Cierra Burdick said she’s grateful to join the Aces and reunite with coach Bill Laimbeer, with whom she has a ‘love-hate relationship’ but also mutual respect.
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A’ja Wilson had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Danielle Robinson had 20 points off the bench to lead the Aces to an 83-77 win over Washington.
The Aces (2-2) will go for their second straight win when they meet defending WNBA champion Washington (3-1) at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
A’ja Wilson had 19 points and eight rebounds, and the Aces ran out to a 15-2 lead and never trailed in a 79-70 win over the Dallas Wings on Sunday in Bradenton, Florida.
The Aces will try to bounce back from Friday’s 102-95 loss to Phoenix on Sunday when they meet a Dallas team that has won two in a row.
After the Aces rallied from 23 points behind to tie the game at 56 with 5:35 left in the third quarter, Phoenix went on a 14-2 run to re-establish control.
The Aces have averaged 93 points on nearly 50 percent shooting in their first two games, with A’ja Wilson’s 21.5 points per game leading the way.
A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Dearica Hamby scored 20 and the Aces never trailed in beating the Atlanta Dream 100-70 Wednesday in Bradenton, Florida.
The Aces look to bounce back from an 88-86 loss to Chicago against an Atlanta team that raced to a 105-95 win over Dallas in its opener.
The Las Vegas Aces opened their season Sunday before a national TV audience, but it was coach Bill Laimbeer’s hair and headband that attracted much of the attention.
Allie Quigley made a 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left, and the Chicago Sky finished the game on an 11-0 run to defeat the Aces 88-86 in the season opener for both teams.
The Aces open their season Sunday against Chicago, and the league has implemented several directives in an effort to help bring about social change.
Aces guard Jackie Young had flashes of brilliance as a rookie after being taken as the No. 1 pick in the draft, but she expects to be better this year.
The Aces and the rest of the WNBA are practicing and playing at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s a positional breakdown of the Aces’ roster and what the team expects to get from each player this season.
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