Jewell Loyd's performance earns Storm first-round bye in 94-85 victory over Phoenix

Jewell Loyd scores a career-high 37 points to lead the Storm over the Mercury.

(Everett, WA) - It all came down to Friday night against the Phoenix Mercury. Seattle has stumbled during their post-Olympic play partly due to the number of players on this team playing heavy minutes in the Olympics, combined with poor scheduling by the league, and some critical injuries to key players. The team fell from 1st place down to 4th. They…