Coffey’s double-double helps Dream beat Fever 75-66
An official WNBA basketball is placed on the court for a photograph before a game between the Dallas Wings and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena on June 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
ATLANTA (AP) — Nia Coffey had 16 points and 10 rebounds — her second double-double of the season and third in her six-year career — Rhyne Howard also scored 16 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 75-66.
Aari McDonald scored 12 points and Cheyenne Parker added 11 for the Dream (7-4).
Kelsey Mitchell hit a pull-up jumper for Indiana (3-10) to open the scoring but Parker and Erica Wheeler made back-to-back baskets to give the Dream the lead for good with 8:27 left in the first quarter.
Atlanta took a 17-point lead into the fourth.
Mitchell hit three 3-pointers and led the Fever with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting. The rest of the Indiana players shot just 30.8% (16 of 52) from the field.