Gabby Williams scores 25 points in Valkyries' 4th straight win, 91-80 over Wings
Gabby Williams scored 25 points, Kaitlyn Chen came off the bench to score 15 points against former Connecticut college teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Dallas Wings 91-80
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams scored 25 points, Kaitlyn Chen came off the bench to score 15 points against former UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Dallas Wings 91-80 on Wednesday night.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 21 points and Jessica Shepard made all five of her first-quarter shots on the way to 14 points to go with 10 rebounds for Dallas. Bueckers and first-year guard Fudd had tough shooting nights, Bueckers going 5 of 13 for 15 points with eight assists and Fudd 4 of 13 with 10 points.
Veronica Burton and Bueckers collided and went down hard going for a loose ball with 58.1 seconds left but were able to stand.
Burton added 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the Valkyries' fourth straight victory and Kayla Thornton had 11 rebounds. Janelle Salaun contributed 12 points and Tiffany Hayes 10 in a 43-point bench performance for Golden State, which got 30 points from the reserves in a 78-58 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night.
The Wings were 11 for 17 in the opening quarter and built a quick 26-17 lead before a cold second quarter. Dallas went 2 of 15 — 1 for 6 on 3-pointers — in the second quarter to fall behind 44-33 at halftime.
This after Dallas dominated in a 96-66 rout of the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Monday.
Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said before the game Chen — who made 7 of her 10 shots — had offered some insight on her former UConn teammates for the game plan.
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