Indiana Fever (2-3) vs. Seattle Storm (2-3)

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Time: 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
Television: FOX Sports Indiana
Webcast: Live webcast and stats can be accessed via WNBA League Pass

Please note: Webcasts during games televised on FOX Sports Indiana may not be available in local market areas due to blackout restrictions.

Probable Starters
Fever– F- Marissa Coleman, F-Tamika Catchings, C-Erlana Larkins, G- Tiffany Mitchell, G-Erica Wheeler
Storm– F- Alysha Clark, F- Breanna Stewart, C- Crystal Langhorne, G- Jewell Loyd, G- Sue Bird

Storylines & Promotion

• After being swept on their weekend road trip at Minnesota and Atlanta, the Indiana Fever (2-3) return home Wednesday night as they host the Seattle Storm (2-3) for the first time this season.

• Wednesday’s matchup pits two of the WNBA’s premier rookies against each other as Seattle’s Breanna Stewart and Indiana’s Tiffany Mitchell square off on the court. Stewart, the four-time NCAA National Champion from Connecticut, currently leads all rookies with averages of 17.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game for the Storm.

• Mitchell ranks second among all first-year players in scoring and field goal percentage and leads all rookies in steals with 2.2 thefts per game. The South Carolina product has scored in double figures in every game this season while averaging a team-high 14.0 points per game on 43.1 percent shooting over the first five contests.

• Tamika Catchings became only the second player in WNBA history to reach 7,000 career points as she finished with 16 points in Sunday’s game at Atlanta. Catchings needs 484 points this season to pass Tina Thompson (7,488) as the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer.

• Fever point guard Erica Wheeler set new career highs in Sunday’s loss at Atlanta with 18 points and seven assists in 35 minutes of action. She has now scored in double figures in four of Indiana’s five games, already passing her season total during her rookie season in 2015.

Series
Indiana swept both regular season games over Seattle last season for the second consecutive year, including an 88-65 home win over the Storm on July 8, 2015. The Fever have won four straight and eight of the last nine regular season matchups over the Storm. Indiana has won seven straight home games over the Storm. Seattle has not won at Indiana since July 18, 2008.