Aneesah Morrow led the Sun with 21 points, while Aaliyah Edwards added 14 as the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat expansion side Toronto Tempo 83-78 in Wednesday's WNBA preseason action.
Morrow also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds off the bench, helping fuel a comeback that did not seem likely from the start.
Playing in Toronto's WNBA debut, Connecticut trailed by as many as 13 points in the third quarter. The Sun remained down nine in the fourth, before mounting a 17-7 run.
That was the stretch that changed the game.
Connecticut tightened defensively, found more rhythm offensively, and leaned on its depth to shift momentum late — something head coach Rachid Meziane pointed to after the game.
“I really love the energy this group is bringing,” Meziane said. “I think that we played tonight with a lot of energy. We didn’t lose our mind when the game was a little bit tough for us. We stayed locked in, we reacted and we won it."
In a homecoming of sorts, Canada international Edwards added five rebounds while shooting 6-of-8 from the field.
Now entering her first full season with the Sun after last season's midseason trade, the former Mystics recruit continues to carve out a larger role in Uncasville. She averaged 6.0 points and 3.3 rebounds over 21 games with Washington before the move.
Wednesday night's win also marks Morrow's second career 20-point game, another early sign of her growing impact on Connecticut's lineup.
How to Watch Aneesah Morrow & Aaliyah Edwards in WNBA Preseason
Connecticut now returns home to face the New York Liberty on May 3rd at 5 PM ET, live on WNBA League Pass.
