{"id":2389,"date":"2026-06-18T04:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2026-06-18T04:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:37:15","slug":"valkyries-instant-analysis-chen-provides-spark-as-golden-state-downs-wings-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2389","title":{"rendered":"Valkyries instant analysis: Chen provides spark as Golden State downs Wings at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014Even as a rotation regular, Kaitlyn Chen hadn\u2019t played big minutes all season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2387\">SF Giants sweep split doubleheader behind three homers, Whisenhunt\u2019s strong season debut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>But on Wednesday night, the Valkyries needed every bit of Chen\u2019s big performance to get past the star-studded Dallas Wings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chen finished with 15 points off the bench to help spark a 91-80 win over the Wings at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gabby Williams led the Valkyries with 25 points and Veronica Burton had 11 to go along with eight assists to give Golden State its fourth straight win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Valkyries held Wings\u2019 star Paige Bueckers to 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Golden State hit 12 of its 25 3-point attempts while shooting 46% from the field in a solid offensive performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After a shaky first quarter that gave way to a nine-point advantage for the Wings, the Valkyries woke up thanks to a huge spark off the bench from Kaitlyn Chen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2385\">Pinole names former San Francisco official as city manager despite corruption ties<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Chen scored seven of her nine first-half points in the second quarter as she super charged a 19-0 run for Golden State.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>At halftime, the Valkyries led by 11 after outscoring the Wings 27-7 in the second period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dallas made things interesting in the second half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Led by timely baskets from Azzi Fudd and Arike Ogunbowale, the Wings got within two points of the Valkyries\u2019 lead in the fourth quarter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the Valkyries responded as Chen and defensive stopper Kaila Charles hit big shots down the stretch to seal the win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2383\">Bay Area fans impress in World Cup\u2019s first late weeknight kickoff<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chen finished with 15 points off the bench to lead Valkyries to fourth straight win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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