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GAME PREVIEW: VALKYRIES MAKE FIRST EVER VISIT TO INDIANA
Indiana Fever vs Golden State Valkyries
Wednesday, July 9
Gainbridge Fieldhouse | 12:00 p.m. ET
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Broadcast Information
TV: NBA TV/WTHR/Fever Direct
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan
Probable Starters
Indiana Fever (9-9)
Guard – Aari McDonald
Guard – Kelsey Mitchell
Forward – Lexie Hull
Forward – Natasha Howard
Center – Aliyah Boston
Golden State Valkyries (9-9)
Guard – Veronica Burton
Guard – Tiffany Hayes
Forward – Kayla Thornton
Forward – Monique Billings
Center – Temi Fagbenle
GAME PREVIEW:
The Fever continue their five-game homestand on Wednesday afternoon, when they welcome the Golden State Valkyries to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It the expansion Valkyries’ first trip to Indianapolis.
Indiana will be well rested, as the Fever last played on Saturday night, when they dropped a tight contest against the LA Sparks, 89-87. All-Star center Aliyah Boston had 23 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in the loss. Natasha Howard added 21 points and nine boards, while All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points and went 3-for-6 from 3-point range.
Mitchell is seven 3-pointers away from breaking Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings’ franchise record for most 3-pointers made. Mitchell made her 600th career three on Saturday, while Catchings finished her career with 606 career 3-pointers (currently 10th place in WNBA history). When Mitchell passes Catchings, it will be the only franchise cumulative stat record that Catchings does not hold.
The Valkyries have been surprisingly competitive in their inaugural WNBA season. Golden State won seven of nine games from June 7-29, but has dropped its only two contests since, falling in Minnesota on Saturday and at Atlanta on Monday.
32-year-old Kayla Thornton, a veteran forward in her 10th WNBA season, has been the breakout star for the Valkyries. Thornton was recently named an All-Star for the first time in her career and is averaging a team-leading 14.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists for Golden State.
Tiffany Hayes added 13.8 points per game, while backcourt mate Veronica Burton contributes 10.3 points and 5.2 assists for the Valkyries. Former Fever forward Temi Fagbenle was chosen from Indiana by Golden State in the expansion draft and has started 12 of 13 games played for the Valkyries, averaging 8.8 points and 5.8 boards per contest.
INDIANA FEVER’S CAITLIN CLARK SELECTS ROSTER FOR 2025 AT&T WNBA ALL-STAR GAME
INDIANAPOLIS (July 8, 2025) — Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, one of this year’s 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star captains, selected her roster as part of an hour-long edition of WNBA Countdown on ESPN, presented by Google. Clark selected fellow Indiana Fever teammate Aliyah Boston No.1 overall, followed by New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu No. 3 overall. Teammate Kelsey Mitchell was chosen by Clark with her first pick in the reserve’s round, guaranteeing all three Fever players will team up together on June 19 in Indianapolis.
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, the game’s other captain, selected New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart with the second overall pick.
Clark’s final two starter selections include reigning WNBA Most Valuable Player A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) and three-time All-Star Satou Sabally (Phoenix Mercury).
After picking first out of the starters pot, Clark was given second pick from the reserves pot, using her first selection on her teammate, Mitchell. Clark rounded out her squad with the additions of Gabby Williams (Seattle Storm), a pair of Washington Mystics rookies in Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen, as well as Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces) and Kayla Thornton (Golden State Valkyries).
Represented in Clark’s squad are three groups of teammates, including the Indiana Fever trio, Citron and Iriafen from Washington, and Wilson and Young from Las Vegas. Additionally, the frontcourt duo of South Carolina alumni in Boston and Wilson will once again pair up, reminiscent of the 2023 WNBA All-Star game. Former University of Oregon teammates Ionescu and Sabally will play together again for the first time at the WNBA level since joining the league in 2020.
Additionally, as part of an agreed upon trade, the two teams will swap coaches with Clark’s team set to be led by New York Liberty Head Coach Sandy Brondello, while Collier will reunite with her head coach at the Lynx, Cheryl Reeves.
Rosters for both teams are as follows:
Team Clark
1. Caitlin Clark (IND)
2. Aliyah Boston (IND)
3. Sabrina Ionescu (NYL)
4. A’ja Wilson (LVA)
5. Satou Sabally (PHX)
6. Kelsey Mitchell (IND)
7. Gabby Williams (SEA)
8. Sonia Citron (WAS)
9. Kiki Iriafen (WAS)
10. Jackie Young (LVA)
11. Kayla Thornton (GSV)
Team Collier
1. Napheesa Collier (MIN)
2. Breanna Stewart (NYL)
3. Allisha Gray (ATL)
4. Nneka Ogwumike (SEA)
5. Paige Bueckers (DAL)
6. Courtney Williams (MIN)
7. Skylar Diggins (SEA)
8. Angel Reese (CHI)
9. Alyssa Thomas (PHX)
10. Kelsey Plum (LAS)
11. Rhyne Howard (ATL)
