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By Shawn McCullough

The Aces won their third straight game with a 90-58 victory over the New York Liberty at Westchester County Center.

Kayla McBride led the Aces with 24 points while hitting five of seven from three-point range.   Liz Cambage added 21 with 11 rebounds.

The Aces held the Liberty to just 29.7% from the field as defense was their primary focus against New York.

“We talked about defensive intensity, something we have been lacking the last three games,” said head coach Bill Laimbeer.  “Tonight was defensive and that was the game plan.”

“We wanted to come out and set the tone on defense first, and let our offense take over,” said McBride.  “I thought we all did a great job across the board from the bench to the starters. We came in with the mindset that we are going to get stops on defense and win this game.”

With the win, the Aces improved to 9-5 on the season and moved into a 2^nd place tie with the Connecticut Sun heading into Wednesday’s game in Indiana against the Fever.

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Game Notes:

• Liz Cambage scored in double figures for the 45th straight time, which is the longest active streak in the WNBA (season-high 21 points).
• The Aces outscored the Liberty 42-28 in points in the paint.
• The Liberty committed 19 turnovers.
• Only 1, 971 fans attended the game.

Game Starters:

F – 22 A’ja Wilson
F – 21 Kayla McBride
C – 8 Liz Cambage
G – 0 Jackie Young
G – 10 Kelsey Plum