The Golden State Valkyries beat the New York Liberty 87-70 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Barclays Center. The Valkyries win the series 3-0. The Valkyries outscored the Liberty 25-15 in the 1st quarter. Gabby Williams led the Valkyries in points (16). Breanna Stewart led the Liberty in points (18).
Leaders
GSNY
Points
Gabby Williams
16
Breanna Stewart
18
Assists
Veronica Burton
7
Julie Vanloo
8
Rebounds
Laeticia Amihere
8
Breanna Stewart
9
Scoring
3rd Quarter
4:42
Free Throw - 1 of 3
Janelle Salaun makes free throw 1 of 3
53-43
4:42
Free Throw - 2 of 3
Janelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 3
54-43
4:42
Free Throw - 3 of 3
Janelle Salaun makes free throw 3 of 3
55-43
4:21
Fade Away Jump Shot
Breanna Stewart makes 4-foot fade away jump shot
55-45
4:21
Free Throw - 1 of 1
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 1
55-46
2:51
Driving Layup Shot
Laeticia Amihere makes driving layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)
57-46
1:58
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
58-46
1:58
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
59-46
1:35
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Laeticia Amihere makes free throw 1 of 2
60-46
1:11
Running Layup Shot
Kayla Thornton makes running layup
62-46
1:11
Free Throw - 1 of 1
Kayla Thornton makes free throw 1 of 1
63-46
4th Quarter
9:18
Layup Shot Putback
Breanna Stewart makes two point shot
63-48
8:45
Jump Shot
Tiffany Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
66-48
8:33
Driving Layup Shot
Jonquel Jones makes driving layup
66-50
8:33
Free Throw - 1 of 1
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
66-51
8:10
Jump Shot
Janelle Salaun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
69-51
7:33
Driving Layup Shot
Veronica Burton makes driving layup
71-51
6:38
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
72-51
6:38
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
73-51
5:50
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
73-52
5:50
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
73-53
5:36
Driving Layup Shot
Veronica Burton makes driving layup
75-53
5:35
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Kaila Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
76-53
5:24
Cutting Layup Shot
Han Xu makes 3-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
76-55
5:07
Running Layup Shot
Rebekah Gardner makes running layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
76-57
4:39
Jump Shot
Gabby Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Janelle Salaun assists)
79-57
4:10
Free Throw - 1 of 3
Gabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 3
80-57
4:10
Free Throw - 2 of 3
Gabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 3
81-57
3:47
Jump Shot
Han Xu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
81-60
1:54
Jump Shot
Rebecca Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
81-63
1:32
Jump Shot
Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)
84-63
1:29
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Rebekah Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2
84-64
1:22
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Janelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2
85-64
1:04
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Rebecca Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
85-65
1:04
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Rebecca Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
85-66
40.3
Running Layup Shot
Rebekah Gardner makes running layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
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