For their second WNBA meeting, the Golden State Valkyries welcomed the Washington Mystics, who had won their first two games. And in between, change in the major five of Golden State since Janelle SalaünArrival in California only a few days ago, holds.
In the first period, Mystics and Valkyries go back to blow, but it is Golden State who is leading to the break thanks to a Buzzer shot from the midfielder Veronica Burton (31-30).
In the second half, none of the two teams managed to make the difference, which brings us to a very tight money-time where the score is equal to 63 everywhere after a ” layup » Carla Leite (10 points and 3 passes) While there is only a little more than two minutes to play.
A breathtaking end of the match.
If the Valkyries were hole in 3-point in their first match against the Sparks with only 25.7% success (9/35), the sights settled at the best of moments for the players of Natalie Nakase. To start, Veronica Burton scored a 3-point shot to give the advantage to Golden State (66-65). Brandin Podziemskipresent on the edge of the prosecution, exults while, on the following possession, Sonia Lemon fails to put Washington in front, which allows the Valkyries to have a bullet to obtain two possessions in advance.
TEMI FABENLE find Kayla Thornton which puts a 3-point shot and which also undergoes a fault of Kiki Iriafen. On the line, the Valkyries player does not tremble and gives five points to her team (70-65).
To definitively bury the hopes of Washington, Veronica Burton puts a 3-point shot and the Valkyries won 76 to 74 to win their first match in the big female league.
The former of the Sun completes this evening with 22 points and 9 rebounds, career records in the two statistical categories, but above all a hot stroke in the last act with 14 points registered. For his first, Janelle Salaün ends up with 10 points and 4 rebounds including one last decisive taken at the end of the game. Next stop for Golden State, a trip to Los Angeles to challenge the Kelsey Plum against sparks against the first game of the season.
On the mystics side, the 30 points of Brittney Sykes and the second double-double in career of Kiki Iriafen (10 points and 12 rebounds) did not allow Washington to chain a third consecutive victory.
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