Top Liberty vs. Aces Players to Watch - 9/8/2024

Sabrina Ionescu’s New York Liberty (28-6) will host Jackie Young and the Las Vegas Aces (22-12) at Barclays Center on Sunday, Sept. 8. The game starts at 4:00 PM ET.

The Liberty outscore opponents by 9.4 points per game (scoring 85.6 points per game to rank second in the league while allowing 76.2 per outing to rank second in the WNBA) and have a +320 scoring differential overall.

The Aces put up 86.9 points per game (first in league) while giving up 81.9 per outing (sixth in WNBA). They have a +168 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 5.0 points per game.

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How to Watch Liberty vs. Aces

• Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
• Time: 4:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Venue: Barclays Center

Liberty’s Last Game

In its last game, New York picked up a 77-70 win over Seattle. The Liberty were led by Betnijah Laney, who wound up with 18 points and six rebounds, while Ionescu added 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists.

• Betnijah Laney: 18 PTS | 6 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
• Sabrina Ionescu: 17 PTS | 6 REB |8 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Jonquel Jones: 15 PTS | 8 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 5 BLK | 3 3PM

Aces’ Last Game

Las Vegas is coming into this game having beat Connecticut 72-67 in its last game. Kelsey Plum led the team with 27 points.

• Kelsey Plum: 27 PTS | 5 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• A’ja Wilson: 20 PTS | 8 REB |0 AST | 2 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
• Chelsea Gray: 13 PTS | 2 REB |6 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM

Liberty Players to Watch

• Breanna Stewart paces the Liberty at 20.3 points per game, while also posting 3.9 assists and 8.6 rebounds. She is fifth in the league in scoring.
• Ionescu paces the Liberty at 6.0 assists per game, while also averaging 4.6 rebounds and 19.4 points. She is fifth in the WNBA in assists.
• Jonquel Jones leads the Liberty at 9.3 rebounds per contest, while also posting 3.3 assists and 14.7 points. She is sixth in the league in rebounding.
• Laney is posting 12.2 points, 3.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.
• Leonie Fiebich puts up 6.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 44.9% from the field and 42.0% from downtown (fourth in WNBA) with 1.4 made 3-pointers per contest.

Aces Players to Watch

• A’ja Wilson is averaging team highs in points (27.3 per game) and rebounds (11.9). And she is contributing 2.4 assists, making 52.7% of her shots from the field (fifth in league).
• Young is putting up a team-best 5.3 assists per game. And she is contributing 16.4 points and 4.5 rebounds, making 42.8% of her shots from the field and 34.1% from beyond the arc, with 2.0 treys per game (10th in league).
• The Aces receive 17.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game from Plum.
• Alysha Clark is posting 5.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, making 43.8% of her shots from the floor and 35.9% from 3-point range, with 1.1 triples per game.
• The Aces receive 9.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game from Tiffany Hayes.