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Basketball team
Golden State Valkyries Women
Club · United States · NBA Women
«The Valkyries»
97
Matches
60
wins
37
losses
7788–7415
Points
+373
Difference
80.3
Average per match
Form
W
28 Sep · Home Dallas Wings Women · 104:80
L
1 Oct · Away Dallas Wings Women · 100:108
W
3 Oct · Home Dallas Wings Women · 77:73
W
4 Oct · Home Las Vegas Aces Women · 71:60
W
8 Oct · Home Las Vegas Aces Women · 83:81
W
10 Oct · Away Las Vegas Aces Women · 87:77
Chase Center sits on the San Francisco waterfront with room for 18,064 for basketball, and from the 2025 season it has belonged to the Valkyries as much as to the Warriors who play there.
The franchise itself dates only to October 5, 2023, when the WNBA awarded it to Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, making the Valkyries the league's 13th team and its first expansion side in 15 years. The roster took shape the following year through the 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft, which brought in players such as Veronica Burton and Kate Martin from elsewhere in the league.
Between them they turned a squad assembled from other teams' rosters into a unit that finished 23–21 and claimed the 8th seed in the Western Conference. The run ended there, swept 0–2 by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round.
There is no title to point to yet, and no rivalry with the history to be called a derby, though the Los Angeles Sparks sit close enough on the map to make an obvious starting point.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 10 Oct | NBA Women |
Las Vegas Aces Women
A
|
87:77 | W |
| 8 Oct | NBA Women |
Las Vegas Aces Women
H
|
83:81 | W |
| 4 Oct | NBA Women |
Las Vegas Aces Women
H
|
71:60 | W |
| 3 Oct | NBA Women |
Dallas Wings Women
H
|
77:73 | W |
| 1 Oct | NBA Women |
Dallas Wings Women
A
|
100:108 | L |
| 28 Sep | NBA Women |
Dallas Wings Women
H
|
104:80 | W |
Standing
NBA WomenGroup stage · NBA Women - Western Conference
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Minnesota Lynx Women
|
44 | 33 | 11 | 4100:3752 | 0 |
| 2 |
Golden State Valkyries Women
|
44 | 32 | 12 | 3615:3306 | 0 |
| 3 |
Las Vegas Aces Women
|
44 | 31 | 13 | 4025:3776 | 0 |
| 4 |
Dallas Wings Women
|
44 | 27 | 17 | 3933:3751 | 0 |
| 5 |
 Portland Women
|
44 | 17 | 27 | 3865:4108 | 0 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Sparks Women
|
44 | 16 | 28 | 3830:4018 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Phoenix Mercury Women
|
44 | 16 | 28 | 3712:3854 | 0 |
| 8 |
 Seattle Storm Women
|
44 | 8 | 36 | 3616:3913 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 97
97
Matches
60
wins
37
losses
7788–7415
Points
+373
Difference
80.3
Average per match
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 97 | 49 | 48 |
| Scored | 7788 | 3964 | 3824 |
| Conceded | 7415 | 3632 | 3783 |
| Average per match | 80.3 | 80.9 | 79.7 |
| Conceded per game | 76.4 | 74.1 | 78.8 |
| Difference | +373 | +332 | +41 |
Fixtures of Golden State Valkyries Women
-
17 Oct · 20:30
Atlanta Dream Women
H
NBA Women
-
20 Oct · 01:00
Atlanta Dream Women
H
NBA Women
-
23 Oct · 01:00
Atlanta Dream Women
A
NBA Women
-
24 Oct · 20:30
Atlanta Dream Women
A
NBA Women
-
10 Oct
Las Vegas Aces Women
A
87:77
W
-
8 Oct
Las Vegas Aces Women
H
83:81
W
-
4 Oct
Las Vegas Aces Women
H
71:60
W
-
3 Oct
Dallas Wings Women
H
77:73
W
-
1 Oct
Dallas Wings Women
A
100:108
L
-
28 Sep
Dallas Wings Women
H
104:80
W
-
25 Sep
Los Angeles Sparks Women
A
76:75
W
-
23 Sep
Portland Women
A
82:90
L