Storm star reaches WNBA points milestone

The 2022 WNBA season just started, but Breanna Stewart has already hit a significant career milestone.

The former Uconn star, who led the Huskies to a national title in each of her four years with the program from 201216, reached 3,000 career points in the opening minutes of the Seattle Storm’s 85-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday night. Stewart is tied with Diana Taurasi and Seimone Augustus as the second-fastest player in league history to reach that mark, doing so in 151 games. Elena Delle Donne was the fastest at 148 games.

Stewart has averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals through two games, including a 97-74 win over the Minnesota Lynx in the season opener Friday night. In the loss to the Aces, Stewart tallied 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Also on the Storm are former Huskies Sue Bird and Gabby Williams. The trio has started together in both games this year.

Against the Aces, Bird recorded a 3-pointer for the 30th straight game, which is the longest active streak in the WNBA, and finished with three points and seven assists. Williams had an off shooting night, going 0 of 7 from the field, but she was a strong defensive presence and recorded four rebounds and four assists.

The Storm (1-1) take on another team full of former Huskies, the Phoenix Mercury (0-2), on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. Kia Nurse is rehabbing an ACL injury, but Taurasi and Tina Charles are both expected to be in action.