The Seattle Storm will try to avoid making history when they play host to the Dallas Wings on Monday night.
The Storm (3-14) have lost 10 games in a row, tying the franchise record set in 2023.
After three straight losses by five points or fewer, the Storm were blown out 93-73 Saturday in Phoenix. Seattle is 0-9 against Western Conference opponents this season.
“If you’re scoring, then you can set your defense a little bit better, but also if you’re missing shots, sometimes it’s frustrating and then the challenge is to not let it impact you on the other end,” said first-year Storm coach Sonia Raman, whose team will open a three-game homestand that includes visits from New York and Atlanta.
Natisha Hiedeman led Seattle with 20 points, her ninth straight game in double-digit scoring. Storm guard Jade Melbourne injured her right foot and didn’t play in the second half, and she is listed as questionable for Monday’s game.
The Wings (10-6) rallied past visiting Chicago 93-92 Saturday as Paige Bueckers totaled 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Li Yueru made two free throws with 12.5 seconds left to give Dallas — which scored 36 points in the fourth quarter — its first lead of the game.
“We always felt like we were in it, and we were scrapping and fighting,” Bueckers said. “We were just trying to attack that way and just chip away, not hit any home runs, but one possession at a time, dig in defensively, get what we want and execute offensively and just keep building — keep having that consistent communication of what we want and just stick with it until the final buzzer.”
The Wings beat Seattle 79-56 on June 1 in Arlington, Texas, as Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench.
Bueckers leads Dallas with 18.7 points and 6.1 assists per game, while Jessica Shepard has tallied 14.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest. Hiedeman paces Seattle at 15.3 points and 4.3 assists.
–Field Level Media
