Stewart scores 19 while Bird includes 14 in difficult road lossUNCASVILLE, CT-- Despite a large 3rd quarter from Breanna Stewart, the Seattle Storm couldn't take on the consolidated forces of the Connecticut Sun's forwards, dropping 82-71 at Mohegan DeWanna Bonner Jersey  Sunlight Sector on Friday placed up 19 points, 5 helps, and 7 rebounds for the Tornado, with nearly all of that being available in a big 3rd quarter for the Storm. Eventually after introducing she would certainly be retiring at the end of the season, UConn alum File a claim against Birdscored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point variety. It was her initial game back in the schedule after missing out on Tuesday's game in Minnesota due to a non-covid health problem. Ezi Magbegoradded 12 points for the and fellow UConn grads Stewart and Gabby Williams got the Storm off to a quick beginning, racking up the group's initial 11 factors as Seattle raced out to an 11-4 lead. The Tornado struggled after that, routing 23-21 at the end of one and falling back 33-26 midway via the second. Seattle rallied to within 2 with 2:38, just to see the Sun liquidate the duration on an 8-0 run to take a 42-32 lead to the came active in the 3rd quarter thanks to aid from Stewart, outscoring the Sun 26-14 in the period to take a 58-56 lead into the 4th. However the Storm crime had a hard time in the 4th quarter while DeWanna Bonner came alive after a quiet first 3 periods, racking up 15 of her team-high 20 points in the fourth as Connecticut pulled away for the win. Bonner was just one of 4 Connecticut forwards in double-digits together with Brionna Jones, Jonquel Jones, and Alyssa held a 56-28 edge in factors in the paint as the Sun shot 28-of-36 in the paint. But beyond the paint https://www.sunsportsshop.com/collections/helena-pueyo-jersey, the Tornado held Connecticut to simply 5-of-20 from three-point range and to a season-low eight totally free toss attempts. Seattle made 11-of-22 from three-point array in the game, however went 17-of-44 inside the Tornado closes out its lengthiest road journey of the period on Sunday, heading to New York to encounter the Liberty at 9 a.m. PT on ESPN.