Kate Martin's Girlfriend Sends Message Amid Valkyries Guard's Career Game
Kate Martin's Girlfriend Sends Message Amid Valkyries Guard's Career Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA's newest expansion team, are trying to get off to a decent start this season. On Sunday, they looked to earn their third win when they faced the Minnesota Lynx at home.
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Guard Kate Martin had one of her best games as a pro with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field. She was a second-round draft pick in 2024 out of Iowa, and she played for the Las Vegas Aces last year before becoming a member of Golden State.
While Golden State was competitive in the first half, it mustered only 23 points in the second half and was on the wrong side of an 86-75 final score.
Martin's girlfriend, Claire Gransee, is at Sunday's game, and she posted a message on social media.
"Well……I found out why Kate is having an amazing game. CLAIRE IS BACK!!!🔥," Gransee wrote.
At Iowa, Martin, a six-foot guard, played with Caitlin Clark for four years and was a full-time starter for all four of the seasons she was teammates with Clark. In all, she played five seasons with the Hawkeyes and finished with averages of 8.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
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She became a strong 3-point shooter in her last two seasons with the Hawkeyes, and she made 41.4% of her 3-point attempts during the 2022-23 campaign. In both of those seasons, they reached the women's NCAA championship game, only to lose on both occasions.
Iowa s Caitlin Clark (22) and Kate Martin (20) wave to the crowd during senior recognitoion Sunday, March 3, 2024 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK
Martin has struggled with her shooting thus far in her pro career. Coming into Sunday, she had shot just 29.9% from the field since the start of last season.
Gransee also went to Iowa, and she earned a bachelor's degree in communications. She reportedly works as a human resources associate at Publicis Sapient, a Boston-based IT consulting firm.
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Martin made her relationship with Gransee public in June of last year.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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