Preview – Sun vs. Wings

Connecticut Sun (16-12) At Arlington Dallas Wings (14-14)
College Park Center
Wednesday, August 8th, 8:00 p.m. ET
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Last Game: The Connecticut Sun won 109-88 at home over the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, August 5th. The Dallas Wings fell 74-76 at home to the Washington Mystics on August 5th.

Inside The Matchup:

  • Connecticut is 1-0 against Dallas this season.
  • Shekinna Stricklen (24 points, five rebounds), Courtney Williams (15 points, seven rebounds, four assists) and Jonquel Jones (15 points, five rebounds) led the Sun in a 92-75 win over the Wings on July 22nd.
  • Liz Cambage (25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists), Kayla Thornton (11 points, three rebounds, three assists), and Glory Johnson (11 points, six rebounds) led the Wings in the loss.
  • Stricklen tied a WNBA record with eight three-pointers, finishing 8 of 11 from behind the arc in the win.
  • Jasmine Thomas dished out a season-high nine assists against the Wings.
  • Connecticut set the franchise’s single-game record with 46 made field goals in the win over Las Vegas on Sunday.
  • The Sun set a franchise record for points in a half with 64 in the first half against the Aces.
  • Thomas led the Sun, scoring a career-high 30 points including five threes in the win over Las Vegas.
  • Cambage (16 points, 14 rebounds) and Johnson (10 points, 11 rebounds) both finished with double-doubles, leading the charge for Dallas in the loss to Washington on Sunday.
  • Connecticut is second in the WNBA in both rebounding average (37.04 per game) and three-point percentage (36.4 percent), and ranks third in scoring average (86.8) and field goal percentage (46.1 percent).
  • Chiney Ogwumike is tied for second in the league in shooting percentage (60.9 percent).
  • Dallas is second in the WNBA in scoring average (87.2), third in rebounding average (36.79 per game) and fifth in field goal percentage (44.9 percent).
  • Cambage is tied for the league lead in scoring average (22.8 ppg) and is second in rebounding (9.6 rpg).
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith is third in the league in assists (6.2 apg).

Next Game: The Connecticut Sun will be in action next on Friday, August 10th against the Chicago Sky at 9:00 p.m. ET. For more details, visit connecticutsun.com.