Overview
- The injury-depleted Valkyries scraped out a 68-67 win on the road, improving to 13-13 and moving back into the WNBA’s eighth playoff spot.
- Janelle Salaün’s layup with one minute remaining proved decisive and Golden State’s defense limited the Mystics to just one field goal over the final 7:20.
- Kate Martin paced Golden State with a team-high 14 points and was joined by timely efforts from Iliana Rupert, Temi Fágbénlé and Veronica Burton.
- Season-ending knee surgery for All-Star Kayla Thornton and ankle injuries to Monique Billings and Cecilia Zandalasini have left the Valkyries with only nine active players.
- After playing six games in ten days, Golden State concludes its road swing on Friday at Chicago, where the Sky will seek to snap a four-game home skid.