Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty Game Player Stats and Box Score for May 29 | 2025 WNBA season 

The Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty matchup was one of two WNBA games scheduled on Thursday. Heading into this showdown, the Valkyries (2-2) were tied for fourth in the Western Conference, while the Liberty were on top of the Eastern Conference.

Just two days prior, Golden State and New York had squared off against each other for the first time this season. That night, it was the Liberty who came away with the blowout win, 95-67. Breanna Stewart led the way for the defending champions with her 24-point output while Kayla Thornton and Veronica Burton scored 13 apiece for the expansion team. The Valkyries, then, were out to avenge a loss on Thursday.

In the end, New York would make it two in a row against Golden State as they prevailed 82-77 at Barclays Center. Stewart had another explosive night on offense with 27 points on 50% shooting, along with seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, and three blocks. Sabrina Ionescu added 24 points on 6-for-15 shooting from beyond the arc, while Kennedy Burke chipped in 11 points and seven rebounds.

Though the Valkyries shot more efficiently from the field (40.3% compared to the Liberty's 37.7% FG shooting), New York was +13 in free throw attempts while also putting up a better shooting clip from three-point territory. Janelle Salaun had a double-double performance with 18 points and 13 rebounds in the Valkyries' losing effort.

Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty Player Stats and Box Score

Valkyries

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Janelle Salaun	18	13	3	1	0	2	5	30:27	7-19	3-8	1-2	0
Veronica Burton	2	6	5	0	1	0	3	30:40	1-7	0-4	0-0	-4
Kayla Thornton	10	6	1	1	0	2	2	30:46	4-11	0-4	2-2	+1
Stephanie Talbot	9	2	1	0	0	1	3	19:50	2-5	2-3	3-4	-14
Temi Fagbenle	9	5	0	0	0	4	5	19:40	4-6	1-2	0-0	-5
Monique Billings	10	7	2	0	0	0	1	20:20	4-9	0-2	2-3	0
Carla Leite	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	8:16	1-3	0-2	0-0	+1
Julie Vanloo	8	1	8	0	0	3	3	25:12	3-4	2-3	0-1	-3
Cecilia Zandalasini	9	1	2	1	0	0	2	14:49	3-8	2-6	1-2	-1

Liberty

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kennedy Burke	11	7	2	0	1	1	4	28:02	3-5	3-4	2-2	+6
Leonie Fiebich	3	8	1	2	0	3	3	32:08	1-5	1-3	0-0	+8
Breanna Stewart	27	7	4	2	3	3	1	34:03	6-15	0-2	15-19	+11
Sabrina Ionescu	24	6	4	1	0	2	2	36:10	7-21	6-15	4-4	+4
Natasha Cloud	7	5	5	2	1	1	4	30:01	2-8	1-7	2-2	+14
Marine Johannes	7	1	0	0	0	1	3	21:20	3-7	1-4	0-0	-4
Rebekah Gardner	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	12:40	1-2	1-1	0-0	-10
Isabelle Harrison	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	3:29	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4
Marquesha Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2:07	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty Game Summary

The opening quarter set the tone for the back-and-forth exchange all game long between the two teams. Salaun and Ionescu got things going for their teams on the offensive end and, after the first 10 minutes of action, the Liberty held onto a precarious two-point lead. In the next stanza, though, the Valkyries kept in step with the defending champions, leading to a 37-37 deadlock at halftime.

The second half remained a close encounter that went down to the final two minutes of regulation. With 1:47 to go in the fourth quarter, Julie Vanloo hit a pullup jumper to put the Valkyries up 77-76. In the ensuing possession, Stewart hit two free throws to swing the lead back to the Liberty. Golden State would have their chances to reclaim the lead, but in the final 24 seconds of the game, it was Natasha Cloud sealing the victory with a layup and a pair of bonus shots.