PORTLAND (Interstat) — Carla Leite scored 20 points and Bridget Carleton added 13 points and seven rebounds to lead Portland Fire to a 71-61 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night at Moda Center. Attendance was 11,945.

Portland built a 17-16 lead after the first quarter, then outscored Connecticut 20-11 in the second to take a 37-27 halftime advantage. The Sun rallied with a 23-13 third quarter to cut the deficit to 50-50, but Portland responded with a 21-11 fourth quarter. Megan Gustafson contributed 10 points and four rebounds, and Sarah Ashlee Barker grabbed 11 rebounds for Portland, which improved to 5-3.

Aneesah Morrow recorded a double-double for Connecticut with 13 points and 13 rebounds and added two blocks. Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 11 points and Hailey Van Lith had seven. The Sun shot 1 of 21 from three-point range and fell to 1-8. Portland shot 7 of 22 from beyond the arc and committed 19 turnovers to Connecticut’s 17.