Brooklyn, NY: The Connecticut Sun (21-7) head to Brooklyn to take on the top ranked New York Liberty (25-4) on Saturday, August 24 at 7:00 PM ET at the Barclays Center. The Sun will play in their second back-to-back game of the season and third game in five days, coming off an 82-80 down-to-the-wire win over against the Chicago Sky on Friday night. The game will air on NBC Sports Boston and stream live on WNBA League Pass.
Storylines:
Last Time Out:
The Sun defeated the Chicago Sky on Friday night, 82-80, in Uncasville. Marina Mabrey led Connecticut against her former squad with a season-high 24 points, three rebounds, one assists and one steal. She went 5/7 from beyond the three-point line and finished a team high +10. Alyssa Thomas finished one rebound shy of a triple-double with 12 points, nine rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and two blocks. The stat line marked her sixth game with 10+ assists this season and her 20+ points-assists double of her career. Last night’s game also marked the first time this season three or more Sun players have notched 3+ steals in a single game (Alyssa Thomas-4, DiJonai Carrington- 3 and Ty Harris- 3).
Milestone Tracker:
Veteran guard-forward DeWanna Bonner eclipsed 3,000 rebounds in her career in the Sun’s 82-80 win over the Sky on Friday night. She is just one of 10 players in WNBA history to achieve the feat and joined Tamika Catchings as the second player in league history to total 7,000+ points, 3,000+ rebounds and 1,000+ assists. She is also currently 10 rebounds away from tying Taj McWilliams-Franklin for ninth all-time in WNBA history in rebounding. With six points in Friday’s win, Ty Harris is now just 13 points away from 1,000 points in her WNBA career. Harris is averaging 11.1 points per game this season, but very well could achieve the feat in Saturday’s nights game.
Opponent History:
Connecticut is 48-48 all-time against New York during regular season action, with a 20-27 record at home. The Sun have dropped the last seven regular season matchups with the Liberty dating back to the 2022 season, with an 0-3 record this year. New York enters Saturday night’s contest winners of eight straight games, most recently defeating the Dallas Wings, 79-71, on Thursday night. Head Coach Sandy Brondello is in her third season with New York.