Top Sun vs. Liberty Players to Watch - 7/10/2024
The Connecticut Sun (17-4) have a home matchup with Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty (17-4) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, July 10. The tip is at 11:00 AM ET.
The Sun outscore opponents by 7.1 points per game (scoring 79.9 points per game to rank eighth in the league while giving up 72.8 per contest to rank first in the WNBA) and have a +149 scoring differential overall.
The Liberty outscore opponents by 8.8 points per game (posting 86.7 points per game, second in league, and giving up 77.9 per outing, third in WNBA) and have a +185 scoring differential.
Watch the WNBA on Fubo!How to Watch Sun vs. Liberty
- Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- How to Watch on TV: NBCS-BOS and WWOR
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- Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
- Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun’s Last Game
Last time out, Connecticut picked up an 80-67 victory versus Atlanta. The Sun were led by DeWanna Bonner, who ended the game with 23 points, while Tiffany Mitchell added 13 points.
- DeWanna Bonner: 23 PTS | 4 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 7 3PM
- Tiffany Mitchell: 13 PTS | 3 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
- Brionna Jones: 11 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
Liberty’s Last Game
Led by Sabrina Ionescu (22 PTS, 39.1 FG%, 4-13 from 3PT) and Betnijah Laney (20 PTS, 57.1 FG%, 4-10 from 3PT), New York ended its last matchup losing 83-78 against Indiana.
- Sabrina Ionescu: 22 PTS | 3 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
- Betnijah Laney: 20 PTS | 4 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
- Breanna Stewart: 14 PTS | 6 REB |6 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
Sun Players to Watch
- Alyssa Thomas is tops on her team in both rebounds (9.4) and assists (7.9) per contest, and also averages 11.9 points. Defensively, she delivers 1.6 steals (seventh in the league) and 0.5 blocked shots.
- Bonner posts a team-high 16.9 points per game. She is also putting up 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists, shooting 43.2% from the floor and 31.3% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Brionna Jones posts 12.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest. Defensively, she delivers 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- DiJonai Carrington is posting 13.1 points, 1.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game.
- Tyasha Harris averages 11.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest, shooting 43.3% from the field and 37.2% from downtown with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.
Liberty Players to Watch
- Stewart tops the Liberty in scoring (19.4 points per game) and rebounding (9.0), and produces 4.0 assists. She also delivers 2.1 steals (third in the WNBA) and 1.4 blocked shots (sixth in the league).
- Ionescu is posting a team-leading 6.3 assists per game. And she is producing 18.9 points and 4.3 rebounds, making 41.7% of her shots from the field and 33.7% from 3-point range, with 2.8 treys per game (fourth in WNBA).
- The Liberty get 16.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game from Jonquel Jones.
- Laney gives the Liberty 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. She also delivers 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Kayla Thornton gets the Liberty 6.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest. She also puts up 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.