The Aces (4-2) will go for their fourth straight win when they meet the New York Liberty (1-5) at 2 p.m. Sunday
Jason Orts
Nevada Preps coordinator
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Jason Orts is a born-and-raised Texan who has more than a decade of experience covering high school sports there. The last six of those came as the high school sports coordinator at the Waco Tribune-Herald, where he also covered a myriad of Baylor University sports. Orts was the sports editor of the University Star at Texas State University prior to beginning his professional career.
A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Angel McCoughtry added 24 points and eight rebounds, and the Aces beat the Sparks 86-82.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here’s a positional breakdown of the Aces’ roster and what the team expects to get from each player this season.
The Aces had championship aspirations for this season, but a roller-coaster offseason left them with more questions than answers.
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