Nneka Ogwumike Moves to Seventh on WNBA Scoring List in Storm Win vs Dream

Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points to move into seventh place on the WNBA's all-time career scoring list, surpassing Cappie Pondexter and Sue Bird with a total of 6,815 points. Her Seattle Storm team narrowly defeated the Atlanta Dream 80-79, thanks to a decisive layup by Skylar Diggins with 3.4 seconds remaining. Erica Wheeler contributed 21 points for Seattle, while Atlanta's Jordin Canada scored a career-high 25 points. Despite being outrebounded 46-24 by Atlanta, the Storm capitalized on better three-point shooting, hitting 10 of 23 attempts compared to Atlanta's 4 of 21. The tightly contested game featured nine ties and 25 lead changes, with neither team leading by more than seven points throughout. Seattle continues their four-game road trip Sunday against New York, while Atlanta hosts Golden State to close their homestand.