to reach the 1,000-point mark.
The defending WNBA champions have lost three in a row after starting the season 3-0. Washington fell to New York on Friday, 74-66. The 66 points from the Mystics tied the lowest point total scored by a team this season.
Sunday will be the first of two consecutive games the Fever will appear on ESPN 2.
HOW TO WATCH:
The Fever debut on ESPN 2 on Sunday night. Sunday's game will not be streamed live on FeverBasketball.com, on the Indiana Fever's Facebook page, or via the Fever app.
INJURY REPORT
PROBABLE - Victoria Vivians (Right Knee)
OUT - Natalie Achonwa (Right Hamstring), Stephanie Mavunga (Facial Injury), Erica Wheeler (WNBA Medical Protocol)
UP NEXT
The Fever meet Las Vegas for the first time this season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN 2.
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