Kate Martin scored 14 points, Veronica Burton had 10 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Valkyries held off the Washington Mystics 68-67 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Kate Martin scored 14 points, Veronica Burton had 10 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Valkyries held off the Washington Mystics 68-67 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Temi Fagbenle put Golden State ahead 66-65 with 5:34 remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Valkyries didn\u2019t make their next field goal until Janelle Salaun\u2019s layup with a minute left to cap the scoring.<\/p>\n
After a missed 3-pointer by the Mystics with 37 seconds left, the Valkyries worked the clock down before calling a timeout with 3 seconds left on the shot clock. Salaun missed a shot in the lane and Golden State grabbed the offensive rebound before turning it over to give the Mystics another chance.<\/p>\n
Brittney Sykes\u2019 floater in the lane bounced off the rim as time expired.<\/p>\n
Sonia Citron, coming off a career-high 28 points on Tuesday against Chicago, scored 16 points for Washington (13-14). Shakira Austin and Kiki Iriafen each added 10 points.<\/p>\n
Iliana Rupert scored all 11 of her points in the first half and Fagbenle finished with 10 for Golden State (13-13). Tiffany Hayes became the 42nd player in WNBA history to play 10,000 minutes.<\/p>\n
Golden State made 10 of 14 field goals in the first quarter, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, to take a 30-20 lead. The Valkyries scored 38 points the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
Washington went on a 14-2 run spanning halftime to get within 46-41 on Sykes\u2019 3-pointer from the top of the key. The Mystics took their first lead with 7:20 left on Emily Engstler\u2019s 3-pointer from the corner.<\/p>\n
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