Golden State Valkyries at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAces surge past Valkyries 92-73 as Jackie Young shines in a 21-2 run
Young did not have a turnover and made 9 of 12 shots with three 3-pointers. She handed out five assists to pass Becky Hammon(backslash) for second place on the Aces' all-time list with 1,136 — trailing only the 1,179 of Chelsea Gray, who picked up nine assists to go with 15 points.
NaLyssa Smith and reserve Jewell Loyd both scored 14 for the Aces (12-4), who have won eight of their last nine overall.
Cecilia Zandalasini had 12 points to lead the Valkyries (10-7), who missed 19 of their first 20 shots from 3-point range.
Las Vegas led 23-17 after one quarter, but Tiffany Hayes had two baskets and Kaitlyn Chen buried a 3-pointer in a 7-0 run to begin the second period as Golden State grabbed the lead.
Smith had three baskets in an 10-0 run to give the Aces a 39-28 lead. Gabby Williams made two foul shots to end the run, but Gray hit two 3-pointers and Young scored five in an 11-0 spurt for a 50-30 advantage at halftime after the 21-2 run.
Hayes left with six minutes remaining and did not return after taking an elbow to the face.
Golden State: Hosts the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 92 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 73 - 92 |
| 4th 16.6 |  |
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus defensive rebound | 73 - 92 |
| 4th 18.1 |  |
Juste Jocyte misses 7-foot pullup jump shot | 73 - 92 |
| 4th 28.2 | |
Juste Jocyte defensive rebound | 73 - 92 |
Statistics
 GS |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-67 | FG | 36-58 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 62 |
| 5-30 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 12-18 | FT | 9-10 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 9 | Percent Led | 88 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,350 · Capacity:
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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