Kate Martin Taking Heat After Two Valkyries Games

After dropping the first game of their inaugural WNBA season, Kate Martin and the Golden State Valkyries were able to secure the first win in franchise history in Game 2.

On Wednesday night, the Valkyries defeated Brittney Sykes and the Washington Mystics 76-74 in front of a sold-out crowd at Chase Center.

Martin finished the night with zero points on 0-of-2 shooting, three rebounds, and one block in just nine minutes off the bench.

Through two regular-season games, Martin’s box scores have been underwhelming. After scoring eight points in her only preseason appearance, she has yet to make a basket in the regular season, going 0-for-5 from the field and 0-for-3 from beyond the arc. 

Her only two points of the regular season came in the opening loss to the Los Angeles Sparks, where she played 21 minutes as a starter and made both of her free throw attempts.

While Martin has struggled with her shooting, she’s also been dealing with a right-hand injury, the same hand she shoots with. This issue kept her out of the preseason finale and could be affecting her performance.