Connecticut Visits Las Vegas for a Match Up Wednesday Night
Las Vegas, NV: The Connecticut Sun (2-11) continue their west coast road trip taking on the Las Vegas Aces (6-7) on Wednesday, June 25 at 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT at Michelob Ultra Arena. The game will air on NBC Sports Boston with John Brickley and Edona Thaqi on the call. It will also be available to stream on WNBA League Pass.
Last time out on Sunday night, the Sun fell to the Golden State Valkyries on the road, 87-63. Rookie forward Aneesah Morrow led the Sun in scoring for the second time this season, finishing with 14 points and four rebounds. The outing marked her third straight-game scoring in double figures and two points shy of her career-high. Jacy Sheldon was the only other player to finish in double-digits with 10 points, two rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in the game. The Sun notched a season-high 11 blocks on the night. The last time Connecticut had 10+ blocks in a game was May 25, 2021 when the team recorded 11 blocks against Seattle. Olivia Nelson-Ododa recorded a career-high five blocks to lead the Sun in that stat category.
In their first meeting of the 2025 regular season, the Sun fell to the Aces 87-62 at home in Uncasville. The loss margin(-25) was the largest margin of defeat to Las Vegas in franchise history. Tina Charles led the Sun in the game with 20 points and five rebounds. Sun rookie Saniya Rivers made her WNBA debut in the game, recording 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 25 minutes off the bench in the effort. Forward-center Rayah Marshall also made her WNBA regular season rookie debut in the contest, notching a team-high six rebounds, one assist and one block in 10 minutes of action off the bench. The Sun will look to pick up their first regular season win against the Aces since June 8, 2023 and their first regular season road win since June 2, 2022.
The Aces enter Wednesday’s game coming off an 89-81 win over the Indiana Fever on Sunday afternoon. Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson led Las Vegas with 24 points, while veteran guards Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray added 19 points and 18 points respectively. Las Vegas Head Coach Becky Hammon enters her fourth season with the Aces and holds an 93-36 all-time regular season record, as well as 8-2 regular season tally against the Sun.