{"id":315,"date":"2026-05-14T13:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=315"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:05:10","slug":"aces-trump-sun-at-mohegan-to-keep-connecticut-winless-in-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=315","title":{"rendered":"Aces trump Sun at Mohegan to keep Connecticut winless in WNBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>UNCASVILLE, Conn. \u2014 Chennedy Carter scored 27 points on 13-of-16 shooting, A\u2019ja Wilson had 14 of her 22 points in the third quarter, and the Las Vegas Aces routed the Connecticut Sun, 98-69, Wednesday night. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=313\">Behind James Harden\u2019s 30 points, Cavaliers rally past Pistons in OT for 3-2 series lead<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The teams face each other again on Friday night back at Mohegan Sun Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wilson also had 11 rebounds in just 22 minutes for her 121st career double-double.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>THE POINT GAWD. <\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Gray with the no-look dime to A&#8217;ja Wilson \ud83e\udee3<\/p>\n<p>LVA-CON | USA Network | #WNBASeason30<br \/>Tap to watch: https:\/\/t.co\/zP6pvxSXue pic.twitter.com\/lDXjLLs1rT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WNBA (@WNBA) May 14, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Carter made 7 of 9 shots in the first half for 14 points to help Las Vegas build a 48-37 lead. Jackie Young added 10 points as the Aces shot 54 percent from the field despite going 1 of 7 from 3-point range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Carter went coast-to-coast to beat the third-quarter buzzer on a layup for a 78-53 lead as Las Vegas outscored the Sun, 30-16, in the frame. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Chennedy Carter on the break \ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n<p>She lays it in at the 3Q buzzer to cap the @LVAces dominate 30-16 run! <\/p>\n<p>LVA-CON | USA Network | #WNBASeason30<br \/>Tap to watch: https:\/\/t.co\/zP6pvxSXue pic.twitter.com\/txrceHC3cU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WNBA (@WNBA) May 14, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Young and Jewell Loyd each finished with 11 points, and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus had 10 for Las Vegas (2-1). The bench players for the Aces combined for 48 points. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aneesah Morrow had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 14 points for Connecticut (0-3). Brittney Griner (left foot) and Aaliyah Edwards (left thigh) did not play. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>OH YEAHHH NEES\ud83d\ude24#GetClose | #CTSun pic.twitter.com\/9S1a0FHGth<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) May 14, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Sun shot just 33 percent from the field, including 3 of 13 from 3-point range. Connecticut was also outrebounded, 46-29.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Move to Houston approved<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The WNBA and NBA board of governors unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, the league announced Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=311\">Brett Kulak\u2019s OT winner completes crazy comeback, lifts Avalanche into Western Conference final<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The two sides had reached an agreement to sell the team for $300 million in March, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke then on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the sale. The two sides had to wait for approval from the board of governors to make it official. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sun will play the remainder of this season in Connecticut with most of the games at the Mohegan Sun Arena \u2014 the team\u2019s home since 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The franchise will also play two games in Hartford and another one in Boston before moving to Houston before next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want our staff and players to just be able to focus on this season and being present for the 2026 last season in Connecticut,\u201d Sun president Jen Rizzotti said. \u201cI think our fans deserve that. And I think as a front office staff, our job is to continue to put on a great show and put a great product on the floor, but also make sure that we\u2019re inviting people into this arena for the last time, and they\u2019re going to create some experiences that will last forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Mohegan Tribe bought the franchise in 2003 and moved it from Orlando to Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rizzotti said the Rockets group has already had initial collaborations with Sun personnel. There will be more now that the sale is officially moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs far as the move, we\u2019ll digest that when the time comes after the season,\u201d Rizzotti said. \u201dObviously, there\u2019s a lot of positive repercussions of being associated with a team that has the kind of resources and infrastructure that Houston has, and I think that\u2019s a positive for our players and our basketball staff as they move into the future, especially with this new CBA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sun\u2019s president said that she was under the impressions that people currently working with the team would be able to move to Houston if they wanted to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=309\">Eleven high school sports takeaways from a Wednesday packed with more than 450 games<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennedy Carter scored 27 points, and A\u2019ja Wilson had 14 of her 22 points in the third as Las Vegas rolled to victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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