GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Connecticut Sun defeated the New York Liberty, 82-63. With the win, Connecticut splits the regular season series against New York, 2-2.
• The Sun move to 17-9 on the season, while the Liberty fall to 9-16.
• Brionna Jones led Connecticut with 21 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal in the victory.
• Sabrina Ionescu finished with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal to lead New York in the effort.
• DiJonai Carrington tallied a career-high 18 points, including 14 points in the fourth quarter, along with three rebounds, one steal and one block for the Sun.
• Alyssa Thomas notched a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds, along with five assists and a season-high six steals.
• Today marked Natisha Hiedeman’s 100^th career game in the WNBA.
• Connecticut held a 15-14 lead over New York headed into the first media timeout of the contest. DeWanna Bonner tallied five points and one assist to lead the Sun in the opening stretch.
• The Sun and Liberty were tied at 19-19 after the first quarter of play. Bonner had five points to lead Connecticut scorers. Thomas, Jones and Williams added four points in the first.
• The Sun shot 50% (8-16) in the first quarter, while holding the Liberty to 42.1% (8-19) from the field.
• Connecticut led New York, 26-25, with 6:20 to go in the first half. Jones had six of the Sun’s seven points to open the quarter.
• The Sun outscored the Liberty, 20-16, in the second quarter to take a 39-35 lead into the locker room. Jones finished the half with 14 points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal to lead Connecticut. Stefanie Dolson had nine points and two rebounds to lead New York.
• Connecticut were 16-37 (43.2%) from the field, while New York shot 15-36 (41.7%) from the floor in the first twenty minutes of action.
• The Sun outscored the Liberty in the paint (26-22), in second-chance points (12-6) and in fast-break points (12-5) in the first half.
• New York opened the third quarter outscoring Connecticut, 10-6, to tie the game at 45. Thomas, Jones and Williams each had a basket to pace the Sun out of the locker room.
• Connecticut took a three-point advantage, 53-50, into the fourth quarter. Jones had five of her 21 points in the contest coming out of the locker room.
• The Sun opened the fourth outscoring the Liberty, 11-7, to take a 64-57 lead with 5:21 to play in the contest. Carrington had seven points to lead Connecticut in that stretch.
• Connecticut finished the contest on an 18-6 run to take home the 82-63 win, outscoring the Liberty 29-13 in the fourth quarter.
• The Sun shot 49.2% (30-61) on the day, while holding the Liberty to just 36.4% (24-66) from the field.
• Connecticut outscored New York in the paint (40-30), in second-chance points (16-9) and on the fast break (25-12).

NEXT GAME

The Connecticut Sun are on the road Friday, July 22 for the first of a two-game series against the Minnesota Lynx at 8:00 PM EST at the Target Center. The contest will be the Sun’s first meeting with the Lynx in the 2022 season. Last year, Connecticut were 2-1 against Minnesota. In their last matchup on August 19, 2021, DeWanna Bonner had 31 points, 11 rebounds, one assist and one block in the Sun’s 82-71 win.