Storm beats Aces 102-82 for third straight win

SEATTLE AP Nneka Ogwumike scored points Erica Wheeler added season highs of points and seven assists and Seattle beat the Las Vegas Aces - on Sunday for the Storm s third straight win Gabby Williams and Ezi Magbegor scored points apiece for Seattle - Skylar Diggins added points and eight assists The Storm made of their first shots including of from -point range and scored first-quarter points the second-highest scoring quarter in the WNBA this season with assists on baskets Ogwumike scored points on -of- shooting and added four rebounds and four assists as Seattle took a -point lead The Storm shot of from the field made of from -point range and finished with assists third majority of in franchise history A ja Wilson led the Aces - with points Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young scored apiece and rookie Elizabeth Kitley who entered match with two points this season added points COLLEGE PARK Ga AP Nia Coffey had points and rebounds Allisha Gray also scored and Atlanta beat Connecticut Atlanta led - four minutes into the second half then took control with a - run to finish the third quarter Gray had points five rebounds and three assists through three quarters Connecticut managed only seven points in the fourth and finished at shooting Maya Caldwell added rebounds and six assists and Rhyne Howard had points and eight rebounds for Atlanta - Gray had seven rebounds and three assists Marina Mabrey led the Sun - with points and rebounds Tina Charles and Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored each Atlanta shot and had a - rebounding advantage Atlanta missed nine of -pointers in the first quarter but still led - Charles made back-to-back baskets to give Connecticut a - lead midway through the second quarter Atlanta led - with a minute remaining in the half before Coffey hit a -pointer for a - Atlanta lead at the break Gray entered averaging points rebounds and assists and she has helped Atlanta weather a series of injuries Offseason acquisition Brittney Griner missed Sunday s match with a knee injury rookie Te-Hina Paopao was out with a facial injury sustained in the crew s win over the Dallas Wings on Saturday and Jordin Canada as yet to play while she recovers from a knee injury MERCURY MYSTICS PHOENIX AP Monique Akoa Makani scored points including the go-ahead -pointer late in the fourth quarter and Phoenix defeated Washington Phoenix took its final lead when Akoa Makani buried a -pointer to make it - near the one-minute mark She added two free throws with seconds left and Alyssa Thomas finished it off with a pair from the line seconds later The Mercury s closing run came after Kiki Iriafen s bucket gave Washington a - lead with remaining The Mystics did not make a another shot converting only four free throws down the stretch Washington had turnovers but Phoenix only turned them into points Washington had a slight edge in field goal percentage Satou Sabally had points and nine rebounds for Phoenix - and Alyssa Thomas added points eight rebounds and five assists Sonia Citron led Washington - with points Iriafen had points and rebounds and Brittney Sykes scored points Iriafren had seven turnovers and Citron had six Sykes was for from the field Source