The Connecticut Sun (3-0) visit the Chicago Sky (2-2) on Friday in a WNBA Eastern Conference tilt.
The Sun is coming off an 86-77 win over the Indiana Fever last Saturday. The Sun were led by the 21 points of Alyssa Thomas who hit 8 of her 12 field goal attempts. Courtney Williams chipped in with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. The Sun led 70-51 after three periods and coasted to the 9-point win.
Coming into this game, the Sky has lost two straight after falling to the Seattle Storm 95-91 in overtime Friday. The Sky squandered a 14-point lead during the fourth quarter to lose in OT. After leading by 11 points at the start of the fourth quarter and by as many as 14 during the quarter, the Sky could not hold onto the lead. In the loss, Allie Quigley led the Sky with 23 points.
Alyssa Thomas leads the Sun in scoring and rebounding with averages of 16.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Thomas is second in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Five other played besides Thomas are averaging double figures in scoring for the Sun. The leader in assists is Jasmine Thomas with an average of 6.0 per game. Thomas is shooting 62.5% from the field hitting 20 of her 32 field goals attempts in three games.
Allie Quigley leads the Sky in with an average of 19.3 points per game. The only other player averaging double figures in scoring is Diamond DeShields with an average of 13.0 points per game. The leading rebounder is Cheyenne Parker with an average of 7.0 per game. Jamierra Faulkner leads the team in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. Quigley is shooting 60.9% from the field hitting 28 of her 46 field goal attempts.
