Aces win Game 2 over Mercury as Jackie Young sets WNBA record

By MARK ANDERSON LAS VEGAS AP Jackie Young set a WNBA Finals record with points in the third quarter finishing with to carry the Las Vegas Aces to a - conquest over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday for a - lead Encounter is Wednesday in Phoenix where the Aces hope to put a stranglehold on the series as they chase their third title in four years The Mercury have the tall task of needing to win four of five games to capture their fourth championship which would tie the WNBA record Young who tied a career playoff high in total points fell just short of the league record of points for any postseason quarter Three players have accomplished that largest part not long ago in when Young s teammate Jewell Loyd hit that number for Seattle against the Mercury A ja Wilson scored of her points in the first half and had rebounds Chelsea Gray finished with points and assists Kahleah Copper led the Mercury with points Satou Sabally scored and Alyssa Thomas had while coping with foul trouble much of the contest Like in Contest when they began with a - lead the Mercury came out strong scoring the first seven points Phoenix wound up with points in the first quarter but then the Aces held the Mercury to a combined points over the following two periods Related Articles Warriors rejoice as NBA emphasizes Hi-Five fouls It ll help Steph WNBA Finals Las Vegas Aces bench comes up with needed spark in Match win over Phoenix Steve Kerr unveils Warriors preseason plan for Steph Curry veterans Seth Curry explains why the time was right to join Warriors older brother Steph Jonathan Kuminga describes his lofty goals with Warriors under new contract By that point the Aces had taken charge leading - going into the fourth and eventually going up by as much as points Any unit facing Aces coach Becky Hammon in a Challenge in Las Vegas is asking for trouble She ran her record to - with this success the average margin being more than points