Seattle Storm hand Silver Stars second straight loss

The San Antonio Silver Stars suffered their second straight loss on August 2, losing 78-64 to the Seattle Storm. The Silver Stars were hoping to avenge their earlier loss against Seattle, but the Storm weren't having any part of it.

The Seattle Storm started off the August 2 encounter between the two teams with a strong statement, putting up 31 points in the first quarter. The Silver Stars made a valiant comeback attempt in the second half, cutting the Storm's lead down to a point late in the third quarter. Unfortunately for the Silver Stars, the Storm ended the game just like they started, outscoring San Antonio in the final quarter.

Once again, the Silver Stars struggled offensively, shooting 39.1 percent from the field. The Silver Stars also struggled on the defensive end, allowing the Storm to convert on 53.6 percent of their field goal attempts.

Scholanda Robinson led the Silver Stars against the Storm, finishing with 12 points and 2 rebounds. Sophia Young, Becky Hammon, and Jia Perkins all had decent performances for San Antonio, finishing the game with 10, 11, and 10 points respectively. In the end, their performances weren't enough to keep up with the Storms' duo of Sue Bird and Swin Cash who finished the game with a combined 33 points.

"They came out and shot the lights out," Hammon told reporters after the game. "I thought we did a good job to fight and pull back within one, but at that point I think we had just expended so much energy to get ourselves back in the game that we didn't finish well."

Things won't get any easier for the Silver Stars who will face the league leading Minnesota Lynx on August 4. With the Storm and Phoenix Mercury now trailing the Silver Stars by only half a game, a third straight loss might send them to the bottom of the WNBA's Western Conference.

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Sources:
Associated Press, "Storm top Silver Stars 78-64"
Player and game information from ESPN.com