Lyndra Littles was probably never more thrilled to finish a game 2 for 8 from the field than she was on Sunday.

The second-round pick was 0 for 5 from the field in the Connecticut Sun's first two exhibition games and then missed her first three shots in Sunday's exhibition finale against Los Angeles. Finally with 7 minutes to play, she had her first pro basket with a driving layup. The former Virginia star finished with eight points and a game-high eight rebounds as she finished the preseason schedule averaging 5 points and 4.7 rebounds.

Littles said her shooting woes did not carry over to the practice court which is good news in her bid to make the Sun 11-player roster.

"Yes, there it is was my thought," Little said of finally finding the range. "Like Coach (Mike) Thibault said, most of my shots were short and he wanted me to get them over the rim. I hit them in practice, I think it is being young, rushing them instead of taking your time."

Littles is going to do her best not to stress out about her future with Connecticut. She is aware that between now and Friday, four players will be cut.

"I am going to sleep, have a good time regardless of whether I make this team or not, I will make a team in the future and I will go overseas and play," Little said.

Thibault admitted that the cuts will not be easy ones. He is leaning towards not making any moves until after Tuesday's practice and intrasquad scrimmage at St. Joseph College in West Hartford (which will run from 6-8 p.m. and is open to the public).

Thibault is planning to hold onto Amber Holt, expected to miss a month with a hand injury. The starting five of Lindsay Whalen, Asjha Jones, Erin Phillips, Kerri Gardin and Chante Black as well as key reserves Barbara Turner and Tamika Whitmore will make up a solid seven-player rotation. Add in Holt and that leaves three spots for the other seven players in camp. Danielle Page and Littles were both assertive offensively. If Thibault keeps both of them, that leaves Ketia Swanier, Kristi Cirone, Ashley Hayes, Lauren Ervin and Carrem Gay fighting for one spot. It's a tough call. Do you keep another post player (Ervin) until Sandrine Gruda reports to camp? Or do you pick another point guard (Cirone or Swanier)? I guess that's why Thibault makes the big bucks.

Last item of the day is that 12 players including two (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Betnijah Laney) who have attended either practice or a game at UConn last season have been named to the inaugural USA Basketball Under-16 national team.