Postgame Notes: Aces 98, Liberty 81
June 30, 2023 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
New York Liberty News Release
LIBERTY 81 | ACES 98
(10-4) (14-1)
June 29, 2023
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
LIBERTY 22 20 14 25 81
ACES 28 21 27 22 98
GAME LEADERS NEW YORK LAS VEGAS
POINTS Stewart (16) Plum (18)
REBOUNDS Jones, Ionescu (6) Parker (6)
ASSISTS Ionescu (7) Plum (8)
TEAM NOTABLES
In the first matchup of their 2023 four-game season series, the New York Liberty (10-4) fell to the Las Vegas Aces (14-1), 98-81.
At Michelob ULTRA Arena, the Liberty finished on 47.7% (31-65) shooting from the field, 40% (8-20) from three, and 73.3% (11-15) at the free throw line.
Up Next: The New York Liberty close out its three-game road trip against the Seattle Storm on Sunday, July 2, at 6 p.m. ET.
KEY RUNS
Q1: There were no significant runs in this quarter.
Q2: Las Vegas went on a 14-6 run from the 8:43 mark of the second to the 2:50 mark of the quarter.
Q3: Las Vegas went on a 9-0 run from the 8:33 mark of the third to the 7:17 mark of the quarter and a separate 12-3 run from the 4:21 mark of the third to the 0:48 mark of the quarter.
Q4: Las Vegas extended their final third quarter run into the fourth, totaling a 21-9 run through the 6:38 mark of the fourth quarter. New York went on a 14-6 run from the 5:24 mark of the fourth to the 2:21 mark of the quarter.
PLAYER NOTABLES
New York finished with four double-digit scorers in tonight's game (Stewart, Jones, Vandersloot, Johannès).
Breanna Stewart finished with 16 points on 40% (6-15) shooting from the field, five rebounds, and three assists.
Jonquel Jones totaled 13 points on 75% (6-8) shooting from the floor and six rebounds.
Courtney Vandersloot finished with 10 points, five assists, and two rebounds. At the 7:55 mark of the first, she recorded her 2,500th assist. At 372 games, she is the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 2,500 assists by 52 games.
At the 3:29 mark of the fourth quarter, Marine Johannès knocked down her 100th career three-pointer, ultimately finishing with 10 points on 57.1% (4-7) shooting from the field, including 50% (2-4) from three, two assists, and two rebounds. At 53 games, she is the 10th fastest player in WNBA history to 100 threes and, of the top-10 fastest players, just the third to do so while shooting over 40% from deep-joining Cynthia Cooper and Crystal Robinson.
For Las Vegas, Kelsey Plum finished with 18 points, eight assists, and three rebounds, while Jackie Young added 15 points, six assists, and five rebounds.
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