Cal Bears podcast Morris Phillips: Cal heads to Boston College for week 5 next Saturday

Cal Bears quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (3) and the offense were simply shutout by San Diego State last Sat Sep 20, 2025 at Snap Dragon Stadium in San Diego (AP photo)

Cal Bears podcast Morris Phillips:

#1 After winning their first three games the Cal Bears were shutout 34-0 last Saturday by the San Diego State Aztecs. What would you say were the differences between the first three wins and last week’s absolutely crushing loss?

#2 The Aztecs Chris Johnson did some damage to Cal when he scored a 97 yard touchdown and Dwayne McDougle scored on a 35 yard fumble return. Were these scores just a matter of the Aztecs executing or were they mistakes by the Golden Bears.

#3 Cal missed having a 4-0 start for the first time since 2019. Cal in each of those three wins had won those games by double digits.

#4 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele at quarterback for Cal couldn’t get the Golden Bears in the end zone. Tough line 17-38, 208 yards, no scoring, two interceptions.

#5 It’s off to Boston College next Sat Sep 27th. BC lost in their last game to Stanford on 30-20 at Stanford Stadium. It was the Eagles second loss of the season dropping their record to 1-2. Cal will be on their second straight week of playing on the road. After getting shutout last Saturday can Cal come back with an improved offensive game plan going into Boston this weekend?

Morris Phillips does the Cal Bears podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Severino Delivers Statement Start as A’s Shut Out Astros

Luis Severino #40 of the Athletics pitches against the Houston Astros in the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on September 24, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — During the 2025 season, Luis Severino has been mired in controversy surrounding the A’s and their temporary home at Sutter Health Park. Severino made a name for himself early in Sacramento by complaining about the ballpark’s mound, feel, and proximity to the clubhouse amenities he is accustomed to in MLB parks.

Through it all, I think Severino was largely misunderstood, but it didn’t help his image of complaining after rough starts at Sutter Health Park. Early in the season, Severino had some of the worst road/home splits in all of baseball for a starting pitcher.

So, when Severino took the mound on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park, it felt as if he had something to prove to end the season. Severino fired six and a third innings of shutout baseball as the A’s defeated the Astros 6-0.

Severino’s final line was six and a third innings, giving up no runs on just three hits while walking only one batter and striking out five hitters.

After the game, Severino reflected on his start and the victory.

“I’m going to go to sleep really happy tonight. It feels good. I think I’m finally figuring it out… But yeah, really happy. I feel like I was in control the whole game. Shea was hitting all the good buttons and we were throwing a lot of strikes.”

Mark Kotsay was also pleased with the way Severino ended his 2025 season.

“I love the way it [the season] finished for Sevy. A tough stretch through May. We all went through it together. Obviously it impacted our season, but to turn the page, move forward and finish off the year the way he did tonight I’m really impressed and he showed that he’s a true pro coming off the injury to make a few more starts to finish off this season the way he did. It says a lot about him and the competitor he is, I know tonight meant a lot.”

Speaking on the turnaround recently for Severino, Kotsay credited his approach for the success.

“I think he’s just more aggressive. I think the confidence is there and he’s making pitches when he needs to make pitches, he’s attacking hitters and he’s on the aggressive.”

The bullpen

Hogan Harris came on to relieve Luis Severino and retired the last two batters of the seventh inning before pitching a scoreless eighth. Harris was perfect in his one and two thirds innings of work as he struck out two Houston hitters.

In the ninth, with the A’s up 6-0, Mark Kotsay elected with the sometimes unreliable ninth inning man Elvis Alvarado. Elvis, who has been solid for the A’s in his rookie season, got into a bit of trouble in the ninth inning. However, Elvis managed to escape the ninth giving up no runs after allowing two hits in the inning. A visibly excited Alvarado pumped his fist in a show of emotion after recording the final out of the game via a strikeout.

The bats

The A’s bats took advantage of everything they got going on Wednesday as they scored six runs on eight hits in the game. The A’s also drew three walks.

The A’s got on the board in the third inning when Tyler Soderstrom doubled home Nick Kurtz to open the scoring.

Shea Langeliers, who all in all went 4-4 in the game, added on for the A’s in the fifth inning with an RBI double that scored Brett Harris.

Brent Rooker came up later in the fifth inning and knocked home two runs on an RBI single to give the A’s the fifth inning 4-0 lead over the Astros.

The A’s final two runs both came courtesy of the long ball. In the seventh inning, Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom both hit solo home runs to give the A’s the 6-0 lead and seal the deal on the series win against the Astros.

Up next

The A’s and Astros will play the final game of a three game series on Thursday afternoon at 12:35 p.m. PST. J.T. Ginn (4-6, 4.57 ERA) is scheduled to take the ball for the A’s as the Astros have yet to announce the starter.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

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🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
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Giants avoid the sweep against St. Louis 4-3 behind game winning hit by Andrew Knizner in the eighth

San Francisco Giants Casey Schmitt dives into second base with a double as St Louis Cardinals second baseman Brandon Donavon puts on the tag too late at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Sep 24. 2025 (AP News photo)

By Lincoln Juarez 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants took the final game of three against the Cardinals to avoid being swept. Andrew Knizner came up with two clutch RBIs and the game-winning hit in the eighth inning. Rafael Devers launched his 34th home run of the season into McCovey Cove for the 108th Splash Hit by a Giant in Oracle Park’s history. 

In the first of four meaningless games at Oracle Park to end the season, the Giants hosted the Cardinals in the final game of their three game series. The orange and black suffered two devastating losses to begin the week officially eliminating them from playoff contention. The Giants were searching for any way to give the Oracle Park crowd something positive to cheer about. 

SF’s JT Brubaker made his first start as a Giant in his fifth appearance with the team. In nine career games against St. Louis, prior to Wednesday night, he was 0-6 with a 6.20 ERA. 

The only trouble he faced from the Cardinal lineup came in the third inning where two runs came across on three hits against the right hander. After tying an MLB record with four doubles in a game Tuesday night, Brendan Donovan doubled again, this time driving in Victor Scott II. He then came around to score on an Ivan Herrera single which ended up being the last time a Cardinal flew across the plate. 

The Giants got to Cardinals’ starter Sonny Gray for a run in the second, third, and fourth innings building up a 3-2 lead. 

Casey Schmitt doubled in the home second for his first of three hits on the night. Jung Hoo Lee followed and traded places with Schmitt to give the Giants a 1-0 at the time. 

After giving up the lead in the top half of the inning and trailing 2-1, Rafael Devers led off the home third with his first career Splash Hit and 34th home run of the year to tie the game. 

In the bottom of the fourth Christian Koss led off with a deep fly ball to right that was dropped by right fielder Jordan Walker, allowing Koss to reach second base on the error. A productive groundout by Drew Gilbert moved Koss over to third and he eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Knizner.

The Giants took that 3-2 lead all the way to the eighth behind three strong shutout innings by Carson Seymour, when the Cardinals finally broke through to tie the game. Nolan Arenado scored Ivan Herrera on a sac fly that received a large, collective groan from the fans packed inside Oracle Park. 

Jose Butto replaced Matt Gage and got the Giants out of the inning in a 3-3 tie. 

Seven, eight, and nine were due up in the home eighth looking for some magic. Christian Koss led off with a single and moved over to second on a ground ball by Drew Gilbert forcing the only play to be at first base. Andrew Knizner, who got the start with a .219 batting average so far this season, stepped up with the go-ahead run in scoring position. 

He drove a screaming line drive 108mph off the bat to center field past a diving Victor Scott II and all the way to the center field wall. Pumping his fists as he powered into third base, Knizner had given the Giants an eighth inning lead on an RBI-triple. 

Nothing more came in the eighth, but the excitement continued in the top of the ninth with second baseman Christian Koss rolling a do-it-yourself double play, dancing across the second base bag as he slung a throw to Bryce Eldridge at first to complete the play.

St. Louis sent pinch hitter Jose Fermin to the plate as their final hope. On the first pitch he bunted a ball down the third base line where Casey Schmitt gloved it and threw to first on the run for the final out. 

The Giants avoided being swept by the Cardinals for the first time since June 20-23, 2024 and for the first time in San Francisco since June 17-19, 1991 at Candlestick Park. 

San Francisco will try to bring the momentum from Wednesday night into the final weekend of the season, following an off day Thursday. Game 160 will take place Friday evening at Oracle Park with the Colorado Rockies who have not announced a starter and for the Giants RHP Trevor McDonald (0-0 ERA 3.38)

First pitch 7:15pm.

NFL podcast Jessica Kwong: Giants Russell replaced by rookie Dart; Ex-Cowboy Parsons sacks Prescott no hard feelings; plus more NFL news

New York Giant quarterback Russell Wilson (3) has been replaced by rookie back up Jaxson Dart when the Giants face the Los Angeles Chargers at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford next Sun Sep 28, 2025 (AP News photo)

NFL podcast Jessica Kwong Wed Sep 24, 2025

#1 The New York Giants will most likely bench veteran quarterback Russell Wilson and replace him with rookie Jaxson Dart. Dart makes his first start at Giants Stadium against the Los Angeles Chargers. Dart was the 25th overall pick this season.

#2 Former Dallas Cowboys and now Green Bay Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons sacked his former teammate Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Parsons said it was painful sacking Prescott, “That’s my guy. He was always like a good mentor for me. But you know how it is. He always told me if I ever faced him that it’ll be a great matchup, so I’m excited to see what Sunday brings itself.”

#3 The Houston Texans released safety CJ Gardner-Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson played in only three games with just 15 tackles and no interceptions and didn’t break up any passes. Johnson was the Texans 2022 first round draft pick as the Texans traded left guard Kenyon Green to get Johnson.

#4  Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan said on Tuesday that he’s handing over the offensive play calling over to quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree. Nick Holz will stay at offensive coordinator and will continue doing the same work building the offense.

#5 Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has a deferred prosecution regarding his DUI case says a King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office they told ESPN. Sherman’s attorney requested the deferment which was granted by a King County District Court judge. That means that the charge is held in abeyance as the defendant agrees to meet the court requirements. Sherman was booked on a Feb 2024 DUI charge for driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.11 over the state requirement of 0.08.

Jessica Kwong does the NFL podcast every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s Severino gets start tonight against Astros at Sutter Health

Luis Severino makes the start for the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park against the Houston Astros on Wed Sep 24, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 How did Jeffrey Springs and the Sacramento Athletics’ bullpen perform in limiting Houston’s offense?

#2 What was the turning point or key inning that allowed Sacramento to pull ahead?

#3 How did Cristian Javier fare as the starter for Houston, and what were his main challenges?

#4 Which hitters for the A’s made the biggest impact offensively against the Astros?

#5 What are the playoff implications of this game for the Astros’ postseason hopes?

#6 Starting pitchers for Wednesday night’s game here at Sutter Health for Houston Hunter Brown (12-8 ERA 2.30) and for the A’s Luis Severino (7-11, 4.72 ERA).

Jeremiah Salmonson is a Sacramento A’s beat writer at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor: 49ers try to make it 4 straight against Jaguars Sunday

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy remains out with a turf toe injury and will not play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 3 of the NFL season (AP file photo)

San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor:

#1 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and wide receiver Jauan Jennings will miss week 3 of the NFL season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Purdy is out with a turf toe injury and Jennings is out with a shoulder and ankle injury how will their absence impact the 49ers this weekend.

#2 49ers tight end George Kittle and his wife Claire were dragged into a fake quote that got spread on line saying that the subject of Charlie Kirk and politics had no place in the NFL. The quote which Kittle emphasized was fake said that the account that the quote was on makes fake quotes and he hoped the many responses he got from people that they realize that.

#3 The 49ers take on the Jaguars at Levi Stadium this Sunday for a 1:25pm PT kick off. The Jaguars are 2-1 and are coming off a win over the Houston Texans 17-10 last Sunday. The Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw for 222 yards and touchdown. How do you see this match up this Sunday?

David Zizmor does the 49ers podcasts Wednesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford Cardinal podcast Michael Roberson: Cardinal hope to take advantage of home field Saturday against SJSU

The Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Bryce Farrell (11) takes off against the Virginia Cavaliers safety Ethan Minter (30) at Scott Stadium on Sat Sep 20, 2025 (Stanford Cardinal photo)

Stanford Cardinal podcast Michael Roberson:

#1The Virginia Cavaliers (3-1) defense just stuck it to the Stanford Cardinal (1-3) on Saturday at Scott Stadium. The Cardinal just couldn’t get any offense going scoring only 14 points in the first half and six points in the third quarter to keep up with the Cavaliers and picking up their third loss of the season 48-20.

#2 It was a rough first quarter for the Cardinal defense who gave up 21 points to the Cavaliers and coming away with a 21-7 after the quarter.

#3 The second quarter the Cardinal were able to settle the Cavalier offense as both teams played to a 7-7 tie and it was 28-14 Cavaliers at the half.

#4 In the second half the Cavaliers lit up the Cardinal scoring ten points in the third and fourth quarters coming away with a uncontested 48-20 win.

#5 The Cardinal are back to the drawing board and looking for their second win of the season against 1-2 San Jose State at Stanford Stadium. This will be Stanford’s second home game of the season. How do you see this match up for this Sat Sep 27th a 4:30pm kick off.

Michael Roberson does the Stanford Cardinal podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Springs Shines in Final Start as Athletics Defeat Astros 5-1

Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics pitches in the top of the third inning against the Houston Astros at Sutter Health Park on September 23, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The Athletics embarked on the final week of the season on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park when they took on the Astros at 7 p.m. PST. In a game with playoff implications for the Astros as they try to gain ground on the AL West-leading Mariners, the A’s defeated the Astros 5-1.

Jeffrey Springs got the ball for the A’s and didn’t disappoint. Springs, who pitched brilliantly in his previous outing in Boston, turned in five innings of one-run, three-hit baseball against the Astros on Tuesday. Springs struck out three Astros and walked only two in his outing, which lowered his ERA to 4.11 for the season. It was good to see Springs put together a few solid outings to end the season and put himself back on solid ground after a bit of a rough stretch recently.

The bullpen

The A’s used three relievers in the game to finish off what Springs started in the victory.

Tyler Ferguson, who has been a mainstay for the A’s all season in the bullpen, tossed scoreless sixth and seventh innings for the A’s. Ferguson didn’t allow a hit or a walk in his two-strikeout appearance.

Justin Sterner came on to pitch the eighth inning for Mark Kotsay and delivered a scoreless frame, with his only blemish being a walk.

Michael Kelly came on to close things out as he tossed a scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout to end the game.

The bats

The A’s kept a stream of pressure on the Astros offensively all night, collecting nine hits and five runs in the contest.

Brent Rooker got the A’s on the board first when the Astros’ starting pitcher made an error on a popup to allow Nick Kurtz to score with two outs in the inning.

Darrell Hernaiz got the A’s their second run of the game on an RBI single that scored Jacob Wilson in the fourth inning to give the A’s a 2-1 lead.

The A’s added two more runs in the fifth inning when Tyler Soderstrom laced an RBI double, and Jacob Wilson singled him home one batter later to give the A’s a 4-1 advantage.

In the eighth inning, the A’s scored their last run when Carlos Cortes hit a sac fly to score Wilson and extend the lead to 5-1 heading into the ninth inning.

Wilson did not record an out on Tuesday as he went 2-for-2 with two walks and remained in the hunt for the MLB batting title. After play ended on Tuesday, Wilson had a .318 average, seven points back of Aaron Judge, who was at .325 heading into the final week of the season.

Up next

The A’s will take on the Astros in game two of their three-game set on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PST. Luis Severino (7-11, 4.72 ERA) is slated to go for the A’s, while the Astros will send Hunter Brown (12-8, 2.30 ERA) to the mound.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Giants bullpen implodes and Walker blows another save in despairing loss to Cardinals 9-8

San Francisco Giants Heliot Ramos salutes the Almighty after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the St Louis Cardinals at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Tue Sep 23, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Lincoln Juarez 

SAN FRANCISCO – Ryan Walker blew another save against the Cardinals as the red bird bats rallied late to overcome a big deficit. The Giants playoff hopes dwindled following another miserable loss at home. 

Tuesday night with Logan Webb on the mound the Giants looked to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Game one did not go in favor of the orange and black in a slim 6-5 loss. Webb went into Tuesday night 14-11 with a 3.27 ERA and just 4.1 innings shy of 200 innings pitched on the season. 

St. Louis came out swinging in the first, scoring three runs on five hits off Webb. Three of those hits and a run came before the Giants ace recorded an out. Three of the five Cardinal hits in the first also had an exit velocity of 101mph or higher. 

It was hard to know the Giants even hit in the home first as a lifeless crowd watched Cardinals’ starter Andre Pallante set them down quietly in order on just 12 pitches. 

In the bottom of the third, still trailing by three, the Giants brought around five runs to take the lead and turn the game around. Heliot Ramos stepped in with the bases loaded and nobody out and hit a groundball to third baseman Nolan Arenado.

What looked to be a sure 5-2-3 double play turned out to be an error charged to Arenado as his throw home nailed Patrick Bailey who was running from third. The ball bounced off Bailey in the direction of the Cardinal dugout allowing Christian Koss to score from second right behind him. 

Willy Adames stepped in two batters later and drove in the tying run on a base hit to right. Matt Chapman then drove in Ramos on a sacrifice fly to give the Giants the lead. Jung Hoo Lee capped off the five-run inning with an rbi single to center that scored Adames. 

A spirited comeback inning made it 5-3 Giants after three full. 

In the top of the fifth inning Logan Webb, one out away from 200 IP, struck out Alec Burleson and achieved the 200 inning mark for the third straight season. He became the first Giants pitcher to achieve the milestone in three consecutive seasons since Giant great Madison Bumgarner did so in six consecutive seasons from 2011-2016. Webb finished with 6ip, 8h, 3er, 2bb, and 5k. 

The Giants struck for two more runs to add on to their lead in the home fifth as Patrick Bailey doubled home Matt Chapman and Christian Koss singled home Bailey to make it 7-3 San Francisco. 

After Heliot Ramos hit his 20th home run of the year in the sixth, it seemed like the Giants would cruise to a substantial victory, however the Cardinals didn’t go down easy. 

St. Louis plated four runs in the top of the seventh off a Giants bullpen who threw 4.2 scoreless against them Monday night. Renowned Giant killer Nolan Arenado topped off the inning with his 11th homer of the season to put the Cardinals within one, 8-7. 

Ahead by a run the Giants sent closer Ryan Walker to the mound to get the final three outs and secure the win. He got three outs but they were not the final three outs recorded of the night. Walker, who blew a save in St. Louis against the Cardinals on September 6th, gave up the Giants lead in the ninth Tuesday night. The Cardinals racked up two runs on four hits in the ninth to comeback and take the lead 9-8. 

In the bottom of the ninth Willy Adames doubled with one out setting up the tying run in scoring position. Matt Chapman struck out, becoming the second out of the inning. Down to their final out, it was up to pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores, who replaced rookie Bryce Eldridge. Wilmer struck out swinging to end the game, stranding the tying run at second. 

The Giants lost their second straight and the series to the Cardinals. Another disappointing performance by Ryan Walker left fans at Oracle Park in disgust as they headed for the exits knowing it will almost definitely be another year without playoff baseball in the city by the bay. 

The final game of the series will take place Wednesday night with RHP Sonny Gray (14-8, 4.33) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (11-8, 3.65). 

First pitch at 6:45pm at Oracle Park. 

Aces Tie Up Series Winning Game Two Beating Fever 90-68

Las Vegas Aces center A’Ja Wilson (22) takes a shot over the Indiana Fever forward Brianna Turner (11) in game 2 of the WNBA playoffs at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas (AP News photo)

By Rich Perez

LAS VEGAS–The Las Vegas Aces (1-1) played a spectacular game Tuesday night beating the Indiana Fever (1-1) 90-68. Tonight’s game was a complete contrast to the game they played Sunday night. They controlled the pace of the game and they continued to extend their lead with each quarter busting the game wide open in the fourth quarter.

A’Ja Wilson was back in form hitting 25 points, nine rebounds with five steals. Nalyssa Smith finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. They held Indiana to 40% shooting in this game. They were spotless.

Game recap: What a difference a day makes as Las Vegas took command of this game winning the opening quarter 26-17. The Fever fought back going on a 8-0 run in the second quarter but Las Vegas continued to lead going into halftime leading 46-35.

Wilson was much more efficient in this game. The Aces were really spreading the floor, staying focused in this hotly contested matchup. The Fever’s Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell both had double digits in the first half.

Wilson finished the first half with 15 points, Jackie Young and Nalyssa Smith had ten points apiece. They led at the half 46-35 and they would have to keep dictating the pace throughout the second half.

The Aces were piling up the personal fouls though, Young with three, Nalyssa Smith with four and Chelsea Gray with two. This was something they had to clean up in the second half. They had as much as an 18 point lead in the first half.

The Aces began to extend their lead after the Fever had cut the Las Vegas lead to single digits. Mid-Way through the third quarter, the Aces had taken a 59-44 lead going on a 7-0 run. The contrast between Sunday’s game and Tuesday night’s was vast and that was apparent on the scoreboard.

Their defense was a huge part of their success tonight. The Aces had really shown up for Tuesday night’s game. Through three quarters the Aces were shooting at 60% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc.

The Fever were 35% from the field and 33% from beyond the arc, quite a disparity. Pinpoint passes, offensive excellence and some great defense gave the Aces their largest lead of the game with 1:00 left in the third 69-47. After three full quarters the Aces had a 70-52 lead.

The entire team had to step up in this game and they sure answered the call. They did not want to have to go to Indiana trailing by two games. They would have to continue to control the pace and disrupt the Fever’s rhythm for one more quarter to close out this game.

The Aces broke this game wide open at 6:55 in the fourth quarter taking a 80-56 lead. Indiana continued to shoot poorly and their turnovers were really hurting them committing 22 conceding 28 points off those turnovers.

Indiana only had six points off their bench while the Aces had 24 points. Las Vegas played the kind of game we are used to seeing them play. They were spot-on.

Game notes: After playing a lack luster game one, Aces tied up their series with the Fever with a win in game two. In game one Sunday night the Aces were outplayed from the field, from beyond the arc and defensively.

Wilson had not only a slow start but only scored four points in the third quarter missing four shots. She really struggled in the fourth quarter only taking one shot that missed and coming away empty in the entire quarter in the 89-73 loss.

The Fever outscored the Aces in all four quarters keeping Las Vegas from making any kind of comeback. Indiana was able to contain WIlson only allowing her to score 16 points but she did have a double double with 13 rebounds. The Fever controlled the pace of the game throughout and the Aces were able to reverse that trend and take control of game two from the start.

The two teams will now head back to Indiana enjoying a few days off before they play game three on Friday night with tip-off scheduled for 4:30 PM. While the perfect scenario for the Aces would be to finish the series in Indiana with wins in games 3 and 4. The Aces are looking to take at least one game.

Las Vegas would play the fifth game of the series should that happen on Sep 30th in Vegas. The team needs to bring the same energy into the next two games and they could very well finish this series sooner rather than later.