After a tough start to their west coast road trip, where they dropped back-to-back games to the Las Vegas Aces, the Indiana Fever turn their attention to the Seattle Storm.
The Storm are currently sitting at 5-1 and have won four games in a row. The Storm rolled to an 82-72 victory against visiting Minnesota on Friday night. Breanna Stewart led a group of five Storm players in double figures, tallying 15 points. She also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
During the 2021 WNBA Draft, the Fever completed a trade with the Seattle Storm for the No. 11 pick, guard Aaliyah Wilson from Texas A&M, in exchange for forward Kennedy Burke.
On Sunday, Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes, a WNBA champion and two-time Coach of the Year, announced his retirement on Sunday. Noelle Quinn, who played for the Storm before retiring to join the coaching staff in 2019, will take over as head coach.
The two teams will meet again later this month on June 15th and June 17th, as the Fever host the Storm for back-to-back games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Injury Report
Fever: Betti Határ (out; right ankle), Aaliyah Wilson (out; left foot)
Storm: Katie Lou Samuelson (out; temporary suspension)
Last Meeting
August 25, 2020: The last time, these two teams saw each other they were in the WNBA bubble. In a n 87-74loss, Indiana built a lead as large as seven in the first quarter thanks to nine quick points from Kelsey Mitchell. However, Seattle gained control in the second quarter and went on a 13-0 run to extend the lead and never look back the rest of the way.
Breanna Stewart led all scorers with 27 points, nine rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks for Seattle. Kelsey Mitchell ended the night with 15 points, while Teaira McCowan came off the bench to snag 11 rebounds.
Broadcast Information
Watch on ESPN2. Tipoff is set for 10:30pm (ET)