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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Struggling WNBA Team Dealt Troubling News on Sunday
Struggling WNBA Team Dealt Troubling News on Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Not even a second-quarter explosion from Kate Martin saved the Golden State Valkyries from another tough loss on Sunday. Advertisement Martin went off in the second period, scoring 11 points in just five minutes to give the Valkyries a one-point lead against the Minnesota Lynx heading into the halftime break. Napheesa Collier and the Lynx quickly erased the deficit, though, as they outscored Golden State in the third quarter, 17-8. Minnesota did not look back from that point, securing an 86-75 win to mark their seventh win in seven games played this season. The Valkyries, on the other hand, fell to 2-4 with the loss as they continue to struggle in their inaugural campaign. Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) speaks to teammates after their game against the Los Angeles Yamashita-Imagn Images To make matters worse, Golden State lost one of its key players in the fourth quarter after reigning WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Tiffany Hayes took a shot to the face and was forced to exit the game. Advertisement The Valkyries immediately announced that the 35-year-old veteran would not be able to return to the game. What makes this even more concerning is the fact that Hayes just returned from a three-game absence. Sunday was her first game back after sitting out the last three contests due to a nose injury. It is currently unclear if she hurt her nose again on Sunday. Should Hayes miss time again, the Valkyries could lean on Martin to play more minutes in the interim. The former Iowa star had her best game in a Golden State uniform on Sunday, so this could potentially ignite a run for Martin at a time when the Valkyries need as much firepower as they can get. Advertisement Related: Kate Martin's Girlfriend Turns Heads With First Post After Valkyries Move Related: Minnesota Lynx Make Important Napheesa Collier Announcement on Sunday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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, 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. Advertisement Martin made her relationship with Gransee public in June of last year. Related: Angel Reese Receives Punishment for Actions in Chicago Sky Game This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Martin's Behavior During Valkyries Game Turns Heads on Sunday
Kate Martin's Behavior During Valkyries Game Turns Heads on Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Golden State Valkyries, the newest expansion team in the WNBA this season, took a respectable 2-3 record into Sunday's game against the Minnesota Lynx, who nearly won the league championship last year. Advertisement They played the Lynx, who came in with an undefeated record, to a standstill in the first half. But the Lynx overpowered them afterward and held them to just 23 second-half points en route to an 86-75 victory. Guard Kate Martin, who is in her second season out of Iowa, scored 14 efficient points, which was a new career-high, in 19 minutes off the bench. At one point in the game, she was seen snacking on the bench. Fans on X reacted to this interesting action. "Looks like a Stroopwafel or Uncrustable," one fan responded. "Pretty sure it's the sweet stuff but not positive. What do y'all think?" "Low sugar?" another fan asked. "Kate is hungry after going off," a third fan wrote. "An uncrustable helps me feel better too," a fourth fan wrote. "Seems like some people have grown their games in the offseason, she's one of them," a fifth fan wrote. "Kate's handle is better, and so is her footwork. She seems more athletic, too." "She's a baller!" another fan wrote. Playing a pro basketball game is very demanding, and athletes will lose at least a few points during a game. According to the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, players can intake a sports bar, sports chews or even foods such as oranges during games to replace nutrients that have been lost. Advertisement Martin started in the backcourt alongside Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark while at UConn. She developed into a strong 3-point shooter, and she averaged 13.1 points and 6.8 rebounds a game while shooting 50.7% from the field in her final season with the Hawkeyes. Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark and teammate Kate Martin celebrate after defeating the Indiana Hoosiers for the Big Ten tournament title on March 6, 2022, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Watson / IndyStar / USA TODAY Network The Hawkeyes reached the women's NCAA championship game in both of Martin's last two seasons with them, only to lose there on both occasions. So far in 39 WNBA games, she has averaged 3.1 points in 12.0 minutes a game on 31.3% overall shooting and 35.9% from 3-point range. Related: Kate Martin's Girlfriend Sends Message Amid Valkyries Guard's Career Game This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Valkyries can't continue first-half success, fall to unbeaten Minnesota
For the second time in as many games, the Golden State Valkyries faltered in the second half to fall short of an improbable upset. This time, though, instead of late mistakes, the Golden State offense went cold Sunday night while the Minnesota Lynx shredded a porous Valkyries' perimeter defense in an 86-75 loss at Chase Center. Four days after nearly defeating the defending-champion New York Liberty, the Valkyries held their own against the Lynx for the first half before a dismal eight-point third quarter. Against the Liberty, turnovers and late errors stopped the upset bid. Against the Lynx, it was 26.6% second-half shooting that did in the Valkyries (2-4). A career-high 14-point performance from Kate Martin — all of it coming in the second quarter — buoyed the Valkyries to a one-point halftime lead against last year's WNBA runners-up., But the Lynx lit up the scoreboard with a 42.3% percentage from distance (11 of 26), the second consecutive game in which the Valkyries allowed at least 40% 3-point shooting. Golden State shot 26.5% (9 of 34) from deep. Veronica Burton led the Valkyries with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Napheesa Collier, who was a game-time decision with a knee injury, led the Lynx (7-0) with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Minnesota jumped out to an eight-point lead less than two minutes into the second quarter with a 16-3 run that began at the end of the first frame against the Valkyries' second unit. After a pair of Tiffany Hayes free throws, Martin scored all of her points as a part of a 16-5 run, including a four-point play, to put Golden State up 42-37 with 4:33 to play in the second. By the third quarter, though, the Valkyries' offense disappeared. The Lynx went on an 8-0 run over 91 seconds to take a nine-point lead late in the third quarter. The Valkyries then went scoreless from the 1:28 mark of the third quarter to 6:58 in the fourth, when Burton made a free throw. Golden State inched back to an 11-point deficit with 1:28 to go, but never got closer. Briefly: The Valkyries' injury report was clean entering Sunday's game for the first time this season. … Hayes (nine points) was back after a nose injury that cost her three contests, but she took a hit to the face early in the fourth quarter and exited the game. … Sunday's was the Valkyries' first in the Commissioner's Cup, a six-game in-season tournament against Western Conference foes for the chance to face the Eastern Conference winner in a title game for a $500,000 pool. … Golden State will travel to Phoenix on Thursday for their first regular-season matchup with the Mercury (5-2).
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
How to watch Kate Martin and Golden State Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx in WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Kate Martin and Valkyries host Minnesota Lynx in WNBA Commissioner's Cup The Golden State Valkyries continue their inaugural WNBA season with a Commissioner's Cup game against the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, June 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Kate Martin, a former Iowa standout, joined the Valkyries during the WNBA expansion draft in December after playing her rookie season with the Las Vegas Aces. The game will be available for streaming through the WNBA League Pass TV subscription. Also read: WNBA: Liberty crush Sun by 48 points, Tie franchise's best start since 1997, and match WNBA 3-point record Golden State Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx game details Live Events Date: Sunday, June 1 Time: 7:30 p.m. CT Location: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA Streaming: WNBA League Pass TV subscription Martin is averaging 4.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game across four games this season. She is shooting 26.3 per cent from the field, 33 per cent from three-point range, and 66.7 per cent from the free-throw line. Upcoming Golden State Valkyries schedule June 5 at Phoenix Mercury: 9 p.m. CT, Amazon Prime Video June 7 vs. Las Vegas Aces: 2 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN+ June 9 at Los Angeles Sparks: 9 p.m. CT, League Pass TV June 14 vs. Seattle Storm: 7:30 p.m. CT, League Pass TV June 17 at Dallas Wings: 7 p.m. CT, League Pass TV During her senior season at Iowa, Martin averaged 13.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 57.0 per cent from the field, 37.0 per cent from beyond the arc, and 86.4 per cent from the free-throw line. Golden State Valkyries betting odds (BetMGM, as of Friday, May 30) To Win Commissioner's Cup: +15000 To Win WNBA Championship: +500000 Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
