Seattle Storm lose 80-78 to Sun on Kennedy Burke three-point play with 2.8 seconds left
SEATTLE, WA - MAY 20: Natisha Hiedeman #2 of the Seattle Storm drives to the basket during the game against the Connecticut Sun on May 20, 2026 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. (Scott Eklund / NBAE / Getty Images)
SEATTLE - Kennedy Burke scored 15 points and converted a go-ahead three-point play with 2.8 seconds left, Charlisse Leger-Walker scored a career-high 16 points, and Connecticut beat the Seattle Storm 80-78 on Wednesday night for the Sun's first win of the season.
Connecticut starters Aneesah Morrow, Gianna Kneepkens and Hailey Van Lith combined for four points on 1-of-7 shooting. Rookies Raegan Beers, Nell Angloma, Leger-Walker started the second half.
Morrow left the game with 6:40 left in the first half and did not return. Morrow, who went in with double-doubles in four consecutive games, had two points on 1-of-1 shooting, three rebounds and two fouls in just seven minutes. Kneepkens played four minutes and finished with two points.
The Sun (1-5) had tied for longest losing streak to open a season in franchise history.
Natisha Hiedeman missed a clean look at a potential winning straight-away 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Angloma, the No. 12 overall selection in the draft, had a career-high 15 points, Aaliyah Edwards scored 12, and Raegan Beers, who went undrafted, added a career-best 10 for Connecticut.
Hiedeman scored 20 points and Mackenzie Holmes added a career-high 18 for the Storm (1-4), who have lost three straight. Dominique Malonga (concussion protocol) missed her second consecutive game.
Jade Melbourne made a reverse layup — her first field goal of the game — that gave the Storm their first lead of the second half at 76-75 lead with 59 seconds left.
Up next
The teams play again Friday in Seattle.
The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.
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