Fowles Dominates Paint In Win Over Sun

Notes from Sunday’s win…

• Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx in scoring with 24 points, nine rebounds, four assists and a season-high three blocks, marking her third career game with such stat line. This also accounts for her third game of the season with 20+ points (97th career).
• With her 24 points tonight, Fowles (currently 5,583) moved into 15^th on the WNBA all-time scoring list passing Katie Douglas (5,563) and DeLisha Milton-Jones (5,571)
• In 18:04 minutes of play, Crystal Dangerfield tallied five points and a career-high seven rebounds.
• Napheesa Collier contributed 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists, marking her 39th career 10+ points/5+ rebounds game.
• In their Lynx debut, Layshia Clarendon notched 12 points, five rebounds, and three assists off the bench.
• Kayla McBride registered 11 points, connecting on two triples, a season-high-tying six rebounds and five assists in 41:04 minutes of action. This accounts for her sixth career game with 10+ points/5+ rebounds/5+ assists.

Team Notes

• Since the start of the 2011 season, Minnesota is now 121-4 when holding an opponent to 40.0% or less from the floor.
• The Lynx outrebounded the Sun 38-28, the first time this season they have held the advantage in the category. Since the start of the 2011 season, the Lynx have won 82 of 90 games when outrebounding their opponent by 10+ rebounds.
• Led by Dangerfield’s seven rebounds and McBride’s six rebounds the Lynx guards grabbed a total of 18 rebounds.
• Minnesota outscored Connecticut 28-22 in points in the paint.