Top Sun vs. Mystics Players to Watch - 5/17/2024
DeWanna Bonner and the Connecticut Sun (1-0) will host Ariel Atkins and the Washington Mystics (0-1) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, May 17. The game starts at 7:30 PM ET.
The Sun’s +148 scoring differential last season (outscoring opponents by 3.7 points per game) was a result of putting up 82.7 points per game (fourth in WNBA) while allowing 79.0 per contest (first in league).
The Mystics scored 80.5 points per game last season (eighth in the WNBA) and gave up 80.9 (fifth in the league) for a -14 scoring differential overall.
How to Watch Sun vs. Mystics
- Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ION
- Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
- Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
- Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun’s Last Game
Connecticut picked up a 92-71 victory against Indiana in their last outing. The team was led by Bonner’s 20 points and six rebounds and DiJonai Carrington’s 16 points and two steals.
- DeWanna Bonner: 20 PTS | 6 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
- DiJonai Carrington: 16 PTS | 5 REB |1 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
- Tyasha Harris: 16 PTS | 0 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
Mystics’ Last Game
Led by Atkins with 20 points and three steals last time out, Washington lost 85-80 versus New York.
- Ariel Atkins: 20 PTS | 2 REB |3 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK | 4 3PM
- Brittney Sykes: 14 PTS | 10 REB |7 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
- Shakira Austin: 13 PTS | 5 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 5 BLK | 1 3PM
Sun Players to Watch (2023 Stats)
- Alyssa Thomas averaged 15.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 7.9 assists per game last season.
- Bonner dropped 17.4 points a game in addition to her 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
- Bonner knocked down 1.9 threes per game a season ago.
- Thomas averaged 1.8 steals per game, while Olivia Nelson-Ododa collected 0.8 blocks per contest.
Mystics Players to Watch (2023 Stats)
- Brittney Sykes scored 15.9 points, pulled down 5.0 rebounds and dished out 3.8 assists per game last season.
- Sykes knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.4 per contest a season ago.
- Sykes averaged 2.1 takeaways per game, while Shakira Austin compiled 0.9 rejections per contest.