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WNBA, round 0

AwayGolden State Valkyries86
Final
HomePortland Fire69
Sunday, August 30, 2026Moda CenterAll Evanston sports
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GS2819231686
POR1411261869
Final

Valkyries beat Fire 86-69

The Golden State Valkyries beat the Portland Fire 86-69 on Sunday at Moda Center.

The Valkyries led after every quarter. The first quarter made the difference: the Valkyries outscored the Fire 28-14.

The Valkyries shot 48% to 39% and won the boards 31-29.

For the Valkyries, Tiffany Hayes (G): 18. For the Fire, Emily Engstler (F): 12.

The Valkyries improve to 29-11. The Fire fall to 16-24.

Attendance: 15,146.

Full recap at ESPN: Tiffany Hayes scores 18, Kayla Thornton 17 for Valkyries in 86-69 win over Fire

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#15
GS · PointsTiffany Hayes G18
#22
GS · AssistsVeronica Burton G6
#6
GS · ReboundsKaila Charles G8
#21
POR · PointsEmily Engstler F12
#7
POR · AssistsTeja Oblak G7
#6
POR · ReboundsBridget Carleton F5
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
K. Thornton F25175-83-54-422011112+24
K. Stokes C1200-00-00-011000100+3
T. Hayes G21187-122-52-263220152+21
K. Charles G30113-90-35-685311173+20
V. Burton G29113-81-54-466121150+27
L. Amihere F2184-60-10-021320022-2
A. Prechtel F500-10-00-000001001-3
N. Fingall C420-10-12-220000110-3
M. Sowah G421-20-10-010000100-3
K. Chen G27155-83-52-311110012+12
J. Jocyte G2121-60-30-021100110-11
Team8629-619-2919-213120119482312

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Veronica Burton shows off the range with 3-pointer

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Jordan Harrison nails the triple

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Megan DiLeo gets the basket plus the foul

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Serah Williams fights off defender for and-1

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Bridget Carleton shows off the range with 3-pointer

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Bridget Carleton knocks down the 3-pointer

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Amy Okonkwo drains triple

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