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With her second 3-pointer on Wednesday night, Kelsey Mitchell broke Tamika Catchings' Fever franchise record with 607 made 3s.
WNBA Legend Tamika Catchings Sends Message After Kelsey Mitchell Breaks Her Fever Record originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Wednesday night’s trip to Barclays Center delivered another puzzle for the Indiana Fever, a 98–77 defeat to the New York Liberty. Yet despite the loss, veteran guard Kelsey Mitchell rewrote the franchise record books.
Fever star Kelsey Mitchell was given a new nickname by the team after reaching this major career milestone in three-pointers.
The Fever scored the final four points of the third and opened the fourth on a 11-2 run to take an 80-67 lead. Indiana led by double figures the rest of the way.
The Indiana Fever ’s cohesion was on full display Tuesday night in Boston, where Indiana faced the league-worst Connecticut Sun at TD Garden. After trading leads throughout the first three quarters, Indiana pulled away in the fourth, finishing with an 85-77 victory.
The first nine games were a struggle in efficiency for Kelsey Mitchell. Her efficiency splits are 11 percentage points better since, and it's needed without Caitlin Clark.
Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell will participate in her third straight All-Star game on July 19. Mitchell said she’s ‘grateful’ for the nod.
It may true that the Indiana Fever will go as high as Caitlin Clark can take them. It will be other players who may be needed to make as much an impact, if not more than the superstar. One fellow member of the Indiana Fever has been as consistent as head coach; Stephanie White can ask.