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Former BYU basketball star Lexi Eaton Rydalch scores 8 points in pro debut

Lexi Eaton Rydalch scored eight points and had two steals and a rebound as her new team, the Seattle Storm, fell to the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday in WNBA exhibition action.

Lexi Eaton Rydalch's transition from collegian to pro took a big step Wednesday.

The former BYU sharpshooting guard scored eight points for Seattle in her WNBA debut as the Storm fell to the Phoenix Mercury 81-73 in exhibition action at KeyArena in Seattle. Five of her eight points came in the final three minutes of the contest.

Rydalch's point total was fouth-best on a team that was breaking in another, more high-profile rookie.