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A win, win, win proposition
It was a successful day all around in Connecticut Sun land.
Not only did the Sun avoid opening the season 0-2 for the first time since 2004 but Anete Jekabsone-Zogota and Sandrine Gruda, who will join the Sun when the EuroBasket Championships are over, led their teams to opening-round victories on Sunday.
The Sun, which lost to Washington in Saturday's season opener, rebounded with a 66-57 win at New York. Lindsay Whalen, the runner-up in the league MVP voting last season, had another strong game with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Erin Phillips, who did not score against the Mystics, had 13 points including a key 3-pointer in the fourth quarter when New York was threatening to steal the game. Tamika Whitmore came off the bench to add 11 points and eight rebounds and Asjha Jones added 10 points. Kiesha Brown, picked up late in the preseason after Washington cut her, had her second straight solid outing off the bench with seven points and four rebounds. Perhaps most importantly, after managing just five offensive rebounds against Washington, Connecticut had 16 offensive rebounds (five by Whalen) and outrebounded New York 47-33. Former UConn star Ashley Battle was a bright spot for the Liberty with eight points, five rebounds and three assists.
Jekabsone-Zogota had a game-high 20 points in Latvia's 85-52 win over Poland. Gruda, despite early foul trouble, had a game-high 23 points as well as seven rebounds in France's 76-61 win over Italy.
Former UConn and Connecticut Sun forward Svetlana Abrosimova had 16 points, five rebounds and four steals in Russia's 74-61 win over Turkey.
Not only did the Sun avoid opening the season 0-2 for the first time since 2004 but Anete Jekabsone-Zogota and Sandrine Gruda, who will join the Sun when the EuroBasket Championships are over, led their teams to opening-round victories on Sunday.
The Sun, which lost to Washington in Saturday's season opener, rebounded with a 66-57 win at New York. Lindsay Whalen, the runner-up in the league MVP voting last season, had another strong game with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Erin Phillips, who did not score against the Mystics, had 13 points including a key 3-pointer in the fourth quarter when New York was threatening to steal the game. Tamika Whitmore came off the bench to add 11 points and eight rebounds and Asjha Jones added 10 points. Kiesha Brown, picked up late in the preseason after Washington cut her, had her second straight solid outing off the bench with seven points and four rebounds. Perhaps most importantly, after managing just five offensive rebounds against Washington, Connecticut had 16 offensive rebounds (five by Whalen) and outrebounded New York 47-33. Former UConn star Ashley Battle was a bright spot for the Liberty with eight points, five rebounds and three assists.
Jekabsone-Zogota had a game-high 20 points in Latvia's 85-52 win over Poland. Gruda, despite early foul trouble, had a game-high 23 points as well as seven rebounds in France's 76-61 win over Italy.
Former UConn and Connecticut Sun forward Svetlana Abrosimova had 16 points, five rebounds and four steals in Russia's 74-61 win over Turkey.
Labels: Anete Jekabsone-Zogota, Ashja Jones, Erin Phillips, Lindsay Whalen, Sandrine Gruda, Svetlana Abrosimova
posted by Jim Fuller at
6:25 PM
1 Comments:
WOW Jim,
Thanks so much for this story that included GREAT NEWS-WINNING NEWS on Aneta, Sandrine and Sveta. In a great way it more than favorably introduced these girls into the CT Sun's fold (except for Sveta - though happy to hear she played well).
Folks who don't do the research have been complaining why T would dump two more players (who have become known skill-wise)for two gals they don't know very much at all? Hopefully they will read the links you gave them and then say "Now we understand!"
Rosie Patrick
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