Connecticut
Bonner helps Connecticut surge in fourth quarter and beat Mystics – The Collinsville Press
Connecticut’s DeWanna Bonner scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the Sun beat Washington on Friday night.
After Washington’s Ariel Atkins drained a three-point shot after a turnover from the host Connecticut Sun, the visiting Mystics had a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter.
That was the high water mark for the Mystics Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. The Sun scored 17 of the next 20 points in the game including a run of 17 consecutive points to beat the Mystics 84-77 before a crowd of 6,871.
Connecticut veteran DeWanna Bonner scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Sun won their second straight game and beat the Mystics for the sixth straight contest. DiJonai Carrington had 21 points and three assists for the Sun while Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, a team-high 11 rebounds and six assists.
Washington (0-2) hit eight of their first 17 shots from three-point range to stay in the game but sank just one of 5 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter. The Sun had 14 steals in the game and six in the pivotal fourth quarter.
“I had to do something,” Bonner admitted. “For three quarters, I wasn’t my best. I felt I had to turn it on or sit down. I just got aggressive on defense.”
In the fourth quarter, Bonner was 6-of-9 from the floor with four rebounds and four steals.
“Great players understand the moment,” Sun coach Stephanie White said. “She had struggled shooting the basketball but she found ways in the fourth quarter to get to the rim. Whether it was attacking, cutting , getting an easy one or getting to the free throw line. It is the DNA of some players to understand the moment.”
Washington led 59-52 early in the fourth quarter after Atkins completed a three-point play. Bonner scored in the lane to cut the lead to five and then stole the ball and drove to the basket to reduce the lead to three, 59-56.
A three-point play from Shakira Austin extended the Mystic lead to six but Carrington scored in the lane, was fouled and completed the three-point play to cut the lead to three, 62-59 with 8:02 remaining in the game.
The Sun scored the next 12 points of the game to take a 62-59 lead. Bonner had six of the ten points on drives to the basket. Two baskets came off fabulous passes from Thomas and the third basket came after another steal and a drive to the basket.
Brionna Jones also had two baskets in the low post for Connecticut. She had seven points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes of work as she continues to come back from last year’s achilles tendon injury.
The Sun led by seven, 75-68 with 2:54 remaining but the Mystics didn’t go quietly.
After cutting the Connecticut lead to two with 1:50 remaining, it was Ty Harris with a three-point in the lane with 1:36 left to extend the lead to five points.
Washington cut the lead to three with 16.7 seconds but Bonner hit two free throws with 13.9 seconds and then Harris stole the ball and drove in for a layup with a second left to ice the contest.
Karlie Samuelson had a career-high 18 points and four three-point goals. Julie Vanloo came off the bench to score 12 points for the Mystics.
“It wasn’t a pretty game,” White admitted. “For three quarters, we were pretty average. In the fourth quarter, we gutted it out and found a way to win. That is a tribute to our leaders and the toughness that (Thomas), (Bonner) and Bri Jones bring. Finding ways to get a win in this league is big. I am proud of them for finding a way.”
Connecticut 84, Washington 77
At Uncasville, Conn.
Washington (77) K. Samuelson 6-8 2-2 18, Austin 4-8 2-3 10, Dolson 3-7 0-0 9, Atkins 3-12 2-2 8, Sykes 0-1 2-2 2, Hines-Allen 2-4 2-2 7, Edwards 3-5 0-0 7, Vanloo 5-9 1-1 6, Walker-Kimbrough 5-9 1-1 12, Richards 2-3 1-2 5, Engstler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 12-14 77
Connecticut (84) Bonner 9-19 4-4 22, Thomas 3-7 7-7 13, Jones 3-5 1-2 7, Carrington 7-18 7-7 21, Harris 2-7 1-1 5, Nelson-Ododa 3-3 2-3 8, Banham 0-4 0-0 0, Jefferson 2- 2-2 8, Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-68 24-26 84
Washington (0-2) 20 16 20 21 — 77
Connecticut (2-0) 18 18 16 32 — 84
Three-point goals: Washington 9-22 (Samuelson 4-5, Dolson 3-5, Atkins 0-5, Sykes 0-2, Hines-Allen 1-2, Vanloo 1-4, Richards 0-1); Connecticut 2-20 (Bonner 0-6, Carrington 0-4, Harris 0-2, Banham 0-3, Jefferson 2-4, Mitchell 0-1)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Portland Fire, 90-87, during Camp Day on Tuesday morning at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Thousands of kids were in attendance to watch the Sun hold on to a fourth-quarter lead as the Fire attempted to rally. Connecticut led by 10 at halftime and saw its lead cut to one in the final period.
Brittney Griner added 20 points for the Sun, who ended their three-game homestand with a victory. Olivia Nelson-Ododa went 8-for-8 from the foul line en route to 16 points and Leila Lacan chipped in 14.
Carla Leite led the Fire with 18 points.
The Sun visit Phoenix on Friday for the first of two games with the Mercury.
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You might have seen Connecticut’s state flag in government buildings and schools and wondered what the meaning was behind its design.
Adopted by the General Assembly in 1897, the Flag of Connecticut features a navy blue background with a white shield. Three grapevines with purple grapes are on the shield and oak leaves and acorns can be found on the shield’s edge.
Below the shield is a banner which features the phrase “Qui Transtulit Sustinet” written in Latin. According to ConnecticutHistory.org, that phrase translates to “He who transplanted still sustains,” which honors the colonists who moved to the state from England.
Per Encyclopedia Britannica, the three grapevines have two competing interpretations: they represent either the three oldest settlements in the state (Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor) or the three colonies that merged to form Connecticut (Connecticut Colony, Saybrook Colony and New Haven Colony).
Why is the Connecticut flag blue?
According to ConnecticutHistory.org, the blue comes from Connecticut’s Civil War military flags. During the Civil War, Connecticut regiments had flags featuring blue backgrounds. ConnecticutHistory.org reports that when the legislature adopted an official flag in 1897, they kept the color that military tradition had already established.
Origins of Connecticut’s state flag
Per ConnecticutHistory.org, Connecticut did not have an official state flag until 1897. The site reports that in 1895, the Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Groton pushed for an official flag to display in their new meeting room.
Governor Owen Vincent Coffin introduced a bill on May 29, 1895, which ConnecticutHistory.org says caused the legislature to subsequently form a committee. After several designs were submitted, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted the flag in 1897.
Connecticut’s coat of arms, which includes the shield, grapevines and banner featured on the state flag, was not formally standardized until 1931, according to USASymbol.com. The website also says color standards for the flag came in 1956, when the Secretary of the State’s office developed uniform specifications.
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