Connecticut's bench walloped Detroit's starters at the casino on Tuesday, the first time in six tries the Sun have beaten the Shock. (There's a rematch in Detroit tonight.)

"We won the game with our defense," said coach Thibault, adding "Kerri [Gardin] and Amber [Holt] set a tone." Holt looked very good, and both newcomers shot well, combining for 7-8 from long range.

Those two and the other Sun rookies have done their share, as the Courant's Altavilla explains: will his fine Sun coverage fall victim to the deep cuts coming at that paper this year?