Alysha Clark was selected as the 2023 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year on Monday, joining Kelsey Plum and Dearica Hamby as Aces who have won the award.
Andy Yamashita
Former Reporter: UNLV/Aces
The top-seeded Aces beat the No. 8 Chicago Sky in Game 2 of their first-round series Sunday, advancing to the WNBA semifinals.
UNLV lost starting quarterback Doug Brumfield early Saturday, but stormed back from a 17-point deficit to beat SEC opponent Vanderbilt at Allegiant Stadium.
The top-seeded Aces had one of their best defensive performances of the season in Game 1 against the No. 8 Chicago Sky, with A’ja Wilson crediting center Kiah Stokes.
The Rebels remain a question mark after two weeks of college football, but can make a statement against Vanderbilt on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.
All-Star guard Chelsea Gray scored 20 points as the No. 1-seeded Aces comfortably beat the No. 8 Chicago Sky on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
The top-seeded Aces are the favorites when they face the No. 8 Chicago Sky in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series, but know not to understimate their opponent.
The Aces hosted 17,406 fans Sunday at T-Mobile Arena and will return there Wednesday for Game 1 of their first-round WNBA playoff series against the Chicago Sky.
Sixth-year right guard Amani Trigg-Wright said the UNLV offensive line needs to do a better job protecting quarterback Doug Brumfield.
Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance will debut “The Syd + TP Show” on the Maximum Effort Channel Sept. 18.
Coach Deion Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes are on a roll to begin the season and may be in contention for a Las Vegas Bowl berth.
The Aces are the WNBA’s No. 1 seed and will start the playoffs Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena, where the Aces beat the Mercury in Sunday’s regular-season finale.
The Aces enter Sunday’s regular-season finale with a chance to clinch the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs. There’s an easy way to do it — and a hard way.
A’ja Wilson scored 30 points as the Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury on Friday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Aces can secure the top playoff seed Sunday.
Alaina Coates has played on seven teams across five seasons despite being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft. She is starting to feel at home with the Aces.