WNBA Announces Historic News on Sunday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paolo Songco | Last updated May 25, 2025 8:28 PM ET

It's a packed schedule for the WNBA on Sunday with four games on the docket.

The Seattle Storm are in action in a home game against the Las Vegas Aces as both teams look to improve on their 2-1 record to start the season.

The Storm, in particular, are hoping to make it three wins in a row on Sunday to mark their third victory of the campaign following their 81-59 blowout loss to the Phoenix Mercury in their season opener.

It looks like the Storm are well on their way to doing so. As of writing, they have a commanding 80-59 lead against Las Vegas entering the fourth quarter.

This has been thanks in large part to another strong performance by star forward Nneka Ogwumike, who has 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting, six rebounds, six assists, a steal and two triples in 36 minutes of action thus far.

The former WNBA made a bit of history on Sunday, too, by climbing the leaderboards for the most career steals in league history. The WNBA announced the 34-year-old's incredible feat via social media.

"With her 1st STL vs. the Las Vegas Aces, Nneka Ogwumike moves into 9th on the All-Time Steals List " the WNBA posted on X.

With her 1st STL vs. the Last Vegas Aces, Nneka Ogwumike moves into 9th on the All-Time Steals List #WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/pF7Af6Wji7
— WNBA (@WNBA) May 25, 2025

Ogwumike has had a strong start to her second season with the Storm. Entering Sunday's contest, the nine-time All-Star has posted averages of 19.7 points on 56.5% shooting, 11.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 31.3 minutes played.

Seattle booked their spot in the playoffs last season with a 25-15 record, but they suffered a first-round exit at the hands of the Aces. The Storm will be looking to take it a step further this season, and there's no denying that Ogwumike will be a central figure for them in 2025.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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