17-05-2025
Rayah Marshall prepares for Connecticut Sun WNBA regular-season debut
Rayah Marshall prepares for Connecticut Sun WNBA regular-season debut Rayah Marshall gears up for the Washington Mystics in her Connecticut Sun WNBA regular-season debut
This weekend marks the start of the 2025 WNBA season. On Sunday morning, Rayah Marshall and the Connecticut Sun will host Kiki Iriafen and the Washington Mystics in a USC-flavored home opener for Connecticut. Mystics-Sun will start just after 10 a.m. Pacific time on WNBA League Pass, the league's live streaming service.
You might have noticed that on Thursday, the Connecticut Sun officially released their roster for the upcoming campaign. Included on the roster was USC alum Rayah Marshall, whom the team selected in the second round of last month's draft.
'It's hard to put into words," Marshall said following the news. "I'm here and my entire family lives in Los Angeles. I'm going to embrace this as long as possible."
Marshall had a decorated USC career. Arriving on campus at the same time as Lindsay Gottlieb, she helped revitalize the Trojans' program, taking USC to a Big Ten regular season title, a Pac-12 Tournament title, three NCAA Tournaments, two No. 1 seeds, and two Elite Eights. In two of her four seasons as a Trojan, Marshall averaged a double-double.
Now, she heads across the country to Connecticut to begin her professional career. Marshall and the Sun will try to slow down Iriafen's Mystics, who scored 94 points in their season-opening win over the Atlanta Dream on Friday night.
