Seattle, WA: The Connecticut Sun (13-2) face off against the Seattle Storm (9-6) on Sunday, June 23 at 3:00 PM ET/12:00 PM PT at Climate Pledge Arena. Tomorrow afternoon’s showdown will be the teams’ first meeting during the 2024 season. The game will air on NBC Sports Boston, while also streaming live on WNBA League Pass.
Last time out on Friday night, the Connecticut Sun fell to the Las Vegas Aces, 85-74. The Sun suffered their first road loss of the season, moving to 5-1 away from home in 2024. DiJonai Carrington led Connecticut in scoring with 19 points, while Brionna Jones added 18 points, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block on the night. Las Vegas held Connecticut to a season-low 26 field goals made in the game.
As of games through June 21, Sun forward Alyssa Thomas is first in assists per game (8.0) and sixth in rebounds per game (9.3) across the league. She has also posted six double-doubles in 2024, good for fifth best in the WNBA. Brionna Jones is third in FG% in the WNBA, shooting 57.7% from the floor. As a team, the Sun are leading the league in defensive rating (91.8) and are also fourth in steals per game (8.4), third in field goal percentage (44.5%), second in second chance points per game (103.2), third in net rating (11.4) and fourth in offensive rating (103.2) in the WNBA.
Connecticut is 30-21 all-time during the regular season against Seattle, including 11-14 on the road. The Sun enter Sunday’s game having won the last six regular season meetings against the Storm, with their last loss coming on June 13, 2021. Seattle enters Sunday’s matchup up coming off a 94-83 loss to the Las Vega Aces on Wednesday evening. Noelle Quinn is in her fourth season as the head coach of the Storm and holds a 1-6 record against the Sun.