Tully Bevilaqua is hoping to lead the loaded Indiana Fever to their first ever WNBA title. Mitchell Layton/NBAE/Getty Images

On a team with All-Stars Tammy Sutton-Brown and Anna DeForge and one of the world's best players in Tamika Catchings, point guard Tully Bevilaqua doesn't get a ton of ink. But the native Australian, who celebrates her 35th birthday on July 19, is a two-time WNBA All-Defensive First Team selection, a 2006 World Champion with her fellow Aussies and a 2004 WNBA champ with the Seattle Storm.

This season with the Fever, Bevilaqua has started all 19 games in helping her squad to a league-best 15-4 mark. She spoke recently with WNBA.com's Adam Hirshfield about her team's impressive start and their hopes for the second half of the season.

Q. What do you see as the biggest difference between playing here in the States and back home in Australia?
A. "There are so many players to choose from in America. The athleticism, the height… we just don't have those in Australia. If you have a player down there who's 6-3, that's a real luxury. The height factor and athleticism are lacking there."

Q. Do you find that there's a rivalry between the American players and the Aussie players, especially after last year's World Championship?
A. "Sure, yeah, there definitely is now. It's a great rivalry because we're all such great friends as well. Once that ball gets tossed up, we forget about that and if a friend is in your way, there are no holds barred (laughs). But like I said, once the game's over, we're all friends again, we have a bit of a dig and a laugh about it and go have a drink."

Q. Why do you think the Fever have been so successful to this point of the season?
A. "I think it's because we have so many players with different strengths and skills that combine well. We've got a great post player in Tammy (Sutton-Brown), something we've missed here over the last year or so. And I think that the coaches and staff have done a great job of bringing in players who complement the ones we already have. We're deep at almost every position."

Q. You're the starting point guard, but you contribute a little bit of scoring, defense and everything else. What do you see as your role on this team?
A. "My role is to keep everybody on the same page and organized. I'm kind of an old school point guard. I like to get the ball into the hands of our dominant scorers and our go-to players, but if I have a shot I'll take it. But I really try to focus on setting the tone defensively and it gives the others a bit of a buzz if they can see me knocking down threes. So that's how I see my role: defensive intensity and take whatever comes offensively."

Q. Speaking of dominant scorers like the one sitting next to you (Tamika Catchings), what's it like playing with Catch?
A. "Catch just raises the bar, whether it's in practice or a game. I just keep going along with the ride as long as she keeps picking me up. It's just awesome playing with her. It's a privilege to have that opportunity."

Q. Looking forward to the second half of the season, what do you think your team can do better and improve on after the All-Star break?
A. "We're giving up a few too many turnovers at the moment, and a lot of teams are scoring against us off those turnovers. So we need to cut that down. We were doing well for a while, where we had less than 15, but in the games we've lost lately, we're up around the 20 to 25 mark. That's just ridiculous. It's just mental lapses that we're having. If there's anything we need to work on, it's just keeping that focus."

Q. You were on the Seattle Storm team that won the title in 2004. Does this Fever team have what it takes to win it all this season?
A. "Sure, yeah, definitely. We have the depth and the team, but you have to put it all together. That's the challenge in front of us now. We've got the team… we just have to put it together every night."

Q. You've played with a lot of great players, including Catchings and Lauren Jackson with the Australian National Team. Who is the greatest player you've ever played with or against?
A. "It's too difficult to pick only one player. You've got Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes in their prime… those types of players. They were just fantastic. Then you've got your up-and-coming players like your Taurasis and Birds. It's too hard to pick one, but I'd say that Lauren Jackson is one of the best, if not the best player in the world. Catch is a pretty close second if she's not No. 1. They just bring so much and there are so many pieces to their game, it's amazing."

Q. If you were to make a prediction, where will the Fever end up at the end of the season?
A. "I guess you always expect a few off nights during the course of the season, but if we can get to 24 wins or so, that would be good. We've been 21-13 the last two seasons, so the No. 1 goal is to get past that benchmark. We also want to finish on top in the Eastern Conference."

Q. And then a title?
A. "Yep, that's the next step after that. We need to put up a good record, win the Eastern Conference title and then it's off to a championship. There are just a few steps along the way to get to that point."