The opening weekend of the 2025 WNBA season continued on Saturday when the Seattle Storm visited the Phoenix Mercury at the PHX Arena. Both teams had some major overhauls in the offseason, with the Mercury ushering in the post-Diana Taurasi era.Coach Noelle Quinn used a starting lineup featuring Skylar Diggins, Alysha Clark, Nneka Ogwumike, Gabby Williams and Ezi Magbegor. 2025 No. 2 pick Dominique Malonga began her WNBA career on the bench, while Katie Lou Samuelson is set to miss the entire season due to a knee injury.Meanwhile, coach Nate Tibbetts had to make adjustments to his starting five after Kahleah Copper underwent knee surgery before the season opener. He went with a lineup consisting of Sami Whitcomb, Monique Akoa Makani, Satou Sabally, Alyssa Thomas and Kathryn Westbeld.Seattle Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury Player Stats and Box ScoreStormPlayersPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOPFMINFG3PTFT+/-Alysha Clark0300012140-10-10-0-9Nneka Ogwumike430102392-20-00-0-1Gabby Williams4042200151-50-12-2-12Ezi Magbegor0600111120-40-20-2-16Skylar Diggins13212120195-111-42-2-9Li Yueru5220002122-40-01-11Dominique Malonga200000061-20-00-0-2Erica Wheeler210000071-40-10-0-4Lexie Brown012101140-20-20-00Zia Cooke010000010-00-00-0-1Katie Lou SamuelsonDNPMercuryPlayersPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOPFMINFG3PTFT+/-Alyssa Thomas13342010175-80-03-413Kathryn Westbeld710100082-22-21-211Satou Sabally17401122156-103-62-312Sami Whitcomb020101390-20-20-06Monique Akoa Makani001000170-20-20-011Alexis Prince030001080-10-10-00Kalani Brown0200112100-00-00-0-5Alexa Held4010010112-50-20-01Sevgi Uzun0130000110-10-10-02Natasha MackDNPKahleah CopperDNPKitija LaksaDNPNote: These are the player stats and box score for the first half. Watch this space as the game continues. It will be updated soon.