SEATTLE (Interstat) — Zia Cooke scored 16 of her career-high 25 points in the first half, and the Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 77-59 on Friday night at Key Arena before 9,741 fans.

Rookie Flau’jae Johnson added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists, all season bests, for Seattle, which improved to 2-4. Natisha Hiedeman contributed 11 points and six assists.

Diamond Miller led Connecticut with 13 points, and Aaliyah Edwards added 10 points for the Sun, who fell to 1-6.

Seattle outscored Connecticut 24-16 in the fourth quarter to pull away after leading 53-43 through three periods. Connecticut managed only seven points in the second quarter, allowing Seattle to build a double-digit halftime lead.

Cooke shot 7 of 12 from the floor and made all nine of her free throws. Johnson connected on three 3-pointers and posted three blocks.

The Storm avenged a last-second loss to Connecticut on Wednesday, when the Sun won 80-78 at Key Arena.