Storm beat Liberty 79-70 with dominant third quarter

NEW YORK AP Gabby Williams scored points Nneka Ogwumike added to help the Seattle Storm beat the New York Liberty - on Sunday The Storm - trailed by three at the half before outscoring New York - in the third quarter They held the Liberty to just -for- shooting from the field in the period including New York - missing its first shots Meanwhile Skylar Diggins Ogwumike and Williams were converting on the other end Dominique Malonga the No pick in the draft took over at the end of the quarter She didn t play in the first half but made the preponderance of her minutes in the second The -foot- French forward had points and eight rebounds in just minutes She also altered a insufficient of Breanna Stewart s shots on the defensive end Stewart finished with just eight points the first time she hadn t reached double digits since the opening challenge of the season ACES SUN UNCASVILLE Conn AP A ja Wilson scored points and had four blocks Chelsea Gray moved into sixth on the WNBA s career assist list and Las Vegas beat Connecticut to extend its franchise-record losing streak to games Dana Evans scored a season-high points on -of- shooting Jackie Young had points and six assists and NaLyssa Smith added points and rebounds her first double double of the season for the Aces Gray sent a left-handed pass to Wilson in the post for a layup to surpass Becky Hammon the current Aces coach for sixth on the WNBA s assists list Gray finished with eight assists to go with six points and has assists in her career Las Vegas - has won seven in a row against the Sun Evans made a tiebreaking layup that sparked a - run that gave the Aces a - lead when Young converted a three-point play with about minutes left in the first half Las Vegas took a - lead into the intermission and led by double figures the rest of the way Aneesah Morrow led Connecticut - with points Tina Charles scored and Saniya Rivers LYNX SKY MINNEAPOLIS AP Courtney Williams tied her season high with points Napheesa Collier scored and Minnesota beat Chicago Minnesota - set a franchise record with consecutive home wins to start a season The Lynx won in a row at home on their way to the WNBA title Collier made of from the free-throw line and has made a franchise-record consecutive foul shots Lindsay Whalen previously held the single-season record of straight free throws while Candice Wiggins made in a row to close the season and open Angel Reese had her th double-double of the season finishing with points rebounds and six assists for Chicago - Kayla McBride made a running floater as the shot clock expired to give the Lynx a - lead with seconds to play Rachel Banham hit a -pointer that made it - with seconds left McBride made of from the free throw line and Alanna Smith blocked a prospective tying -point shot by Banham with seconds left Banham hit six s and scored points both season highs for the Sky and Elizabeth Williams had points Ariel Atkins and Michaela Onyenwere scored apiece Source