Seattle — As bad as the Connecticut Sun have been this season, they’ve generally been in every game.

Friday was not one of those games.

UConn rookie Breanna Stewart opened Friday’s game with a 3-pointer, and the Seattle Storm never trailed in its 98-81 rout of Connecticut before 6,568 at KeyArena.

The Sun are 3-11. Friday was their worst beating this year since an opening night loss at the Chicago Sky, 93-70 (May 14).

“Seattle played great,” Sun head coach Curt Miller said. “Hats of to them. It was a tremendous start, and before we knew it, and before we made adjustments, it was 17-2.”

The Storm scored the game’s first 10 points and shot 70-percent in the first half. They led by as much as 24 points (92-68) with three minutes, 59 seconds left in the game.

Seattle shot 61.4-percent.

“We just got punched in the face in the first few minutes and didn’t adjust,” Sun Chiney Ogwumike said. “They had their game plan and executed it aggressively. … By the time we figured things out, we looked up and we’re down.”

Stewart wrecked Connecticut. She made 9 of her 15 shots, including five 3-pointers, and scored 29 points. She also had nine rebounds, six assists and three blocks.

“The first (3-pointer) went in, and the second one went in, and then a few of them were contested shots, but they still went in,” Stewart said. “After you see yourself making some shots, you have the confidence to continue that.”

Miller said, “Breanna Stewart had missed 16 straight threes at one point this season. … You play percentages, and those things happen with a player as talented as her.”

Sue Bird made 7 of 8 field goals for 19 points with seven assists for the Storm (5-9). Jewell Loyd added 19 points and five rebounds.

Alex Bentley scored 13 with four assists and reserve Shekinna Stricklen had 12 points for Connecticut. Kelsey Bone and Ogwumike both scored 10.

The Sun continue their four-game road trip on Sunday at the Los Angeles Sparks (12-1). Los Angeles beat the defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx on Friday night, 94-76, ending the latter’s record season-opening winning streak at 13 games.