SEATTLE — Storm guard Natisha Hiedeman is well known by most WNBA fans for her off-court activities, as one half of the beloved Studbudz. She and Courtney Williams recently pulled off another 72-hour livestream over WNBA All-Star weekend as part of their joint venture. But how she has elevated her game on the court for […]
Bella Munson
Bella has been a contributor for The IX Basketball since September 2023 and is the site's Seattle Storm beat reporter. She also writes about women's soccer for The IX Sports, The Equalizer and Home Fields. Having graduated with a Journalism & Public Interest Communication degree from the University of Washington, she also covers the WNBA for Spotrac.
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A two-season detour to D.C. brought maturity and playing time. Now back with the team that drafted her, she is having a career-best season
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Dominique Malonga’s confidence journey
SEATTLE — In the closest and final game of the Storm’s now-ended 11-game losing streak, Seattle center Dominique Malonga put on one of the best performances of this WNBA season. The 20-year-old French phenom scored a career-high 37 points with 14 made field goals on 58.3% shooting, plus tied her season-high with 12 rebounds, against […]
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Why the Seattle Storm still have hope amid 8-game losing skid
The last three games show offensive improvements amid defensive struggles
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Flau’jae Johnson is growing toward stardom in rookie season
“It just gives me sanity to know that I put the work in and I got something to fall back on”
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How Seattle is allowing Zia to Cooke
Owning her mental journey and role as the Storm’s sixth player, Cooke is having the best season of her WNBA career
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How Stefanie Dolson is Seattle’s calm in the storm
Horston: ‘Just her presence out there makes everybody feel like, ‘okay, take a deep breath”
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Seattle Storm season-opening loss still gives glimpses of future potential
Despite defensive issues, Dominique Malonga and Flau’jae Johnson showed what the team’s new future can be
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2026 WNBA season preview: Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm have a new head coach, a lot of young players, a few veterans and a lot of opportunities for people to step up
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How Flau’jae Johnson’s energy lifts the Seattle Storm
Jordan Horston: ‘She brings everybody else to another level.’
