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Connecticut Sun Makes Statement After Loss to Caitlin Clark, Fever

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paolo Songco | Last updated Jun 19, 2025 7:33 AM ET

The Connecticut Sun suffered their third straight loss on Tuesday in an 88-71 blowout against the Indiana Fever.

As expected, Caitlin Clark stole the show, as the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year led her team to their second straight win behind 20 points, six assists and four three-pointers.

Clark, however, also made headlines after being involved in multiple physical altercations throughout the contest. One in particular that stood out was an incident in the third quarter that saw Clark get called for a technical foul after shoving Sun guard Jacy Sheldon.

Clark was retaliating after getting poked in the eye by Sheldon, which resulted in Marina Mabrey and Tina Charles also getting involved in the physical confrontation.

In the end, Clark and Co. battled hard and were able to take down the Sun, who fell to 2-9 on the season after another disappointing loss.

After the game, Connecticut head coach Rachid Meziane made a statement about how proud he was of his players for "finding our character." At the same time, however, he wasn't entirely pleased with how his team let their emotions get the better of them in this one.

“When it’s an away game, it will never be in our (favor)," he said, via Brian Haenchen on IndyStar. "It’s why I say we lost our mind, instead of sticking to our game plan and focusing on our game.

"It was a good learning opportunity, so hopefully we can learn from this game."

Toward the end of the game, two Sun players, Sheldon and Lindsay Allen, were ejected after another incident with Fever veteran Sophie Cunningham, who was also tossed.

Unfortunately for the Sun, they suffered another loss on Wednesday. They played for a second time in two nights, and they found themselves on the losing end again, this time against the Phoenix Mercury, 83-75.

The 2-10 Sun currently have the second-worst record in the WNBA. They are one game ahead of the league-worst Dallas Wings (2-11).

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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