New York Liberty at Golden State Valkyries
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCharles ties season high with 13 points as Valkyries down Liberty 76-67
Kayla Thornton added 11 points, while Janelle Salaun and Cecilia Zandalasini each scored 10 for Golden State (13-7), whose reserves outscored New York’s 39-11.
Jonquel Jones led New York (12-8) with 21 points and seven rebounds. Breanna Stewart added 15 points and Sabrina Ionescu had nine.
Golden State, which led 41-29 at halftime, stretched its advantage to 64-48 after three quarters before New York held the Valkyries to 12 points in the fourth.
Ionescu was scoreless in the first half — her fourth zero-point half of the season. She finished 3 for 10 from the field and 2 for 6 from 3-point range.
Golden State has won three games in a row at home.
Valkyries: Visit the Atlanta Dream on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 67 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 67 - 76 |
| 4th 7.6 |  |
Rebekah Gardner makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot | 67 - 76 |
| 4th 13.5 | |
Rebekah Gardner offensive rebound | 65 - 76 |
| 4th 17.9 | |
Marine Johannes misses 23-foot fade away jump shot | 65 - 76 |
Statistics
 NY |
 GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-52 | FG | 28-65 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 7-28 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 16-21 | FT | 13-18 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W3 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W2 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Toronto |
6.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 20 | L2 | 0.25925925 | 7 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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