WNBA: Chennedy Carter out to continue hot start when Aces host Sun

Las Vegas Aces guard Chennedy Carter is building on a standout 2024 season as she returns to the WNBA after a stint playing internationally in 2025.

Carter, 27, will aim for another strong showing on Wednesday when the defending champions visit the Connecticut Sun for the first of two games in three days in Uncasville, Conn.

Signed to a contract last month, Carter scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in Las Vegas’ 99-66 season-opening loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday. She followed that with a dominant performance the next day, posting 22 points—16 of them after halftime—on 9-of-13 shooting in the Aces’ 105-78 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.

“I think I'm grasping the team,” Carter told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “The girls are amazing. They're nurturing and they've allowed me to come in and be me. So, it's made the process so much more comfortable for me. ... It's been easy to just come in and flow.”

Carter averaged 17.5 points on 48.7% shooting with the Chicago Sky in 2024. After not receiving a qualifying offer from the Sky in early 2025, she took her game overseas, competing in China and Mexico before returning to the WNBA.

“She’s only been here about two minutes and so she’s still learning our system,” Aces head coach Becky Hammon said. “I thought she was great [on Sunday]. On both sides of the ball, I thought she brought a lot of energy.”

In the Aces’ win over the Sparks, Jackie Young contributed 20 points and nine assists, while A’ja Wilson added 19 points. Las Vegas shot an impressive 62.3% from the floor.

While the Aces split their first two games, the Sun (0-2) have struggled early in the season. They were defeated on the road by the New York Liberty on Friday and fell 89-82 at home to the Seattle Storm on Sunday.

Aneesah Morrow led the Sun off the bench with 15 points in the opener and followed with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Seattle, connecting on 3 of 6 shots from 3-point range.

“I play with a chip on my shoulder. I know the work that I put in, and I want to put that out there on the floor,” Morrow said, per the Hartford Courant. “I’ve always had a 3-point shot since I was in grade school, but it’s just about consistency in knocking it down and just being confident. When you put hours in, unseen hours, they pay off. That’s one thing you cannot deny: work.”

—Field Level Media/Reuters