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DeWanna Bonner racks up a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds as Connecticut beats Dallas to break 3-game losing skid.

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GAME RECAP: Sun 80, Wings 70

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. &#8212; (AP) — Brionna Jones had a career-high 26 points, DeWanna Bonner scored 14 of her 25 points in the third quarter, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Dallas Wings 80-70 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Connecticut (9-5) won for the first time this season without Jonquel Jones, who is playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the FIBA European Championships.
Bonner also had 13 rebounds and six assists. Kaila Charles recorded her first double-double with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Jasmine Thomas scored 11 for the Sun.
Connecticut turned it over nine times in the first half, and only scored 10 points in the second quarter. The Sun had just three turnovers in the second half, and scored 28 points in the third.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 18 points and Satou Sabally added 16 for Dallas (6-8).
The Dallas bench combined to score 16 points in the first half to help the Wings build a 38-30 lead. Dallas shot 51.5% from the field in the first half, but finished at 44.3%.

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Bonner, Charles Each Get Double-Doubles In Connecticut's Win

Brionna Jones goes off for a career-high 26 points while Kaila Charles recorded a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double in the Connecticut Sun&#8217;s win.

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Brionna Jones' Career-High 26 Points And Kaila Charles' Double-Double Leads Sun To W (June 22, 2021)

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CHICAGO &#8212; (AP) — Kahleah Copper had 18 points and eight rebounds, Courtney Vandersloot added 12 points with 10 assists and four steals, and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 81-75 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
Chicago trailed 40-31 early in the third quarter before taking the lead, 49-47, on Diamond DeShields&#8217; 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining in the third. The Sky scored the first six points of the fourth for a double-digit lead.
Candace Parker scored 15 points with eight rebounds and three assists for Chicago (6-7). DeShields added 13 points and six rebounds, and Allie Quigley scored 11.
Jasmine Thomas led Connecticut (8-4) with 20 points. DeWanna Bonner had 10 points and 10 rebounds, Kaila Charles had 15 points and seven boards, and Natisha Hiedeman scored 13.
Connecticut was still missing Jonquel Jones, who is over playing in the EuroBasket tournament.
The teams face each other again on Saturday.

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Chicago Tops Connecticut 81-75 For 4th Straight Win

Breanna Stewart finishes with 22 points including a season-high four three-pointers as the Storm put out the Sun on the road.

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GAME RECAP: Storm 89, Sun 66

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 89-66 on Sunday.
Stewart made 4 of 5 from 3-point range for the Storm (10-2), who improved their lead atop the WNBA standings over the second-place Sun (8-3).
Connecticut was without Jonquel Jones, who left for Europe to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at EuroBasket. Jones averaged 21.6 points and 10.4 rebounds over the first 10 games of the season, the only WNBA player currently averaging a double-double.
Sue Bird made 3 of 4 3-pointers and added 13 points for Seattle, which pulled away with 14-2 run in the second quarter. The Storm led by no less than 14 in the second half.
DeWanna Bonner and Kaila Charles had 14 points each for the Sun. Brionna Jones added 12 points.

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Stewart Scores 22, Storm Beat Shorthanded Sun 89-66

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Kaila Charles

2023 — Seattle Storm — Saw action in four games with the Storm, averaging 10.3 minutes per game and 1.3 points per game.  
2022 — Atlanta Dream — Signed a hardship contract with the Dream on 8/11 … played for two minutes in the Dream’s game against New York on 8/12. 
2021 — Connecticut Sun — Played in 30 games this season and started four (6/17, 6/19 and 6/27 vs Chicago and 6/22 vs Dallas) … finished the season with 129 points, 84 rebounds, 33 assists and 14 steals … scored in double-figures six times this season and had a season high of 15 points … has had 7 double-double performances in career during playoff competition….shot 45.7% from the floor on 59 attempts, 44% from long range on 9 attempts, and 77% from the free throw line on 9 attempts … played a total of 140 minutes across 4 games, averaging 35 minutes per game … became 4th all-time in playoff career rebounds with 144 and 5th all-time in defensive rebounding with 96 total … improved to 3rd all-time in blocked shots during playoff career, recording 21 total blocks. 
2020 —Connecticut Sun — Appeared in 21 of 22 regular season games and seven playoff games for the Sun and made seven regular season starts … recorded 113 points, 54 rebounds, 19 assists, 16 steals and seven blocks … averaged 5.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, shot 41.2 percent from the field and 71.0 from the foul line … tallied 28 total points in the post season and shot 100% from the free throw lines (8-8) … scored a regular season career high 16 points against Washington (8/30), a career-high six rebounds against New York (9/1) and played a career-high 34 minutes in an overtime game against Phoenix (9/9) … recorded a playoff career-high 13 points against Chicago (9/15) and a playoff career-high seven rebounds against Las Vegas (9/20). 
COLLEGE — Maryland — USBWA and AP Third Team All-American &#8230; one of just six players in program history in top 10 in points (1,984) and rebounds (930) … No. 6 in both &#8230; tied Alyssa Thomas&#8217; school record of 135 games started, which was every game of her career &#8230; scored in double figures in 23 of 32 games &#8230; team&#8217;s leading scorer and rebounder &#8230; AP All American (Honorable Mention, 2019; Third Team, 2020) … WBCA All-American (Honorable Mention, 2019, 2020) &#8230; USBWA All-American (Third Team, 2019, 2020) … WBCA All-Region (2018, 2019, 2020) … Senior CLASS Award candidate (2020) … Maryland Female Student Athlete of the Year (2020) … All-Big Ten First Team (2018, 19, 20) … All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2017) … All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2018, 19). 
PERSONAL — Parents are Walter and Ruperta Charles … mother ran track at Howard from 1980-84 and was inducted into Howard’s Hall of Fame in 2014 … mother also competed in the 1984 Olympic Games …has three older siblings – Darron, Afia and Akil … sister, Afia, ran track at UCF … brother, Akil, played basketball at St. Francis in Nova Scotia. 
HIGH SCHOOL — 2016 McDonald’s and WBCA All-American … named to the Jordan Brand Classic USA Today All-America Second Team … named Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year as a senior … scored 2,000 points in her career &#8230; averaged over 22.0 points and 9.0 rebounds with 13 double-doubles her senior year … the No. 25 overall player by both ESPN and the Collegiate Girls Report and No. 21 by the All Star Girls Report &#8230; helped lead Riverdale squad to Dicks High School Nationals championship game at Madison Square Garden her senior year … played first three years at Eleanor Roosevelt High School &#8230; averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds as a junior &#8230; helped lead Roosevelt team to 72-5 record in three years &#8230; named team MVP in all three years at Roosevelt &#8230; earned First Team All-Met honors by The Washington Post as a sophomore and junior &#8230; led team to 2014 and 2015 Class AAAA State Championships &#8230; named The Gazette Player of the Year &#8230; reached 1,000 career points as a junior … named Next Sports Phenom Player of the Month in February 2015. 
TRANSACTIONS — Drafted No. 23 overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2020 WNBA Draft … waived by Connecticut in May 2022 … signed to a hardship contract by the New York Liberty in May … released on May 8 … signed a hardship contract with the Atlanta Dream in Aug. 2022 … signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm in Feb. 2023 … signed training camp contract with the Wings in Feb. 2025.

Kaila Charles signed a 7-Day Contract (1st Contract) with the Golden State Valkyries.