It was a historic Sunday in the WNBA, with the No. 1-seed New York Liberty defeating the No. 4-seed Las Vegas Aces 76-62 and eliminating them from the postseason. The No. 3-seed Connecticut Sun, on the other hand, evened up their series, beating the No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx 92-82.
Let’s recap how New York and Connecticut handled business:
Death of a dynasty
If you come for the queen, you best not miss it. Sabrina Ionescu didn’t miss much on Sunday, hitting five 3-pointers to put the Aces away for good. She started hot, making three from deep in the opening quarter, and never looked back.
Ionescu may have led the charge and scored a team-high 22 points, but she didn’t do it alone. Brenna Stewart was superb, with 19 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Jonquel Jones had a great game, scoring 14 points and pulling six boards. Her 3-pointer in the fourth quarter felt like a backbreaker. Leonie Fiebich was a defensive menace and once again gave the Aces fits. Courtney Vandersloot carried the bench, scoring all eight points for the New York reserves.
Las Vegas stayed in the game during the first three quarters but got out-executed in the fourth quarter. The Liberty got everything they needed from their core—from 3-pointers to steals to hitting their free throws late….
