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Awa Fam makes WNBA history during Storm debut over Mystics
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The Seattle Storm got back in the win column on Saturday. Seattle defeated Washington 97-85, improving to 3-4 after a rough start to the season . One Storm player made WNBA history during the team's latest victory.
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Storm rookie Awa Fam made league history during her debut against the Mystics. Fam became just the 14th teenager to play a game in WNBA history, per ESPN Insights.
The third overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft played just 20 minutes during her debut. Fam logged 10 points and two rebounds off the bench. The 19-year-old became only the second teenager ever to score 10+ points in their WNBA debut.
Fam turns 20 years old on June 17th. The 6-foot-4 center joined the Storm after helping Valencia win the Spanish League title on May 17th. She immediately made her presence felt during her debut for Seattle.
The Storm were forced to lean on their young talent against the Mystics.
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Ezi Magbegor is still out with a right foot injury that she picked up before the start of the regular season. Center Dominique Malonga also missed her fourth consecutive game while in concussion protocol.
Rookie Flau'jae Johnson stepped up for Seattle, scoring a season-high 17 points and contributing six rebounds and an assist. Natisha Hiedeman led the way with 24 points, five assists, and a rebound.
Seattle powered their way past Washington thanks to some clutch 3-pointers. The Storm went 13-of-28 from behind the 3-point line, giving them their most 3-pointers of the season. Seattle also thrived at the charity stripe, going 32-of-34 (94%) at the free throw line.
Hopefully the Storm can get healthy and continue stacking wins.
Next up for the Storm is a home game against the Mystics on Wednesday May 27th at 10PM ET.
