MEDIA GUIDE SEATTLE ROSTER NOTES. STORM PR CONTACTS Kimberly Veale Manager, Public Relations TEAM RECORDS

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1 2016 SCHEDULE SEATTLE PROBABLE STARTERS Date Opponent Time/Result Record 5/4 Phoenix^ L /8 at Phoenix ^ W /15 at Los Angeles L /20 at Phoenix W /22 MINNESOTA L /26 WASHINGTON L /28 CONNECTICUT W /1 at Indiana L /3 PHOENIX W /5 NEW YORK L /10 at Connecticut L /12 at Indiana W /14 at San Antonio L /16 at Dallas L /19 MINNESOTA L /24 CONNECTICUT W /28 ATLANTA W /30 DALLAS L /5 at Atlanta L /6 at New York L /8 at San Antonio W /10 INDIANA L /15 WASHINGTON W /17 CHICAGO L /20 SAN ANTONIO W /22 at Minnesota L :00 p.m. 8/28 at Minnesota 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 9/2 at Chicago 7:30 p.m. 9/4 at Altanta 6:00 p.m. 9/7 at New York 7:00 p.m. 9/9 at Washington 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 9/15 at Phoenix 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. *All times Local ^ Preseason MEDIA GUIDE The 2016 Seattle Storm Media Guide can be found online and is available for download at SeattleStormBasketball. com/mediacentral. STORM PR CONTACTS Kimberly Veale Manager, Public Relations kveale@ Justin Lester Assistant, Communications JLester@ SEATTLE STORM GAME NOTES Seattle Storm (9-15) vs. Los Angeles Sparks (21-3) Overall Game #25, Home Game #14 KeyArena; Seattle, Wash. August 26, 2016; 7:00 p.m. PT TV: NBATV, Joetv Live Stream: League Pass; Radio: None F 32 ALYSHA CLARK GP/S 23/22 PTS 9.0 REB 3.2 AST 1.7 STL 0.8 FG% FG% 40.3 MIN 27.3 LAST GAME: Grabbed 2 steals and posted 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting vs. Minn. on 7/22. Tallied 11 points on 3-of-6 from the three-point line vs. Indiana on 7/10. Scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Minnesota on 6/19. Posted 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting at San Antonio on 6/14 F 30 BREANNA STEWART R GP/S 24/24 PTS 19.2 REB 9.3 AST 3.5 STL 1.3 FG% FG% 34.3 MIN 35.2 LAST GAME: Scored 18 points on 11-of-13 from the free throw line vs. Minn. on 7/22. Recorded 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting against Indiana on 7/10. Set a franchise single-game rookie record with 38 points vs. Atlanta on 6/28. Posted 29 points on 8-of-11 shooting at DAL on 6/16. Set the franchise s rookie record for rebounds in a game with 17 vs. New York on 6/5 C 1 CRYSTAL LANGHORNE GP/S 24/24 PTS 9.0 REB 5.0 AST 1.4 STL 0.8 FG% FG% MIN 26.4 LAST GAME: Grabbed 8 rebounds and posted 7 points vs. Minn. on 7/22. Tied her season-high with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting vs. Atlanta on 6/28. Scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Dallas on 6/16. Scored 17 points on 9-of-11 from the free throw line at Indiana on 6/12 G 24 JEWELL LOYD GP/S 24/24 PTS 16.5 REB 3.2 AST 3.0 STL 1.1 FG% FG% 31.3 MIN 31.7 LAST GAME: Scored 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting vs. Minn. on 7/22. Scored 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting against San Antonio on 7/20. Tallied 26 points on 11-of-17 from the floor against Washington on 7/15. Scored 20 points and went 9-of-9 from the foul line at Indiana on 6/12. Scored 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and had 9 rebounds vs. Phoenix G 10 SUE BIRD GP/S 24/24 PTS 12.5 REB 3.0 AST 6.0 STL 1.1 FG% FG% 44.1 MIN 32.3 LAST GAME: Tallied 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting and dished out 8 assists vs. Minn. on 7/22. Tallied a season-high 24 points, going 4-of-6 from the 3-point arc vs Chi. on 7/17. Scored a season-high 24 points at Connecticut on 6/10. Recorded a double-double with 13 points and a season-high 10 assists vs. NY on 6/5 Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. College EXP PPG RPG 5 Abby Bishop F 6-3 Australia Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F 5-11 Connecticut Jenna O Hea F 6-1 Australia Noelle Quinn G 6-0 UCLA Krystal Thomas C 6-5 Duke Ramu Tokashiki F 6-3 Japan Monica Wright G 5-10 Virginia None. SEATTLE ROSTER NOTES TEAM RECORDS Record Home Road OT 2OT Overall (9-15) (6-7) (3-8) (0-1) (0-0) West (4-7) (2-3) (2-4) (0-0) (0-0) East (5-8) (4-4) (1-4) (0-1) (0-0) Streaks: L 1 W 1 L 1 L 1

2 PREGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY Per WNBA rules, the Storm will hold pregame media from 90:00-60:00 on the pregame countdown clock. There are preset times for the following athletes and head coach Jenny Boucek, but please notify a member of the Storm PR department if you wish to speak with an athlete not listed below. 95:00 - Jenny Boucek 90:00 - Breanna Stewart 90:00 - Jewell Loyd 60:00 - Sue Bird 2016 SEATTLE STORM ROSTER NO PLAYER POS HT WT DOB FROM YRS 10 Sue Bird G /16/80 Connecticut 14 5 Abby Bishop F /29/88 Australia 2 32 Alysha Clark F /07/87 MTSU 4 1 Crystal Langhorne F /27/86 Maryland 8 24 Jewell Loyd G /5/93 Notre Dame 1 23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F /3/93 Connecticut 1 4 Jenna O Hea F /6/87 Australia 5 45 Noelle Quinn G /3/85 UCLA 9 30 Breanna Stewart F /27/94 Connecticut R 34 Krystal Thomas C /10/89 Duke 4 7 Ramu Tokashiki F /11/91 Japan 1 22 Monica Wright G /15/88 Virginia 6 Basketball Operations Staff Head Coach Jenny Boucek (Virginia) Assistant Coach Ryan Webb (Seattle U) Assistant Coach Leah Drury (Alabama) Advanced Scout Emre Vatansever (Marmara University Istanbul) Sports Performance Blair Wagner (Wyoming) Sports Performance Emily Blurton (Alaska-Fairbanks) Sports Performance Susan Borchardt (Stanford) Athletic Trainer Tom Spencer (Central Washington) Physical Therapist Abby Gordon (Connecticut) Team Doctor Dr. Adam Pourcho (Michigan State) Team Doctor Dr. Jeff Cary (Colorado) Chiropractor Lew Estabrook (Washington State) Nutritionist Susan Kleiner (Hiram College) Basketball Operations Talisa Rhea (Seattle U) Video & Equipment Erin McKinney (Wisconson-Whitewater) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jenny Boucek (Bou-SEC) Ramu Tokashiki (goes by Tak) (Rah-Moo Toe-KAUSH-Key) Breanna Stewart (Bre-ANNA) HOW THE 2016 SEATTLE STORM WAS BUILT DRAFT FREE AGENCY TRADE Sue Bird (1st pick, 2002) Alysha Clark (5/23/12) Crystal Langhorne (from WAS, 4/14/14) Jewell Loyd (1st pick, 2015) Abby Bishop (2/20/15) Jenna O Hea (from LA, 4/1/14) Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (3rd pick, 2015) Ramu Tokashiki (4/7/15) Monica Wright (from MIN, 7/20/15) Breanna Stewart (1st pick, 2016) Krystal Thomas (6/26/16) Noelle Quinn (from PHO, 6/25/16)

3 2016 SEATTLE STORM SOCIAL MEDIA ROSTER NO PLAYER TWITTER HANDLE WEBSITE 10 Sue suebirdonline.com 5 Abby abbybishop.net 32 Alysha 1 Crystal 24 Jewell jewellloyd.com 23 Kaleena 4 Jenna O jennaohea.com.au 45 Noelle 30 Breanna 34 Krystal KThomasGCU 7 Ramu 22 Monica Jenny Ryan Leah Seattle Storm stormbasketball.com WHAT THEY RE TWEETING...

4 TONIGHT S OPPONENT LOS ANGELES SPARKS All-Time Record vs. Sparks: Los Angeles Largest Storm Win: 36 points, (8/6/03) All-Time Home Record vs. Sparks: Storm Largest Sparks Win: 33 pionts, (5/26/13) All-Time Road Record vs. Sparks: LA Current Streak: 1 Sparks Win Current Streak at Home: 2 Storm Wins Longest Storm Win Streak: 5 (5/6/10-8/21/10) Current Streak on the Road:1 Sparks Win Longest Sparks Win Streak: 8 (8/30/11-7/20/13) SERIES NOTES -The last time the Storm took on the Sparks was on 5/15/16 in Los Angeles. Despite 23 points from No. 1 draft pick Breanna Stewart in her WNBA debut, the Seattle lost in its first game of the 2016 season. - Led by forward Candace Parker, who finished with 34 points, the Sparks were in control throughout the duration of the game thanks to a dominant first half. - Stewart and Parker went back and forth in the third period, with the Seattle rookie scoring 13 of her 23 points to help close the gap. After scoring just 26 in the first half, the Storm put up 25 in the third quarter to pull within 14 heading into the fourth. - In addition to Parker s game-high 34 points, forward Nneka Ogwumike and guard Kristi Toliver were also in double figures for L.A. with 13 and 14 points. Jewell Loyd notched 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting with five assists RESULTS VS. LOS ANGELES Seattle 66, Los Angeles 96 - STAPLE S Center, Los Angeles, Calif. (5/15/16) Despite 23 points from No. 1 draft pick Breanna Stewart in her WNBA debut, the Seattle Storm lost to the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday at STAPLES Center in its first game of the 2016 season.led by forward Candace Parker, who finished with 34 points, the Sparks were in control throughout Sunday s game thanks to a dominant first half. They scored the first eight points of the game and led after the first quarter despite seven points from Stewart. L.A. went on a 23-5 run to close out the second quarter, taking a edge into the locker room.stewart and Parker went back and forth in the third period, with the Seattle rookie scoring 13 of her 23 points to help close the gap. After scoring just 26 in the first half, the Storm put up 25 in the third quarter to pull within 14 heading into the fourth. Stewart finished an efficient 9-of-13 from the field, and the University of Connecticut product also recorded six rebounds, three assists and two steals. The 6-4 forward was one basket shy of the record for field goals made by a rookie. The Sparks increased their lead as the fourth quarter went on, due in part to Seattle s nine turnovers in the period. L.A. used full-court pressure for much of Sunday s contest, and the Storm finished with 24 turnovers compared to just 10 for the Sparks.In addition to Parker s game-high 34 points, forward Nneka Ogwumike and guard Kristi Toliver were also in double figures for L.A. with 13 and 14 points, respectively. Reigning Rookie of the Year Jewell Loyd had a stellar game for Seattle, notching 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting with five assists. Stewart wasn t the only player to make her Storm debut on Sunday. Veteran guard Monica Wright, who was acquired midseason in 2015 but sat out due to injury, came off the bench and scored two points in seven minutes of action. May 4, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) Seattle 66 Stewart, 23 Stewart, 6 Loyd, (49.0) (77.3) Los Angles 96 Parker, 34 Parker, 10 Parker, (54.4) (78.3)

5 LAST GAME Seattle 72, MInnesota 79 - Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. (7/22/16) The Seattle Storm lost to the defending champion Minnesota Lynx at the Target Center. Rookie forward Breanna Stewart paced Seattle with 18 points and eight rebounds, but finished just 3-for-14 from the field. Jewell Loyd and Sue Bird added 16 points apiece for the Storm. Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles scored 21 and 20 points for the Lynx, respectively. Minnesota improved to 3-0 this year against the Storm. The Storm kept it close in the early going, as Minnesota led 11-9 at the 3:30 mark in the first quarter. But a threepointer by Keisha Hampton broke the tie and started a 12-4 run for the Lynx, who were sparked by eight firstquarter points from Fowles. The reigning Finals MVP was dominant in the paint, going 3-for-3 from the field and hitting both of her free throws in the opening frame. Minnesota held a lead at the end of the first, aided by six early turnovers from the Storm. After a pair of Moore free throws, the Storm scored the next half dozen points as part of a 14-4 run to pull within two midway through the second quarter. Bird s second three-pointer in a two-minute span cut it to in favor of the Lynx. Fowles continued to score at will for Minnesota, but it remained a one or two-possession game the rest of the half and the Lynx took a edge into the locker room. Loyd knocked down a pair of jumpers, including one from beyond the arc, to keep the Storm within striking distance early in the third quarter.. Their lead was heading into the fourth quarter. The strong run for Minnesota extended to 14-2 at the start of the fourth, and the lead was 17 before Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis nailed a three-pointer for Seattle. Stewart was aggressive in the quarter and spent plenty of time at the charity stripe, going 6-for-6 at the line to help the Storm slowly cut into the deficit. It was trimmed to single digits with 2:48 remaining, but Seattle never got closer than seven the rest of the way. July 22, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) Seattle 72 Stewart, 18 Stewart, 8 Bird, (38.6) (87.0) Langhorne, Minnesota 79 Moore, 21 Fowles, 12 Montgomery, (43.3) (90.0) PREVIOUS GAME Seattle 83, San Antonio 69 - KeyArena, Seattle, Wash. (7/20/16) The Seattle Storm earned a wire-to-wire, win over the San Antonio Stars at KeyArena on Wednesday. The Storm, which got 25 points from Jewell Loyd and 22 from Breanna Stewart, improves to 9-14 and is now tied with Washington for the eighth and final playoff spot with 11 games remaining. After it was a tightly contested game for most of the afternoon, the Storm used a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away for the victory. Stewart hit a pair of three-pointers and scored nine points during the decisive run, and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added eight points in the final period. Loyd shot 11-for-17 from the field on Wednesday, recording her ninth 20-point game of the season. Stewart blocked five shots for the second straight contest, while Mosqueda-Lewis was in double figures off the bench for the third straight contest (10 points). Rookie point guard Moriah Jefferson paced the Stars with 25 points on 11-for-21 shooting. After splitting its pair of outings in San Antonio, Seattle clinched the season series between the teams on Wednesday. The Storm also moved four games ahead of its Western Conference foe in the standings. In the first quarter, Loyd and Stewart scored four points apiece as part of a 10-2 start for the Storm, but the Stars Alex Montgomery countered with a trio of three-pointers to bring them within one. Loyd started 5-for-5 and finished the period with 13 points to help the Storm extend its lead to Jefferson scored eight first-quarter points, yet the Stars turned it over five times and Seattle took advantage in transition. After the strong opening quarter, the Storm went ice cold in the second, scoring just seven points on 18.1 percent from the field. Neither team got on the board in the period until Jefferson s pull-up jumper at the 6:09 mark. San Antonio closed the half on an 8-3 run, including a pair of Jefferson baskets, to pull within three. The Storm responded with a red hot to start the third quarter, sinking 10 of its first 13 shots led by six quick points from Loyd. Seattle increased its lead to double digits for the first on a Stewart three-point play that made it with three minutes left in the third quarter, and the Storm was ahead heading to the fourth. July 19, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) San Antonio 69 Jefferson, 25 4 with 5 Montgomery, (40.6) 9-15 (60.0) Seattle 83 Loyd, 25 Langhorne, 10 Bird, (50.0) (76.5) LAST GAME VS. TONIGHT S OPPONENT Seattle 66, Los Angeles 96 - STAPLE S Center, Los Angeles, Calif. (5/15/16) Despite 23 points from No. 1 draft pick Breanna Stewart in her WNBA debut, the Seattle Storm lost to the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday at STAPLES Center in its first game of the 2016 season.led by forward Candace Parker, who finished with 34 points, the Sparks were in control throughout Sunday s game thanks to a dominant first half. They scored the first eight points of the game and led after the first quarter despite seven points from Stewart. L.A. went on a 23-5 run to close out the second quarter, taking a edge into the locker room.stewart and Parker went back and forth in the third period, with the Seattle rookie scoring 13 of her 23 points to help close the gap. After scoring just 26 in the first half, the Storm put up 25 in the third quarter to pull within 14 heading into the fourth. Stewart finished an efficient 9-of-13 from the field, and the University of Connecticut product also recorded six rebounds, three assists and two steals. The 6-4 forward was one basket shy of the record for field goals made by a rookie. The Sparks increased their lead as the fourth quarter went on, due in part to Seattle s nine turnovers in the period. L.A. used full-court pressure for much of Sunday s contest, and the Storm finished with 24 turnovers compared to just 10 for the Sparks.In addition to Parker s game-high 34 points, forward Nneka Ogwumike and guard Kristi Toliver were also in double figures for L.A. with 13 and 14 points, respectively. Reigning Rookie of the Year Jewell Loyd had a stellar game for Seattle, notching 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting with five assists. Stewart wasn t the only player to make her Storm debut on Sunday. Veteran guard Monica Wright, who was acquired midseason in 2015 but sat out due to injury, came off the bench and scored two points in seven minutes of action. May 4, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) Seattle 66 Stewart, 23 Stewart, 6 Loyd, (49.0) (77.3) Los Angles 96 Parker, 34 Parker, 10 Parker, (54.4) (78.3) NEXT OPPONENT: MINNESOTA Minnesota Lynx, Sunday, August 28, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. Series Quickhits: Storm vs. Lynx All-Time Results Current Streaks Last Win: 9/11/15, Overall: Lynx Overall: 3 Lynx Win s Last Loss: 7/22/16, In Seattle: Storm In Seattle: 2 Lynx Wins In Minnesota: 8-23 Lynx In Minnesota: 13 Lynx Wins 2016 vs. Minnesota May SEA L, SEA L, July MIN L, Aug. MIN 4 p.m. PDT 2016 HEAD TO HEAD WIN GRID ATL CHI CON DAL IND LAS MIN NYL PHO SAS WAS WIN LOSS

6 TEAM NOTES GOLD...AGAIN. The USA women s basketball team clinched its sixth straight Olympic gold medal with a win over Spain on Aug. 20 in Rio de Janeiro. The Americans went 8-0 in the tournament, winning by an average margin of 37.1 points per game. Storm guard Sue Bird won her fourth gold medal, finishing with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 7.8 as the team s starting point guard. Including FIBA World Championships, Bird now has more gold medals than any other American player (seven). Storm rookie Breanna Stewart won her first Olympic gold medal, averaging 8.1 points on 73.3 percent shooting for the USA. STEWART CLAIMS THIRD STRAIGHT ROOKIE OF THE MONTH Just before the Olympic break, Storm forward Breanna Stewart was named WNBA Rookie of the Month presented by Samsung for the third month in a row. In July, Stewart led all rookies in scoring (20.0 points per game), rebounding (9.3 rpg), assists (4.0 apg) and blocked shots (2.3 bpg). Among all WNBA players, she was tied for fifth in scoring, tied for second in rebounding, fourth in blocks and first in minutes played (35.6 mpg). The former UConn standout scored in double digits in all eight games played in July, including five games with 20 points or more. JEWELL S A GEM When the Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury met for the first time this year on May 20, Jewell Loyd scored a career-high 30 points, including the game-winning jumper that gave Seattle an victory. On June 3 at KeyArena, Loyd once again posted a new career high against Phoenix, notching 32 points to guide the Storm to a win. Loyd, who reached the 500-point milestone on June 3, became the third player in franchise history to score 30 on multiple occasions. It was the most points scored by a Storm player since Lauren Jackson posted 33 in 2010 against Phoenix. Loyd, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year finished 12-of-18 from the field and 4-for-7 from three-point range, scoring 19 in the first half alone. It was her fourth 20-point game of the year, and the Notre Dame product also set career highs with nine rebounds and five offensive boards. AND THE ESPY GOES TO... ROOKIE RECORDS RUPTURED Storm rookie forward Breanna Stewart was presented with two awards at the 2016 ESPY Awards on July 13 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. In a clean sweep, Stewart won both of the individual awards she was nominated for, including Best Female Athlete. The 2016 first overall WNBA Draft selection also won Best Female Collegiate Athlete. Along with her former University of Connecticut women s basketball teammates, she was nominated for Best Team. Following her sophomore season in 2014, Stewart won Best Female Collegiate Athlete. She was also honored at the 2012 ESPY Awards after winning Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior in high school. The Syracuse, New York native has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for the months of May and June. SHE S A THIEF Now in her 15th season in the WNBA, Sue Bird is tied for eighth in career steals with 573. She averages 1.3 steals per game for her career, which included one season missed due to injury. In eight of the 13 years she played, Bird recorded 1.4 or more steals per contest. Her 573 career steals rank fifth among active players, and there s a good chance she moves up on the all-time list this year. RK. NAME STEALS 6 Jia Perkins (MIN) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (Ret.) Sue Bird (SEA) Tully Bevilaqua (Ret.) Alana Beard (LAS) 567 MIGHT WANT TO GUARD HER Crystal Langhorne sits in fourth all-time on the WNBA s FG% charts. A career 56.2% shooter, Langhorne has led the Storm in scoring since joining the team and in consecutive seasons (2014, 2015). RK. NAME FG% 1 Sylvia Fowles (MIN) Nneka Ogwumike (LAS) Alisa Burras (RET) Crystal Langhorne (SEA) Brittney Griner (PHO) 56.0 Breanna Stewart scored 38 points, tied for the second most by a WNBA player this season, and the Storm defeated Atlanta on Tuesday, June 28 at KeyArena. It was the first career 30-point game for Stewart, who went 12-of-16 from the field en route to the highest-scoring performance by a rookie in franchise history. She surpassed her college career high in points, as the most Stewart scored during her four years at UConn was 37. It ranks as the third-highest scoring output by a rookie in league history and the second-highest point total in franchise history, behind only Lauren Jackson s 47 in an overtime game in CRYSTAL CLEAR Crystal Langhorne shot 8-for-8 from the field on her way to a season-high 18 points in the May 28 win over the Sun, setting a franchise record for field goals without a miss. Langhorne had a game-high eight rebounds and the second-most points in the game, and her 18 points featured her seventh career three-pointer and first since Langhorne s career average of 56.3 percent shooting ranks third in WNBA history, and she s been in the league s top five in that category every year since joining Seattle. MULTI-30+ GAMES IN A SINGLE SEASON In the 2016 season, both Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart have put up 30+ points in a single game twice. Three-time MVP Lauren Jackson is the only other player in a Storm jersey to accomplish this feat, which she has done in 6 seasons (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). Jackson s single-season best was in 2007, when she passed the mark 9 times, including her 47-point outburst on July 24, 2007 at Washington in an overtime contest, a then-wnba single-game scoring record. Jackson would go on to win WNBA MVP honors that season. ONE OF THE ALL-TIME BEST DISHIN THE ROCK Sue Bird is just 239 assists shy of tying Ticha Penicheiro (2,599) on the WNBA all-time assist rankings. She boasts a 5.4 assist per game career average, sitting in second place on the all-time list. The 2015 season saw Bird fall just.4 assists per game short of leading the league in the category (Courtney Vandersloot, 5.8 apg, 2015). RK. NAME ASSISTS 1 Ticha Penicheiro (Ret.) 2,599 2 Sue Bird (SEA) 2,358 3 Lindsay Whalen (MIN) 2,131 4 Becky Hammon (Ret.) 1,708 5 Diana Taurasi (PHO) 1,547

7 TEAM NOTES RETIRING #15 On Friday, July 15, when Seattle took on the Washington Mystics, the Storm officially retired the No. 15 of former star center Lauren Jackson. After announcing her retirement in March, Jackson made the trip from Australia to Seattle and was honored in an emotional ceremony after the game. Jackson, a three-time WNBA MVP, is the Storm s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. She played all of her 12 WNBA seasons in Seattle, starting 358 total games and guiding the Storm to championships in 2004 and Jackson ranks seventh all-time in scoring (6,007 points), ninth in rebounds (2,447) and third in blocks (586). Her 2007 campaign was the most decorated season by an individual in league history: MVP, scoring champion, rebounding champion and Defensive Player of the Year. She is one of two players in WNBA history to lead the league in both scoring and rebounding in the same season. When the Storm defeated Atlanta to win the 2010 title, Jackson was named Finals MVP. A perennial All-Star, Jackson finished with career averages of 18.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. She averaged more than 20 points per game in five different seasons. WNBA 20@20 UNVEILED ATTACK OF THE ASSISTS In celebration of the WNBA s landmark 20th season, the league unveiled the 20 greatest and most influential players in its history with its announcement of the WNBA Top 20@20 presented by Verizon. Storm point guard Sue Bird, now in her 15th WNBA season, was honored as one of the 20 players. The list includes nine current players: Bird, Swin Cash, Seimone Augustus, Tamika Catchings, Maya Moore, Candace Parker, Cappie Pondexter, Diana Taurasi and Lindsay Whalen. Storm legend Lauren Jackson is one of 11 former players. The players were selected based on factors like on-court performance and ability, leadership and sportsmanship, as well as contributions to team success. TRIPLE-DOUBLE WATCH... Breanna Stewart nearly became the youngest and fastest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double with her 14-point, 10-rebound, 9-assist effort on 6/3/16 vs. Phoenix. The evening did mark her third double-double of her short career, just seven games in. Should she accomplish the feat, she will join elite company. There have been just seven triple-doubles in WNBA history. BIRD: WISEST OWL OF THEM ALL By the numbers, point guard Sue Bird has been even more dominant this year than her previous seasons. Her 12.5 points per game are the two-time champion s most since 2011, while her 6.0 assists per contest are the most in the last decade. Her 1.0 steals per contest represent a personal best since 2011, while her 46 percent overall shooting and 44.1 percent from the three-point line are among the highest of her entire career. PICKING UP THE PACE In 2015, Crystal Langhorne led the Storm with 11.1 points per game as the team finished This season, Seattle has three players averaging 12 or more points per contest (Breanna Stewart 19.2; Jewell Loyd 16.5; and Sue Bird 12.5). As a team, the Storm has also increased its average scoring output from 70.4 points per game in 2015 to 80.0 this year and its field goal percentage from 43.4 to 46.0 percent. Five different players are averaging nine points per game for the first time since GUARD THE JEWELL OR JEWELL THE GUARD? On July 17 against Chicago, Storm guard Jewell Loyd set a new career high with 10 assists, surpassing her previous career high of seven set on June 17. Not a point guard for the majority of her basketball career, Loyd has shown the ability to be a playmaker in her second WNBA season. She s dished out five or more assists on six occasions, increasing her average from 1.9 assists per game last year to 3.0 this season. Loyd has also increased her scoring from 10.7 points per game to 16.5, and her three-point shooting percentage from 20.8 to STEWART S STORM Despite the loss, the Storm recorded a season-high 28 assists as a team against Chicago on July 17 compared to only 12 turnovers. Seattle, which ranks fourth in the league with 18.7 assists per game, reached 20 or more assists for six straight games in July. Sue Bird, who ranks second all-time in assists, is yet again atop the WNBA leaderboard with 6.0 helpers per game. Against Chicago, Seattle was paced by the career-high 10 assists of Jewell Loyd. CLARK TAKES CHARGE Alysha Clark scored 23 points on 7-of-7 shooting against New York on June 5, marking a new career high for the veteran after she had scored 20 against Minnesota earlier this season. Clark, who returned to the starting lineup after coming off the bench in the previous game due to a knee bruise, went 7-for-8 from the free throw line. In her fifth year with Seattle, Clark is averaging 9.0 points per game on 47.7 percent shooting. She has recorded the first two 20-point outings of her career, and in a five-game stretch, she put up 13.8 points per night on 61.8 percent shooting. BOSS OF THE BOARDS On June 5 against New York, Storm rookie Breanna Stewart pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds, toppling the previous franchise rookie record and setting a league-wide single-game high that has since been surpassed by Dallas Glory Johnson (22). Stewart is now third in the league with 9.3 rebounds per game and has recorded a double-double in eight of her appearances. #CLUTCH On June 12 at Indiana, Jewell Loyd scored 16 points in the second half and hit the go-ahead free throws with 2.4 seconds left to guide the Storm to a win. Loyd was fouled on a shot from the right baseline on the fast break, and she drained both free throws to put Seattle ahead. It was the second time this season that Loyd scored the game-winning points in the final seconds. On May 21, Loyd hit a shot with 2.9 seconds remaining to give Seattle an win over Phoenix. She scored the final 10 points for Seattle, finishing the fourth quarter with 12 on 6-of-7 field goals. BIRD TO 700 THREES In the Storm s game against Indiana on July 10, veteran point guard Sue Bird made her 700th career three-pointer, becoming just the sixth player in league history to reach that mark. Bird currently ranks second among active players with 709 threes made (Diana Taurasi, 878), and her career 38.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc ranks fourth all-time. In her 15th year with the Storm, Bird has been even more efficient at the three-point line than her previous seasons, as her 44.1 percent shooting is the two-time champion s best percentage of her career. During a historic, unprecedented career at Connecticut, Breanna Stewart won four consecutive national championships and guided the Huskies to a pair of perfect seasons ( and ). She was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in all four of her team s title runs and won AP Player of the Year three straight seasons. A four-year starter at Connecticut, Stewart becomes the fifth Husky to be selected with the top pick in the WNBA draft. She finished her college career with a record after leading the Huskies in scoring for the past three seasons. During her senior year, Stewart averaged 19.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 57.9 percent from the field and 42.6 percent from the 3-point line. Stewart is the only player in Division I women s basketball history to record 300 blocks and 300 assists in her career. At the 2013 Final Four, she became the first freshman in 26 years to earn the tournament s Most Outstanding Player award. Stewart has also played for the United States National Team, helping the USA win gold at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

8 TEAM NOTES TAKU MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY Earlier this month in Rio de Janeiro, Storm forward Ramu Tokashiki led Japan to its first Olympic quarterfinal since The Japanese hadn t qualified for the Olympics since 2004, and they defied all odds by going 3-2 in the preliminary round. Tokashiki s team then faced the USA in the quarterfinal, falling Tokashiki, who won MVP at the 2013 and 2015 FIBA Asia Championships, finished her first Olympics with averages of 17.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS FOR THREEEEE Second-year wing Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has been given significantly more playing time over the last seven games, and her threepoint shooting off the bench has been a much-needed boost for the Storm. Mosqueda-Lewis is averaging 9.1 points per game on 45.5 percent shooting during the last seven outings, including back-to-back games of a season-high 12 points. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, Mosqueda-Lewis has hit at least two three-pointers in five of those seven contests. She s shooting 33.3 percent from threepoint range for the season, and 15-of-32 (46.9 percent) during this impressive seven-game stretch. Mosqueda-Lewis came to Seattle last year as the NCAA s all-time leader in three-pointers. AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS The Storm has several players among the WNBA leaders in the main offensive categories. Rookie forward Breanna Stewart is third in the league with 9.3 rebounds per game and third with 2.1 blocks per game. Sue Bird leads the league with 6.0 assists per game, while Stewart is fifth with 19.2 points per game and Jewell Loyd ranks ninth with Stewart, Loyd and Bird are all in the top 12 in minutes with averages of more than 31 per game. Here is where Stewart ranks among rookies: first in points (19.2), first in rebounds (9.3), second in assists (3.5), first in blocks (2.1) and second in steals (1.3). She has been named WNBA Rookie of the Month three straight months. WELCOME *BACK* TO SEATTLE During the weekend of June 25-26, the Storm completed a pair of transactions that saw guard Noelle Quinn and center Krystal Thomas return to the team s roster. In a trade for Quinn, Seattle sent the rights to Angel Robinson to Phoenix. Robinson appeared in 25 games in 2014, her only season in Seattle. Quinn played for the Storm during the 2013 and 2014 seasons before signing with Phoenix prior to the 2015 campaign. Thomas, signed as a free agent after being released by the Storm in May, was drafted by Seattle in the third round (36th overall) of the 2011 WNBA Draft. In separate moves, Seattle waived guard Blake Dietrick and center Markeisha Gatling. Quinn and Thomas made their first appearances of the season for Seattle in the June 28 victory over Atlanta. BOUCEK BACK FOR YEAR 2 MONEY FROM THE STRIPE At just 22 years old, Storm guard Jewell Loyd is among the best free-throw shooters in the WNBA. After making both of her attempts at the stripe last game, Loyd is shooting 89.1 percent (82-of-92) this year, the third best percentage out of all players who have attempted as many or more free throws. This comes after a rookie season in which Loyd shot 90.4 percent from the free throw line, second best in the league among those with 100 attempts. Against the Mystics last August, she set a franchise record and WNBA rookie record for most free throws made without a miss (14). Now in her fifth season as a WNBA head coach and second with the Seattle Storm, Jenny Boucek is tasked with guiding the Storm back to the playoffs for the first time since The club was this past season, finishing four games out of the playoff race. Prior to taking over as head coach in Seattle last year, Boucek held the same role for the now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs from She was an assistant coach in Seattle from and Boucek was around for both of the team s WNBA titles before being promoted to head coach. The Storm made improvements in a few different areas after Boucek took over, namely on the defensive end. Seattle s opponents scored just 7.1 fast break points per game last season, good for second in the WNBA. The Storm also allowed just 30.5 points in the paint on average, the fourth best mark in the league. IT S RAINING IN SEATTLE In 2015, 23.8 percent of the shots Seattle took were three-pointers, one of the highest marks in the WNBA. That percentage was even higher during the previous five seasons, when the Storm was always either first or second in the category. This year has been similar, as 10 of the 12 players on Seattle s roster have proven to be threats from three-point range. Now in the 2016 season, 484 of Seattle s 1,490 (32.5 percent) of Seattle s shots have been three-pointers. The Storm ranks second in the league with 20.2 attempted per game, and sixth with a 35.1 percent conversion rate. STEWART SETTLING IN After making less than 30 percent of her shots in a five-game stretch early in June, Storm rookie Breanna Stewart found her touch in the next four outings. The reigning Rookie of the Month scored 20-plus points in all four games, averaging 29.2 points on 67.9 percent shooting. Against the Sun, she tied yet another franchise rookie record by making five shots from beyond the arc. Against Atlanta, she scored 38 points, tied for the second most by a WNBA player this season. WEEK 10: AP WNBA POWER POLL The Associated Press WNBA Power Rankings, as voted by a 14-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 12 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 12th-place vote, previous ranking and high and low place on ballots. The ballots are released every Tuesday morning. Rank Team Record Previous 1. Los Angeles Minnesota New York Atlanta Chicago Indiana Phoenix Dallas Washington Seattle Connecticut San Antonio

9 2016 QUARTER BY QUARTER SHOOTING DATE OPPONENT 1Q 2Q FIRST HALF 3Q 4Q SECOND HALF OT TOTAL Los Angeles Phoenix /22 MINNESOTA /26 WASHINGTON /28 CONNECTICUT Indiana /3 PHOENIX /5 NEW YORK Connecticut Indiana San Antonio Dallas /19 MINNESOTA /24 CONNECTICUT /28 ATLANTA /30 DALLAS Atlanta New York San Antonio /10 INDIANA /15 WASHINGTON /17 CHICAGO /20 SAN ANTONIO Minnesota

10 2016 QUARTER BY QUARTER SCORING DATE OPPONENT 1Q 2Q FIRST HALF 3Q 4Q SECOND HALF OT TOTAL Los Angeles 6-13 (15) 5-16 (11) (26) 9-12 (25) 4-8 (15) (40) (66) Phoenix 4-17 (12) 9-20 (25) (37) 4-13 (21) 9-15 (23) (44) (81) 5/22 MINNESOTA 8-17 (24) 7-16 (17) (41) 4-17 (10) 9-16 (20) (30) (71) 5/26 WASHINGTON 7-17 (18) 4-11 (15) (33) 5-19 (16) 8-12 (22) (38) 5-11 (11) (82) 5/28 CONNECTICUT (28) 3-12 (11) (39) 9-13 (31) 9-15 (23) (54) (93) Indiana 6-13 (16) 9-13 (22) (38) 6-13 (17) 7-13 (20) (37) (75) 6/3 PHOENIX 9-19 (23) 9-16 (26) (49) 7-14 (27) 7-14 (19) (46) (95) 6/5 NEW YORK 9-19 (20) 9-18 (25) (45) 3-16 (13) 7-16 (20) (33) (78) Connecticut 8-21 (19) 7-16 (19) (38) 8-12 (20) 7-19 (18) (38) (76) Indiana 9-17 (29) 5-14 (13) (42) 8-13 (24) 6-9 (24) (48) (90) San Antonio 5-18 (13) 6-18 (20) (33) 8-13 (25) 4-21 (12) (37) (70) Dallas 5-15 (21) 8-16 (17) (38) 7-16 (19) 4-12 (22) (41) (79) 6/19 MINNESOTA (26) 7-19 (20) (46) 4-13 (17) 5-13 (21) 9-26 (38) (84) 6/24 CONNECTICUT (30) 8-13 (26) (56) 4-11 (48) (24) (42) (98) 6/28 ATLANTA 9-13 (27) 8-17 (18) (45) 7-18 (16) 6-12 (23) (39) (84) 6/30 DALLAS 8-18 (23) 8-16 (23) (46) 8-15 (19) 4-17 (13) (32) (78) Atlanta 5-13 (13) 6-13 (15) (28) 9-19 (26) 5-16 (10) (36) (64) New York 5-19 (11) 8-18 (22) (33) 8-20 (21) 7-11 (20) (41) (74) San Antonio 9-16 (20) 8-16 (27) (47) 5-14 (11) 8-14 (20) (31) (78) 7/10 INDIANA 7-17 (18) (32) (50) 4-12 (16) 6-15 (16) (32) (82) 7/15 WASHINGTON (26) 5-16 (15) (41) (24) 5-17 (15) (39) (80) 7/17 CHICAGO 4-17 (14) 7-19 (18) (32) (28) (28) (56) (88) 7/20 SAN ANTONIO (29) 2-11 (7) (36) 9-16 (24) 8-15 (23) (47) (83) Minnesota 4-13 (13) 7-11 (23) (36) 6-18 (15) 5-15 (21) (36) (72)

11 2016 TEAM BOX SCORE DATE OPPONENT FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR-DR-TOT A PF ST TO BS PTS Los Angeles Phoenix /22 MINNESOTA /26 WASHINGTON /28 CONNECTICUT Indiana /3 PHOENIX /5 NEW YORK Connecticut Indiana San Antonio Dallas /19 MINNESOTA /24 CONNECTICUT /28 ATLANTA /30 DALLAS Atlanta New York San Antonio /10 INDIANA /15 WASHINGTON /17 CHICAGO /20 SAN ANTONIO Minnesota

12 OVERALL TEAM STATS Through July 22 (9-15) SEATTLE STORM 2016 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS -FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG Stewart Loyd Bird Clark Langhorne Mosqueda-Lewis Tokashiki O Hea Gatling Thomas Quinn (TOT) Quinn (SEA) Wright Bishop Dietrick STORM OPPONENTS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AVERAGE PER GAME CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)- PLAYER MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS Stewart C 20C 12C 14C 17C 9C 38C Loyd C 20C C 10C 32C Bird Clark C 13C 7C 8C 9 5C 23C Langhorne T T 31 Mosqueda-Lewis T 4 19 Tokashiki T 6 9 2T 21 O Hea Gatling Thomas Quinn (TOT) Quinn (SEA) Wright Bishop Dietrick C 2C 3 0T 2T STORM OPPONENTS T C 107 Through July 22 (21-3) LOS ANGELES SPARKS 2016 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS -FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG Ogwumike Parker Toliver Lavender Carson Beard Gray Belyakova Dabovic Dubljevic Wauters Knight SPARKS OPPONENTS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AVERAGE PER GAME CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)- PLAYER MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS Ogwumike C C Parker Toliver C 43 Lavender T T Carson Beard Gray T 9 8C 16 Belyakova C 12C 1C 3C 5C 3C 12C Dabovic Dubljevic C 4C 2C 2C 5C 2C 7C Wauters Knight C 2C 0C 0C 1C 1C 3C SPARKS OPPONENTS

13 PLAYER G-GS PTS PTS 30+ PTS 10+ REB 10+ AST DBL-DBL TPL-DBL S. Bird A. Bishop A. Clark C. Langhorne J. Loyd K. Mosqueda-Lewis J. O Hea N. Quinn 10-0 B. Stewart K. Thomas 9-0 R. Tokashiki M. Wright OFFENSIVE LEADERS (INCLUDES TIES) PLAYER PTS REB AST STL BLK MINS S. Bird A. Bishop 1 1 A. Clark C. Langhorne J. Loyd K. Mosqueda-Lewis 1 J. O Hea 4 N. Quinn 1 B. Stewart K. Thomas R. Tokashiki 1 1 M. Wright 1 1 PLAYER MILESTONES PLAYER MILESTONE NEEDED Sue Bird 1000 defensive rebounds 9 defensive rebounds Sue Bird 200 offensive rebounds 19 offensive rebounds Abby Bishop 100 defensive rebounds 2 defensive rebounds Alysha Clark 300 defensive rebounds 12 defensive rebounds Alysha Clark 300 field goals 9 field goals Alysha Clark 100 three-point field goals 10 three-point field goals Crystal Langhorne 2000 rebounds 24 rebounds Crystal Langhorne 100 blocks 10 blocks Crystal Langhorne 3,500 points Reached 6/24/16 Jewell Loyd 200 free throws 14 free throws Jewell Loyd 500 points Reached 6/3/16 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 100 field goals 1 field goal Jenna O Hea 200 defensive rebounds 16 defensive rebounds Jenna O Hea 100 free throws 9 free throws Breanna Stewart 500 points 39 points Breanna Stewart 200 defensive rebounds 16 defensive rebounds Krystal Thomas 300 defensive rebounds 8 defensive rebounds Monica Wright 200 free throws made 19 free throws Monica Wright 100 offensive rebounds 19 offensive rebounds