Alyssa Thomas records double-double, Mercury win in her return to Connecticut

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas racked up 14 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds against her former team, Satou Sabally added 12 points and a season-high 15 rebounds as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Connecticut Sun 83-75 Wednesday night.

Phoenix (9-4) has won three in a row for the first time this season.

Lexi Held provided 14 points, Kahleah Copper 13 and Kitija Laksa 11 for the Mercury’s balanced attack.

What a fitting return for Alyssa Thomas in her first game back in Connecticut:

14 PTS
8 REB
11 AST

The Sun's all-time assists leader recorded her 4th straight game with 10+ assists!#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/lh2Cj2DQOh

— WNBA (@WNBA) June 19, 2025

Connecticut (2-10), meanwhile, is off to its worst start in franchise history. The Sun have lost four straight games and five of six.

Rookie Aneesa Morrow scored a season-high 16 points for the Sun. Jacy Sheldon hit three 3s and finished with 13 points. Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 10 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and a season-best three blocks.

The Mercury snapped a four-game skid against Connecticut and a six-game losing streak at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Phoenix scored the game’s first 10 points, as Connecticut started 0-for-5 from the field and committed four turnovers before finishing 4-of-19 shooting in the first quarter.

Sheldon had 11 points, including three 3s, as Connecticut used a 16-4 run to trim its deficit to 39-35. Sheldon capped the run with the reverse layup. Thomas had two layups and an assist as the Mercury scored nine of the last 11 first-half points to take a 48-36 lead into the break.

The @phoenixmercury came out blazing ☄️ 8-0 run to start Q1!

Monique Akoa Makani drains the corner triple!

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Thomas helped the Sun reach the WNBA Finals in 2019 and 2022 and was traded to Phoenix in the offseason.

The Mercury play the third of a four-game road trip Thursday against New York.

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