Adia Barnes: Arizona has ‘not arrived’ after loss to unranked Kansas
The Wildcats got a wake-up call Thursday.
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The Connecticut Sun are now in sole possession of second place.
The Seattle Storm, playing without Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird for the second game in a row, fell to the New York Liberty, 83-79, on Wednesday night. With the loss, Seattle dropped to third place, one game back of the first-place Las Vegas Aces. The Sun are half a game back.
Jewell Loyd tied a career-high with 35 points and added four rebounds and three assists. The Storm guard earned Player of the Game honors despite the loss.
JEWELL LOYD IS COOKING 🔥
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 19, 2021
She has 35 PTS at the end of the 3rd quarter 🤯
(via @wnba)pic.twitter.com/L9CPQyO5kG
Loyd’s offensive outburst, including 21 points in the third quarter alone, ultimately wasn’t enough. The Liberty outscored the Storm 21-7 in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Betnijah Laney scored 17 points for the Liberty, including a go-ahead basket with 17.6 seconds left.
🥶 BETNIJAH LANEY AT THE BUZZER 🥶
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 19, 2021
The bucket that sealed the dub for the @nyliberty#CountIt pic.twitter.com/dVVD0YaVaD
The Storm have a shot at redemption against the Liberty on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
The Wildcats got a wake-up call Thursday.
UConn was down to seven players against Princeton.
The WNBA star reached U.S. soil Friday.
Four George Washington players were suspended.