UNCASVILLE, Conn. — — DeWanna Bonner scored 23 points, hitting a career-high seven 3-pointers, to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 80-67 Sunday for their third win in a row.

Tiffany Mitchell added 13 points and Brionna Jones scored 11 points for Connecticut. Alyssa Thomas added seven points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Mitchell and Bonner each hit a 3-point in a 9-0 run that made it 17-11 with 2:20 left in the first quarter and the Sun led the rest of the way.

Allisha Gray hit a mid-range pull-up jumper that cut Atlanta’s deficit to 24-20 midway through the second quarter but Veronica Burton answered with a 3-pointer and Jones made a layup before Bonner hit again from behind the arc to give Connecticut a 12-point lead. The Sun led 34-24 at the half.

The Dream made 4 of 11 from the field and committed five turnovers while scoring just eight points in the second quarter before Connecticut scored 33 points — one fewer than its first-half total — on 9-of-11 shooting in the third quarter to open an 18-point lead going into the fourth.

Atlanta (7-13), which beat the Sun 78-74 on June 28 to end a three-game skid, has lost four games in a row and seven of its last eight.

Connecticut (17-4) has won four of its last five games and is tied with the New York Liberty for the best record in the WNBA.

New York, which beat the Sun 82-75 on June 8 to end Connecticut’s nine-game win streak to open the season, visits Wednesday.

Gray led Atlanta with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Tina Charles added 13 points and Nia Coffey 11.

Rhyne Howard (ankle) — who is second on the Dream in scoring (15.4 per game) this season and leads the team in assists (3.4), steals (2.2) and blocks (0.8) — Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (foot), Aerial Powers (calf) and Jordin Canada (finger) did not play for Atlanta.

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Elmer was assigned to Detective David Collins of the Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit. 

K-9 Elmer, who was 6 years old, was laid to rest on Saturday, July 6, due to medical complications.

Det. Collins and K-9 Elmer graduated from the Connecticut State Police 212th Accelerant Detection Class in the fall of 2020 and have served for the last three years. 

During his career, K-9 Elmer traveled across the state to assist at numerous fire scenes, working alongside our local, state, and federal partners in “locating countless evidentiary items,” according to state police.

Additionally, K-9 Elmer assisted in training fire investigators and educating the public about fire safety. 

“K-9 Elmer was loved by all and will be sorely missed,” state police said.

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You’re invited to LIFEhouse Church’s 35th Anniversary Celebration Service/Cookout! Join us in person at our church for a day filled with fun and fellowship. After a special indoor service, we’ll have a cookout outside with delicious food for everyone to enjoy. But that’s not all – there will be a Bounce House for the kids to play in, snow cones to cool off, face painting, and more surprises in store. Don’t miss out on this exciting event to celebrate 35 years of blessings and memories with our church family! FREE and open to the public.

Where: LIFEhouse Church, 79 Maxson Rd, Groton, CT 06340 (Across the street from the plaza with Walgreens/The Shack)

When: Service begins inside the church building at 4 p.m., immediately followed by cookout outside 

Cost: FREE and open to the public

Plenty of free parking