Valkyries Find Way to Win Late Against Sky Behind Career Nights From Kayla Thornton, Kaitlyn Chen

Sky fall 83-78 after late run by Valkyries

SAN FRANCISCO — The difference in Friday night’s game at Chase Center boiled down to this: the Valkyries didn’t turn it over in the fourth quarter. The Sky did.Had it not been for two errant passes — on a night when they mostly took care of the ball — the outcome could’ve been different.The Sky played well for three and a half quarters, riding Kia Nurse’s 5-for-11 shooting from three-point range and taking a three-point lead with 6:43 left. But …

Golden State Valkyries beat the Chicago Sky 83-78 as Angel Reese records another double-double

SAN FRANCISCO — Kayla Thornton scored a career-high 29 points to help the Golden State Valkyries beat the Chicago Sky 83-78 on Friday. Thornton made her fourth 3-pointer with two minutes remaining to give the Valkyries (7-8) a 78-70 lead. But the Sky (4-11) scored the next four points, the last when Angel Reese grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 1:11 left. Thornton was fouled with a second left on the shot clock and she made 1 of 2 fre…

Valkyries ride Kayla Thornton's 29 points to win over Sky

Kayla Thornton poured in a career-high 29 points and the Golden State Valkyries took advantage of the absence of Chicago standout Kamilla Cardoso to hold off the visiting Sky 83-78 on Friday night.

Golden State 83, Chicago 78

CHICAGO (78)

Valkyries find way to win late against Sky behind career nights from Kayla Thornton, Kaitlyn Chen

SAN FRANCISCO — For most of Friday’s game against the Chicago Sky, the Valkyries didn’t look like themselves.  The usually heady, efficient team struggled to make shots, take care of the ball and string together solid defensive possessions.  But none of that mattered as Golden State escaped with a 83-78 win over the struggling Sky in front of 18,064 fans – the team’s ninth consecutive home sellout.  Kayla Thornton scored a career-high 29 points …

Fans Rip WNBA Refs for Ignoring Physical Play Against Angel Reese

The Chicago Sky narrowly missed out on their fifth win of the WNBA season on Friday night, falling 83–78 to the Golden State Valkyries in a tightly contested game that ended in frustration—not just because of the final score, but because of the way the game was officiated. At the center of the controversy: second-year sensation Angel Reese. Despite the loss, Reese turned in another commanding performance. The 22-year-old forward racked up 17 poi…