Golden State has been a pleasant surprise early in the 2025 WNBA season, largely because of these two surprising contributors.

Janelle Salaün and Carla Leite shine while Natalie Nakase cherishes her return to SoCal. Plus, where does Kate Martin fit in ...

Carla Leite scored 19 points, fellow rookie Janelle Salaun had 18, and Kayla Thornton added 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the Golden State Valkyries beat the Los Angeles Sparks 82-73 on Friday ...

Dearica Hamby has 25 points for the Sparks, but they get outscored 25-9 in the second quarter and their late comeback bid ...

After scoring 37 points in last week’s season opener, the Valkyries held Sparks guard Kelsey Plum to 16 points on 6 of 18 ...

Janelle Salaün and Carla Leite dominated Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks — and then collectively answered ...

Head coach Natalie Nakase said before Friday’s game that the Golden State Valkyries offense was built to be “next person up” every game. Without Tiffany Hayes, that was Carla Leite and Janelle Salaün.

The Golden State Valkyries recorded another franchise first Friday night, riding Carla Leite's team-high 19 points and a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Napheesa Collier had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx used a late run to rally and beat the Connecticut Sun 76-70 on Friday night. The Lynx held the Sun scoreless for ...