WNBA Rookie Has Strong Words for Indiana Fever on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever are looking to bounce back from an unfortunate loss. Indiana has won six of its last 10 games, recently stumbling to the Dallas Wings, but they'll have a chance to pick up a win when they face the Washington Mystics.

The Indiana Fever have widely been regarded as the most popular team in the WNBA over the past two seasons. Clark has helped Indiana emerge onto the scene, bringing her stardom from the collegiate level, where she played with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Clark did not travel with the Fever for the matchup against the Sun.

Both teams trade buckets at the end of shot clock. Makayla Timpson seemingly beat the buzzer for Indiana and then Sonia Citron hit a shot fading away with Lexie Hull right in her face as the shot clock expires. Mystics were up 71-68.

Sonia Citron scored 21 points, Kiki Iriafen had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 88-84.

The second half told a different story for the Fever. They outscored the Sun 23-15 in the third quarter and 32-21 in the fourth to erase a 21-point deficit and force overtime. Indiana went on to win 99-93, powered by Kelsey Mitchell’s league- and season-high 38 points. She also scored 10 of the team’s 15 points in the overtime period.

The Indiana Fever continue to command the headlines. Caitlin Clark is the world’s most popular women’s basketball player, Sophie Cunningham generates buzz with various antics, and now their