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Kelsey Plum returns to Seattle as Stars battle Storm

FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, San Antonio Stars guard Kelsey Plum drives with the ball during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm in San Antonio. Plum returns to her college hometown of Seattle this weekend when San Antonio faces Seattle on Sunday. It's a return to the city where Plum developed into the NCAA all-time record holder in scoring at Washington and it will be Plum's first trip back to Seattle since being drafted No. 1 overall by the Stars. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Photo: Associated Press


SEATTLE (AP) — Kelsey Plum is returning to her college town this weekend when the WNBA’s Seattle Storm host the San Antonio Stars. Seattle is where Plum became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball history, leading Washington to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and a Final Four. It will be Plum’s first trip back since she was drafted first overall by the Stars.

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