Sun-Wings preview
The Connecticut Sun will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak when they visit the Dallas Wings on Saturday at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. Dallas (8-9) is third in the WNBA's Western Conference, 7 1/2 games behind first-place Los Angeles. The Wings had won four in a row before suffering back-to-back losses to the Indiana Fever and the Los Angeles Sparks. The Wings are coming off an 83-78 victory over the Seattle Storm. Rookie Aerial Powers came off the bench to score a team-high 19 points for Dallas, the fourth time this season she has led the team in scoring. She made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 54 seconds remaining. Courtney Paris recorded a double-double, finishing with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Connecticut (3-13) is last in the Eastern Conference. The Sun has lost three in a row and six of its last seven. The Sun, which is wrapping up a four-game road trip, is coming off an 86-75 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. Alex Bentley led the team with 20 points and six assists. Alyssa Thomas had 18 points and eight rebounds. Jonquel Jones came off the bench to post 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting. This the first time Connecticut and Dallas have met this season. They will play again July 20 and Sept. 16. Odyssey Sims leads Dallas and ranks 13th in the WNBA in scoring at 15.2 points per game. Sims shot 47.2 percent from the field during her team's four-game winning streak from June 16-23, well above her season shooting percentage of 38.3 percent. Paris is third in the league in rebounding, averaging 8.8 rebounds per game. Erin Phillips is third in free-throw shooting at 92.9 percent. Bentley leads Connecticut in scoring at 13.8 points per game. Jasmine Thomas is fifth in the WNBA in assists, averaging 4.6 per game. Alyssa Thomas is fifth in steals, averaging 1.6. |