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Valkyries set franchise-record in points scored taking Game 1 vs Wings

The Golden State Valkyries opened their postseason run with a historic offensive performance, defeating the Dallas Wings 104-80 in the initial matchup of their first-round series. Head coach Natalie Nakase's squad produced a franchise playoff high while relying on a top-tier defensive effort that forced ten turnovers and limited the opposition to thirty percent shooting from the field.

Cecilia Zandalasini led the scoring with twenty-two points, while Tiffany Hayes and Gabby Williams added twenty-one and twenty, respectively. Dallas guard Paige Bueckers contributed twenty-one points in the loss, noting after the contest that her team failed to execute the defensive gameplan.

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