Chicago Sky (1-0) at Golden State Valkyries (2-0) | Chase Center, San Francisco | 7:00 PM PT \/ 10:00 PM ET<\/p>\n
The Chicago Sky (1\u20130 after beating Portland 98\u201383) travel to San Francisco to face the Golden State Valkyries (2\u20130, beat Phoenix 95\u201379) at Chase Center. Kamilla Cardoso dropped 22 points in our season opener! Skylar Diggins added 21! We\u2019re on a four-game road trip to start the season. The Valkyries are undefeated at home and swept us 3-0 last year!<\/p>\n
This is Game 2 of our season\u2014can we stay undefeated on the road and beat the expansion darlings?<\/p>\n
Chicago Sky Season: 1-0 After Dominant Opener!<\/p>\n
Record: 1-0 (Undefeated, Beat Portland 98-83!)<\/p>\n
We\u2019re 1\u20130 and UNDEFEATED after DOMINATING the Portland Fire 98\u201383 in our season opener! Kamilla Cardoso was INCREDIBLE with 22 points! Skylar Diggins (our big free agent addition!) scored 21! SIX PLAYERS in double figures! We\u2019re on a four-game road trip to start the season!<\/p>\n
Season Opener Dominance (98\u201383):<\/p>\n
Won 98\u201383 on the road in Portland!
\nKamilla Cardoso: 22 points (team-high!)
\nSkylar Diggins: 21 points, 8-for-12 shooting (FREE AGENT STAR!)
\nGabriela Jaquez: 10 points (1st round pick, WNBA debut!)
\nSix players in double figures
\nFour new starters in the lineup!<\/p>\n
Key Players:<\/p>\n
Kamilla Cardoso: 22 points (our STAR center!)
\nSkylar Diggins: 21 points (free agent addition!)
\nGabriela Jaquez: 1st round pick, 10 points in debut!
\nFour new starters from last year!<\/p>\n
Injuries:<\/p>\n
Courtney Vandersloot: OUT
\nDiJonai Carrington: OUT
\nAzura Stevens: OUT
\nMaddy Westbeld: OUT<\/p>\n
Despite FOUR players out, we dominated Portland with our new-look lineup!<\/p>\n
Golden State Valkyries: 2-0, Undefeated at Home!<\/p>\n
The Valkyries are 2\u20130 after beating the Phoenix Mercury 95\u201379 in their home opener Sunday. They\u2019re the 2025 WNBA Coach of the Year team (Natalie Nakase!) and made the playoffs in Year 1 as an expansion team!<\/p>\n
Valkyries Hot Start:<\/p>\n
2-0 record (undefeated!)
\nBeat Phoenix 95\u201379 at home Sunday
\nFive players in double figures vs Phoenix
\nSwept us 3-0 last year (all three games!)<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s Win vs Phoenix (95\u201379):<\/p>\n
Janelle Sala\u00fcn: 21 points (team-high!)
\nGabby Williams: 19 points
\nKayla Thornton: 19 points
\nVeronica Burton: 13 points, 12 assists (DOUBLE-DOUBLE!)
\nLaeticia Amihere: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks (PLUS-33!)<\/p>\n
Valkyries Key Players:<\/p>\n
Veronica Burton: Won 2025 Most Improved Player!
\nNatalie Nakase: Won 2025 Coach of the Year!
\nMade playoffs in Year 1 (first expansion team to do that!)
\nSold out every home game in 2025 (18,064 capacity!)<\/p>\n
Injuries:<\/p>\n
Tiffany Hayes: OUT
\nCecilia Zandalasini: OUT<\/p>\n
The Valkyries are hot at home and swept us last year. This is TOUGH!<\/p>\n
Key Matchups at Chase Center<\/p>\n
Kamilla Cardoso vs Valkyries Frontcourt
Cardoso dropped 22 in our opener! Keep dominating inside at Chase Center!<\/p>\n
Skylar Diggins vs Veronica Burton
Diggins scored 21 (free agent star!)! Burton had 13 and 12 assists (DOUBLE-DOUBLE!)! Battle of elite guards!<\/p>\n
Sky New Starters vs Valkyries Depth
We have FOUR new starters! They have FIVE players who scored 10+ vs Phoenix! Depth battle!<\/p>\n
Road Warriors
We\u2019re on a four-game road trip. They\u2019re undefeated at home (Chase Center sold out every game last year!)!<\/p>\n
What the Sky Need at Chase Center<\/p>\n
Kamilla Cardoso Dominates
22 points in the opener! Keep dominating inside against the Valkyries\u2019 frontcourt!<\/p>\n
Skylar Diggins Stays Hot
21 points on 8-for-12 shooting in her Sky debut! Stay aggressive at Chase Center!<\/p>\n
Gabriela Jaquez Builds on Debut
Ten points in her WNBA debut! Keep the rookie momentum going!<\/p>\n
Stay Undefeated on the Road
Won in Portland. Now win at Chase Center despite them being 2-0 at home!<\/p>\n
Sky Fan Prediction: We Stay Undefeated!<\/p>\n
Final Score: Sky 91, Valkyries 88<\/p>\n
Kamilla Cardoso dominates\u201425 points, 10 rebounds. The Valkyries\u2019 frontcourt can\u2019t stop her!<\/p>\n
Skylar Diggins scores 20. Gabriela Jaquez adds 12. We get balanced scoring despite FOUR players out!<\/p>\n
The Valkyries score 88 (five players in double figures) but we win at Chase Center!<\/p>\n
Three-point win. We\u2019re 2\u20130! UNDEFEATED! Beat the Valkyries on the road!<\/p>\n
Why This Game Matters<\/p>\n
We\u2019re 1\u20130 after DOMINATING Portland 98\u201383! Cardoso dropped 22! Diggins scored 21! We have FOUR new starters and WON with FOUR players out! The Valkyries are 2\u20130 at home and swept us 3-0 last year!<\/p>\n
Win tonight and we\u2019re 2\u20130! UNDEFEATED! Show we can beat the expansion darlings on the road!<\/p>\n
Can Cardoso dominate again? Will Diggins stay hot? Can we beat the Valkyries despite them sweeping us last year?<\/p>\n
After last season, starting 2\u20130 on a four-game road trip would be HUGE!<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s Go Sky! Stay undefeated in San Francisco!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chicago Sky (1-0) at Golden State Valkyries (2-0) | Chase Center, San Francisco | 7:00 PM PT \/…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-640328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}