GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever, 94-85. The Sun scored a season-high in points, notching their second-straight game above 90 in the 2022 season.
• Connecticut moves to 3-1 on the season, while Indiana falls to 2-5.
• Jonquel Jones led the Sun with 19 points, eight rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.
• Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever in scoring, notching 23 points, five assists and one block in the effort.
• The game began with a back and forth battle, Indiana hanging onto a 10-8 lead at the first media timeout. Jasmine Thomas and DeWanna Bonner led the way with a pair of triples in the opening five minutes for the Sun.
• The Sun trailed the Fever, 19-16, after the first ten minutes of play. It was the first time this season that Connecticut has trailed after the first quarter of action.
• Bonner led Sun scorers with five points and Victoria Vivians tallied five points to lead the Fever after one.
• A Courtney Williams jumper tied the game half-way through the second, 22-22. The Sun took back the lead on a cutting layup by Jones at the 5:38 mark in the second quarter, 24-22.
• Connecticut had a 37-35 lead over Indiana going into the locker room on a last second triple from Thomas.
• Bonner and Alyssa Thomas had eight points each to lead the Sun after two quarters of action. Vivians led the Fever with nine first half points.
• DiJonai Carrington was a spark off the bench in 13 minutes of action in the first half. She had seven points, one rebound and one steal.
• The Sun shot 40% (14-35) to the Fever’s 51.7% (15-29) in the first half.
• Indiana had the edge in points in the paint (18-14), while the Sun led the way in second chance points (9-0) and fast break points (5-2) after two quarters of play.
• The contest stayed tight in the third quarter, but the Sun managed to outscore the Fever 26-16, to take a 63-51 lead into the fourth.
• Natisha Hiedeman and Jones went to work in the third quarter, notching six and seven points respectively out of the break.
• The Fever outscored the Sun by three in the fourth quarter of action 34-31, but the Sun were able to hang on for the 94-85 victory.
• Thomas finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in the win.
• Bonner notched 18 points, three rebounds, four assists and one steal on the night. She went a perfect 4-4 from behind the arc.
• The Sun had the edge in second chance points (23-9) and fast-break points (18-13), while the Fever won the battle in the paint (42-34).
• Connecticut made a season-high 11 three-pointers in the contest, shooting a season-best 57.9% from outside the arc.
• With 11 points in tonight’s game, Carrington eclipsed 100 points in her WNBA career. She now has 110 points in two seasons thus far with the Sun.
• The Sun have now won the last six matchups against the Fever at Mohegan Sun Arena, dating back to the 2016 season.
• Tonight’s victory was the Sun’s first Commissioner’s Cup win of the season. $2,000 will be donated to the League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Connecticut moves to 1-1 in Commissioner’s Cup play.
• Tonight’s game attendance was 4,428.

NEXT GAME

The Connecticut Sun head to Indiana on Sunday, May 22 to take on the Indiana Fever at 2:00pm EST at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Sun look to extend their win streak to four, not dropping a game since the 2022 season opener at the Liberty on May 7. This will be Connecticut’s second of four meetings with Indiana this regular season. The Sun have now won eight of the last ten matchups against the Fever, dating back to 2018.