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Golden State Valkyries @ Connecticut Sun 89–64

2026-08-26 19:00 · WNBA · Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville CT · Att. 7,739 · WNBA League Pass

Golden State Valkyries 2026 · Connecticut Sun 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
GSV	26	29	25	9	89
CON	11	16	25	12	64

Team stats

	Valkyries	Sun
Field goals	34-63 .540	22-71 .310
Three-pointers	10-25 .400	6-31 .194
Free throws	11-15 .733	14-24 .583
Offensive rebounds	6	10
Defensive rebounds	36	20
Total rebounds	42	30
Assists	24	17
Steals	5	4
Blocks	10	3
Turnovers	12	10
Personal fouls	23	19
Technical fouls	1	0
Points in the paint	42	28
Fast-break points	11	12
Points off turnovers	7	17
Largest lead	35	0
Lead changes	0	0

Golden State Valkyries

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kayla Thornton F	20	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	+15
Veronica Burton G	20	12	5-9	1-2	1-1	2	1	3	7	0	0	0	3	+24
Gabby Williams F	16	9	3-7	2-3	1-2	0	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	+10
Kiah Stokes C	13	7	3-5	1-3	0-0	0	6	6	0	0	3	2	1	+11
Cecilia Zandalasini G	11	7	2-6	0-2	3-3	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	1	+11
Kaitlyn Chen G	20	10	4-6	0-1	2-2	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	+21
Kaila Charles G	19	14	5-6	1-1	3-4	0	8	8	2	0	1	1	4	+23
Janelle Salaun F	18	15	5-8	4-6	1-3	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	+19
Laeticia Amihere C	18	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	2	1	3	+3
Juste Jocyte G	14	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	-3
Nadia Fingall C	10	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	-3
Ashten Prechtel F	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	4	4	1	0	3	3	5	-3
Miela Sowah G	8	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	-10
Tiffany Hayes G	3	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	+7
Total	200	89	34-63	10-25	11-15	6	36	42	24	5	10	12	23

FG .540 · 3P .400 · FT .733

Connecticut Sun

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Aaliyah Edwards C	22	8	4-9	0-0	0-0	1	4	5	2	2	0	2	0	-24
Diamond Miller G	22	8	3-12	0-4	2-5	0	4	4	2	0	0	3	4	-17
Kennedy Burke F	21	2	1-5	0-1	0-2	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	-5
Saniya Rivers G	21	7	2-4	1-2	2-4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	-22
Charlisse Leger-Walker G	17	17	5-6	3-4	4-5	1	2	3	4	0	0	1	3	-5
Nell Angloma F	23	11	3-7	1-4	4-5	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	-17
Hailey Van Lith G	21	3	1-9	1-6	0-1	3	2	5	2	0	1	1	3	-12
Ashlon Jackson G	19	4	2-10	0-6	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	-8
Gianna Kneepkens G	16	0	0-6	0-4	0-0	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	-8
Rayah Marshall C	10	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	-1
Raegan Beers C	8	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	-6
Total	200	64	22-71	6-31	14-24	10	20	30	17	4	3	10	19

FG .310 · 3P .194 · FT .583

Did not play: Brittney Griner (dnd - injury/illness), Olivia Nelson-Ododa (dnd - injury/illness)

Officials: Maj Forsberg, Ryan Sassano, Tyler Mirkovich

Play-by-play

Show every play (390)

Quarter 1

10:00 GSV Kiah Stokes vs. Aaliyah Edwards (Veronica Burton gains possession)
9:48 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker personal foul
9:33 GSV Gabby Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 3–0
9:09 CON Diamond Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:09 CON Sun offensive team rebound
9:06 CON Saniya Rivers misses 17-foot jumper
9:03 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker offensive rebound
8:56 CON Diamond Miller makes layup 3–2
8:47 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker personal foul
8:47 CON Hailey Van Lith enters the game for Charlisse Leger-Walker
8:40 GSV Kiah Stokes lost ball turnover (Aaliyah Edwards steals)
8:29 CON Kennedy Burke misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:27 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
8:18 GSV Gabby Williams misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
8:18 CON Sun defensive team rebound
8:03 CON Hailey Van Lith misses 27-foot three point jumper
7:59 GSV Veronica Burton defensive rebound
7:56 GSV Veronica Burton misses running layup
7:53 GSV Veronica Burton offensive rebound
7:45 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 14-foot jumper
7:41 CON Hailey Van Lith defensive rebound
7:26 CON Diamond Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:23 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
7:16 GSV Veronica Burton makes driving layup 5–2
6:56 CON Diamond Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:53 GSV Gabby Williams defensive rebound
6:35 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:33 CON Aaliyah Edwards defensive rebound
6:27 GSV Veronica Burton shooting foul
6:27 CON Saniya Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
6:27 CON Sun offensive team rebound
6:27 CON Saniya Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2 5–3
6:08 GSV Gabby Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
6:06 CON Aaliyah Edwards defensive rebound
5:56 CON Aaliyah Edwards makes layup 5–5
5:45 CON Hailey Van Lith personal foul
5:45 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
5:45 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Kiah Stokes
5:33 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:31 CON Diamond Miller defensive rebound
5:27 CON Diamond Miller bad pass turnover (Tiffany Hayes steals)
5:20 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Gabby Williams assists) 8–5
5:02 CON Gabby Williams blocks Kennedy Burke 's 6-foot driving layup
5:01 CON Sun offensive team rebound
5:01 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Veronica Burton
4:54 CON Hailey Van Lith misses driving layup
4:50 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
4:45 GSV Gabby Williams misses driving floating jump shot
4:43 CON Diamond Miller defensive rebound
4:39 CON Aaliyah Edwards makes running layup (Diamond Miller assists) 8–7
4:20 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
4:17 CON Aaliyah Edwards defensive rebound
4:14 GSV Kaitlyn Chen shooting foul
4:14 Official timeout
4:14 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Gabby Williams
4:14 GSV Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Kayla Thornton
4:14 CON Diamond Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
4:14 CON Sun offensive team rebound
4:14 CON Diamond Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
4:14 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
4:03 CON Saniya Rivers shooting foul
4:03 GSV Kaila Charles makes free throw 1 of 2 9–7
4:03 CON Nell Angloma enters the game for Kennedy Burke
4:03 GSV Kaila Charles makes free throw 2 of 2 10–7
3:42 CON Diamond Miller misses layup
3:39 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
3:32 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
3:29 GSV Laeticia Amihere offensive rebound
3:28 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes two point shot 12–7
3:13 CON Hailey Van Lith bad pass turnover (Tiffany Hayes steals)
3:10 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes running layup 14–7
2:56 CON Laeticia Amihere blocks Aaliyah Edwards 's 7-foot turnaround jump shot
2:53 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
2:47 CON Diamond Miller personal foul
2:47 GSV Janelle Salaun misses free throw 1 of 2
2:47 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
2:47 CON Ashlon Jackson enters the game for Diamond Miller
2:47 CON Raegan Beers enters the game for Hailey Van Lith
2:47 GSV Veronica Burton enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
2:47 GSV Janelle Salaun misses free throw 2 of 2
2:46 CON Sun defensive team rebound
2:46 GSV Janelle Salaun loose ball foul
2:29 CON Laeticia Amihere blocks Raegan Beers 's 5-foot layup
2:29 CON Raegan Beers offensive rebound
2:25 CON Kaila Charles vs. Raegan Beers (Saniya Rivers gains possession)
2:21 CON shot clock turnover
2:07 GSV Veronica Burton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kaila Charles assists) 17–7
2:07 CON Sun Full timeout
2:07 CON Gianna Kneepkens enters the game for Aaliyah Edwards
2:07 CON Kennedy Burke enters the game for Nell Angloma
1:46 CON Gianna Kneepkens bad pass turnover (Kaitlyn Chen steals)
1:42 GSV Kaitlyn Chen makes running layup 19–7
1:22 CON Kennedy Burke makes 5-foot layup (Raegan Beers assists) 19–9
1:11 CON Saniya Rivers personal foul
1:11 GSV Kaila Charles makes free throw 1 of 2 20–9
1:11 GSV Kaila Charles misses free throw 2 of 2
1:11 CON Gianna Kneepkens defensive rebound
0:58 GSV Laeticia Amihere personal foul
0:50 CON Gianna Kneepkens misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:47 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
0:44 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists) 23–9
0:44 CON Saniya Rivers flagrant foul type 1
0:44 (00:44.1) [Golden State Valkyries] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)
0:44 GSV Janelle Salaun makes free throw flagrant 1 of 1 24–9
0:44 CON Diamond Miller enters the game for Saniya Rivers
0:28 GSV Kaila Charles misses 5-foot jumper
0:28 CON Sun defensive team rebound
0:12 GSV Laeticia Amihere shooting foul
0:12 CON Raegan Beers makes free throw 1 of 2 24–10
0:12 CON Raegan Beers makes free throw 2 of 2 24–11
0:02 GSV Kaitlyn Chen makes layup (Kaila Charles assists) 26–11
0:01 CON Ashlon Jackson misses 45-foot three point jumper
0:00 CON Sun offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker enters the game for Ashlon Jackson
9:37 CON Gianna Kneepkens misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:34 GSV Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound
9:15 GSV Veronica Burton makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 28–11
8:59 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists) 28–14
8:40 GSV Veronica Burton misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
8:40 CON Sun defensive team rebound
8:40 GSV Veronica Burton loose ball foul
8:40 CON Aaliyah Edwards enters the game for Gianna Kneepkens
8:40 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Veronica Burton
8:27 CON Diamond Miller makes driving layup (Aaliyah Edwards assists) 28–16
8:27 GSV Kaila Charles shooting foul
8:27 CON Diamond Miller makes free throw 1 of 1 28–17
8:14 GSV Kaila Charles traveling turnover
8:14 GSV Golden State Valkyries Full timeout
8:00 CON Aaliyah Edwards misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
7:57 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
7:39 GSV Gabby Williams makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Laeticia Amihere assists) 31–17
7:18 CON Aaliyah Edwards bad pass turnover (Gabby Williams steals)
7:12 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes running layup (Gabby Williams assists) 33–17
7:02 GSV Kaitlyn Chen shooting foul
7:02 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
7:02 CON Sun offensive team rebound
7:02 CON Nell Angloma enters the game for Raegan Beers
7:02 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2 33–18
6:41 GSV Kaitlyn Chen bad pass turnover (Aaliyah Edwards steals)
6:36 CON Nell Angloma makes running layup (Aaliyah Edwards assists) 33–20
6:15 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses 2-foot two point shot
6:12 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker defensive rebound
6:09 CON Diamond Miller makes running layup (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists) 33–22
5:48 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 36–22
5:29 CON Diamond Miller misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
5:26 CON Aaliyah Edwards offensive rebound
5:15 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot 36–25
4:53 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 25-foot three pointer 39–25
4:37 CON Diamond Miller misses driving layup
4:37 CON Sun offensive team rebound
4:37 GSV Kaila Charles personal foul
4:37 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Gabby Williams
4:37 GSV Kiah Stokes enters the game for Kaitlyn Chen
4:37 GSV Kayla Thornton enters the game for Laeticia Amihere
4:37 GSV Veronica Burton enters the game for Kaila Charles
4:33 CON Kennedy Burke misses driving layup
4:33 CON Kennedy Burke offensive rebound
4:31 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini shooting foul
4:31 CON Kennedy Burke misses free throw 1 of 2
4:31 CON Sun offensive team rebound
4:31 CON Kennedy Burke misses free throw 2 of 2
4:28 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
4:08 CON Aaliyah Edwards kicked ball violation
4:00 GSV Veronica Burton makes driving layup 41–25
3:52 GSV Veronica Burton shooting foul
3:52 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2 41–26
3:52 CON Gianna Kneepkens enters the game for Kennedy Burke
3:52 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2 41–27
3:36 CON Gianna Kneepkens shooting foul
3:36 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 2 42–27
3:36 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Janelle Salaun
3:36 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 2 43–27
3:29 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker bad pass turnover (Cecilia Zandalasini steals)
3:28 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes running layup (Veronica Burton assists) 45–27
3:28 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker shooting foul
3:28 CON Hailey Van Lith enters the game for Charlisse Leger-Walker
3:28 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 1 46–27
3:05 CON Aaliyah Edwards misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
3:03 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
2:41 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Veronica Burton assists) 48–27
2:20 CON Diamond Miller misses driving layup
2:18 CON Hailey Van Lith offensive rebound
2:11 CON Kiah Stokes blocks Diamond Miller 's 7-foot driving layup
2:10 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
1:54 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 22-foot three point jumper
1:52 GSV Veronica Burton offensive rebound
1:48 GSV Kiah Stokes makes 4-foot layup (Gabby Williams assists) 50–27
1:26 CON Aaliyah Edwards misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
1:24 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
1:14 GSV Kiah Stokes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists) 53–27
0:56 CON Kiah Stokes blocks Diamond Miller 's 5-foot driving layup
0:53 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
0:49 GSV Gabby Williams makes driving layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 55–27
0:25 CON Nell Angloma misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:23 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
0:01 GSV Hailey Van Lith blocks Veronica Burton 's 17-foot two point shot
0:00 CON Aaliyah Edwards defensive rebound
0:00 CON Aaliyah Edwards double dribble turnover
0:00 CON Sun Full timeout
0:00 GSV Gabby Williams misses alley oop layup
0:00 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker enters the game for Gianna Kneepkens
10:00 CON Kennedy Burke enters the game for Nell Angloma
10:00 CON Saniya Rivers enters the game for Hailey Van Lith
9:43 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Saniya Rivers assists) 55–30
9:22 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses driving layup
9:19 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker defensive rebound
9:16 CON Saniya Rivers makes running layup (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists) 55–32
9:04 CON Diamond Miller shooting foul
9:04 GSV Gabby Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
9:04 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
9:04 GSV Gabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 56–32
8:41 GSV Kiah Stokes shooting foul
8:41 CON Diamond Miller makes free throw 1 of 2 56–33
8:41 CON Diamond Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
8:41 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
8:25 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 26-foot three point jumper
8:23 CON Diamond Miller defensive rebound
8:23 CON Diamond Miller offensive foul
8:23 CON Diamond Miller offensive foul turnover
8:08 GSV Kiah Stokes makes 5-foot layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 58–33
8:01 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker misses 24-foot running jump shot
7:58 GSV Gabby Williams defensive rebound
7:40 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini traveling turnover
7:40 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Gabby Williams
7:40 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
7:33 CON Diamond Miller bad pass turnover
7:16 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 23-foot three point jumper
7:13 CON Diamond Miller defensive rebound
7:08 CON Aaliyah Edwards misses running layup
7:06 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
7:05 GSV Kiah Stokes out of bounds bad pass turnover
7:02 CON Aaliyah Edwards makes 19-foot jumper (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists) 58–35
6:41 GSV Kaila Charles makes 6-foot two point shot 60–35
6:19 CON Kiah Stokes blocks Kennedy Burke 's 5-foot driving layup
6:15 CON Kennedy Burke offensive rebound
6:14 CON Saniya Rivers makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kennedy Burke assists) 60–38
5:53 GSV Veronica Burton makes driving layup 62–38
5:53 CON Diamond Miller shooting foul
5:53 CON Ashlon Jackson enters the game for Diamond Miller
5:53 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes
5:53 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 1 63–38
5:41 CON Ashlon Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:38 GSV Kaitlyn Chen defensive rebound
5:25 GSV Kaitlyn Chen makes 6-foot two point shot (Veronica Burton assists) 65–38
5:10 CON Aaliyah Edwards makes driving layup (Kennedy Burke assists) 65–40
4:55 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists) 68–40
4:41 CON Ashlon Jackson makes driving layup (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists) 68–42
4:27 GSV Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
4:25 CON Ashlon Jackson defensive rebound
4:19 CON Kaila Charles blocks Ashlon Jackson 's 4-foot running layup
4:17 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
4:09 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Veronica Burton assists) 70–42
4:07 CON Sun Full timeout
4:07 CON Nell Angloma enters the game for Aaliyah Edwards
4:07 GSV Juste Jocyte enters the game for Veronica Burton
3:46 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes 2-foot two point shot (Kennedy Burke assists) 70–44
3:23 GSV Kaila Charles makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Janelle Salaun assists) 72–44
3:09 GSV Kayla Thornton shooting foul
3:09 CON Saniya Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2 72–45
3:09 CON Saniya Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2
3:06 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
2:52 GSV Kaila Charles makes 3-foot layup (Juste Jocyte assists) 74–45
2:45 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes 3-foot two point shot 74–47
2:45 GSV Janelle Salaun shooting foul
2:45 CON Rayah Marshall enters the game for Kennedy Burke
2:45 CON Charlisse Leger-Walker makes free throw 1 of 1 74–48
2:29 CON Nell Angloma personal foul
2:16 GSV Janelle Salaun misses two point shot
2:14 GSV Kayla Thornton offensive rebound
2:13 GSV Rayah Marshall blocks Kayla Thornton 's 7-foot two point shot
2:09 GSV Kaitlyn Chen offensive rebound
2:06 GSV Kaila Charles makes layup (Juste Jocyte assists) 76–48
1:43 CON Saniya Rivers misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
1:43 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
1:32 CON Ashlon Jackson personal foul
1:19 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:17 CON Nell Angloma defensive rebound
1:13 GSV Kaila Charles personal foul
1:13 CON Hailey Van Lith enters the game for Charlisse Leger-Walker
1:03 GSV Kaila Charles shooting foul
1:03 CON Nell Angloma makes free throw 1 of 2 76–49
1:03 CON Nell Angloma makes free throw 2 of 2 76–50
0:49 GSV Kaitlyn Chen makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot 78–50
0:33 CON Rayah Marshall makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Hailey Van Lith assists) 78–52
0:20 CON Hailey Van Lith shooting foul
0:20 GSV Kaitlyn Chen makes free throw 1 of 2 79–52
0:20 GSV Kaitlyn Chen makes free throw 2 of 2 80–52
0:03 CON Nell Angloma misses driving layup
0:00 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4