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Struggling Storm, Mercury attempt to turn things around

FLM
Jun 19, 2026

Two of the WNBA teams struggling the most -- the Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury -- will battle to be the one to end an extended losing streak on Saturday in Phoenix.

Seattle (3-13) has lost nine consecutive games. Phoenix (4-12) has been defeated four straight times and fallen in 10 of its last 12 games.

Moreover, the Mercury are eager to snap a five-game losing streak at home. Their last win at Phoenix was more than a month ago -- May 15 against the Chicago Sky.

Natasha Mack scored a career-high 16 points for Phoenix when it won June 3 at Seattle. The Mercury won on the Portland Fire's home floor in their next game before tumbling into their current losing streak.

Seattle has lost seven straight games on the road -- all but one by double figures -- since winning May 10 at the league-worst Connecticut Sun (2-14).

"That's been a big focal point for us, pretty consistently in our practices, just being able to share the ball, keep it moving and making the reads," Seattle head coach Sonia Raman said. "The more they get comfortable playing with each other, the more their unselfishness by nature is showing up on the court with their ability to share the ball."

Leading scorer Natisha Hiedeman (15.0 points per game) also paces Seattle in assists (4.3 apg).

Phoenix's issues are mostly on the defensive side, allowing 86.8 points per game.

"We're struggling to guard anybody," Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas said. "That comes down to one, pride; two, learning from our mistakes and coming in here and being held accountable. We got to get better each and every day in that area. And if we don't, it's just going to continue to result in how it is right now."

Thomas, the perennial Most Valuable Player candidate, continues to stuff the stat sheet. She averages 14.2 points, 8.3 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

Phoenix's Kahleah Copper has averaged 20 points over the last 10 games, which includes a career-high 41 points last Saturday against Los Angeles.

--Field Level Media

2nd
SEA
Storm
3
PHO
Mercury
11

Time		Play	Score
6:53	+1	Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 1.	27-30
6:53		Substitution: Kahleah Copper in for Natasha Mack.
6:53		Substitution: Awa Fam in for Stefanie Dolson.
6:53		Shooting foul committed by Flau'Jae Johnson.
6:53	+2	Valeriane Ayayi makes a jump shot from 5 feet out.	27-29
7:10	+3	Natisha Hiedeman makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.	27-27
7:23		Mercury with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover
7:23		Mercury with an offensive rebound.
7:23		Stefanie Dolson blocks a Natasha Mack jump shot from 16 feet out.
7:47		Dominique Malonga with a turnover - Traveling
8:01	+1	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1.	24-27
8:01		Substitution: Flau'Jae Johnson in for Jade Melbourne.
8:01		Substitution: Natisha Hiedeman in for Zia Cooke.
8:01		Shooting foul committed by Zia Cooke.
8:01	+2	DeWanna Bonner makes a layup.	24-26
8:03		DeWanna Bonner with an offensive rebound.
8:03		Natasha Mack misses a jump shot from 14 feet out.
8:22		Natasha Mack with a defensive rebound.
8:22		Valeriane Ayayi blocks a Katie Lou Samuelson layup.
8:46	+3	Valeriane Ayayi makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Alyssa Thomas with the assist.	24-24
8:55		Personal foul committed by Jade Melbourne.
9:04		Jade Melbourne with a turnover - Bad Pass
9:11		Jade Melbourne with a defensive rebound.
9:11		Lexi Held misses a jump shot from 18 feet out.
9:29		Valeriane Ayayi with a defensive rebound.
9:29		Dominique Malonga misses a jump shot from 9 feet out.
9:43	+1	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2.	24-21
9:43	+1	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2.	24-20
9:43		Shooting foul committed by Zia Cooke.
9:52		Personal foul committed by Zia Cooke.
10:00		Start of the 2nd Quarter

1st
SEA
Storm
24
PHO
Mercury
19

Time		Play	Score
0.0		End of the 1st Quarter
01.4		Mercury with an offensive rebound.
01.4		Kahleah Copper misses a 3-point jump shot from 32 feet out.
05.6		Storm with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover
05.6		Storm with an offensive rebound.
05.6		Jade Melbourne misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
30.7		Katie Lou Samuelson with a defensive rebound.
30.7		Natasha Mack misses a jump shot from 16 feet out.
39.7	+2	Katie Lou Samuelson makes a layup. Stefanie Dolson with the assist.	24-19
58.3		Awa Fam with a defensive rebound.
58.3		Lexi Held misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out.
1:03		Substitution: Natasha Mack in for Alyssa Thomas.
1:03		Substitution: Lexi Held in for Kyara Linskens.
1:19		DeWanna Bonner with a defensive rebound.
1:19		Katie Lou Samuelson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
1:30		Katie Lou Samuelson with a defensive rebound.
1:30		Kyara Linskens misses free throw 2 of 2.
1:30	+1	Kyara Linskens makes free throw 1 of 2.	22-19
1:30		Personal foul committed by Stefanie Dolson.
1:31		Mercury with an offensive rebound.
1:31		Kahleah Copper misses free throw 2 of 2.
1:31		Substitution: Zia Cooke in for Flau'Jae Johnson.
1:31		Substitution: Jade Melbourne in for Natisha Hiedeman.
1:31		Substitution: Valeriane Ayayi in for Noemie Brochant.
1:31	+1	Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2.	22-18
1:31		Shooting foul committed by Flau'Jae Johnson.
1:37		Noemie Brochant with a defensive rebound.
1:37		Flau'Jae Johnson misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
1:49		Katie Lou Samuelson with a defensive rebound.
1:49		Kyara Linskens misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
2:04	+2	Awa Fam makes a layup.	22-17
2:09		Awa Fam with an offensive rebound.
2:09		Natisha Hiedeman misses a layup.
2:24	+3	Noemie Brochant makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Alyssa Thomas with the assist.	20-17
2:39	+3	Stefanie Dolson makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Natisha Hiedeman with the assist.	20-14
2:54		Stefanie Dolson with a defensive rebound.
2:54		DeWanna Bonner misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
3:04		Kahleah Copper with a defensive rebound.
3:04		Stefanie Dolson misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
3:12		Alyssa Thomas with a turnover - Bad Pass
3:14		Alyssa Thomas steals the ball from Awa Fam.
3:18		Awa Fam steals the ball from Kahleah Copper.
3:38	+2	Flau'Jae Johnson makes a layup.	17-14
3:53	+2	Kyara Linskens makes a layup. Noemie Brochant with the assist.	15-14
4:16	+2	Natisha Hiedeman makes a layup.	15-12
4:28	+2	Alyssa Thomas makes a layup.	13-12
4:40	+2	Natisha Hiedeman makes a layup. Awa Fam with the assist.	13-10
4:53		Substitution: Stefanie Dolson in for Dominique Malonga.
4:53		Substitution: DeWanna Bonner in for Lexi Held.
4:53		Storm take a full timeout.
4:55		Storm with a defensive rebound.
4:55		Lexi Held misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out.
5:07		Kahleah Copper with a defensive rebound.
5:07		Flau'Jae Johnson misses a jump shot from 9 feet out.
5:17		Awa Fam with a defensive rebound.
5:17		Kahleah Copper misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out.
5:29	+2	Flau'Jae Johnson makes a layup. Natisha Hiedeman with the assist.	11-10
5:41		Substitution: Katie Lou Samuelson in for Jade Melbourne.
5:41		Substitution: Kyara Linskens in for Natasha Mack.
5:41		Noemie Brochant with a turnover - Bad Pass
5:50		Noemie Brochant with a defensive rebound.
5:50		Dominique Malonga misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
6:05	+2	Lexi Held makes a jump shot from 15 feet out. Alyssa Thomas with the assist.	9-10
6:18	+1	Jade Melbourne makes free throw 2 of 2.	9-8
6:18	+1	Jade Melbourne makes free throw 1 of 2.	8-8
6:18		Shooting foul committed by Kahleah Copper.
6:25		Alyssa Thomas with a turnover - Double Dribble
6:33		Personal foul committed by Awa Fam.
6:34		Mercury with an offensive rebound.
6:34		Kahleah Copper misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
6:45		Natasha Mack with a defensive rebound.
6:45		Jade Melbourne misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
7:05	+2	Alyssa Thomas makes a jump shot from 9 feet out. Noemie Brochant with the assist.	7-8
7:22	+2	Natisha Hiedeman makes a jump shot from 5 feet out.	7-6
7:38		Alyssa Thomas with a turnover - Bad Pass
7:42		Personal foul committed by Jade Melbourne.
7:51		Kahleah Copper with a defensive rebound.
7:51		Flau'Jae Johnson misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
8:13	+2	Kahleah Copper makes a layup. Natasha Mack with the assist.	5-6
8:28		Alyssa Thomas with a defensive rebound.
8:28		Dominique Malonga misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
8:50	+2	Noemie Brochant makes a jump shot from 23 feet out. Alyssa Thomas with the assist.	5-4
9:05	+2	Dominique Malonga makes a jump shot from 5 feet out.	5-2
9:09		Dominique Malonga with an offensive rebound.
9:09		Dominique Malonga misses a jump shot from 14 feet out.
9:22	+2	Noemie Brochant makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Lexi Held with the assist.	3-2
9:45	+3	Awa Fam makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Dominique Malonga with the assist.	3-0
10:00		Jump Ball: Dominique Malonga vs. Natasha Mack.
10:00		Start of the 1st Quarter

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Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 1.