Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds against her former team, Satou Sabally added 12 points and a season-high 15 rebounds as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Connecticut Sun 83-75 Wednesday night in Uncasville, Conn.

Phoenix (9-4) has won three in a row for the first time this season.

Lexi Held added 14 points, Kahleah Copper 13 and Kitija Laksa 11 for the Mercury.

Connecticut (2-10) is off to its worst start in franchise history. The Sun have lost four straight games and five of six.

Rookie Aneesa Morrow scored a season-high 16 points for the Sun. Jacy Sheldon hit three 3s and finished with 13 points. Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 10 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and a season-best three blocks.

The Mercury snapped a four-game skid against Connecticut and a six-game losing streak at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Foul on Clark upgraded: The WNBA upgraded the technical foul on Connecticut’s Marina Mabrey for shoving Caitlin Clark to the floor in Tuesday’s night game against Indiana to a Flagrant-2, multiple sources reported. No official announcement had been made.

Any flagrant foul comes with an automatic fine. Reports also said the league has fined the Fever’s Sophie Cunningham for her role in the on-court melee that occurred after she fouled Jacy Sheldon with 46.1 seconds left. Cunningham received a Flagrant-2 on Tuesday night.