On Sunday, the Indiana Fever (0-7) look for their first win of the season when they visit the New York Liberty (2-4) losers of two straight.
Indiana’s seventh straight loss came on Friday night in an 89-83 setback to the Dallas Wings. The Fever was outscored in the fourth quarter by 9 points after leading by three points after three quarters. Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 26 points.
The Liberty lost to Connecticut 88-86 on Thursday as Shekinna Stricklen made a four-point play for the Sun as time ran out. Tina Charles led the Liberty in the loss with 24 points and nine boards. New York still does not have Epiphanny Prince or Kiah Stokes back in the lineup. Candice Dupree missed Indiana’s last game with a knee problem and is questionable for Sunday.
Kelsey Mitchell leads the Fever in scoring with an average of 19.4 points per game. The second leading score and leading rebounder is Candice Dupree averaging 14.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Erica Wheeler leads the Fever in assists with an average of 4.6 per game.
Tina Charles leads the Liberty in scoring and rebounding with averages of 23.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Kia Nurse is the second leading scorer averaging 15.3 points per game. Bria Hartley is leading the Liberty in assists averaging 4.8 per game. Charles is shooting 47.6% from the field hitting 59 of her 124 field goal attempts.
