Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty: Starting Lineups and Depth Charts | 2024 WNBA Season (May 18)

Fans can look forward to an early Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty rematch this Saturday. The Fever, led by their standout rookie Caitlin Clark, are seeking their first win, while the Liberty, finalists from last season, aim for their third victory.

The Fever have had a challenging start, suffering two blowout losses to begin their season: a 92-71 defeat against the Connecticut Sun and a 102-66 loss to the Liberty.

Clark's performance has been shaky, averaging 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and one steal per game, but with a high turnover rate of 6.5 per game. Her shooting has been subpar, at 30.4% from the field and 27.8% from beyond the arc.

In the previous matchup against the Liberty, Clark struggled, managing only nine points, six assists and seven rebounds, while Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 31 points and 10 rebounds in just 29 minutes.

The Liberty, boasting an average of 93.5 points per game, recently beat the Washington Mystics and dominated the Fever in their first two games. In contrast, the Fever are struggling offensively, averaging a low 68.5 points per game.

Below are more details for the Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty game:

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Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty: Injury reports

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Indiana Fever injury report for May 18

The Indiana Fever will have their entire roster available against the Liberty, as there are no players listed on their injury report.

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New York Liberty injury report for May 18

Similarly, the New York Liberty will have all their players ready against the Liberty, as no players are listed on their injury report.

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Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty: Starting lineups and depth charts

Indiana Fever starting lineup and depth chart

The Indiana Fever are likely to maintain their starting lineup from the first game, which includes Erica Wheeler, Katie Lou Samuelson, Nalyssa Smith, Aaliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark.

Here is the Indiana Fever’s depth chart:

Name	Position
Grace Berger	G
Aliyah Boston	F
Caitlin Clark	G
Damiris Dantas	F
Temi Fagbenle	C
Lexie Hull	G
Kelsey Mitchell	G
Katie Lou Samuelson	F
Victaria Saxton	F
NaLyssa Smith	F
Celeste Taylor	G
Kristy Wallace	G
Erica Wheeler	G

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New York Liberty starting lineup and depth chart

The New York Liberty are expected to continue with their starting lineup from the previous game, featuring Courtney Vandersloot, Betnijah Laney Hamilton, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and Sabrina Ionescu.

Here's the Liberty's depth chart:

Name	Position
Kennedy Burke	F
Marquesha Davis	G
Ivana Dojkic	G
Leonie Fiebich	F
Sabrina Ionescu	G
Jonquel Jones	F
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton	F
Nyara Sabally	F
Breanna Stewart	F
Kayla Thornton	F
Courtney Vandersloot	G

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Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty: Liberty starting lineup is outscoring entire Fever team

The Liberty starting lineup is averaging 77 points per game, which is higher than the entire Fever team, which is averaging 68.5 points per game

Aaliyah Boston said that the Fever have to be better at creating space.

“Just being able to have more spacing, because when we had spacing, it was obvious,” Boston said.

“We were able to get to the basket, we were able to create our own shot. So just making sure that we're able to do that just get more of a rhythm quicker.”