New Connecticut Sun defeat New York Liberty, 63-57, in preseason opener

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The Stephanie White Era begins with a preseason winUncasville, CT - Today, the Connecticut Sun defeated the New York Liberty, 63-57, in their first preseason match of the 2023 Sun were led by Brionna Jones that scratched 10 points, four rebounds, one assist and 2 steals in 18 minutes of Sunlight opened the video game on an 8-0 run including a five-point effort from Jones, however the Liberty closed the very first quarter on a 18-7 go to take a 18-15 introduce the flipped the script in the 2nd quarter where they outscored the Liberty 19-3. Previous New York Liberty guard Sun Basketball Jersey, Rebecca Allen, dropped 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks on her previous team in the 2nd quarter to lead the Sunlight kept their run going right into the 3rd quarter, outscoring the Liberty, 17-12, to take a 51-33 introduce the fourth. Sun newbie Olivia Nelson-Ododa came off the bench to lead Connecticut in the quarter with nine points, two rebounds and one Liberty selected up the pace offensively in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Sun, 24-12. New York was led by rookie forward Sika Kon, that tallied 10 points and 4 rebounds in 11 mins off the bench on the shot 33.8% from the area, while New York went 36% from the floor on the day.