Overview

• Late in the first quarter at PHX Arena on August 8, reserve guard Sydney Colson slipped on the court and suffered a left leg injury that forced her out of the game.
• Fellow reserves Aari McDonald and Sophie Cunningham also exited the contest with lower-body injuries, leaving Indiana without a single healthy point guard.
• The Fever fell 95-60 to the Phoenix Mercury after briefly closing within nine points in the third quarter.
• Star rookie Caitlin Clark remains sidelined by a right groin strain and is limited to half-court drills and individual rehabilitation sessions.
• With four upcoming games against Chicago, Dallas, Washington and Connecticut, Indiana will confront its playoff push without any available point guards.