LAS VEGAS, NV. (WFIE) - Jackie Young is used to coming through, in the biggest moments. She led Princeton H.S. to an IHSAA Girls Basketball state championship. She helped Notre Dame win the NCAA Championship. She’s won an Olympic gold medal.
She also already has two WNBA Championships, and after Sunday, she’s halfway to winning her third. Young became the first Aces player to have a 30-point game in the Finals, in franchise history, as Las Vegas beat the Phoenix Mercury, on Sunday to go up 2-0, in the best-of-7 series.
Young’s final line was 32 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and one steal. The Princeton native scored 21 of her 32 points in the third quarter -- the most points in a quarter in WNBA Finals history. It was also the most in any playoff quarter since 2006, when the WNBA switch