The San Antonio Silver Stars will try to get their season back on track, when they face the Indiana Fever on August 16. The Silver Stars have struggled in the past few weeks, losing five of their last seven games. The Fever on the other hand are currently on an impressive streak, winning seven of their last five games.
The Fever won the first encounter between the two powerhouse teams on August 9, blowing out San Antonio 81-68. The Fever haven't won a game in San Antonio for the past three years, and the Silver Stars will try to keep their streak alive.
The Silver Stars will need to figure out a way to contain Tamika Catchings, Erin Phillips, and Katie Douglas who finished with a combined 52 points last time around. San Antonio got some good performances from some of their stars during the August 9 encounter between the two teams, but a 2nd quarter meltdown sealed their fate.
"We didn't come out aggressive," Silver Stars forward Sophia Young told reporters after losing to the Fever. "You can't expect to win when you don't come out hard. We got down by 15 and the clock ran out on us. I have to get in the gym and work on my free throws. I'm taking personal responsibility to work on my free throws. If we would have had a better free throw percentage, we might have been in the game."
The Silver Stars will need to pull things together against the Fever if they want to save their 2011 WNBA season. The Silver Stars are about to start a crucial stretch that will involve only the very best teams in the WNBA right now. The Silver Stars won't get any easy games until they play the struggling Los Angeles Sparks on September 6, and at this stage the playoffs isn't a guarantee for any team in the west.
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Sources:
Stats LLC, "Fever-Silver Stars Preview"
WNBA.com, "Quotes: Silver Stars @ Fever: 8/9/11"
Player and game information from ESPN.com
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