MVP candidate Neepsa Kolier put in 23 points and caught nine rebellions as Minnesota Links posted a season-high point in a 102-63 win on Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Minianpolis.
Kolier scored 15 points in the third quarter, as he recorded the 10th game of the 20-Plus point season.
Kayla McBrid finished 5 to 9 shooting beyond arc and scored 20, Curtney Williams contributed 12 points, nine ribounds and seven support and Natasha Hydman contributed 10 points to Links (14-2), which has left for her best beginning in franchise history.
Minnesota won its second direct, improved 8–0 at home and remained with WNBA Standing.
Carly Samuelson of Minnesota helped the floor from the floor in the wheelchair after injuring her leg and injury to a non-contact injury in less than a minute in another quarter.
The Sun (2–15) has lost nine in a row, including the last three 20-plas, and 1–9 from the house. They were without Marina Mabre (knee) for a fourth game in a row.
Anees Moro was a bright place in the necklace, scoring in the dual figure for the fifth time in the last six matches, she ended with 16 points and 11 boards for her second career double-dabble. Olivia Nelson-Ododa chose in 10 points.
Links defeated the Sun 76–70 on 23 May. It was not as close as one because Minnesota dominated early with 10–2 runs.
On the 9:02 mark, Williams’ 3-pointer bounced over the backboard and as soon as the links took a 5–2 lead and never looked back.
Minnesota closed the first quarter for 8–2 runs and led 27–17 before opening the second period for 21–0 runs.
Links pushed their lead to 46–17 when Macbrid chased a loose ball and buried an open 3-pointer in the corner.
His lead took place on 31 hits 48–17 when Alana Smith scored on a leup. Those points were part of the overall run of a backbreaking 29-2 which started late and the sun never recovered.
Connecticut finished the scoring drought on two free throw by Tina Charles with 2:40.
Surya scored only three field goals at 20 attempts in the second quarter and fell 50–26 in halftime.
The fifth 3-pointer of McBrid with 3:19 to play in the third gave Minnesota a 71–37 lead as the second half proved to be a formality.
Minnesota assisted 27 and shot 50.7 percent from the ground as it took the wire to the wire, while the connecticut was kept for 34.8 percent shooting.
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