The Connecticut Sun seek their third straight victory on Wednesday afternoon when they visit the Chicago Sky.

DeWanna Bonner carried the Sun (14-5) to victory against the Washington Mystics on Sunday. She scored 13 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter to lift Connecticut to the 92-84 triumph.

“She clearly had the hot hand in the fourth quarter,” forward Alyssa Thomas said of Bonner. “We knew what action we wanted to play. She’s got the four (power forward) on her, trying to guide her through ball screens, which is a tough job to do. And she hit one and we just kept calling her number until they could stop it.”

Connecticut cruised to a 20-point victory over Seattle in its previous game. The win over the Mystics was more of a grind.

“These type of games are tough, especially when you come off a game like Seattle where it was just like everything works,” Bonner said. “So sometimes the focus and the mental part is not there.”

Thomas also had a major role in the victory with 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Chicago will be seeking a little payback after losing to the Sun 96-72 on June 25. Bonner scored 26 points in that game, while Thomas recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds.

The Sky (8-11) look to end a two-game slide in the final game for both teams prior to the All-Star break. Both of those losses came at the hands of Atlanta, most recently on Sunday, when the Dream recorded an 88-77 win.

Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 28 points. Late turnovers led to the Sky’s demise.

“My team fought (Sunday). They shared the ball,” interim coach Emre Vatansever said. “They missed some shots and we didn’t get those 50-50 balls … you’ve got to get those balls to just stay in the game.”

–Field Level Media