University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC In The WNBA Update
September 1, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Chicago Sky
#51 Jessica Breland
Chicago is one of five teams to have already clinched a playoff spot, currently sitting second in the Eastern Conference at 18-12. Breland has started 26 of 29 games for the Sky in 2015, while averaging 6.7 points and 5.9 rebounds (second on the team) per game. She has scored in double figures 11 times, and averaged 13.5 points in two games last weekend. Breland is ninth in the league with 1.03 blocks per game.
Chicago visits New York on Thursday at 7 p.m. on NBATV and MSG.
Connecticut Sun
#2 Camille Little
Has started all 30 games in her first season with the Sun, and is averaging 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Little scored a season-high 22 points against Atlanta on Aug. 23 and had another 16 points two games later versus Phoenix on Aug. 27.
Connecticut visits Indiana on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
Indiana Fever
#2 Erlana Larkins
After Battling through an early-season right knee injury, Erlana Larkins has played 16 games thus far in her sixth season with Indiana. Her best game of the season was a 10-point, 13-rebound performance against Connecticut on Aug. 2. She averages 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Indiana hosts Connecticut on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
Washington Mystics
#12 Ivory Latta
Two-time WNBA All-Star Ivory Latta has continued her stellar play in 2015, averaging a team-leading 13.0 points per game. She ranks 17th in the WNBA in scoring, is once again the league's leader in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game. Latta also sits 9th in three-point percentage at 39.9%. She has scored in double figures six of the last seven games, including a season-high tying 24 points against Indiana on Aug. 28.
Washington visits Phoenix on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBATV and Fox Sports Arizona.
#14 Tierra Ruffin-Pratt
The third-year pro has started all 25 games she has appeared in for Washington in 2015, and averages 7.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. She has scored in double figures on 10 occasions this season, including 20 points against Los Angeles on June 23.
Washington visits Phoenix on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBATV and Fox Sports Arizona.
#30 LaToya Sanders
Since joining Washington midway through the 2015 season, Sanders has appeared in 17 games off the bench and ranks second in the league in blocked shots. She is averaging 4.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. She posted a double-double in just her third game of the year back in July and followed that up with 17 points the next time out in a win over Connecticut on July 19.
Washington visits Phoenix on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBATV and Fox Sports Arizona.
