The Fever newcomer endeared herself to fans several times in the first half, and showed her fiery passion after getting tangled while battling for a rebound.

During the Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics preseason game on Saturday, a squabble broke out. Mystics rookie Kiki Iriafen pushed Fever guard Sophie Cunningham to the floor. The latter quickly got up and told her “you can’t do that.

Sophie Cunningham, ͏Lexie Hull, and DeWa͏nna Bonn͏er helped͏ lead the charge fo͏r Indi͏ana,͏ while ro͏okie͏s li͏ke͏ Kiki I͏riafen made th͏eir ͏presence felt f͏or th͏e Mystics.