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 /26 LOS ANGELES W /28 at Minnesota L /31 DALLAS W /2 at Chicago L /4 at Altanta W /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 (12-17) at New York Liberty (20-9) Overall Game #30, Away Game #15 Madison Square Garden; New York, NY Wednesday, September 7, 2016; 7:00 p.m. ET TV: None; Live Stream: League Pass, MSG+ Radio: None F 32 ALYSHA CLARK GP/S 28/27 PTS 8.9 REB 3.5 AST 2.0 STL 0.8 FG% FG% 37.5 MIN 27.6 LAST GAME: Dished out a career-high 7 assists and scored 11 points at ATL on 9/4. 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 29/29 PTS 18.2 REB 9.3 AST 3.6 STL 1.2 FG% FG% 31.9 MIN 35.1 LAST GAME: Scored 23 points and went 7-of-7 from the free throw line at ATL on 9/4. 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 28/28 PTS 9.1 REB 5.1 AST 1.5 STL 0.8 FG% FG% MIN 25.6 LAST GAME: Did not play vs. Atlanta on 9/4, recovering from right eye injury. Scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. LA on 8/26. Tied her season-high with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting vs. Atlanta on 6/28. Scored 17 points on 9-of-11 from the free throw line at Indiana on 6/12 G 24 JEWELL LOYD GP/S 29/29 PTS 17.0 REB 3.3 AST 3.4 STL 1.3 FG% FG% 31.4 MIN 32.0 LAST GAME: Recorded 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting vs. ATL on 9/4. Had 23 points for a second consecutive game and 10 rebounds vs CHI on 9/2. 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 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and had 9 rebounds vs. Phoenix G 10 SUE BIRD GP/S 29/29 PTS 13.0 REB 2.8 AST 5.7 STL 1.0 FG% FG% 46.0 MIN 32.0 LAST GAME: Posted 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting at Atlanta on 9/4. 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 (12-17) (8-7) (4-10) (0-1) (0-0) West (6-8) (4-3) (2-5) (0-0) (0-0) East (6-9) (4-4) (2-5) (0-1) (0-0) Streaks: W 1 W 3 W 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 NEW YORK LIBERTY All-Time Record vs. New York: Liberty Largest Storm Win: 37 points, (7/22/06) All-Time Home Record vs. New York: 9-7 Storm Largest Liberty Win: 23 points, (7/19/00) All-Time Road Record vs. New York: 5-10 Liberty Current Streak: 8 Liberty Wins Current Streak at Home: 4 Liberty Wins Longest Storm Win Streak: 5 games (7/3/08-7/6/10) Current Streak on the Road: 4 Liberty Wins Longest Liberty Win Streak: 8 games (7/9/13-Present) SERIES NOTES - Seattle has not defeated New York in the last 8 meetings, the longest win streak for the Liberty vs. the Storm in series history. The last win for the Storm was on Aug. 26, 2013, an decision at KeyArena. - Seattle s last win in New York was on June 18, Sue Bird led the team in scoring with 22 points. - New York s Tanisha Wright faces her former team for the fifth time. She is 4-0 vs. Seattle after joining the Liberty as a free agent prior to Wright played her first ten WNBA seasons with the Storm. - Last time out on July 16, after nearly overcoming an 18-point deficit, the Seattle Storm lost to the New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden. Rookie forward Breanna Stewart led the Storm with 24 points and 16 rebounds. -Earlier this season, Seattle took on New York on June 5, 2016 in Seattle. After trimming a 17-point deficit to just three late in the fourth quarter, the Storm wasn t able to complete the comeback, falling RESULTS VS. NEW YORK Seattle 74, New York 78 - Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY (7/6/16) After nearly overcoming an 18-point the Seattle Storm lost to the New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden. Rookie Breanna Stewart recorded 24 points and 16 rebounds as Seattle dropped to 6-12 on the season. New York had a comfortable lead for most of the contest, but the Storm rallied in the fourth quarter and pulled within two at the 1:14 mark on one of Stewart s four three-pointers. Neither team was able to score until Storm guard Sue Bird was fouled with four seconds to go. Bird made her first free throw but missed the second, the Liberty secured the rebound, and Tanisha Wright drained a pair of free throws to make it New York s Sugar Rodgers stole the ensuing inbounds pass and added a free throw to clinch the victory. Wright and Tina Charles paced the Liberty (13-6) with 18 points apiece, while Rodgers added 14 and seven assists. Stewart, who shot 9-for-18 from the field, notched her second straight double-double and her seventh of the season. Bird added to her league-leading assist total by notching 10 helpers Wednesday night, tying her season high. Second-year wing Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored a season-high 10 points off the bench. Seattle kept it close in the opening minutes, but New York jumped out to a double-digit lead late in the first quarter as Rodgers and Charles started to take control. TIt was the second straight low-scoring first quarter for the Storm, which managed 11 points Wednesday night while New York put up 23 on 57.9 percent shooting. After trailing early in the second, Seattle climbed back into the game thanks to four three-pointers, including two from Stewart. The Storm went on an 11-2 spurt to trim the deficit to single digits, sparked by threes from Stewart and Mosqueda-Lewis. Stewart scored nine of her 12 first-half points in the second frame, and New York led by just six at halftime. Rodgers, who leads the league in three-pointers this season, hit a trio of them in the opening minutes of the second half. New York extended its lead to double digits again, and it took a edge into the fourth quarter before Stewart and company nearly completed their comeback. July 6, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) Seattle 74 Stewart, 24 Stewart, 16 Bird, (41.2) 8-13 (61.5) New York 78 Charles, 18 Stokes, 11 Rodgers, (44.9) (76.5) Wright, 18 Seattle 78, New York 86 - KeyArena, Seattle, Wash. (6/5/16) After trimming a 17-point deficit to just three late in the fourth quarter, the Seattle Storm wasn t able to complete the comeback, falling to the New York Liberty on Sunday at KeyArena. Veteran forward Alysha Clark scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-7 shooting for the Storm, which drops to 3-5 on the season with Sunday s defeat. Seattle forward Breanna Stewart set the franchise s rookie record for rebounds in a game with 17, while Sue Bird recorded a double-double with 13 points and a season-high 10 assists. New York was paced by forward Tina Charles and guard Sugar Rodgers, who scored 19 and 18 points, respectively. The teams played a very even opening half, as there were nine lead changes and neither club had more than a five-point advantage. Clark, who returned to the starting lineup after coming off the bench Friday due to a right knee bruise, was 5-for-5 in the first half to lead Seattle with 14 points. Ramu Tokashiki added 10 first-half points off the bench on her way to a season-high 15, while Charles finished the half with 13 points after missing her first three shot attempts. Coming off a career-high 32 points against Phoenix, Storm guard Jewell Loyd took just two shots in the first half and even had a rare miss at the free throw line. Loyd and Stewart, who went to the bench with her third foul early in the second quarter, combined for just five points in the first half and 11 in the game. New York held a edge at the break, then proceeded to go on an 11-2 run early in the third quarter behind two baskets apiece from Swin Cash and Sugar Rodgers. The Liberty continued to dominate the period and opened up a 17-point lead, outscoring Seattle in the third. Trailing by 14 to start the fourth quarter, the Storm used a 13-2 spurt midway through the period to cut its deficit to five behind seven of Clark s game-high 23 points. New York s lead was just three with 3:45 remaining after another Clark jumper, but Rodgers made four free throws down the stretch to help the Liberty hold on. The Storm shot just 5-of-22 from three-point range on Sunday, and New York dominated the glass by outrebounding Seattle Former Storm players Cash and Tanisha Wright finished with six and eight points, respectively, for the Liberty (4-3). June 5, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) New York 86 Charles, 19 Charles, 13 Rodgers, (49.3) (81.3) Seattle 78 Clark, 23 Stewart, 17 Bird, (40.6) (81.0)

5 LAST GAME Seattle 91, Atlanta 82 -Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia (9/4/16) The Seattle Storm exploded during the second half of against the Atlanta Dream, using a dominant third quarter to earn a win. Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird each scored 23 points for the Storm (12-17), which remains in the eighth playoff spot with five games remaining. Stewart shot 8-of-13 from the field on her way to 23 points, and she also recorded eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks. Bird, who entered the game shooting a career-high 45.7 percent from deep, nailed a trio of three-pointers for the fifth consecutive game. The veteran guard finished one point shy of her season high, shooting 10-for-18 on the night to go with five assists. Angel McCoughtry finished with a season-high 32 points for the Dream. Now 3-2 since the Olympic break, the Storm clinched the season series against Atlanta on Sunday, as the teams had split their first two meetings. It marked Seattle s first victory in Atlanta since 2010, snapping a six-game losing streak. The Storm was without starting forward Crystal Langhorne, who suffered a lacerated right eye on Friday against Chicago. Ramu Tokashiki made her first start of the season, notching eight points and seven rebounds. The Storm took its first lead, 17-16, on a pair of Clark free throws late in the frame, part of Seattle s 16-for-16 performance at the foul line. Stewart finished the period with eight points, helping the Storm to a advantage. Atlanta tied it up at 21 apiece after a cold start to the second frame by Seattle, as the Storm failed to score until Stewart s layup at the 6:24 mark. Seattle regained the lead and maintained it the rest of the half, thanks in large part to dominant play from Stewart. Bird also hit back-to-back jumpers late in the second quarter, and her layup with time expiring made it at the break. In the third frame, Seattle outscored Atlanta 32-16, matching its highest-scoring quarter of the season. The Dream had the edge in the final quarter, including a 12-0 run that trimmed its deficit to a dozen with four minutes remaining. Bird made three consecutive jump shots in the final minutes to help the Storm prevent a comeback. August 31, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) Seattle 91 Bird, 23 Stewart, 8 Clark, (49.3) (100.0) Stewart, Atlanta 82 McCoughtry, 32 Williams, 6 Williams, (43.9) (76.9) PREVIOUS GAME Seattle 88, Chicago 92 -Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. (9/2/16) Despite 23 points, eight assists and a career-high 10 rebounds from Jewell Loyd, the Seattle Storm fell to the Chicago Sky. Trailing by as many as 20 at one point, the Storm came all the way from behind to pull within two late in the fourth quarter. The teams traded baskets in the final minutes, and Elena Delle Donne s miss gave Seattle a chance to tie or take the lead in the waning moments. But Sue Bird s midrange jumper in transition rimmed out, and Delle Donne sank a pair of clinching free throws. Loyd, a Chicago native, recorded her third straight 20-point game and finished two shy of her career high in assists, which would have given the second-year guard a triple-double. Four additional Storm players were in double figures on Friday: Bird and Ramu Tokashiki scored 15 points apiece that ties Tokashiki s season high while Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each added 13. Bird nailed a trio of three-pointers for the fourth straight game. Delle Donne had 22 points and Tamera Young scored a season-high 24 for the Sky, which will visit KeyArena on the final day of the season. Late in the first quarter, Storm forward Crystal Langhorne suffered a lacerated right eye. She was ruled out for the rest of the game and is listed as day-to-day. It was 9-0 in favor of Chicago after two minutes, as the Sky got early baskets from four different starters. Mosqueda-Lewis came off the bench and ended the run with a three-pointer for the Storm, which pulled within two shortly after on a Loyd jumper. Seattle then kept it close the rest of the quarter, tying the game at one point and trailing at the end of the frame. Seattle took the lead on a Tokashiki three-point play, but Chicago went on a 15-0 run late in the second quarter, capped off by six straight points from Young. The Sky led at the break after shooting 56.8 percent from the field. Chicago s edge was increased to midway through the third quarter, as Delle Donne and Young led another strong spurt for the hosts. The Storm cut that deficit in half by the end of the third quarter, setting up the dramatic final period. August 31, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) Seattle 88 Loyd, 23 Loyd, 10 Loyd, (41.3) (90.0) Stewart, Chicago 92 Young, 24 Stewart, 12 3 with (42.9) (75.0) LAST GAME VS. TONIGHT S OPPONENT Seattle 74, New York 78 - Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY (7/6/16) After nearly overcoming an 18-point the Seattle Storm lost to the New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden. Rookie Breanna Stewart recorded 24 points and 16 rebounds as Seattle dropped to 6-12 on the season. New York had a comfortable lead for most of the contest, but the Storm rallied in the fourth quarter and pulled within two at the 1:14 mark on one of Stewart s four three-pointers. Neither team was able to score until Storm guard Sue Bird was fouled with four seconds to go. Bird made her first free throw but missed the second, the Liberty secured the rebound, and Tanisha Wright drained a pair of free throws to make it New York s Sugar Rodgers stole the ensuing inbounds pass and added a free throw to clinch the victory. Wright and Tina Charles paced the Liberty (13-6) with 18 points apiece, while Rodgers added 14 and seven assists. Stewart, who shot 9-for-18 from the field, notched her second straight double-double and her seventh of the season. Bird added to her league-leading assist total by notching 10 helpers Wednesday night, tying her season high. Second-year wing Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored a season-high 10 points off the bench. Seattle kept it close in the opening minutes, but New York jumped out to a double-digit lead late in the first quarter as Rodgers and Charles started to take control. TIt was the second straight low-scoring first quarter for the Storm, which managed 11 points Wednesday night while New York put up 23 on 57.9 percent shooting. After trailing early in the second, Seattle climbed back into the game thanks to four three-pointers, including two from Stewart. The Storm went on an 11-2 spurt to trim the deficit to single digits, sparked by threes from Stewart and Mosqueda-Lewis. Stewart scored nine of her 12 first-half points in the second frame, and New York led by just six at halftime. Rodgers, who leads the league in three-pointers this season, hit a trio of them in the opening minutes of the second half. New York extended its lead to double digits again, and it took a edge into the fourth quarter before Stewart and company nearly completed their comeback. July 6, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) Seattle 74 Stewart, 24 Stewart, 16 Bird, (41.2) 8-13 (61.5) New York 78 Charles, 18 Stokes, 11 Rodgers, (44.9) (76.5) Wright, 18 NEXT OPPONENT: WASHINGTON Washington Mystics, Friday, September 9, Verizon Center, Washington D.C. All-Time Results Current Streaks Last Win: 7/15/16, Overall: Storm Overall: 1 Storm Win Last Loss: 5/26/16, In Seattle: 11-3 Storm In Seattle:1 Storm Win In Washington: 9-4 Mystics In Washington: 1 Mystics Win 2016 HEAD TO HEAD WIN GRID 2016 vs.washington May SEA L July SEA W Sept. WAS 4 p.m. PDT 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 a career high with 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 eighth in career steals with 575. 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 575 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) 566 MIGHT WANT TO GUARD HER Crystal Langhorne sits in third 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) Alisa Burras (Ret.) Crystal Langhorne (SEA) Brittney Griner (PHO) Nneka Ogwumike (LAS) 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 56.2 percent shooting ranks fourth 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 216 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) 2,381 3 Lindsay Whalen (MIN) 2,110 4 Becky Hammon (Ret.) 1,708 5 Diana Taurasi (PHO) 1,541

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 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, and 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. Then on 9/2/16 at Chicago, Jewell Loyd had nearly a triple-double in her hometown, recording 23 points, eight assists and a career-high 10 rebounds. 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 13.0 points per game are the two-time champion s most since 2011, while her 5.7 assists per contest are her most since the 2010 title season. Her 1.0 steals per contest also are a personal best since 2011, while her 46.0 percent overall shooting and 45.6 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 18.2; Jewell Loyd 17.0; and Sue Bird 13.0). As a team, the Storm has also increased its average scoring output from 70.4 points per game in 2015 to 80.6 this year and its field goal percentage from 43.4 to 45.6 percent. On Aug. 31, Seattle improved to 11-16, surpassing its win total from last year with seven games to spare. 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 eight occasions, increasing her average from 1.9 assists per game last year to 3.4 this season. Loyd has also increased her scoring from 10.7 points per game to 17.0, and her three-point shooting percentage from 20.8 to STEWART S STORM ATTACK OF THE ASSISTS Seattle, which ranks third in the league with 19.1 assists per game, has reached 20 or more assists in 10 of the last 12 games. Sue Bird, who ranks second all-time in assists, is yet again atop the WNBA leaderboard with 5.7 helpers per game. Against Chicago on July 17, Seattle had a season-high 28 assists compared to just 12 turnovers, led by the career-high 10 dimes of Jewell Loyd. Alysha Clark had a career-high seven assists on Sept. 4 at Atlanta. 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 8.9 points per game on 46.2 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 second in the league with 9.3 rebounds per game and has recorded a double-double in 10 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 726 threes made (Diana Taurasi, 878). In her 15th year with the Storm, Bird has been even more efficient at the three-point line than previous seasons her 45.6 percent shooting is the best percentage of her career. She s hit at least three treys in every game since the Olympic break. 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 was given significantly more playing time during July and August than previous months, and her three-point shooting off the bench was a much-needed boost for the Storm. Mosqueda-Lewis averaged 9.0 points per game on 47.3 percent shooting during an eight-game stretch, including back-to-back games of a season-high 12 points. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, Mosqueda-Lewis hit at least two three-pointers in six of those eight contests. She shot 17-of-35 (48.6 percent) from the three-point line during the eight-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 statistical categories. Rookie forward Breanna Stewart is second in the league with 9.3 rebounds per game and fourth with 2.0 blocks per game. Sue Bird leads the league with 5.7 assists per game and is second with a 45.6 three-point percentage, while Stewart is tied for sixth with 18.2 points per game and Jewell Loyd ranks eighth 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 (18.2), first in rebounds (9.3), second in assists (3.6), first in blocks (2.0) and second in steals (1.2). She is a three-time Rookie of the Month. 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. ON THE ROAD AGAIN (GETTING WINS) On Sunday, Sept. 4, Seattle picked up its first road win over Atlanta since the 2010 WNBA Finals, snapping a six-game losing streak. The Storm clinched the season series against the Dream, as the teams had split their first two meetings. It also snapped a season-best five-game home winning streak for Atlanta. Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird each scored 23 points for the Storm, Jewell Loyd added 17 and Alysha Clark had 11 in the win. In the third frame, Seattle outscored Atlanta 32-16, matching its highest-scoring quarter of the season. STEWIE SECURITY CAN SCORE, TOO Storm forward Breanna Stewart, a three-time Rookie of the Month, reached 500 career points on Sept. 2 against the Sky. By scoring 13 points at Chicago, Stewart tied Tamika Catchings and Elena Delle Donne, among others, as the sixth-fastest in league history to score 500 points by reaching it in her 28th career game. She also became the eighth-youngest player (22 years, six days) to do so. 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 her only attempt at the stripe last game, Loyd is shooting 88.6 percent (109-of-123) this year, the fifth 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). 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, 587 of Seattle s 1,832 shots (32.0 percent) have been three-pointers. The Storm ranks second in the league with 20.2 attempted per game, and fifth with a 35.1 percent conversion rate. LOYD S HARDWARE STORE Second-year guard Jewell Loyd has been on an absolute tear since the Olympic break. The reigning Rookie of the Year is averaging 19.9 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game since working on her game during the month-long break. Loyd had a career-high five steals on Aug. 26, helping Seattle upset the league-leading Sparks. In her hometown of Chicago on Sept. 2, she nearly recorded the eighth triple-double in league history, finishing with 23 points, eight assists and a career-high 10 rebounds. WEEK 11: 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. Minnesota Los Angeles New York Chicago Atlanta Phoenix Indiana Seattle Connecticut Washington Dallas 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 /26 LOS ANGELES Minnesota /31 DALLAS Chicago Atlanta

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) 8/26 LOS ANGELES 9-18 (22) 4-17 (9) (31) (24) 6-13 (24) (48) (79) Minnesota 8-20 (21) 9-16 (26) (47) 7-18 (18) 6-16 (15) (33) (80) 8/31 DALLAS (26) 6-17 (15) (41) 5-14 (13) 5-12 (24) (37) (78) Chicago 9-23 (25) 7-16 (18) (43) 9-20 (23) 6-16 (22) (45) (88) Atlanta 7-14 (21) 9-20 (20) (41) (32) 8-15 (18) (50) (91)

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 /26 LOS ANGELES Minnesota /31 DALLAS Chicago Atlanta

12 OVERALL TEAM STATS Through September 4 (12-17) 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 Langhorne Clark Tokashiki Mosqueda-Lewis O Hea Gatling Quinn (TOT) Quinn (SEA) Wright Thomas 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 Langhorne T T 31 Clark C 13C 7C 8C 9 7C 23C Tokashiki T 6 9 2T 21 Mosqueda-Lewis C 6C 4T 4 19 O Hea Gatling Quinn (TOT) Quinn (SEA) Wright Thomas Bishop Dietrick C 2C 3 0T 2T STORM OPPONENTS T C 107 Through September 4 (20-9) NEW YORK LIBERTY 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 Charles Rodgers Zellous Stokes Wright Boyd Allen Cash Zahui B Swords Prince Harding Schimmel Bulgak Alston LIBERTY 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 Charles C C 32T Rodgers C 24C 9C 9C 9C 7C 30C Zellous T 33 Stokes T 8T 5T 8C 14C 4 13 Wright Boyd C 11T C 7C 22 Allen C 11C 3C 3C 6 2C 19C Cash Zahui B C 12C 6C 8C 9C 4 17C Swords C 4 16 Prince Harding Schimmel Bulgak C 3C 2C 2C 3C 0C 6C Alston C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C 0C LIBERTY T 89C OPPONENTS C 91 34C 42C 54C 30C 105