Carter, bench fuel Aces’ dominant win against the Sun
May 13, 2026; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Las Vegas Aces guard Chennedy Carter (23) drives the ball against Connecticut Sun guard Gianna Kneepkens (5) and guard Hailey van Lith (2) in the second half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Last season, A’ja Wilson could hardly afford to have an off quarter — let alone an off half or night. Three games into the new campaign, the Aces’ depth has already shown that it has Wilson’s back if, for whatever reason, the four-time MVP takes some time to get things going.
In Wednesday’s 98-69 win against the Connecticut Sun, Wilson found herself in first half foul trouble that limited her to only nine minutes out of the first 20. Not to worry though, because newcomer Chennedy Carter lead the charge for the Aces to pick up the slack and maintain their 11-point lead from when Wilson was subbed out of the game with three fouls with 6:25 left to play in the second quarter. Las Vegas had a 48-37 advantage at the break, with coach Becky Hammon’s bench unit responsible for 27 points — on a night where they totaled a whopping 48.
Carter poured in 14 of her 27 in the opening 20 minutes. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus added 8 and Jewell Loyd scored 5. Jackie Young led the starters at the half with 9 points as Wilson was held to 6 in just nine minutes of action.
“That was probably the most rest I have gotten since 2022,” Wilson said afterward. “I looked at it from that aspect, there is just a different feel to it this year when it comes to the flow of the game and the way the officials are calling it. “We have to adjust to that but I can’t remember the last time I had this many fouls.
But that’s not going to stop me from doing what my team needs me to do. ” Wilson made up for her slow start in the second half. She erupted for 16 points — including 10 in the third quarter — to finish with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks.
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