HARTFORD, Conn. — Aneesah Morrow had 17 points and 14 rebounds, her fourth consecutive game with a double-double, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 84-81 on Saturday night at PeoplesBank Arena. Morrow leads the WNBA with seven double-doubles this season. Kennedy Burke scored 14 points for the Sun. Leila Lacan, who made her season debut, and Diamond Miller added 12 points apiece.Connecticut (2-8) had lost three in a row, all by double figures. The Sun tied their season high with 11 steals.Ariel Atkins and Rae Burrell led the Sparks (4-4) with 16 points apiece, Erica Wheeler scored 13 and Dearica Hamby 11. Ogwumike finished with 12 points and three rebounds.Wheeler made a layup 27 seconds into the fourth quarter and the Sparks didn’t make another field goal until she made another layup with 3:38 to play. Nneka Ogwumike followed with a three-point play and Atkins hit two free throws to make it a three-point game less than a minute later. Burrell’s 3-pointer made it 81-79 with 52 seconds lefts, but the Sparks got no closer. Ogwumike has 3,315 career rebounds to move into a tie with Tamika Catchings …
