LAS VEGAS (August 4, 2025) — The Las Vegas Aces (15-14) travel to the Bay Area for their final regular season contest against the Golden State Valkyries (14-14) at Chase Center on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The game will tip at 7 p.m. PT and will air locally on Vegas 34 and streamed on NBA TV.

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MILESTONE WATCHES: A’ja Wilson needs 2 more blocks to reach 500 for her career. When she swats the second one, she will become the 4^th player in WNBA history with at least 5,000 points, 2,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals. She will be the fastest and youngest player to hit those benchmarks. Wilson also needs 8 more blocks to pass No. 9 Ruth Riley on the league’s all-time blocks list. Additionally, NaLyssa Smith needs 17 rebounds, an amount that matches her career high, to hit 1,000 for her career.

The Aces, sitting at No. 7 in the league standings, are just one game behind the No. 6 seed Seattle Storm (16-13) and .5 games ahead of Golden State with 15 games left in the regular season. If the Aces leave Chase Center with a win Wednesday, they secure the head-to-head season advantage at 3-1.

The Aces have turned it around in their last 2 wins against the Valkyries since their loss on the road in early June. Las Vegas has outscored Golden State the past two meetings in points in the paint (76-64), second chances (44-41) and on the fast break (14-4). After they only turned 12 Golden State turnovers into 7 points on June 7, the Aces have since capitalized on 10 turnovers (8 points) and 14 turnovers (15 points) in the past 2 games. Las Vegas has also seen its offensive rating skyrocket against the Valkyries in its 2 recent wins with a 132.3 OER compared to an 82.9 OER the first meeting. The Aces defensive rating also improved from 117.3 DER to 114 DER the last 2 games.

Wilson is averaging 21.7 points against the Valkyries this season, including a 34-point performance on July 12. Over the last 2 games against the Valks, Wilson holds an average of 24 points and 15 rebounds and has only committed one turnover during that span.

After scoring 4 points in the first matchup, Jackie Young is averaging 25 points on 61.5% field goal shooting, 40% from distance, 7 assists, 8 rebounds and is a perfect 14 of 14 from the charity stripe in the recent wins against Golden State.

Overall, in the 3 games against the Valkyries, Jewell Loyd is averaging 15.7 points and 45.5% shooting from beyond the arc. The Point Gawd Chelsea Gray is tallying an average of 11 points on 50% shooting and 4.3 assists.

To secure the regular season advantage, Las Vegas needs to continue to secure the perimeter against the Valkyries, who connect on 9.5 3-pointers a game, fourth in the league, and made 10.7 per game against the Aces. Golden State leads the league in rebounds (36.3 rpg), listing at No. 3 for offensive (10.7 rpg) and defensive rebounds (26.9 rpg), while limiting teams to a league-low 28.8 points in the paint.

Golden State was without Tiffany Hayes (left leg), Cecilia Zandalasini (left foot), Kayla Thornton (right knee) and Monique Billings (right ankle) for the August 3 matchup. Thornton (14 ppg) and Hayes (12 ppg) lead the Valkyries in scoring. Thornton, who is out for the season, also led the team in rebounds (7 rpg) and steals (1.3 spg) before she was injured.

Rookie guard Carla Leite has bumped up her scoring since the All-Star break, averaging 10 points, an increase from her 7.5 points on the season. Center Iliana Rupert is also averaging 10.7 points in 6 games since returning from the European Championship on July 25. Veronica Burton (10.8 ppg) has also scored in double figures in 4 out of the last 5 games and is averaging 11.2 points over that span.

UP NEXT: The Aces return for a 3-game home stand, starting against the Seattle Storm (16-13) on Friday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. PT at Michelob ULTRA Arena. The game will be televised on ION.