{"id":136880,"date":"2025-09-06T10:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/136880\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T10:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:51:05","slug":"golden-state-valkyries-make-history-on-way-to-clinching-playoff-berth-in-first-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/136880\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Valkyries make history on way to clinching playoff berth in first season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In their first official season in the WNBA, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/wnba\/teams\/golden-state-valkyries\/44817\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden State Valkyries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden State Valkyries<\/a> have made history.<\/p>\n<p>With a win over the Dallas Wings on Thursday, the Valkyries clinched a playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. The Valkyries became the first-ever WNBA expansion team to clinch a trip to the playoffs in their inaugural season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/valkyries\/status\/1963819469522047321\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@valkyries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@valkyries<\/a> on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>Prior to locking up a spot in the WNBA playof dance, the Valkyrie had a tough battle with 2025 No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n<p>In a close game that went down the stretch, Veronica Burton tallied seven points in the final 22 seconds, including a tough and-one bucket past Bueckers to help seal an 84-80 win at Chase Center on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Janelle Salaun led the Valkyries with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with a trio of made 3-pointers, six rebounds and an assist in 37 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Burton finished with 15 points and five assists while Carla Leite added 15 points and five assists in 22 minutes off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Bueckers led the game with 27 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the field to go along with six assists, four rebounds and four steals.<\/p>\n<p>Along with cementing a spot in the playoffs, Golden State&#8217;s win on Thursday was its fifth straight, a season-high.<\/p>\n<p>The Valkyries still have three games on the regular season remaining, including two against the first-place 32-9 Minnesota Linx.<\/p>\n<p>While they currently sit at the sixth seed, it&#8217;s still a mystery on who the Valkyries will play in the opening round of the postseason. The playoffs will begin September 14.<\/p>\n<p>This post originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Warriors Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Warriors Wire<\/a>! Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/WarriorsWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWarriorsWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/warriors\/2025\/09\/06\/golden-state-valkyries-make-history-on-way-to-clinching-playoff-berth\/86011359007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden State Valkyries make history on way to clinching playoff berth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden State Valkyries make history on way to clinching playoff berth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In their first official season in the WNBA, the Golden State Valkyries have made history. 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