Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty game player stats and box score for May 27 | 2025 WNBA season

The New York Liberty defeated the Golden State Valkyries 95-67 on Tuesday at Barclays Center in New York.

Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 24 points on 10-for-14. Marine Johannes scored 18 points on 6-for-11 from the 3-point range off the bench. Jonquel Jones added 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Sabrina Ionescu, Leonie Fiebich and Rebekah Gardner each scored eight points.

Kayla Thornton, who was a key bench piece in New York's 2024 title run, finished with 13 points and six rebounds in the first game against her former team. Veronica Burton added 13 points and six assists. Temi Fagbenle scored 11 on 5-for-5, while Kate Martin had 10 points off the bench.

With the win, New York remains undefeated this season, starting their title defense on a four-game winning streak. On the other hand, Golden State, in its maiden WNBA season, dropped to 2-2. The Valkyries' two-game winning run was snapped.

Both teams will meet again on Thursday at Barclays Center.

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Golden State Valkyries vs. New York Liberty player stats and box score

New York Liberty

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Leonie Fiebich	8	6	1	1	0	1	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	13
Breanna Stewart	24	1	3	2	3	1	0	10-14	1-2	3-6	21
Jonquel Jones	13	10	5	4	1	1	1	4-12	2-5	3-6	23
Sabrina Ionescu	8	5	6	3	2	4	0	3-8	2-6	0-0	24
Natasha Cloud	5	3	10	3	1	2	0	2-9	1-6	0-0	20
Kennedy Burke	7	5	0	2	1	0	0	3-6	0-1	1-1	5
Marine Johannès	18	2	1	2	4	4	1	6-11	6-11	0-0	8
Rebekah Gardner	8	2	1	1	2	0	1	4-6	0-0	0-0	16
Isabelle Harrison	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	7
Jaylyn Sherrod	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3
Marquesha Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Nyara Sabally	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Golden State Valkyries

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Kayla Thornton	13	6	0	2	4	2	0	3-10	2-5	5-7	-15
Stephanie Talbot	2	6	2	1	0	4	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-15
Temi Fágbénlé	11	3	4	3	0	2	1	5-5	1-1	0-1	-20
Janelle Salaün	9	6	2	1	0	4	0	3-12	3-5	0-0	-16
Veronica Burton	13	4	6	1	3	3	0	3-11	2-7	5-5	-21
Carla Leite	4	2	1	3	2	2	0	1-7	0-2	2-2	-16
Kyara Linskens	0	1	0	3	0	1	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8
Julie Vanloo	5	3	1	1	0	1	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	-10
Kate Martin	10	3	0	0	1	1	1	3-9	2-7	2-4	-19
Monique Billings	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tiffany Hayes	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cecilia Zandalasini	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Golden State Valkyries vs. New York Liberty game summary

The New York Liberty raced to a 27-10 lead over the Golden State Valkyries at the end of the first quarter. Breanna Stewart scored 11 points on 4-for-6 in the opening period.

The Liberty led 48-29 at the break. Stewart had a game-high 14 points in the first half. Marine Johannes added 12 points on 4-for-8 from the 3-point line off the New York bench.

No Valkyries player scored in double figures in the first half. Veronica Burton led the team with eight points on 2-for-6.

Golden State outscored New York 22-19 in the third quarter to trim Liberty's lead to 67-51 heading into the final period. In the fourth quarter, New York increased its lead to 33 and outscored Golden State 28-16. They held on for the win to start their season 4-0.