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2012 INDIANA FEVER MEDIA GUIDE
GREAT DATES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
AUGUST 23, 2008
Two Fever players captured medals in the 2008 Olympics in
Beijing, China. Tamika Catchings captured a second Olympic gold
medal as the United States beat Australia, 92-65. Tully Bevilaqua
earned her first Olympic medal, a silver.
AUGUST 30, 2008
For the first time in Fever history, three players score 20 points in
the same game. Tamika Catchings had 23 points. Katie Douglas
and Tammy Sutton-Brown each scored 21. Indiana downed
Atlanta, 87-72.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Indiana all but secured its fourth straight playoff berth by
overcoming a halftime deficit and downing the Washington
Mystics, 79-68, at the Verizon Center. Tamika Catchings finished
with a season-high 26 points.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
Indiana set a team scoring record during a 103-89 win over
Phoenix to end the regular season. Three players finished with at
least 20 points: Tammy Sutton-Brown had 26, followed by 24 from
Katie Douglas and 20 from Ebony Hoffman.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2008
Capping a season in which she averaged 10.4 points and 7.8
rebounds, Ebony Hoffman was named the WNBA’s Most Improved
Player. Hoffman finished fourth in the WNBA in rebounding and
second in 3-point field goal percentage.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2008
Behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Tamika Catchings,
Indiana beat Detroit 89-82 to gain a 1-1 tie in its Eastern
Conference Semifinal series.
JUNE 26, 2009
Katie Douglas scored a franchise-record 26 points in one half to
almost single-handedly bring the Fever back from a 17-point deficit
at New York. Indiana forced overtime on a last-second jumper by
Tamika Catchings, and won 82-81 for its fifth straight win.
JULY 15, 2009
In front of 10,050 Kids Day fans for what was its largest regular
season crowd of the year, Indiana defeated Chicago for its 10th
consecutive victory, 84-74.
JULY 17, 2009
Behind 25 points from Katie Douglas, Indiana beat Atlanta 84-79
to record its 11th consecutive win. The longest streak in Fever
history, it was the seventh-longest in league history.
JULY 25, 2009
With Fever coach Lin Dunn and her staff patrolling the East
sidelines, Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas represented the
Fever in the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game. The West defeated the
East, 130-118.
JULY 28, 2009
Katie Douglas scored a franchise-record 34 points in an 85-81 win
over the Washington Mystics, breaking the club’s seven-year mark
of 32 points. Douglas made 15 of 16 free throws, shot 9 of 19 from
the floor and added nine rebounds in the performance.
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JULY 30, 2009
Matching the Fever’s previous scoring record with 32 points in a
94-85 win over Connecticut, Katie Douglas became the first
Indiana player ever to record consecutive games of 30+ points.
She broke the franchise scoring mark two nights earlier.
AUGUST 15, 2009
As a part of its season-long 10th anniversary celebration, the
franchise announced an all-decade team as chosen by its fans.
Named to the team were Tully Bevilaqua, Tamika Catchings, Anna
DeForge, Katie Douglas, Ebony Hoffman, Tammy Sutton-Brown,
Stephanie White, Tan White, Tamika Whitmore and Natalie
Williams.
AUGUST 27, 2009
The Fever got 20 points and eight rebounds from Tamika
Catchings as the Fever downed San Antonio 77-66 to set a singleseason
franchise record with its 12th consecutive home win.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
On the day the WNBA playoffs began, the Fever was saddened by
the passing of co-owner Melvin Simon. To honor his memory, the
Fever wore a black memory band across the shoulder of its
jerseys through the remainder of the WNBA Playoffs.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
Tamika Catchings had 24 points and 16 rebounds as the Fever
used overtime to beat the Washington Mystics, 91-74, and
advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
In front of a capacity crowd courtesy of balcony seats purchased
by Pacers president Larry Bird, the Fever beat the Shock 72-67 in
Game 3 of the conference finals to claim its first Eastern
Conference crown.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
In an historic Game 1 of WNBA Finals, Indiana fell 120-116 in
overtime at Phoenix, in the highest-scoring game in WNBA history.
Katie Douglas had four 3-pointers and 30 points to lead the Fever.
Ebony Hoffman had 27 points and eight rebounds.
OCTOBER 1, 2009
Tamika Catchings’ 19 points led five Fever players in doublefigures
as Indiana beat Phoenix, 93-84, in Game 2 of the WNBA
Finals. It was the first Finals victory in Fever history.
OCTOBER 4, 2009
Fever hosted its first WNBA Finals game in Indianapolis as Indiana
took a 2-0 series lead in front of another sellout crowd at Bankers
Life Fieldhouse. Indiana won Game 3 of the Finals, 86-85.
OCTOBER 7, 2009
In front of a third straight sellout crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse,
Indiana lost Game 4 of Finals, falling 90-77 to the Mercury.
OCTOBER 9, 2009
In a deciding fifth game of the WNBA Finals, Tamika Catchings
brought the Fever within a basket, 88-86, with 1:00 to play, but
Phoenix scored eight free throws down the stretch to seal the
outcome, 94-86. Tammy Sutton-Brown led Indiana with 22 points.
Indiana began and ended 2008 with WNBA Eastern Conference Players of the Week – Katie Douglas and Tammy Sutton-Brown.