New York, NY (Sports Network) - Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever and
Kristi Toliver of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA's Eastern and
Western Conference players of the month for games played in August.
Catchings averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals while
leading the Fever to a 6-1 record in August. She helped Indiana clinch its
eighth consecutive berth in the WNBA Playoffs, the longest active streak in
the Eastern Conference.
Toliver led all Western Conference players in scoring (23.8 ppg) while guiding
the Sparks to a 4-1 mark in August. Los Angeles clinched a spot in the
playoffs for the first time since 2010.
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