Connecticut Sun at Golden State Valkyries
· Women's National Basketball AssociationKayla Thornton scores 21 as Valkyries hand Sun 6th consecutive loss, 87-63
Connecticut (2-12) has lost six straight.
Laeticia Amihere had 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds — her first career double-double — for Golden State (7-6). The Valkyries, who beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 88-77 on Thursday, have won five of six. The Sun’s 63 points were the fewest Golden State has allowed in a game this season.
Chloe Bibby scored 11 points, Veronica Burton added 10 and Stephanie Talbot grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds to go with six points and four assists.
Golden State set a franchise record for points in a quarter with 36 — including 14 by Thornton — in the second. The Valkyries made 10 of 18 from the field and 12 of 14 from the free-throw line, where Thornton was 7 of 7, and turned four offensive rebounds into seven second-chance points. Connecticut scored 12 points of 4-of-16 shooting in the quarter and trailed 59-32 at halftime.
Bibby hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer to close the first quarter and another 3 to open the second before Thornton converted a three-point play to cap a 12-2 run that gave the Valkyries a 32-22 lead with 8:20 left in the first half.
Aneesah Morrow led the Sun with 14 points and Jacy Sheldon scored 10.
Connecticut shot 30% (20 of 66) from the field, 7 of 24 (29%) from 3-point range.
Regular Season Series
GS wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 63 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 63 - 87 |
| 4th 11.1 | ![]() |
Aneesah Morrow makes 19-foot jumper (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists) | 63 - 87 |
| 4th 27.0 | ![]() |
Chloe Bibby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists) | 61 - 87 |
| 4th 40.1 | ![]() |
Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound | 61 - 84 |
Statistics
CON |
GS |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-66 | FG | 28-78 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 9-31 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 16-21 | FT | 22-29 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
- | 14 | W5 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
Washington |
2 | 16 | W4 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
Indiana |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
New York |
4 | 18 | L2 | 0.59090906 | 26 |
Chicago |
14 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
Toronto |
19 | 33 | L8 | 0.25 | 11 |
Connecticut |
19 | 33 | W1 | 0.25 | 11 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota |
- | 11 | W1 | 0.75 | 33 |
Golden State |
1 | 12 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 32 |
Las Vegas |
2 | 13 | W7 | 0.70454544 | 31 |
Dallas |
6 | 17 | W1 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
Portland |
16 | 27 | W1 | 0.38636363 | 17 |
Los Angeles |
17 | 28 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
Phoenix |
17 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
Seattle |
25 | 36 | L5 | 0.18181819 | 8 |
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