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June 19, 2006 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release


NEWS & NOTES

- The Fever start the coming week locked in a virtual three-way tie for first place in the Eastern Conference. Indiana is the only team in the East with eight wins. But, Connecticut and Washington are 7-3 and mere percentage points ahead of the Fever.

- Indiana's win against the Sting, June 18, was its fifth straight home win this season and its seventh straight regular-season home win, overall. That is the third longest home winning streak in Fever history.

- While posting the 40th double-double of her WNBA career, Tamika Catchings added a season-high six assists and blocked a career-high five shots, tying the Fever record for blocks in a single game. Catchings enters this week fifth in the WNBA in blocks with an average of 1.40 blocks per game.

- Tamika Whitmore led the Fever with a career-high 29 points against Charlotte, June 18. In that game, she shot 8-8 from the foul line, extending her free throw streak to 19 in a row.

- The Fever's 80-78 win at New York, June 13, was its first game decided by three points or less in 2006.

- Despite playing five extra minutes, the Liberty had just five offensive rebounds against the Fever, June 13, tying the fewest by a Fever opponent this season.

- The Fever had 18 turnovers against the Sting, one short of their high this season. But, the Fever ranks third in the WNBA and leads the Eastern Conference with an average of just 15.2 turnovers per game.

- Including its win against Charlotte, June 18, the Fever is 3-1 this season when shooting at least 45 percent from the field. Against the Sting, Indiana shot 33-70 FG (.471).

- Tickets for all Fever home games can be purchased at the Conseco Fieldhouse Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, the Internet (Ticketmaster.com or FeverBasketball.com) or by phone at 1 (800) WNBA-TIX, in addition to select state-wide Marsh stores and Home Court II in Circle Centre Mall. For group or season ticket information, call (317) 917-2500.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS INJURY REPORT

May 11 Waived Coretta Brown and Lenae Williams Player Injury Status

Charlotte Smith Death in family Inactive

May 7 Waived Jenni Benningfield

May 3 Waived Yolanda Paige and Nikita Bell

COMMUNITY CORNER

- Fans attending the Indiana Fever game vs. Detroit on Thursday, June 29, will have the chance to participate in a sports memorabilia silent auction to benefit the Fever Fund of Pacers Foundation, Inc. Display tables featuring auction items will be located outside of Section 1 on the Main Concourse. A Fever game ticket to that night's game is required for auction participation.

QUOTABLE QUOTES

- "She is a unique player because she has tremendous ability at a number of positions. She has a great work ethic and the ability to rebound, and she can create off the dribble. She combines finesse and power maybe like nobody else in the game right now." -- Fever Head Coach Brian Winters on Tamika Catchings

ON THE WEB

- WNBA All-Star Balloting continues this week on WNBA.com. Fever news, notes and features - as well as rosters, statistics and game reports - can be found on FeverBasketball.com. Updated and archived news releases and clippings can be found in the Fever Central Media Center.

FEVER RECORD

OVERALL: 8-4

HOME: 5-0

ROAD: 3-4 This Date in Fever History - June 25, 1999

In an effort to sell 7,000 season tickets and, in turn, secure an expansion franchise in the WNBA, Indiana sold its 1,000th season ticket to Dorothy Mengering, the mother of late-night talk show host David Letterman.

THIS WEEK AHEAD

date day of week opponent time (EDT) Radio / TELEVISION

6/21 Wednesday CHICAGO 7:00 p.m. WIBC 1070-AM/FSN Midwest

6/23 Friday at Phoenix 10:00 p.m. WIBC 1070-AM

6/25 Sunday at Sacramento 9:00 p.m. WIBC 1070-AM

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Fever opponent

Date result opponent High Scorer High rebounder high scorer

6/13 W 80-78 ot at New York Tamika Catchings 30 Tamika Catchings 9 Becky Hammon 17

6/16 L 63-71 at Detroit Tamika Whitmore 19 Ebony Hoffman 7 Cheryl Ford 15

6/18 W 92-85 ot CHARLOTTE Tamika Whitmore 29 Tamika Catchings 13 Tangela Smith 18

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