Date: Friday, June 19, 2015
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Site: Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Radio: 107.5/1070
Television: None
Webcast: Live webcast and stats can be accessed via WNBA Live Access on FeverBasketball.com (Webcasts during games televised on FOX Sports Indiana may not be available in local market areas due to blackout restrictions.)

Storylines & Promotion

• Indiana (2-4) faces the third- and second-place teams in the Eastern Conference in back-to-back games this Friday and Saturday. The Fever play at Madison Square Garden against the Liberty (3-2) June 19 and return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse for a matchup with Washington (3-1).
• Indiana ranks fourth in the WNBA in scoring, averaging 76.5 points per game and is the third-best 3-point shooting team in the league at 34.6 percent.
• Indiana scored a season high in points despite playing without injured stars Natasha Howard, Erlana Larkins and Shavonte Zellous against Atlanta in the Fever’s first road win. It was Indiana’s third straight road win over the Dream.
• Trailing 18-16 after the opening quarter, Indiana blitzed Atlanta with a 33-point second quarter , which produced the Fever’s highest scoring half of the season and the second-highest scoring quarter in Fever history – a stark contrast to a nine-point second period against Chicago two days prior.
• The Fever held the club’s largest lead in two seasons (29 points) with a 73-44 advantage with 2:03 left in the third quarter versus the Dream.
• For the second time this season, five Fever players (Marissa Coleman, Maggie Lucas, Natalie Achonwa, Tamika Catchings and Lynetta Kizer) scored in double figures Tuesday afternoon.
• Maggie Lucas tied career-highs with 17 points and four three-pointers in the win at Atlanta.
• Marissa Coleman has scored in double figures in five of Indiana’s six games and has led the Fever in scoring in four of six. She ranks 12th in the league, averaging 14.2 points per game.
• Shenise Johnson is currently 11th in the WNBA, shooting a team-best 43.8 percent from three-point range. Coleman is one spot behind her, shooting 39.1 percent.
• Natalie Achonwa’s rookie season is off to a promising start, as she leads all WNBA rookies in scoring and ranks fourth in rebounding. She is averaging 11.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Achonwa ranks fourth in the league in field goal percentage (55.8 percent from the field).
• Natasha Howard (hand), Erlana Larkins (knee) and Shavonte Zellous (back) did not play at Atlanta and are expected to miss Friday’s game at New York.

Probable Starters
Fever – F-Tamika Catchings, F-Marissa Coleman, C-Natalie Achonwa, G-Shenise Johnson, G-Briann January

Liberty – F-Essence Carson, F-Tina Charles, C- Kiah Stokes, G-Tanisha Wright, G-Brittany Boyd

Last Meeting
(June 9, 2015) Tina Charles scored 21 points and Essence Carson added 14 to lead the New York Liberty to an 84-74 win over the Indiana Fever. The Liberty earned its second straight home win at Madison Square Garden while Indiana fell to 0-3. Despite a rebounding edge and outscoring the Liberty in three of four quarters, Indiana’s 16 turnovers contributed to 24 Liberty points and New York shot 49 percent from the floor to send the Fever to its third straight defeat, matching an identical start in 2014. Layshia Clarendon scored a career-high 14 points in the loss, while Tamika Catchings, Shenise Johnson, Lynetta Kizer and rookie Natalie Achonwa all added 13 points apiece for the Fever.

Last Games
Fever: (June 16, 2015) Rebounding from a 26-point home loss on Sunday, the Indiana Fever ran away with a 90-79 victory Tuesday afternoon over the Atlanta Dream at Philips Arena. Marissa Coleman paced five Fever players in double figures with 18 points, and Maggie Lucas matched career highs with 17 points and four 3-point field goals. Indiana posted 23 assists on 30-of-60 shooting overall, with Briann January dishing six assists and Layshia Clarendon adding a career-high seven. Rookie center Natalie Achonwa shot 5-of-6 from the floor for 12 points. Returning from a league-imposed suspension on Sunday, Tamika Catchings contributed 11 points and Lynetta Kizer had 10. Sancho Lyttle led Atlanta with a game-high 19 points and Angel McCoughtry netted 15.

Liberty: (June 14, 2015) The New York Liberty fell to Washington 74-59 on Sunday night, despite a 12-point five-rebound performance off the bench from Carolyn Swords. Essence Carson also finished with 12 points, and Sugar Rodgers added 10. With the loss, the Mystics now move ahead of the Liberty into a first-place tie with the Connecticut Sun atop the Eastern Conference standings. Ivory Latta scored 20 points and Stefanie Dolson recorded 15 in the win. Kara Lawson scored eight straight for Washington and Taylor Hill added a jumper to cap a 15-2 Mystics run for a 71-50 lead in the fourth. The Liberty finished the game on a 9-3 run.

Series
Indiana holds a commanding 35-22 lead overall against New York. On the road at Madison Square Garden, the Fever and Liberty are tied at 15 a piece in the series. Indiana dropped an 84-74 decision at New York on June 9.