Brittney Griner Sets Blocks Record as Sun Rout Sky 92-63

Brittney Griner scored 14 points and passed Margo Dydek for the most blocks in WNBA history, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 92-63 on Monday night.

The Sun (3-15) ended a six-game losing streak. Griner recorded the 878th block of her career, her fourth of the night, in the third quarter to move ahead of Dydek, whose mark had stood since 2008. Connecticut led 16-12 after one quarter and broke the game open in the second, scoring 31 points to take a 47-30 lead at the half. Kennedy Burke reached 1,000 career points on a basket during the run.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 11 points and 15 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 13 points with seven rebounds and five assists, and had 11 of those points in the first half. Leila Lacan added 12 points, and Aaliyah Edwards scored 11. Rookie Saniya Rivers scored her 500th career point in the third quarter, the third player from the 2025 draft class to reach the mark.

Connecticut shot 29.4% from the field in the first quarter but pulled away on its defense and rebounding. The Sun led by as many as 33, opened the third quarter with eight straight points in the paint, and carried a 70-44 lead into the fourth. Diamond Miller added two baskets at the rim in the second half on feeds from Nelson-Ododa.

Kamilla Cardoso led the Sky (4-12) with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Azura Stevens scored 11 and Sydney Taylor added 10. Chicago shot 16.7% in the first quarter and scored 12 points, its second-lowest opening quarter of the season. Skylar Diggins moved into seventh on the WNBA's career made free throws list. The Sky have lost six in a row.

The Sun trailed only briefly. Chicago led 11-9 in the first quarter before Edwards scored and hit a 3-pointer to put Connecticut ahead 15-11, and the Sun held the lead the rest of the way. They scored their first eight points of the third quarter in the paint, pushed the margin past 20 on free throws from Rivers and Griner, and led 70-44 entering the fourth, with Edwards scoring the final four points of the period. Both teams emptied the bench in the closing two minutes. Raegan Beers scored her first points of the game, and Gianna Kneepkens added four in the last 30 seconds.

Connecticut outrebounded Chicago and held the Sky to long scoreless stretches in the second quarter. The Sun host the Washington Mystics on Friday. The Sky host the Portland Fire on Wednesday.

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