Jones Leads Sun Over Fever

Jonquel Jones scored 25 points, including four three-pointers, in the Sun's
88-77 win over the Indiana Fever. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via
Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS—Behind a 16-point, eight-rebound performance by Jonquel Jones, the Connecticut Sun stopped the Indiana Fever, 76-73, before 6,434 fans at Bankers Life Field House on Sunday. Jasmine Thomas added 14 points and Shekinna Stricklen poured in 12 points—all from beyond the three-point arc—for the Sun.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 14 points, while Natalie Achonwa, Candice Dupree and Bentnijah Laney all tallied 11 for the Fever.

The Sun, who led 20-15 at the first turn, took a 22-15 lead to open the second period after a driving layup by J.J. capped a 9-1 run. Connecticut never looked back after that. The Fever kept things interesting after a trey by Achonwa drew Indiana to within three mid-way through the third period, but Jones and Stricklen answered with back-to-back bombs, sparking an 18-1 Connecticut run. Jones ended the game going 11-for-19 from the field.

With the win, the Sun improve to 11-6. The Fever, who have lost three straight and are 1-7 over their last eight games, fall to 6-12. The win also snapped a four-game slide on the road for Connecticut.

Next up for the Sun will be a game with the Atlanta Dream on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on NBA-TV and NESN+. Tickets for all Sun games are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, by visiting ConnecticutSun.com, or by calling 877-SUN-TIXX. 

JJ Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Alyssa Thomas will join teammate Jonquel Jones
at the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game in Vegas.

On Monday, Jones was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week. This is the fourth time J.J. has been named PoW this season, and the seventh time in her illustrious career. In three games last week, she averaged 16.7 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 47.5 percent from the field. Her 26 points vs. Indiana was her high mark for the season thus far and was the third time she scored 20 or more points this season—and the 21st time she has done so over the course of her career.

Jones also earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week recognition three straight weeks in June (June 17, 10 and 3). It was the first time in franchise history a player had won Player of the Week honors on three consecutive weeks.

In addition, last week she was named a starter for the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game to be played on July 27 in Las Vegas. This will be J.J.’s second All-Star start. She will be joined by teammate Alyssa Thomas who was selected as a reserve. It will be Thomas’ second All-Star appearance. The game will be televised live on ABC starting at 3:30 p.m.

—Staff Reports

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