Gameday preview: Lynx vs. Connecticut

6 p.m. vs. Connecticut • BSN, 106.1 FM

Sun shining brightly so far

Lynx update: Minnesota is 0-4 after losing back-to-back games to the defending league champion Seattle Storm. Indeed, three of the Lynx's four losses have come against Seattle and New York, a combined 10-2 entering Saturday's games. The Lynx will again be without Aerial Powers (hamstring), but Sunday's game is expected to be the Lynx debut of veteran guard Layshia Clarendon, signed this week with an emergency roster exemption. F Napheesa Collier scored 14 points in her season debut Sunday. C Sylvia Fowles has had three straight games with 15 or more points and six or more rebounds. F/G Bridget Carleton's 12 points Friday were a season high.

Sun update: Connecticut (6-1) is rolling with the return of C Jonquel Jones, who sat out last season. She is seventh in the league in scoring (20.0) and leads the league in rebounding (11.3). F DeWanna Bonner (18.4 points) is shooting 50% on three-pointers. The Sun is second in the league in opponents' field goal percentage (39.2) and is the league's top rebounding team (39.3).

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