Chennedy Carter capped a career-best 2024 season with an overseas stint in 2025, and now she’s back in the WNBA aiming to sustain her early momentum. The Las Vegas Aces guard will get that chance on Wednesday when the team visits the Connecticut Sun for the first of two games in three days in Uncasville, Conn.
After signing a contract last month, Carter contributed 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the Aces’ 99-66 season-opening loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday. The following day, she poured in 16 of her 22 points after halftime, finishing 9-of-13 from the floor in a 105-78 victory 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, 27, averaged 17.5 points on 48.7 percent shooting during the 2024 season with the Chicago Sky. After not receiving a qualifying offer from the Sky in early 2025, she took her talents to leagues in China and Mexico before returning to the WNBA with the defending champions.
“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.”
Jackie Young added 20 points and nine assists on Sunday, while A’ja Wilson chipped in 19 points as Las Vegas shot a blistering 62.3 percent from the floor.
While the Aces split their opening two games, the Sun (0-2) have struggled out of the gate. They were blown out by the New York Liberty on Friday and then fell 89-82 to the visiting Seattle Storm on Sunday.
Aneesah Morrow scored 15 points in the season opener and followed with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds off the bench for Connecticut. She connected on 3 of 6 attempts from beyond the arc against the Storm.
“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, according to 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 is work.”
