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Golden State Valkyries @ Chicago Sky 70–73

2026-08-21 19:30 · WNBA · Wintrust Arena, Chicago IL · Att. 8,028 · ION

Golden State Valkyries 2026 · Chicago Sky 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
GSV	12	14	25	19	70
CHI	17	21	11	24	73

Team stats

	Valkyries	Sky
Field goals	25-70 .357	24-61 .393
Three-pointers	5-22 .227	14-30 .467
Free throws	15-22 .682	11-16 .688
Offensive rebounds	6	2
Defensive rebounds	32	29
Total rebounds	38	31
Assists	17	19
Steals	4	4
Blocks	0	4
Turnovers	9	13
Personal fouls	15	22
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	34	18
Fast-break points	9	4
Points off turnovers	9	15
Largest lead	4	21
Lead changes	4	4

Golden State Valkyries

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	+/-
Kayla Thornton F	19	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	-4
Veronica Burton G	18	11	3-8	1-3	4-5	0	4	4	2	1	0	2	+6
Kiah Stokes C	16	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	4	4	1	0	1	1	-17
Gabby Williams F	14	2	0-6	0-1	2-2	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	-9
Cecilia Zandalasini G	12	6	3-9	0-3	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	-6
Tiffany Hayes G	30	10	3-10	0-2	4-8	1	6	7	4	1	2	0	0
Kaitlyn Chen G	29	7	3-10	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	4	0	3	1	-1
Laeticia Amihere C	24	16	7-7	1-1	1-2	2	4	6	1	1	0	5	+14
Janelle Salaun F	21	13	4-11	1-6	4-5	0	4	4	2	0	0	0	+4
Kaila Charles G	18	5	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	3	2	1	1	3	-2
Total	200	70	25-70	5-22	15-22	6	32	38	17	4	9	15

FG .357 · 3P .227 · FT .682

Did not play: Miela Sowah (dnp - coach's decision), Ashten Prechtel (dnp - coach's decision), Juste Jocyte (dnp - coach's decision), Nadia Fingall (dnp - coach's decision)

Chicago Sky

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Natasha Cloud G	36	17	5-10	5-5	2-2	0	7	7	4	0	1	4	2	+2
Kamilla Cardoso C	35	14	4-12	0-0	6-11	2	8	10	4	1	0	1	4	+9
Courtney Vandersloot G	29	12	4-10	2-6	2-2	0	1	1	5	0	0	2	1	+13
Azura Stevens F	28	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	9	9	1	0	3	2	2	+7
Sydney Taylor G	18	14	5-9	4-6	0-0	0	2	2	1	2	0	2	3	+15
Rachel Banham F	17	7	2-7	2-5	1-1	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	5	+6
Jacy Sheldon G	16	3	1-7	1-6	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	-16
Gabriela Jaquez F	13	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-14
Elizabeth Williams C	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Aicha Coulibaly F	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1
Total	200	73	24-61	14-30	11-16	2	29	31	19	4	4	13	22

FG .393 · 3P .467 · FT .688

Did not play: Skylar Diggins (dnd - injury/illness), DiJonai Carrington (dnd - injury/illness)

Officials: Angelica Suffren, Tim Greene, Ryan Johnson, RJ Johnson

Play-by-play

Show every play (399)

Quarter 1

10:00 CHI Kiah Stokes vs. Kamilla Cardoso (Courtney Vandersloot gains possession)
9:36 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists) 0–2
9:22 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:18 CHI Natasha Cloud defensive rebound
9:17 CHI Natasha Cloud out of bounds bad pass turnover
8:53 GSV Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot
8:48 CHI Azura Stevens defensive rebound
8:43 CHI Courtney Vandersloot misses 24-foot running jump shot
8:41 CHI Sky offensive team rebound
8:30 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses 4-foot jumper
8:27 GSV Veronica Burton defensive rebound
8:12 GSV Veronica Burton makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 2–2
7:59 CHI Courtney Vandersloot misses driving floating jump shot
7:57 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
7:38 GSV Azura Stevens blocks Cecilia Zandalasini 's 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
7:37 CHI Sydney Taylor defensive rebound
7:28 CHI Courtney Vandersloot misses two point shot
7:26 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
7:26 CHI Sydney Taylor personal foul
7:26 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Veronica Burton
7:12 GSV Gabby Williams misses two point shot
7:10 CHI Azura Stevens defensive rebound
7:09 CHI Natasha Cloud out of bounds lost ball turnover
6:53 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
6:51 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini offensive rebound
6:48 CHI Natasha Cloud personal foul
6:35 GSV Gabby Williams bad pass turnover (Sydney Taylor steals)
6:32 CHI Sydney Taylor makes two point shot 2–4
6:15 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini offensive foul
6:15 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini offensive foul turnover
6:15 CHI Jacy Sheldon enters the game for Sydney Taylor
6:15 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
5:53 CHI Jacy Sheldon misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:52 GSV Golden State Valkyries defensive team rebound
5:52 CHI Kamilla Cardoso loose ball foul
5:32 GSV Gabby Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
5:29 CHI Azura Stevens defensive rebound
5:23 GSV Kiah Stokes shooting foul
5:23 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes free throw 1 of 2 2–5
5:23 CHI Gabriela Jaquez enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot
5:23 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes free throw 2 of 2 2–6
5:09 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses 17-foot jumper
5:07 CHI Azura Stevens defensive rebound
4:54 CHI Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
4:52 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
4:40 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Kiah Stokes assists) 4–6
4:17 CHI Jacy Sheldon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists) 4–9
3:56 GSV Gabby Williams misses driving layup
3:54 CHI Azura Stevens defensive rebound
3:45 CHI Jacy Sheldon misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
3:43 GSV Gabby Williams defensive rebound
3:31 GSV Gabby Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
3:28 CHI Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound
3:19 CHI Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three pointer 4–12
3:04 GSV Kiah Stokes out of bounds bad pass turnover
3:04 Official timeout
3:04 CHI Aicha Coulibaly enters the game for Azura Stevens
3:04 GSV Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Gabby Williams
3:04 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Kaitlyn Chen
3:04 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kayla Thornton
3:04 GSV Veronica Burton enters the game for Kiah Stokes
2:47 CHI Natasha Cloud makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kamilla Cardoso assists) 4–15
2:33 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
2:31 CHI Natasha Cloud defensive rebound
2:19 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Jacy Sheldon assists) 4–17
1:59 GSV Kaila Charles misses 22-foot three point jumper
1:58 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
1:58 CHI Gabriela Jaquez loose ball foul
1:58 CHI Elizabeth Williams enters the game for Kamilla Cardoso
1:48 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
1:47 GSV Kaila Charles offensive rebound
1:43 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes driving layup (Kaila Charles assists) 6–17
1:43 CHI Aicha Coulibaly shooting foul
1:43 CHI Courtney Vandersloot enters the game for Natasha Cloud
1:43 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes free throw 1 of 1 7–17
1:24 CHI Aicha Coulibaly lost ball turnover (Kaila Charles steals)
1:18 GSV Veronica Burton makes 6-foot two point shot (Kaila Charles assists) 9–17
1:18 CHI Courtney Vandersloot shooting foul
1:18 CHI Azura Stevens enters the game for Aicha Coulibaly
1:18 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 1 10–17
1:01 CHI Jacy Sheldon bad pass turnover (Tiffany Hayes steals)
1:00 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 20-foot running jump shot (Tiffany Hayes assists) 12–17
0:57 CHI Sky Full timeout
0:38 CHI Jacy Sheldon misses 26-foot three point jumper
0:35 GSV Veronica Burton defensive rebound
0:25 GSV Kaila Charles misses driving layup
0:25 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
0:13 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses 32-foot three point jumper
0:13 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
0:13 GSV shot clock turnover
0:00 CHI Gabriela Jaquez misses 28-foot three point jumper
0:00 CHI Sky offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 CHI Sydney Taylor enters the game for Jacy Sheldon
10:00 CHI Rachel Banham enters the game for Gabriela Jaquez
9:49 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 21-foot jumper
9:49 CHI Sky defensive team rebound
9:31 CHI Sydney Taylor makes 29-foot jump bank shot (Rachel Banham assists) 12–20
9:31 technical foul
9:31 CHI Rachel Banham makes technical free throw 12–21
9:14 GSV Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot
9:12 CHI Rachel Banham defensive rebound
9:10 GSV Veronica Burton personal foul
9:02 CHI Courtney Vandersloot makes 19-foot pullup jump shot 12–23
8:51 CHI Elizabeth Williams kicked ball violation
8:51 CHI Kamilla Cardoso enters the game for Elizabeth Williams
8:51 GSV Kiah Stokes enters the game for Laeticia Amihere
8:43 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot three point jumper
8:41 CHI Sky defensive team rebound
8:41 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Kaila Charles
8:25 CHI Rachel Banham misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:23 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
8:18 GSV Tiffany Hayes lost ball turnover (Sydney Taylor steals)
8:16 CHI Sydney Taylor bad pass turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
8:08 GSV Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:03 GSV Tiffany Hayes offensive rebound
8:03 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses two point shot
8:02 CHI Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound
8:00 CHI Natasha Cloud enters the game for Azura Stevens
7:50 CHI Sydney Taylor makes 27-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists) 12–26
7:49 GSV Golden State Valkyries Full timeout
7:49 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Janelle Salaun
7:49 GSV Kayla Thornton enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
7:49 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Veronica Burton
7:31 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses driving floating jump shot
7:28 CHI Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound
7:18 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses driving floating jump shot
7:16 GSV Gabby Williams defensive rebound
7:00 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 11-foot jumper
6:58 CHI Natasha Cloud defensive rebound
6:53 GSV Kayla Thornton shooting foul
6:53 CHI Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2 12–27
6:53 CHI Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2 12–28
6:43 GSV Kaitlyn Chen bad pass turnover (Rachel Banham steals)
6:34 CHI Natasha Cloud makes 25-foot three pointer (Kamilla Cardoso assists) 12–31
6:11 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 18-foot step back jumpshot 14–31
5:59 CHI Courtney Vandersloot makes 25-foot three pointer 14–34
5:43 GSV Kaitlyn Chen out of bounds lost ball turnover
5:32 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses layup
5:30 CHI Kamilla Cardoso offensive rebound
5:30 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini shooting foul
5:30 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes free throw 1 of 2 14–35
5:30 CHI Azura Stevens enters the game for Sydney Taylor
5:30 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses free throw 2 of 2
5:28 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
5:13 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 16–35
5:00 CHI Natasha Cloud misses driving floating jump shot
4:58 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
4:40 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
4:38 CHI Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound
4:29 CHI Azura Stevens makes 4-foot two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists) 16–37
4:19 CHI Natasha Cloud shooting foul
4:19 GSV Gabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 17–37
4:19 CHI Jacy Sheldon enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot
4:19 GSV Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Kiah Stokes
4:19 GSV Gabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 18–37
3:58 CHI Rachel Banham misses 30-foot three point jumper
3:55 GSV Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound
3:46 GSV Natasha Cloud blocks Gabby Williams 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
3:46 CHI Sky defensive team rebound
3:46 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Gabby Williams
3:33 CHI Natasha Cloud misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
3:31 GSV Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound
3:27 GSV Azura Stevens blocks Kayla Thornton 's 2-foot running layup
3:27 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
3:27 CHI Gabriela Jaquez enters the game for Rachel Banham
3:27 GSV Veronica Burton enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
3:19 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Laeticia Amihere assists) 20–37
3:19 CHI Sky delay of game violation
3:08 GSV Laeticia Amihere personal foul
2:59 CHI Kamilla Cardoso 3 second turnover
2:59 CHI Sky Full timeout
2:41 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists) 23–37
2:20 CHI Jacy Sheldon misses 22-foot three point jumper
2:18 GSV Kaitlyn Chen defensive rebound
1:53 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses driving floating jump shot
1:51 CHI Azura Stevens defensive rebound
1:34 CHI Azura Stevens offensive foul
1:34 CHI Azura Stevens offensive foul turnover
1:34 CHI Rachel Banham enters the game for Azura Stevens
1:22 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses 8-foot two point shot
1:20 CHI Rachel Banham defensive rebound
1:08 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses driving layup
1:06 GSV Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound
0:57 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes driving layup (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 25–37
0:39 CHI Jacy Sheldon misses 23-foot three point jumper
0:36 GSV Veronica Burton defensive rebound
0:24 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
0:21 GSV Laeticia Amihere offensive rebound
0:13 CHI Gabriela Jaquez shooting foul
0:13 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2 26–37
0:13 GSV Veronica Burton misses free throw 2 of 2
0:11 CHI Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound
0:02 CHI Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
0:02 CHI Sky offensive team rebound
0:02 GSV Veronica Burton loose ball foul
0:02 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes free throw 1 of 2 26–38
0:02 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses free throw 2 of 2
0:02 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 CHI Azura Stevens enters the game for Jacy Sheldon
10:00 CHI Sydney Taylor enters the game for Gabriela Jaquez
10:00 CHI Courtney Vandersloot enters the game for Rachel Banham
10:00 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Kaitlyn Chen
10:00 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Laeticia Amihere
10:00 GSV Kiah Stokes enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
9:42 GSV Gabby Williams misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
9:40 CHI Sydney Taylor defensive rebound
9:20 CHI Courtney Vandersloot misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
9:18 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
9:04 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot
9:02 CHI Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound
8:50 CHI Sydney Taylor misses driving floating jump shot
8:48 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
8:40 GSV Veronica Burton makes 27-foot three pointer 29–38
8:18 CHI Natasha Cloud makes 25-foot three point jumper (Azura Stevens assists) 29–41
7:52 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 5-foot two point shot 31–41
7:37 CHI Courtney Vandersloot misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:35 GSV Gabby Williams defensive rebound
7:24 CHI Sydney Taylor shooting foul
7:24 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2 32–41
7:24 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Gabby Williams
7:24 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2 33–41
7:07 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses 6-foot two point shot
7:05 GSV Veronica Burton defensive rebound
7:00 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses 26-foot running jump shot
6:58 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
6:52 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 23-foot three point jumper
6:49 CHI Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound
6:43 CHI Sydney Taylor offensive foul
6:43 CHI Sydney Taylor offensive foul turnover
6:43 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
6:30 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 23-foot three point jumper
6:28 CHI Sky defensive team rebound
6:28 GSV Kaila Charles loose ball foul
6:28 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Veronica Burton
6:15 CHI Sydney Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
6:13 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
6:01 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses two point shot
6:00 CHI Azura Stevens defensive rebound
5:54 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes layup (Sydney Taylor assists) 33–43
5:39 GSV Kaitlyn Chen out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:39 CHI Jacy Sheldon enters the game for Sydney Taylor
5:39 GSV Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Kayla Thornton
5:39 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes
5:19 CHI Azura Stevens misses 3-foot floating jump shot
5:16 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
4:59 GSV Kaila Charles misses 16-foot jumper
4:56 CHI Natasha Cloud defensive rebound
4:40 GSV Kaila Charles shooting foul
4:40 Official timeout
4:40 CHI Rachel Banham enters the game for Azura Stevens
4:40 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses free throw 1 of 2
4:40 CHI Sky offensive team rebound
4:40 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses free throw 2 of 2
4:37 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
4:26 CHI Rachel Banham shooting foul
4:26 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2 34–43
4:26 CHI Elizabeth Williams enters the game for Kamilla Cardoso
4:26 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
4:23 CHI Natasha Cloud defensive rebound
4:02 CHI Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rachel Banham assists) 34–46
3:36 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes layup 36–46
3:27 CHI Jacy Sheldon misses 24-foot three point jumper
3:25 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
3:18 GSV Kaila Charles makes 26-foot running jump shot (Tiffany Hayes assists) 39–46
3:17 CHI Sky Full timeout
3:17 CHI Gabriela Jaquez enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot
2:58 CHI Rachel Banham misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:58 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
2:58 CHI Jacy Sheldon personal foul
2:49 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses two point shot
2:48 GSV Laeticia Amihere offensive rebound
2:47 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes two point shot 41–46
2:47 CHI Rachel Banham shooting foul
2:47 CHI Kamilla Cardoso enters the game for Elizabeth Williams
2:47 GSV Laeticia Amihere misses free throw 1 of 1
2:45 CHI Natasha Cloud defensive rebound
2:33 GSV Kaila Charles personal foul
2:28 CHI Natasha Cloud bad pass turnover
2:27 CHI Gabriela Jaquez loose ball foul
2:27 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
2:27 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
2:27 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2 42–46
2:06 CHI Gabriela Jaquez makes driving layup (Jacy Sheldon assists) 42–48
1:55 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 45–48
1:26 CHI Rachel Banham misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
1:24 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
1:12 CHI Rachel Banham shooting foul
1:12 GSV Janelle Salaun makes free throw 1 of 2 46–48
1:12 GSV Janelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2 47–48
0:52 CHI Natasha Cloud misses two point shot
0:49 GSV Kaitlyn Chen defensive rebound
0:45 GSV Kaila Charles makes running layup (Janelle Salaun assists) 49–48
0:34 GSV Kaitlyn Chen personal foul
0:29 CHI Natasha Cloud out of bounds bad pass turnover
0:18 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 2-foot layup (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 51–48
0:07 GSV Laeticia Amihere personal foul
0:07 CHI Kamilla Cardoso misses free throw 1 of 2
0:07 CHI Sky offensive team rebound
0:07 CHI Kamilla Cardoso makes free throw 2 of 2 51–49
0:00 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
0:00 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4