Storm rout shorthanded Sun in matchup of top teams in WNBA

Seattle Storm players, including Katie Lou Samuelson (33) and Breanna Stewart (30), celebrate a basket against the Atlanta Dream. (Ben Margot/AP)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 89-66 on Sunday.

Stewart made 4 of 5 from 3-point range for the Storm (10-2), who improved their lead atop the WNBA standings over the second-place Sun (8-3).

Connecticut was without Jonquel Jones, who left for Europe to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at EuroBasket. Jones averaged 21.6 points and 10.4 rebounds over the first 10 games of the season, the only WNBA player currently averaging a double-double.

DeWanna Bonner and Kaila Charles had 14 points each for the Sun.

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