{"id":1215,"date":"2026-05-26T05:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:34:42","slug":"cold-shooting-sun-fall-to-1-7-with-loss-to-valkyries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1215","title":{"rendered":"Cold-shooting Sun fall to 1-7 with loss to Valkyries"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Gabby Williams scored 15 points, Kaila Charles added 12 points and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Connecticut Sun for a 97-70 win on Monday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1213\">Follow live updates on the Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Williams made 4 of her first 6 shots and wound up 6 for 10 with three 3-pointers as the Valkyries (4-2) jumped out to a 17-11 lead and kept building it against the cold-shooting Sun. Veronica Burton added 11 points and six assists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aneesah Morrow came off the bench to contribute 11 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut (1-7), which is four games into a season-long five-game road trip. Second-year guard Hailey Van Lith, in her first season with the team, went 2 for 7 from the floor and Saniya Rivers missed all eight of her shots. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Sun center Olivia Nelson-Ododa returned from a four-game absence with a right ankle injury and had a minutes restriction of 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kayla Thornton grabbed eight rebounds for Golden State, which led by 17 at halftime. The Valkyries welcomed back Cecilia Zandalasini after she was sidelined for four games dealing with a concussion, and the forward had six points in nearly 14 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1212\">Cornyn tries to hold on to Texas Senate seat in runoff with Paxton, the latest test of Trump\u2019s power<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Golden State rookie Juste Jocyte, the team\u2019s first-ever draft pick selected fifth overall last year, entered the game with 4:48 left for her debut and immediately scored on a pull-up jumper and then hit a three. It was her first game being active after she returned from playing overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sun center Brittney Griner didn\u2019t play as she has been nursing a rib injury. 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