Position: Forward.

Ht.: 6-0. Wt.: 183.

Age: 22, born May 31, 1982 in Pittsburgh.

College: Connecticut.

Acquired: Selected in the third round (25th overall) in the 2005 draft.

Hometown: Pittsburgh.

College experience: Played with Bird on UConn's 2002 NCAA championship team and won another title in 2003. Was named Big East defensive player of the year for 2002-03, leading the Huskies in steals (1.5 per game) and ranking fourth in rebounding (5.4). Averaged 7.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 134 games.

The word: She has a solid build and fearless defensive mentality, which will help her make an impact in the league. Battle could become one of the WNBA's top stoppers. She can shoot in practice, but needs to carry the skill into games.

Artistic touch: "I like to draw cartoon characters," Battle said. "But I can't draw offhand; I have to look at something to draw it. I just recently began to draw humans. I do Taz [Tasmanian Devil], Bugs [Bunny] and Simba [from 'The Lion King']."

Nickname: AB.