The Golden State Valkyries fell 90-82 to the Indiana Fever on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on the second night of a back-to-back set for Golden State.
Tiffany Hayes scored a team-high 19 points for the Valkyries. The trio of Caitlin Clark (22 PTS, 9 AST), Aliyah Boston (20 PTS, 16 REB) and Kelsey Mitchell (19 PTS) combined for 61 of the Fever's 90 points.
Highlights: Golden State Valkyries - Indiana Fever | 5/22/26
CHEN'S CAREER-HIGH
Kaitlyn Chen scored nine of her career-high 18 points in the second quarter, shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from the field in the frame. Chen was able to score in a multitude of ways, beating her defender off the dribble, finishing in the lane and knocking down catch-and-shoot threes.
Chen shot an extremely efficient 7-for-11 from the field and made both of her 3-point attempts.
Kaitlyn Chen Scores Career-High 18 Points vs. Fever - 5/22/26
HAYES OFF THE BENCH
Tiffany Hayes scored a season-high 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting. Hayes got her buckets from all three levels, showcasing her playmaking skills and ability to take her defender one-on-one off the dribble.
Tiffany Hayes Scores Season-High 19 Points vs. Fever - 5/22/26
QUICK RECOVERY
The Valkyries fell behind 7-0 in the game's opening minutes after missing their first four shots of the game, but responded with a 7-0 run of their own and made their next four field goals.
Five different players scored in the first quarter for the Valkryies, led by Kayla Thornton and Tiffany Hayes scoring five points each in the frame.
VALKS SLOW DOWN PACE
Indiana came into the game averaging a league-high 94.4 points per game, and averaged over 73 field goal attempts per game. Golden State held Indiana to just 63 field goals in the contest and forced 19 turnovers.
“They have a fast pace," Natalie Nakase said postgame. "We knew that too. We talked about it. We knew we were going to be in for a track meet. That's why our defense, we needed it to be a little bit higher. We needed to be more sound and connected. Just a couple times, I felt like one or two possessions for us offensively, we just didn't come down and execute, and those are things we can definitely clean up.”
FIRST BACK-TO-BACK SET
Friday marked the backend of the Valkryies' first back-to-back set of the season. The Valkyries are now 2-1 all-time in the second game of a back-to-back.
UP NEXT
The Valkyries return to Chase Center to open a four-game homestand. The Valkyries host the Connecticut Sun on Monday, May 25 (7 p.m. PT; KPIX+ (Bay Area) KMAX (Sacramento)) before a rematch with the Indiana Fever on Thursday, May 28 (7 p.m. PT; Prime Video).
Kaitlyn Chen and Tiffany Hayes Postgame Press Conference | 5/22/26
Natalie Nakase Postgame Press Conference | 5/22/26
By the Numbers
- Kaitlyn Chen scored a career-high 18 points on 7-11 (63.6 percent) shooting. The guard was Golden State’s leading scorer in the second quarter with nine points, a career high in any quarter for Chen.
- Tiffany Hayes scored a season-high 19 points, and was a perfect 2-2 from three-point range.
- Veronica Burton added 17 points, her fifth time in double figures this season, and added three assists and a pair of blocks. Burton also went 7-8 (87.5 percent) from the free throw line.
- Kayla Thornton added 10 points and went 3-3 from the line to give Golden State four players in double figures.
- The Valkyries got 43 bench points, with Chen and Hayes combining for 37.
- Golden State forced 19 Indiana turnovers, the most by a Valkyries’ opponent this season.
- The Valkyries recorded nine steals, led by Gabby Williams’ four.
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