The Seattle Storm notched their first win of the season Sunday against the Washington Mystics without All-Star forward Nneka Ogwumike, who sat out with an ankle injury suffered in Friday’s double-overtime loss to the Minnesota Lynx.
Storm coach Noelle Quinn told reporters postgame that Ogwumike, who averaged 22.0 PPG and 10.0 RPG in her first two games since joining Seattle in free agency, has a chance to return Monday when the Storm completes a back-to-back at the New York Liberty.
“Before the game, we were managing and seeing if she would be ready to go,” Quinn said. “Felt like tomorrow would be better with a little more rest. I’m not sure how we’re going to update it, but in my mind, we’re just going to continue to see if she’s improved or not. After this flight and we get to New York, hopefully we’ll know a little bit more.”
Veteran center Mercedes Russell replaced Ogwumike in Seattle’s starting lineup and had eight points and five rebounds. The Storm outscored the Mystics by 22 points in Russell’s 30 minutes during the 84-75 victory. Sliding to power forward to make room for…
