WNBA: Connecticut Sun beat Golden State Valkyries with beat

The Sun (4-20) achieved its best mark of the season: 12 triples, 53% success in field shots (35 of 66) and 14 robberies.

Uncasville, Connecticut–Tina Charles scored 24 points, Bria Hartley and Marina Mabrey added 15 each and the last classified, Connecticut Sun, crushed Sunday by 95-64 to the Golden State Valkyries.

The Sun (4-20) achieved its best mark of the season: 12 triples, 53% success in field shots (35 of 66) and 14 robberies. French rookie Leila Lacan got six robberies in just her sixth game.

Jacy Sheldon scored 13 points from the Sun bank, which converted 24 ball losses into 34 points to end a streak of four losses.

Charles reached the double digits for 395.ª time, the third in the history of the WNBA behind Diana Tauurasi (488) and Tina Thompson (404), and scored 20 points or more for 185.ª time, the second behind Taurasi (259). He played only 19 minutes.

Illana Rupert scored 13 points from the bench for the Valkyries (11-13), who suffered their worst defeat in the history of the franchise in their second game since they lost the All-Star Kayla Thornton for a knee injury that put the end of the season. Veronica Burton added 10 points.

Saniya Rivers conducted a triple for a 3-2 advantage and the Suns did not regret. The score was 23-15 at the end of the first quarter and 49-33 at rest. The Sun surpassed the Valkyries by 46-31 in the second half.

The maximum of Connecticut points in the previous season was 93 points in a 10 -point victory over Seattle Storm before the four losses streak. Precisely, the Storm visit the Sun on Monday night.