Aug. 14 (UPI) -- An on-court skirmish sparked a trio of ejections during a Connecticut Sun win over the Chicago Sky. Officials issued the ejections in the second quarter.
The incident occurred about 6:35 before halftime of the Sun's 71-62 victory Wednesday in Uncasville, Conn. Sun guard Bria Hartley and Sky guards Rebecca Allen and Ariel Atkins were ejected for their roles in the fracas.
"I think things like that have a tendency to happen when there's not a control put on the game prior to," Sky coach Tyler Marsh told reporters. "There's usually an incident that goes overlooked that leads to something like that.
"[Allen] clearly got elbowed in the face right in front of the ref and it wasn't called. Then other things ensued. It's unfortunate for us. Two players that play high-quality, high-valuable minutes for us."
Atkins dribbled above the 3-point arc to start the sequence. She tossed an entry pass to center Kamila Cardoso, who threw a pass back out to Maddy Westbeld. The Sky forward missed a 3-point shot, which bounced off the rim and fellow toward the right side of the paint.
