Also on Sunday, the Dream won a boxing match. McCoughtry needed stitches.

The home team prevailed despite atrocious shooting (33% from the floor): again, the story seems to have been defense-- Indy scored just four points in the fourth.

Last year's Fever also began the year 0-2, and they did pretty well, the Indy Star reminds us. Coach Dunn is less sanguine: "I've never had a team struggle like that," she said.