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Top Plays of the Day, 9/18/25

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Top Plays of the Day, 09/18/2025

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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://x.com/WNBA/status/1968854362991521946" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">Aliyah Boston made the go-ahead basket</a> with 7.4 seconds left, Lexie Hull <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://x.com/IndianaFever/status/1968856460894351811" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">stole the ensuing inbounds pass</a> and the Indiana Fever beat the No. 3-seeded Atlanta Dream 87-85 on Thursday night to advance to the WNBA semifinals.
Despite missing Caitlin Clark among its injured players, Indiana closed on a 7-0 run to win a playoff series for the first time since 2015. The sixth-seeded Fever will play on Sunday against the winner of Thursday’s other Game 3 between Seattle and Las Vegas.
Boston was left alone under the basket for an easy layup after Brionna Jones went to the ground going for a loose ball. It gave Indiana an 86-85 lead, its first since it was 33-30 in the second quarter.
Rhyne Howard twice had trouble inbounding the ball in the final seconds, with Hull coming from behind to poke it away from Jones. Indiana got it to Odyssey Sims, who went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line to give Atlanta another shot with 1.2 left. Jones’ off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark.
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 24 points and Boston had 14 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Sims had 16 points and eight assists, and Natasha Howard added 12 points.
Allisha Gray had 19 points and 12 rebounds for her first playoff double-double to lead Atlanta. Jordin Canada also had a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Rhyne Howard scored 16 points and Jones had 12.
Atlanta, which was held to 60 points in a 17-point loss in Game 2 on Tuesday, reached 60 points with 6:09 left in the third quarter.
Shey Peddy made a 3-pointer with 6:06 remaining in the fourth to pull Indiana within 80-78. Neither team scored again until the 3:21 mark on Brianna Turner’s putback to tie it at 80-all.
Atlanta has not won a playoff series since 2016.

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Game Recap: Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream (First Round, Game 3)

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Game Recap: Lynx vs. Fever (9/9/25)

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Game Recap: Fever vs. Mystics (9/7/25)

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Washington Mystics vs. Indiana Fever - Game Highlights

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Game Recap: Fever vs. Lynx (8/24/25)

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Top Plays of the Day, 08/24/2025

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Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever - Game Highlights

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Shey Peddy with 16 Points vs. Minnesota Lynx

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Shey Peddy

WNBA CAREER
Two-year WNBA player having seen stints with Washington and Phoenix
Selected by the Chicago Sky with the 23rd-overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft, but did not make WNBA debut until 2019 with Washington
Initially signed with Phoenix on August 19, 2020 while in Bradenton, Fla. after being waived by the Mystics
Has appeared in 32 career regular-season games,…played in 15 games in 2019 while with Washington…appeared in 17 games during the 2020 season at IMG Academy (eight games with Phoenix, nine games with Washington)
Career averages of 2.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game
Scored a career-high 10 twice (July 25, 2020 with Washington vs. Indiana; September 9, 2020 with Phoenix at Connecticut)
Recorded career highs in assists (six) and steals (four) in the Mercury’s 2020 regular season finale on September 11, 2020 against Seattle
Knocked down the game-winning three-pointer as time expired in Round 1 of the 2020 WNBA Playoffs with Phoenix to give the Mercury a one-point win over Washington on September 15, 2020…finished with 12 points, four rebounds and three steals in the game
2020 SEASON
Entered the 2020 season a member with the Washington Mystics, but ended the season with the Phoenix Mercury
Signed by the Mercury on August 19
Appeared in 17 total games in 2020, eight with Phoenix and nine with Washington
Averaged 3.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game on the season…averaged 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals in eight games with Phoenix
Scored a career-high 10 points twice in 2020, once with Phoenix on September 9 at Connecticut and on July 25 against Indiana while with Washington
Notched career highs in assists (six) and steals (four) in the Mercury’s season finale on September 11 against Seattle
Averaged 7.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 3.0 steals in the Mercury’s two playoffs games…her 3.0 steals per game ranked first in the league during the 2020 WNBA Playoffs
Scored 12 points in the Mercury’s Round 1 Playoff game against her former team, Washington, to go along with four rebounds and three steals on September 15…scored the game-winning basket as time expired with a three-pointer to give the Mercury a one-point win
Her 12 points, four rebounds and three steals in the Round 1 Playoff game on September 1 against the Mystics marked just the 11th time in WNBA history a player has at least 12 points, four rebounds and three steals off the bench in a WNBA postseason game and was the first time in Mercury history
2019 SEASON
Appeared in 15 games for the Washington Mystics after signing with the team midway through the season
Averaged 1.7 points in 4.7 minutes per game
Scored a season-high nine points on August 25 against New York after playing in a season-high 14 minutes…finished a perfect four-for-four from the field
 COLLEGE CAREER
Spent her freshman and sophomore year’s at Wright State University (2007-09) before playing her junior and senior seasons at Temple University (2010-12)…sat out the 2009-10 season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules
Named the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year as well as named to the First Team and All-Defensive Teams in her freshman season at Wright State
Named to the Horizon League Second Team as well as the All-Defensive Team during her sophomore season at Wright State…led team in scoring at 12.1 ppg, starting in 27-of-29 games
In junior season at Temple, named to the Atlantic 10 First Team All-Defensive Team…named Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year…led Temple in scoring with 14.1 ppg and set Temple’s all-time record for single-season steals with 104…led team in assists per game (4.2) and was second in rebounds per game (5.1)
Named Atlantic Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year during senior season…led conference in scoring (17.6 ppg) and steals (3.1 spg)
Finished college career with 1,045 points at Temple and 1,899 career points in her four years at the college level
 INTERNATIONAL
Has seen stints overseas in Israel, Austria, Germany and Latvia during her career
 PERSONAL
Born October 28, 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts
Favorite TV show is Law &amp; Order: SVU
Favorite movie is A Low Down Dirty Shame