Connecticut hosts Seattle following Malonga’s 21-point performance

Seattle Storm (0-1, 0-1 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (0-1, 0-1 Eastern Conference)

Uncasville, Connecticut; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm faces the Connecticut Sun after Dominique Malonga scored 21 points in the Storm’s 91-80 loss to the Golden State Valkyries.

Connecticut finished 11-33 overall with a 7-15 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Sun allowed opponents to score 86.0 points per game and shoot 46.6% from the field last season.

Seattle finished 23-21 overall with a 13-9 record on the road last season. The Storm averaged 17.6 points off of turnovers, 9.3 second-chance points and 18.4 bench points last season.

INJURIES: Sun: Leila Lacan: out (not injury related).

Storm: Awa Fam: out (not injury related), Katie Lou Samuelson: out (knee), Ezi Magbegor: out (foot).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up