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WNBA, round 0

AwayGolden State Valkyries82
Final (OT)
HomePortland Fire90
Tuesday, September 22, 2026Moda CenterAll Charlottesville sports
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GS24162116582
POR102721191390
Final

Fire beat Valkyries 90-82 in overtime

The Portland Fire beat the Golden State Valkyries 90-82 in overtime on Tuesday at Moda Center.

The Fire came back from 14 down after the first quarter. The second quarter made the difference: the Fire outscored the Valkyries 27-16.

The Fire shot 39% to 39% and lost the boards 38-34.

For the Fire, Bridget Carleton (F): 26. For the Valkyries, Gabby Williams (F): 17.

The Fire improve to 17-27. The Valkyries fall to 31-12.

Attendance: 14,815.

Full recap at ESPN: Leite has big baskets in overtime as the Fire end the season with a 90-82 win over the Valkyries

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#1
GS · PointsGabby Williams F17
#22
GS · AssistsVeronica Burton G8
#22
GS · ReboundsVeronica Burton G7
#6
POR · PointsBridget Carleton F26
#2
POR · AssistsJordan Harrison G10
#21
POR · ReboundsEmily Engstler F11
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
K. Thornton F26114-82-41-2712012550
G. Williams F41176-191-84-444020132-3
C. Zandalasini F1871-21-24-522220022+9
K. Stokes C1621-30-10-271201072+6
V. Burton G36132-62-47-8783121640
L. Amihere F652-20-01-200000000-7
J. Salaun F20114-71-42-352200143-9
T. Hayes G26103-101-53-403101004-14
K. Charles G2663-70-20-060001244-14
K. Chen G900-20-10-001000002-8
Team8226-668-3122-303822125673128

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Veronica Burton hits the triple

ESPNSep 22

Janelle Salaun nails the 3-pointer

ESPNSep 22

Megan DiLeo fights off defender for and-1

ESPNSep 22

Megan DiLeo gets the and-1 to fall

ESPNSep 22

Veronica Burton drains 3

ESPNSep 22

Tiffany Hayes hits the 3-pointer

ESPNSep 23

Carla Leite's wild and-1 in OT ices game for Fire

ESPNSep 23

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