Golden State Valkyries at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationValkyries use a big first half and balanced scoring to beat the Sun 89-64
Golden State closed the first half on a 14-0 run to help build a 55-27 lead. Connecticut went the final 3:51 without a point and went into the break 9 of 33 from the field.
Juste Jocyte gave the Valkyries their largest lead of the game at 87-52 early in the fourth quarter.
Kaila Charles had 14 points and Kaitlyn Chen added 10 for Golden State (27-11), which set a franchise record with 54 points off the bench. Fourteen Golden State players were in the game and 11 recorded at least two points.
Rookie Charlisse Leger-Walker led Connecticut (10-28) with a season-high 17 points, and Nell Angloma added 11. The Sun finished 22 of 71 (31%) from the field.
Sun: At Indiana on Friday.
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Regular Season Series
GS wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 64 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 64 |
| 4th 2.1 |  |
Ashten Prechtel defensive rebound | 89 - 64 |
| 4th 2.4 |  |
Hailey Van Lith misses 25-foot three point jumper | 89 - 64 |
| 4th 13.1 | |
Hailey Van Lith offensive rebound | 89 - 64 |
Statistics
 GS |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-63 | FG | 22-71 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 6-31 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 11-15 | FT | 14-24 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 35 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 97 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 7,739 · 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 |
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 |
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