The short-handed Golden State Valkyries returned from the FIBA Women's World Cup break with a trademark stellar defensive effort, limiting the Portland Fire to their lowest output of the season in an 82-66 victory Friday night.
Kaitlyn Chen is currently putting the league on notice with the surprisingly successful Golden State Valkyries, but her road to doing so was anything but linear.
It took only three minutes late in the third quarter for Kaitlyn Chen to win the Golden State Valkyries their eighth game in a row. Three minutes of dicing the Indiana Fever with layup after layup after the Valkyries’ lead shrank into a deficit.
Reserve Kaitlyn Chen scored 12 of her 14 points in the third quarter, as the Golden State Valkyries won their eighth straight, 88-75 over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
Just a day before the 2026 WNBA season started, the Golden State Valkyries waived guard Kate Martin. It was naturally a painful development for Martin,
Kaitlyn Chen scored 14 points off the bench as the visiting Golden State Valkyries defeated the Washington Mystics 62-49 on Monday night. Tiffany Hayes added nine points in a reserve role as the Valkyries (15-7), who turned in another impressive defensive performance.
The Golden State Valkyries defeated the Atlanta Dream for the second time in the span of one week, helping them improve to 14-7 on the season. Atlanta has now lost five straight games as well, dropping to 12-9 on the season.
Even in the pros, there are distinct skill gaps between players, and Golden State Valkyries guard Kaitlyn Chen was not afraid to admit to having a hard time dealing with Veronica Burton.