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    Saturday, May 04, 2024

    Local roundup: Sun acquire Mosqueda-Lewis from Seattle

    Mohegan — Former UConn All-American Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was traded to the Connecticut Sun on Monday from the Seattle Storm for a second round pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft.

    Mosqueda-Lewis helped Seattle to the 2018 WNBA Championship, averaging a career-best 42 percent from the 3-point line during the Storm's title run. The 5-foot-11 guard has made 38 percent of her 3-pointers over the last two seasons while shooting 96 percent from the free throw line.

    "We are excited to add Kaleena to our talented roster," Sun coach and general manager Curt Miller said in a release. "She has won championships at every level and has a reputation as a great teammate. Our offensive philosophy revolves around spacing with players that can help spread the floor. KML is one of the outstanding shooters in our game and will provide an important spark to our offense."

    Mosqueda-Lewis was drafted No. 3 overall by Seattle in 2015 after playing on three consecutive NCAA championship teams at UConn from 2013-15. She graduated as the NCAA Division I career leader in 3-pointers made (398) and scored 2,178 career points. She was named the Most Outstanding Player at the Big East tournament as a freshman and earned MOP honors as a senior in the American Athletic Conference.

    "I'm really excited to start a new journey in Connecticut," Mosqueda-Lewis said. "It was a second home for me for four years and I'm looking forward to being back."

    Boys' basketball

    • New London fell in an early 12-point hole and couldn't recover, losing its regular-season finale at home against Weaver, 78-64. Derek Raymond had a big night for the Whalers (8-12), finishing with 17 points, 21 rebounds and six blocked shots. Syncere Gray added 18 points and 10 rebounds for New London while Tayeshawn Cunningham Pemberton had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Rhodia Perry had 11 points and seven assists.

    • Xander Hutchins converted an offensive rebound at shot at the buzzer to give Ledyard a 59-58 road victory over West Haven. The Colonels (12-8) rallied from an 11-point deficit behind Jabari Jones, who scored 23 points. Jaiden Bickham and Dorell Cagle added 10 points apiece and Hutchins finished with eight.

    • Scott Pion scored 21 points as Wheeler ended its regular season with a 51-50 non-conference win over Parish Hill. Ian Spracklin and Bowen Baker added 13 points apiece for the Lions (10-10).

    H.S. gymnastics

    • Kaitlyn Abby won the all-around as East Lyme's co-op program defeated Old Lyme 124.15-118.4. Abby finished with 35.8 points, also winning the vault (8.7), bars (9.05) and floor (9.0). Old Lyme's Maria Denya won beam (9.1) and finished second in the all-around (34.25). Waterford's Nicole Karns was third in the all-around (32.2) for the co-op while Old Lyme's Chloe Cahill had third on beam (8.6) and floor (8.2). Abby and Denya qualified for the State Open.

    Men's basketball

    • Zeke Blauner scored 20 points as St. Thomas More rolled to a 96-80 win over Hoosac. Derrius Ward added 17 points for the Chancellors while Jair Currie finished with 15.

    Men's swimming

    • Coast Guard's 400 freestyle relay earned an automatic berth to nationals and placed second on Sunday leading the Bears to a runner-up at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Championship for the fourth straight season. The team of Devin McClure, Dan Jenkins, Tyler Dominick and Joe Rodriguez earned an automatic berth with a time of 3:01.75.

    Eric Fuhs was second in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.92), Samuel Chapman placed second in the 1,650 freestyle (16:10.42), Ryan Lower broke the school record in the 200 butterfly (1:51.42) and CJ Omweg broke the school record in the 200 backstroke (1:50.03). MIT won the team title for the 12th straight season this year.

    Women's swimming

    • Coast Guard's Sarah Passilla broke the school record in the 100 freestyle to highlight the final of the NEWMAC Championship on Sunday as the Bears placed sixth as team. Passilla's time of 52.13, the fastest in the preliminaries set the mark, and she placed third with a time of 52.14 in the final.

    Also for the Bears, Josie McGuire placed third in the 1,650 freestyle (17:25.96), Sophie Furigay was third in the 200 backstroke (2:08.06) and the Bears' 400 freestyle relay of Passilla, McGuire, Melody Pompay and Lindsay Blake took third in 3:32.16. MIT won the championship for the tenth straight season.

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