Sun Announce 2019 Schedule

The Connecticut Sun will open the 2019 season at home vs. Elena Delle
Donne and the Washington Mystics

UNCASVILLE–The Connecticut Sun will kick off the 2019 campaign with two home games. Opening night at Mohegan Sun Arena will be on Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Elena Delle Donne and the Washington Mystics. The Mystics, of course, are coached by former Sun mentor Mike Thibault. Next up will be a contest with the Indiana Fever on Tuesday, May 28, before the Sun head west for their first road trip of the season when they visit the Los Angeles Sparks on May 31 followed by a stop in Sin City where they will face Moriah Jefferson and the Las Vegas Aces on June 2.

Of the Sun’s 17 home games, 10 will be played on either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena.

A 21-win playoff team for the second straight season in 2018, the Sun will open its nationally televised slate on Sunday, June 16, at home vs. Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and the defending champion Seattle Storm on ABC. Tip-off is slated for 3:30 p.m., ET. Other national broadcasts include a stop in Washington on June 29 at 2 p.m. on ESPN, a home matchups against the Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen and the Minnesota Lynx on July 6 at 2 p.m. on ESPN2, and vs. Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury on July 2 at 8 p.m. also on ESPN2. In all, the Sun will featured in four of the WNBA’s 16 national broadcasts.

“We’re thrilled to be featured four times on national television in 2019, including three games at Mohegan Sun Arena,” said Amber Cox, Vice President of the Sun. “It speaks volumes about our coaching staff, players, fan base and front office. Our young and dynamic roster plays an exciting brand of basketball that has New England energized about how far this team can go.”

Other highlights of the home schedule include a second visit from the Storm on August 16, while the Mercury return on August 1. Washington pays the Sun another visit on June 11, and the Sun will host Angel McCoughtry, Tiffany Hayes and the Atlanta Dream at home twice—once on June 21 and again on July 19. The team will also host its second annual matinee game on Wednesday, July 24 at 11:30 a.m. vs. Tina Charles, Bria Hartley and the New York Liberty.

After the first road trip of the season, the Sun will head to Atlanta on June 9 at 3 p.m. and Minnesota on June 14 at 8 p.m. before closing out June in Chicago with a game vs. Stefanie Dolson and the Sky on June 24, a trip to Texas to take on Skylar Diggins-Smith and the Dallas Wings on June 26 and wrapping up the trip with the ESPN2 game in Washington on June 29.

Two more long trips are on the slate in August. The first kicks off on August 4 in New York, August 9 in Minnesota, August 11 in Las Vegas and August 14 in Phoenix. The second starts in Los Angeles on August 25, and Seattle on August 27 before the team returns to the East Coast on August 30 to play the Liberty at Westchester County Center. The regular season rounds out in early September with two home games on September 4 vs. Dallas and Sept. 6 vs. Chicago. The Sun wraps up the 2019 regular season in the Hoosier state with a game against Cappy Pondexter, Natalie Achonwa, Candice Dupree and the Indiana Fever on Sept. 8.

Season tickets for 2019 start at $22 per game and are currently available on sale. Visit ConnecticutSun.com, call 1-877-SUN-TIXX, or click HERE to purchase. For a complete 2019 season schedule, click HERE.

—Staff Reports