Connecticut edged Chicago in Chicago: Whalen connected on one of two late freebies, and Jia Perkins missed the midrange shot that would have tied it.

Whalen connected on lots of other things too: her 19 points, with Whitmore's led her team. "I'm excited," said Whalen, who never looks excited (well, almost never; we didn't watch the press conference).

The rest of the Sun's rotation just keeps getting weirder: Jolene Anderson got the start but earned a bunch of donuts, Carey played just nine minutes, and Barb Turner-- again-- looked great off the bench.