Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association

Atlanta Dream

12-9, 7-4 Away

Final
82 - 71

Connecticut Sun

16-6, 8-3 Home

Hiedeman scores 20 points in the 3rd quarter, Sun snap the Dream's 7-game win streak

Rhyne Howard fills up the box score in 22-point performance for Dream

Connecticut trailed 59-57 with 2:38 left in the third quarter before going on a 16-0 run to pull away.

Hiedeman took over in the third quarter, scoring 20 of Connecticut’s 29 points to help build a 67-59 lead. She made 7 of 8 shots in the quarter, including all five of her 3-point attempts. Atlanta scored 18 points in the frame.

Hiedeman finished 8 of 11 from the field, including 6 of 7 from distance, to top her previous high of 19 points. She had combined for just six 3-pointers in her last seven games.

Rebecca Allen and DeWanna Bonner each scored 13 points for Connecticut (16-6). Bonner moved into eighth on the WNBA’s career scoring list, passing Candace Parker (6,574). Thomas became the 34th player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career assists.

Rhyne Howard scored 22 points and Allisha Gray had 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists for Atlanta (12-9). Nia Coffey added 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Howard was 4 of 9 from 3-point range to extend her WNBA record to 19 straight games with two or more makes from distance.

Atlanta hosts Connecticut on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	71 - 82
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	71 - 82
4th 12.0	Olivia Nelson-Ododa defensive rebound	71 - 82
4th 14.1	Aari McDonald misses driving layup	71 - 82
4th 26.0	Dream defensive team rebound	71 - 82

Statistics

ATL		CON
25-64	FG	29-68
39	Field Goal %	43
7-18	3PT	11-23
39	Three Point %	48
14-19	FT	13-18
74	Free Throw %	72
39	Rebounds	33
10	Offensive Rebounds	7
29	Defensive Rebounds	26
15	Assists	20
9	Steals	13
5	Blocks	9
21	Turnovers	15
2	Team Turnovers	1
23	Total Turnovers	16
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
17	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	16
4	Fast Break Points	12
30	Points in Paint	34
20	Fouls	21
8	Largest Lead	14

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 8,054 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	10	W4	0.64285713	18
Atlanta	0.5	10	W4	0.6296296	17
New York	2	12	W3	0.5714286	16
Washington	2.5	12	W3	0.5555556	15
Toronto	8	18	L5	0.35714287	10
Chicago	8	18	W1	0.35714287	10
Connecticut	11.5	22	L4	0.2413793	7

Full Standings

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