After scoring 37 points in last week’s season opener, the Valkyries held Sparks guard Kelsey Plum to 16 points on 6 of 18 shooting from the field. Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles with 25 points and 16 rebounds. The Valkyries fell behind by two points in the first quarter, but the Bay Area team caught fire in the second.

Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase says her rookies, Janelle Salaün and Carla Leite, are doing n incredible job so far.

Carla Leite scored 19 points, fellow rookie Janelle Salaun had 18, and Kayla Thornton added 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the Golden State Valkyries beat the Los Angeles Sparks 82-73 on Friday night.