Kiah Stokes and her teammates used to drive from the UConn campus in Storrs to Mohegan Sun Arena to attend WNBA games as often as they could during summer sessions. With the goal of playing at the next level in mind, the former Husky center remembers sitting in the stands and envisioning herself in that position one day.
Fast forward nearly a decade and Stokes was playing in that same building as she and the Las Vegas Aces captured the 2022 WNBA Championship. They defeated the Connecticut Sun, 78-71, in Game 4 to take the best-of-five finals series 3-1.
As the final buzzer sounded, Stokes threw her hands up and ran down the court to embrace her teammates. Shortly after the trophy presentation, the Aces danced and celebrated in the visitors locker room, popping and spraying so much champagne in the process that it coated about an inch of the floor.
