BY HELEN LAME’ Janelle Salaün scored 21 points off the bench and Kayla Thornton added 20 including four three pointers as the Golden State Valkyries held off the Toronto Tempo for a second straight game, 92-81 on Tuesday night at Chase Center. Veronica Burton pitched in 12 points, eight rebounds …
Read More »Valkyries second half swoon against Atlanta stalls playoff push
BY HELEN LAME’ Stepping up the competition in a possible playoff preview, the Valkyries came up short in the second half against the Eastern Conference leading Atlanta Dream, falling 79-63 at Chase Center Sunday night. Golden State and Atlanta traded baskets in a low scoring first half, going into the …
Read More »Shorthanded Valkyries second half rally stuns Dallas 86-76
BY HELEN LAME’ Still reeling from the season ending loss of Kayla Thornton, the Golden State Valkyries overcame a ten point second half deficit to score a gutty 86-76 win over the Dallas Wings Friday night at Chase Center. Less than 24 hours after learning that Thornton, their leading scorer …
Read More »Valkyries shut down Clark, shock Fever 88-77 with late spurt
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Valkyries turned Caitlyn Clark’s first visit to the Bay Area into a dud, staging a stunning fourth quarter comeback to stun the Indiana Fever 88-77 at Chase Center Thursday night. A Kelsey Mitchell layup gave the Fever a 54-41 lead midway through the third quarter and …
Read More »Minnesota Lynx downs Valkyries 86-75 with dominant second half
BY HELEN LAME’ The Minnesota Lynx stretched their season opening winning streak to seven games with a dominant second half performance against the Valkyries Sunday evening, scoring a 86-75 win at Chase Center in the first meeting between the two WNBA clubs. Golden State took a 52-51 lead into the …
Read More »Kelsey Plum’s 37 spoils expansion Valkyries inaugural flight
BY HELEN LAME’ Kelsey Plum exploded for 37 points in her debut with the Sparks as Los Angeles spoiled the expansion Golden State Valkyries inaugural game as the WNBA’s 13th franchise Friday night by a score of 84-67. An enthusiastic sellout crowd of 18,064 fans welcomed the Valkyries to the …
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