Storm use balanced offensive attack to dominate the Dream

In front of a near sell-out crowd, thanks to Native American heritage night, the Seattle Storm dominated the Atlanta Dream wire to wire. Alysha Clark got the team going early with two quick 3 pointers in the 1^st quarter, as the Storm raced out to an early 14-2 lead. The 1^st quarter ended with the Storm up 27-16 and they would never look back. Alysha Clark ended with a career high 14 points (on 4-7 shooting) and that was matched by Japanese star Ramu Tokashiki who also had 14 points to tie for the team lead. Crystal Langhorne added 10 points and 9 rebounds. Sue Bird had 9 points and dished out 12 assists (2 shy of her career high). The Storm had 6 different players with 8 points or more.

While also leading the team in scoring, Alysha Clark did a fantastic job defending Atlanta’s star player Angel McCoughtry (2^nd leading scorer in the WNBA) limiting her to just 16 points and helped force her into a team high 7 turnovers.

A large portion of tonight’s crowd was there to support Native American Shoni Schimmel. And while Schimmel struggled for most of the game, she did have a strong 4^th quarter and ended the game with 8 points, 3 assists, and 3 rebounds. She also got on the mic and talked to the crowd after the game and thanked them for their support.

This gave the Storm their 2^nd win in a row and their 1^st winning streak of the season. The win over Atlanta also propelled the team back above San Antonio, for the 4^th and final playoff spot in the West. The Storm next game is at home this upcoming Tuesday, July 21^st at 7:00pm, against the Eastern Conference Leading New York Liberty and will be celebrating Japan Night.