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"Bevilaqua...an Olympian"
Bevilaqua Named to Australian Olympic Team

News Release | July 4, 2008
Nearly 36 years old (July 19) and playing in her 10th WNBA season, Indiana Fever star Tully Bevilaqua has been named for the first time to the Australian Olympic Women’s Basketball Team.

A native Australian from rural Merredin in Western Australia, the 5-7 point guard has often been overlooked as a member of the Australian National Team. She trained with the Opals prior to the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, but the first time that she represented her country in international competition was when Australia won the gold medal at the 2006 World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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"A coach on and off the floor"

Mystics' Blue to join UNLV coaching staff in offseason

As Nikki Blue called out the play "high-low" in the fourth quarter of the Washington Mystics' 72-61 win over the Atlanta Dream on Friday, she noticed a weakness in the Dream's defense.

The play is designed for the ball first to go to guard Alana Beard running off a screen for a jump shot, then to forward Taj McWilliams-Franklin in the post as a secondary option. But as the Mystics started the play, Blue noticed McWilliams-Franklin open under the basket and zipped her a pass for an easy layup.

It was a minor adjustment for Blue, but it exemplified the prudence all successful point guards must have. It's also an essential characteristic of the people who devise the plays. And this offseason, Blue will become one of them, entering the coaching ranks as an assistant at UNLV.

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"'The kid', Swanier, delivers her gift'"

Mohegan

Nobody would have blamed Ketia Swanier if she ran to the scorer's table when Sun coach Mike Thibault summoned her to enter the game late Friday … and kept running. And running. Past the Atlanta bench, down the hall, up the escalator, past the craps tables, past Irene and Marge playing the slots, all the way to the parking lot.

Hell of an assignment, this guy Thibault gave her.

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"WNBA's Rising Stars"
Barbara Turner, Connecticut Sun

By Mike Slane

June 2, 2008 - Throughout the season we will look at some of the WNBA's emerging talent and the candidates for the WNBA Most Improved Player award. Previous winners include Sacramento's Nicole Powell, Houston's Michelle Snow, the Miller twins and most recently New York's Janelle McCarville. No matter the reason for their advancement, the player will have shown major improvement over previous seasons.

When you have hit career highs in most scoring categories just six games into the season, chances are you're setting yourself up quite nicely to be considered for the postseason honor. Take a look at Connecticut Sun forward Barbara Turner.

The third-year pro, who was dealt to Connecticut from Houston during the offseason, scored 15 in her Sun debut and reached double figures two more times, including a career-high 17 points - on a career-best six field goals - in a win over the Monarchs on May 24. Her early season average of 10.2 points is nearly four more than her previous best set during her rookie season.
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"Turner: New Sixth Man"
Mohegan - Asjha Jones used to be Connecticut's sixth man, so she's qualified to evaluate how newbie Barbara Turner has taken to that role.

 ”She has this down to perfection,” Jones laughed. “For me, I wasn't as excitable as she is. She makes a shot, she's screaming and pumping up the crowd.” Jones, not excitable? Jones, who went 120 mph in her first season with the Sun? ”Yeah, but I wasn't like, 'arghhhhh!,'” Jones exclaimed, imitating Turner. “That wasn't me. Yeah, I was going fast, but out of control. (Turner) knows what she's doing. It works for her.”

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