Top Aces vs. Liberty Players to Watch

Jackie Young leads the Las Vegas Aces (27-13) into a home matchup with Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty (32-8) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Sunday, beginning at 3:00 PM ET.

The Aces are outscoring opponents by 5.5 points per game with a +219 scoring differential overall. They put up 86.4 points per game (first in the WNBA) and allow 80.9 per contest (sixth in the league).

The Liberty outscore opponents by 9.1 points per game (posting 85.6 points per game, second in league, and giving up 76.5 per contest, third in WNBA) and have a +366 scoring differential.

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• Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: ABC
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• Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
• Venue: Michelob ULTRA Arena
• Favorite: Aces -3.5

Aces’ Last Game

In Las Vegas’ most recent game, it defeated New York 95-81 at home. Young (24 PTS, 55.6 FG%, 4-10 from 3PT) and Kelsey Plum (20 PTS, 63.6 FG%, 3-7 from 3PT) led the way for the Aces. Breanna Stewart (19 PTS, 41.2 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT) and Jonquel Jones (11 PTS, 50.0 FG%) paced the Liberty.

• Jackie Young: 24 PTS | 6 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
• Kelsey Plum: 20 PTS | 3 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• A’ja Wilson: 19 PTS | 14 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM

Liberty’s Last Game

• Breanna Stewart: 19 PTS | 6 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
• Jonquel Jones: 11 PTS | 6 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
• Leonie Fiebich: 10 PTS | 4 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Aces Players to Watch

• A’ja Wilson paces the Aces with 26.9 points per contest (first in league) and 11.9 rebounds (second in league), while also averaging 2.3 assists.
• Young is tops on her squad in assists per game (5.3), and also posts 15.8 points and 4.4 rebounds. Defensively, she averages 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Plum averages 17.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per contest. Defensively, she delivers 0.7 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
• Chelsea Gray puts up 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest. At the other end, she posts 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
• Tiffany Hayes averages 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 50.0% from the field and 40.2% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per contest.

Liberty Players to Watch

• Stewart leads the Liberty in scoring (20.4 points per game), and posts 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. She also posts 1.7 steals (sixth in the league) and 1.3 blocked shots (seventh in the league).
• Ionescu is the Liberty’s top assist person (6.2 per game), and she produces 18.2 points and 4.4 rebounds. Her assist average ranks her fifth in the league.
• Jones is putting up a team-leading 9.0 rebounds per game. And she is delivering 14.2 points and 3.2 assists, making 53.9% of her shots from the floor (third in league) and 39.1% from 3-point range (10th in WNBA), with 1.5 treys per game.
• Betnijah Laney is averaging 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest, making 45.6% of her shots from the floor and 40.2% from beyond the arc (fifth in league), with 1.5 triples per contest.
• Leonie Fiebich gives the Liberty 6.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. She also puts up 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.