Date, Time, Location: Saturday, September 6th, 5:30pm PDT, Chase Center
Broadcast Information: KPYX (Bay Area), KION (Monterey Bay area), FanDuel Sports Network – North (opposition local market), WNBA League Pass (outside local markets), KGMZ (radio), multiple affiliates (opposition’s local markets radio)
The Golden State Valkyries finish off the current homestand on Saturday by hosting the Minnesota Lynx. Their opponents have been locked into the top seed of the playoffs for a while now, but are trying to get some momentum before the postseason starts. With the announcement that the upcoming playoff game will be played in San Jose, this could be the last Valkyries game in Chase Center this season. Local broadcasts continue to be a topic of conversation in Golden State territory and this game will be shown in the Monterey Bay area, but not the Sacramento Area along with one of the usual Bay Area affiliates.
The Valkyries
There is no change in the injury report for the Valkyries so Cecilia Zandalasini will not get to face her former team and continues to be on the sidelines with Tiffany Hayes and Kayla Thornton. Golden State is in the playoffs, but their seeding is still yet to be determined. They would need New York to lose twice to have any chance of moving up a seed while they would finish no lower than seventh with a win here.
The Opposition
Minnesota is mostly healthy, but will be missing DiJonai Carrington in this game. While they are not quite at the heights that they were at after defeating the Valkyries in early July, they have quite comfortably held onto the top spot in the league, but they are coming off of a loss in Las Vegas on Thursday. They will be motivated to get back to winning ways before the postseason, but they also know that they need to make sure that their key players avoid injuries now.
The Lynx made a couple of moves to prepare for the playoffs, waiving Alissa Pili before her contract was guaranteed so that they could free up a roster spot. They brought in Carrington right before the trade deadline, sending Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson, who was already out for the season due to injury, and a draft pick to Dallas. They have worked to fill the remaining roster spots, trying veteran Yvonne Anderson as a third point guard before settling on Jaylyn Sherrod after she was waived by New York. They just filled their remaining spot with rookie forward Camryn Taylor after she had failed to make the team twice out of training camp.
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