Sunday’s WNBA schedule includes Sabrina Ionescu’s New York Liberty (32-8) hitting the road to play Jackie Young and the Las Vegas Aces (27-13) at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Game time is 3:00 PM ET.
The Aces have a +219 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.5 points per game. They’re putting up 86.4 points per game to rank first in the league and are allowing 80.9 per contest to rank sixth in the WNBA.
The Liberty are outscoring opponents by 9.1 points per game, with a +366 scoring differential overall. They put up 85.6 points per game (second in WNBA) and give up 76.5 per outing (third in league).
How to Watch Aces vs. Liberty
- Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ABC
- Live Stream: Sling TV
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Venue: Michelob ULTRA Arena
Aces’ Last Game
In Las Vegas’ most recent contest, 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) were the standout performers 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 game (first in league) and 11.9 rebounds (second in league), while also posting 2.3 assists.
- Young paces the Aces at 5.3 assists per contest, while also putting up 4.4 rebounds and 15.8 points. She is seventh in the WNBA in assists.
- Plum averages 17.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per contest. At the other end, she delivers 0.7 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
- Chelsea Gray is averaging 8.6 points, 4.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds per contest.
- Tiffany Hayes is putting up 9.5 points, 2.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game.
Liberty Players to Watch
- Stewart is averaging a team-high 20.4 points per contest. And she is delivering 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists, making 45.8% of her shots from the floor and 29.5% from beyond the arc, with 1.2 triples per game.
- Ionescu is the Liberty’s top assist person (6.2 per game), and she delivers 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 contest. And she is delivering 14.2 points and 3.2 assists, making 53.9% of her shots from the floor (third in WNBA) and 39.1% from beyond the arc (10th in league), 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 field and 40.2% from beyond the arc (fifth in WNBA), with 1.5 triples per game.
- Leonie Fiebich gives the Liberty 6.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. She also delivers 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
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