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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Washington Wardens 30 25 21 26 102
Las Vegas Aces 29 24 20 18 91

Team Stats

Stat WAS LAS
Field Goal % 46.0% 35.2%
Three-Point % 35.0% 28.9%
Free Throw % 47.1% 60.9%
Rebounds 50 53
Assists 32 18
Turnovers 9 9
Steals 4 6
Blocks 10 8

Wardens Surge Late: Washington Downs Aces 102-91 After Clutch Fourth Quarter Run

Nielsen Leads Wardens' Resurgence, Aces' Shooting Woes Sink Hopes

From Holosports News
Published December 14, 2025

LAS VEGAS – The Washington Wardens stormed back in the final frame, outscoring the Las Vegas Aces 32-22 in the fourth quarter to secure a 102-91 victory at the Michelob ULTRA Arena on Saturday night. A crucial 15-2 run in the last seven minutes proved to be the difference, as the Wardens capitalized on a cold spell from the Aces to improve their Pro League standing.

The Aces, led by a strong offensive effort from Ethan Hughes (21 points) and a double-double from Elias Bergstrom (15 points, 9 rebounds), held a slim lead for much of the first half. However, their typically sharp shooting faltered, particularly from beyond the arc, where they connected on just 28.9% of their attempts.

Washington, meanwhile, found their rhythm, particularly in the second half. Oscar Nielsen was a force for the Wardens, pouring in a game-high 16 points and adding 7 rebounds. The team’s ball movement was exceptional, registering a season-high 32 assists.

“We just had a lapse in concentration in the fourth,” said Aces head coach Marcus Bell. “We missed too many easy looks, and they capitalized. It’s a tough one to swallow.”

Key moments saw the Wardens’ defense step up, with multiple blocks from Orion Lopez and Clara Smith stifling Aces drives. Offensively, Aisha Bakari chipped in 11 points, including a crucial three-pointer that sparked the decisive run. Zoe Albright added 15 points and a game-high 6 assists for Washington.

“We knew we had to pick up the intensity on both ends,” stated Wardens guard Oscar Nielsen. “We trusted each other, shared the ball, and started making shots. That’s what this team is capable of.”

The Aces will look to regroup on the road next week, while the Wardens head home with momentum.

Key Notes:

  • Washington Wardens: 32 assists on 40 made field goals.
  • Las Vegas Aces: Shot a dismal 14-of-23 (60.9%) from the free-throw line.
  • Oscar Nielsen (WAS): Led all scorers with 16 points.
  • Elias Bergstrom (LV): Recorded a double-double with 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Player Pos MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Bjorn Mortensen
C 23:30 7 2 8 25.0% 1 6 16.7% 2 5 40.0% 3 4 7 2 0 0 0 0
Sasha Volkov
F 26:02 14 5 10 50.0% 1 4 25.0% 3 5 60.0% 0 7 7 2 1 1 2 2
Elara Brooks
G 24:02 4 2 5 40.0% 0 3 0.0% 0 0 - 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 2
Taro Shimizu
F 9:28 7 3 6 50.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 0 - 3 2 5 2 0 1 0 0
Isla Novikova
G 11:28 4 1 5 20.0% 1 2 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Giselle Laurent
G 19:33 2 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
Finnian Harper
F 21:58 10 4 12 33.3% 2 4 50.0% 0 0 - 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 0
Marcus Johnson
C 24:30 0 0 5 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 - 1 6 7 0 3 0 3 3
Zoe Sterling
G 14:37 7 3 7 42.9% 1 3 33.3% 0 0 - 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 1
Ethan Hughes
G 26:20 21 6 12 50.0% 3 7 42.9% 6 7 85.7% 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1
Noemi King
F 10:37 0 0 5 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 - 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
Elias Bergstrom
F 27:55 15 6 14 42.9% 3 8 37.5% 0 0 - 2 7 9 1 0 3 0 1
Q1 12:00
Washington Wardens — Clara Smith - substitution
Q1 12:00
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright - substitution
Q1 12:00
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen - substitution
Q1 12:00
Washington Wardens — Kenji Sato - substitution
Q1 12:00
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari - substitution
Q1 12:00
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen - substitution
Q1 12:00
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov - substitution
Q1 12:00
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom - substitution
Q1 12:00
Las Vegas Aces — Elara Brooks - substitution
Q1 12:00
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes - substitution
Q1 11:46
Washington Wardens — Clara Smith missed catch and shoot
Q1 11:44
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov defensive rebound
Q1 11:39
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov missed catch and shoot
Q1 11:38
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen defensive rebound
Q1 11:31
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari missed fast break
Q1 11:28
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 11:22
Las Vegas Aces — Oscar Nielsen BLOCKS Elias Bergstrom
Q1 11:20
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen defensive rebound
Q1 11:14
Las Vegas Aces — Shooting foul on Elara Brooks
Q1 11:14
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 11:14
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 10:59
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes pick and roll (3 pts) – Assisted by Sasha Volkov
Q1 10:44
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Kenji Sato
Q1 10:38
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes catch and shoot (3 pts)
Q1 10:21
Las Vegas Aces — Shooting foul on Ethan Hughes
Q1 10:21
Washington Wardens — Kenji Sato missed free throw 2 of 2
Q1 10:21
Washington Wardens — Kenji Sato missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 10:20
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes defensive rebound
Q1 10:16
Las Vegas Aces — Ball out of bounds
Q1 10:16
Las Vegas Aces — Elara Brooks missed catch and shoot
Q1 10:01
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Clara Smith
Q1 09:46
Las Vegas Aces — Elara Brooks missed pick and roll
Q1 09:44
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen defensive rebound
Q1 09:38
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari fast break (3 pts) – Assisted by Zoe Albright
Q1 09:23
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom pick and roll (2 pts)
Q1 09:08
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Aisha Bakari
Q1 08:53
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Elara Brooks
Q1 08:32
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari missed one on one
Q1 08:30
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright offensive rebound
Q1 08:27
Washington Wardens — Clara Smith missed put back
Q1 08:24
Las Vegas Aces — Elara Brooks defensive rebound
Q1 08:20
Las Vegas Aces — Ball out of bounds
Q1 08:20
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 08:06
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Kenji Sato
Q1 07:47
Washington Wardens — Shooting foul on Kenji Sato
Q1 07:47
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 07:47
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes made free throw 1 of 2
Q1 07:26
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright missed post up
Q1 07:23
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari offensive rebound
Q1 07:19
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright put back (2 pts)
Q1 07:01
Washington Wardens — Shooting foul on Oscar Nielsen
Q1 07:01
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov missed free throw 3 of 3
Q1 07:01
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 07:01
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov made free throw 1 of 3
Q1 07:00
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright defensive rebound
Q1 06:55
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Clara Smith
Q1 06:36
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom missed post up
Q1 06:33
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen defensive rebound
Q1 06:27
Washington Wardens — Aisha Bakari TURNOVER
Q1 06:07
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov post up (3 pts) – Assisted by Elara Brooks
Q1 05:44
Washington Wardens — Clara Smith post up (2 pts) – Assisted by Zoe Albright
Q1 05:32
Washington Wardens — Shooting foul on Aisha Bakari
Q1 05:32
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes missed free throw 3 of 3
Q1 05:32
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 05:32
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes made free throw 1 of 3
Q1 05:29
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen defensive rebound
Q1 05:23
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Kenji Sato
Q1 05:06
Las Vegas Aces — Oscar Nielsen STEAL from Sasha Volkov
Q1 05:01
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Zoe Albright
Q1 04:45
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:42
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen offensive rebound
Q1 04:27
Las Vegas Aces — Elara Brooks pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Ethan Hughes
Q1 04:11
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen missed one on one
Q1 04:08
Washington Wardens — Kenji Sato offensive rebound
Q1 03:53
Las Vegas Aces — Shooting foul on Elias Bergstrom
Q1 03:53
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright made free throw 3 of 3
Q1 03:53
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright missed free throw 2 of 3
Q1 03:53
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright made free throw 1 of 3
Q1 03:38
Las Vegas Aces — Clara Smith BLOCKS Elias Bergstrom
Q1 03:35
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright defensive rebound
Q1 03:30
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright missed catch and shoot
Q1 03:28
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 03:25
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom missed catch and shoot
Q1 03:22
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen offensive rebound
Q1 03:20
Washington Wardens — Shooting foul on Zoe Albright
Q1 03:20
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 03:20
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 03:05
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright missed pick and roll
Q1 03:02
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom defensive rebound
Q1 02:56
Las Vegas Aces — Ball out of bounds
Q1 02:56
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:41
Washington Wardens — Sasha Volkov STEAL from Oscar Nielsen
Q1 02:35
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Bjorn Mortensen
Q1 02:15
Washington Wardens — Clara Smith post up (2 pts)
Q1 01:51
Washington Wardens — Shooting foul on Zoe Albright
Q1 01:51
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen missed free throw 2 of 2
Q1 01:51
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 01:50
Washington Wardens — Kenji Sato defensive rebound
Q1 01:45
Washington Wardens — Oscar Nielsen missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:43
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom defensive rebound
Q1 01:35
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes fast break (2 pts)
Q1 01:35
Washington Wardens — Hannah Kim - substitution
Q1 01:35
Washington Wardens — Clara Smith - substitution
Q1 01:20
Washington Wardens — Kenji Sato missed pick and roll
Q1 01:19
Las Vegas Aces — Bjorn Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 01:16
Las Vegas Aces — Elara Brooks TURNOVER
Q1 00:58
Washington Wardens — Hannah Kim missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:56
Las Vegas Aces — Sasha Volkov defensive rebound
Q1 00:53
Las Vegas Aces — Ball out of bounds
Q1 00:53
Las Vegas Aces — Elias Bergstrom missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:38
Washington Wardens — Zoe Albright pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Oscar Nielsen
Q1 00:18
Las Vegas Aces — Ethan Hughes post up (2 pts)
Q1 00:18
Washington Wardens — Jonas Lindqvist - substitution
Q1 00:18
Washington Wardens — Kenji Sato - substitution
Q1 00:00
Washington Wardens — Sasha Volkov BLOCKS Oscar Nielsen