Danbury Named Sun Team of the Week
February 22, 2012 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Connecticut Sun News Release
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (February 22, 2012) - Danbury has been selected as the Connecticut Sun High School Girls' Basketball Team of the Week, presented by Camaro Signs of Yantic, for the week of February 13-19th .
The Hatters earned this honor for the first time while finishing the regular season with an undefeated record. Following a tight 43-40 victory over Trumbull on February 13th, Danbury closed out the regular season with a 52-42 win over New Canaan on February 15th . The Hatters have added two more wins in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) Tournament and are now 22-0. They will have a rematch with Trumbull for the conference championship on Thursday evening.
This is the sixth season the Connecticut Sun has recognized a Team of the Week. Each winner will receive a commemorative plaque and a congratulatory letter from Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault.
The Team of the Week is part of a series of initiatives undertaken by the Connecticut Sun to highlight local high school girls' basketball, where future WNBA stars are already competing.
The Sun have also hosted the CIAC Championship luncheon and the four state title games at Mohegan Sun Arena.
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