Connecticut Sun defeat Atlanta Dream, 85-68, in preseason competition

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The Sunlight go 2-0 in preseason competition Atlanta, GA - Today, the Connecticut Sun defeated the Atlanta Dream, 85-68, in their second preseason competition of the 2023 Sun were led by previous Atlanta Dream guard, Tiffany Hayes, that tallied 20 points, five rebounds, two assists, two swipes and one block against her team of 10 Sunlight opened the video game on a 6-0 spurt and took an eight-point advantage over the Dream after the initial quarter of activity, 26-18. Alyssa Thomas filled up the stat sheet in the very first ten mins of play, leading Connecticut with 8 points, 5 rebounds and four outscored Atlanta, 19-16, in the 2nd quarter to press their lead up to 11 at the halftime break, 45-34. Hayes came alive in the second quarter of action, dropping seven of her 20 indicate lead the Sun heading right into the storage locker Sun began the second half how they began the first, on a 6-0 run, pushing their lead up to 17, 51-34. Their defensive intensity continued throughout the third, outscoring Atlanta 23-17, to take a 68-51 advantage into the 4th. Hayes proceeded pushing pace offensively for the Sun, leading the group with 10 factors, 4 rebounds, one help and one swipe in the leading by as several as 25 points in the 3rd Sun Basketball Jersey, the Dream shut the space on the Sun in the fourth, tracking by just 13 with 5:26 to play. However, the Sun finished the competition on a 12-8 surge to close out the win. DiJonai Carrington notched 8 points, 2 rebounds, one help and one block in the last 10 mins to lead the was led by Allisha Gray that notched 12 points, one block and one take.