Pat Boylan, Bria Goss After a three-game trip, the Indiana Fever return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to tackle the reigning WNBA champ Las Vegas Aces on Sunday Victaria Saxton Jersey at 4 p. m. made its very first win last Sunday defeating the Atlanta Dream, 90-87, on the road and was likewise Christie Sides' initial win of her head coaching Smith's team-high 23 points and 12 rebounds was her second-consecutive double-double of the period, and led the High temperature crime as 5 other players for Indiana ended the day racking up in dual figures. Smith is placed 2nd in the league in rebounds averaging 12. 0 per her 11 factors on Sunday versus Atlanta, Erica Wheeler also relocated into 10th area for a lot of factors racked up in franchise business background going beyond Natalie Achonwa at 1,301. Wheeler also went 3-of-4 from beyond the arc versus Atlanta and exceeded 200 made 3-point basket for her profession. Wheeler gets in Sunday at 1,313 points in a Fever last time out for Indiana was a difficult dealt with loss at Connecticut, 81-78, on Tuesday evening. The High temperature were led by WNBA Rookie of the Month Aliyah Boston in racking up as she went 8-of-12 from the floor and her first game of her job reaching 20 factors. Smith got right where she left off in Atlanta and tallied her third-consecutive double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Smith's efficiency on Tuesday relocated her to 5th area all-time in double-doubles tape-recorded in franchise business history with 11, exceeding Tammy Sutton-Brown with 10. Kelsey Mitchell additionally recorded 19 factors and went 3-of-5 from behind the three-point arc. Impactful defensive initiatives from Lexie Hull, that had 3 swipes, and Queen Egbo, that had three blocks, kept Indiana within reach of the lead all made WNBA Novice of the Month for Might after an excellent start to her WNBA career. She came to be the very first player to rack up greater than 10 points and shoot 60 percent or far better from the field via her very first four profession video games. She is currently leading all 2023 novices in scoring and minutes played, while additionally ranking 2nd in rebounding out of all rookies at 6. 0 per video game. Boston goes into the weekend 2nd in the league in basket percent at 66. 7 Las Vegas Aces are rolling to begin 2023 and have actually controlled to begin the normal season Fever Store. Las Vegas made background being the very first WNBA group to rack up at the very least 90 factors in each of its very first 4 games. 4 Aces have actually begun the regular season averaging in double-figure racking up, led by fifth-year guard and the all-time leading scorer in IHSAA background, Jackie Young, balancing 23. 0 points per video game. Chelsea Gray is additionally 2nd in the organization in aids averaging 7. 8 per Las vega opened up the regular period in Seattle with a decisive 41-point victory versus the storm in a 105-64 win. Sunday's matchup will certainly be the second game of a four-game journey for the Aces, concluding with a set of video games at the Connecticut Sun later in the Vegas defeated Connecticut, 3-1, in the 2022 WNBA Finals to earn the first champion in franchise history.