Netball England Engage 2024-07-04 Netball England Engage - Last update images today Netball England Engage England's Kirby Joins Brighton After Chelsea Exit MINNEAPOLIS -- — DeWanna Bonner scored 24 points, Alyssa Thomas had 14 assists, 13 points and 10 rebounds, while DiJonai Carrington made big plays down the stretch to help the Connecticut Sun hold off the Minnesota Lynx 78-73 on Thursday night. Bonner made 10 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and added nine rebounds for the Sun (16-4), who have posted back-to-back wins after losing three of their previous four. Thomas matched her season high for assists and Carrington finished with 17 points including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc. Alanna Smith scored 14 before fouling out to lead the Lynx (14-6). Kayla McBride had 13 points and eight rebounds. Bridget Carleton connected on a 3-pointer and Diamond Miller followed with a three-point play as the Lynx scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to knot the score at 64. Bonner answered with a 3-pointer and a three-point play for a 70-64 lead and the Sun never trailed again. Carrington blocked McBride's layup attempt with 28 seconds left that would have pulled the Lynx within two and added two free throws with 16 seconds remaining to push the lead to six. McBride sank a 3-pointer, but Carrington answered with a layup to wrap up the victory. Bonner scored 11 on 5-for-7 shooting to lead Connecticut to a 20-17 lead after the first quarter. Veronica Burton sank a 3-pointer to give the Sun a 32-24 lead with 4:42 left in the first half. McBride hit two 3-pointers and Carleton and Smith both made one in a 16-4 run to end the period and the Lynx took a 40-36 lead into halftime. Smith had a 3-pointer and a layup in an 8-2 spurt to begin the third quarter to give Minnesota its largest lead at 48-38. Carrington made back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 10-0 run and Connecticut evened the score at 48. Thomas followed her three-point play with six straight free throws and a layup, scoring 11 of the Sun's final 14 points for a 64-58 advantage heading to the final quarter. Connecticut has won five in a row against Minnesota in Minneapolis and improves to 2-0 against the Lynx this season. UP NEXT Minnesota will host the Washington Mystics on Saturday. Connecticut returns home to play the Atlanta Dream on Sunday. ------ AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball EzAW0zpW8AEkMDy?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 SSN 2023 Fixture Round1 14 Web Article England Netball England FJiGbMRWUAI142M Scaled Vitality Roses Quad HEL 6291 89e03466 B3f2 4a4b 9ee7 71614f045d55 1200x799 1280x720 2 620x400 GettyImages 1342338041 Scaled GNteam E1679008453240 Team Bath Netball England Roses 1021 Web Scaled Australia Netball World Cup Champions Screenshot 2023 04 24 At 11.38.40 Skysports England Australia 6428795 ?20240121181035 E435a7fa6a06428cb887a7f066fe374a 6b85171203605589086d3a69e2dc2ef9?impolicy=wcms Crop Resize&cropH=2695&cropW=4042&xPos=0&yPos=70&width=862&height=575 Skysports Netball Netball World Cup 6230121 ?20230725183133 244A2408 Maxresdefault Anthem Scaled 775261439BL788 England Netb Scaled England Roses Flo 8499 Low Rez 610x488 Skysports Netball Laura Malcolm 5858855 ?20220808211032 775262005 NB 4142 CAB838854554A1EFBDC753AEBDD48229 Scaled New Project 3 130512004 England Netball 16x9 2023 3 Version 2a1ad95b 021a Aa5e F604 E31d49f3255f 816x1024 Skysports Netball World Cup 6223341 Skysports Netball England Netball 6031766 Skysports Netball England Roses 5926063 ?20221009173843 Skysports Netball England 4718033 Netball World Cup 2023 South Africa Netball World Cup Draw OLD5IGHS6RCLHIUIFNUKLCLNCY