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Toronto Tempo at Golden State Valkyries · TRD News

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TORTempo

Toronto Tempo10-20

81–92

Final

Final

GSValkyries

Golden State Valkyries21-9

TOR & GS Highlights

1:08Golden State Valkyries vs. Toronto Tempo - Game HighlightsESPN · 88d ago ↗
0:10Cecilia Zandalasini drains 3-pointerESPN · 88d ago ↗
0:14Aneesah Morrow gets the basket plus the foulESPN · 88d ago ↗
0:19Laura Juskaite hits the 3-pointerESPN · 88d ago ↗
0:12Marina Mabrey gets the and-1 to fallESPN · 88d ago ↗
0:10Julie Allemand knocks down the treyESPN · 88d ago ↗
0:11Maria Conde drains treyESPN · 88d ago ↗
0:09Janelle Salaun hits the tripleESPN · 88d ago ↗

Live Fans Plays Box Score Team Stats Videos

All Scoring TOR GS

Play-by-play

4th Quarter
Shot Clock Turnover
81–92
7.8 · 4th Quarter
shot clock turnover
Offensive Rebound
81–92
21.0 · 4th Quarter
Veronica Burton offensive rebound
Free Throw - 2 of 2
81–92
22.6 · 4th Quarter
Veronica Burton misses free throw 2 of 2

+1 Point

81–92

22.6 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2

Reset Timeout

81–91

30.4 · 4th Quarter

Golden State Valkyries Reset Timeout

Defensive Rebound

81–91

31.0 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton defensive rebound

+1 Point

81–91

38.0 · 4th Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2

+1 Point

81–90

38.0 · 4th Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2

Jump Shot

79–89

1:00 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton misses 32-foot three point jumper

+2 Points

77–89

1:34 · 4th Quarter

Gabby Williams makes driving layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)

Jumpball

77–87

1:50 · 4th Quarter

Nyara Sabally vs. Veronica Burton (Kayla Thornton gains possession)

Personal Foul

77–87

2:02 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton personal foul

Personal Foul

77–87

2:14 · 4th Quarter

Tiffany Hayes personal foul

Step Back Jump Shot

77–87

2:23 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

Defensive Rebound

77–87

2:41 · 4th Quarter

Kiah Stokes defensive rebound

+2 Points

77–87

3:04 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton makes tip shot

Offensive Rebound

77–85

3:04 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton offensive rebound

Pullup Jump Shot

77–85

3:05 · 4th Quarter

Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot

Offensive Rebound

77–85

3:07 · 4th Quarter

Kiah Stokes offensive rebound

Jump Shot

77–85

3:10 · 4th Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses 26-foot three point jumper

Jump Shot

75–85

3:44 · 4th Quarter

Gabby Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound

75–85

4:01 · 4th Quarter

Gabby Williams defensive rebound

Free Throw - 3 of 3

75–85

4:38 · 4th Quarter

Gabby Williams misses free throw 3 of 3

+1 Point

75–85

4:38 · 4th Quarter

Gabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 3

+1 Point

75–84

4:38 · 4th Quarter

Gabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 3

Substitution

75–83

5:01 · 4th Quarter

Kiah Stokes enters the game for Janelle Salaun

Full Timeout

75–83

5:01 · 4th Quarter

Golden State Valkyries Full timeout

Lost Ball Turnover

73–83

5:13 · 4th Quarter

Tiffany Hayes lost ball turnover (Nyara Sabally steals)

Defensive Rebound

73–83

5:34 · 4th Quarter

Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound

Substitution

73–83

5:36 · 4th Quarter

Kayla Thornton enters the game for Kiah Stokes

Substitution

73–83

5:36 · 4th Quarter

Gabby Williams enters the game for Kaila Charles

Shooting Foul

73–83

5:36 · 4th Quarter

Janelle Salaun shooting foul

Step Back Jump Shot

73–83

5:50 · 4th Quarter

Janelle Salaun misses 20-foot step back jumpshot

+2 Points

70–83

6:21 · 4th Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists)

Offensive Rebound

70–81

6:33 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton offensive rebound

Jump Shot

70–81

6:34 · 4th Quarter

Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper

Bad Pass Turnover

68–81

6:57 · 4th Quarter

Kaila Charles bad pass turnover (Julie Allemand steals)

+3 Points

68–81

7:35 · 4th Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kaila Charles assists)

+2 Points

68–78

8:06 · 4th Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup

Defensive Rebound

68–76

8:33 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton defensive rebound

+2 Points

68–76

9:00 · 4th Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes running layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)

+2 Points

68–74

9:21 · 4th Quarter

Kiah Stokes makes 7-foot hook shot (Kaila Charles assists)

Defensive Rebound

68–72

9:32 · 4th Quarter

Veronica Burton defensive rebound

Bad Pass Turnover

68–72

9:41 · 4th Quarter

Kiah Stokes bad pass turnover (Julie Allemand steals)

3rd Quarter

+1 Point

68–72

2.9 · 3rd Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes free throw 1 of 1

+2 Points

68–71

2.9 · 3rd Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes two point shot

Offensive Rebound

68–69

4.0 · 3rd Quarter

Janelle Salaun offensive rebound

Step Back Jump Shot

68–69

6.6 · 3rd Quarter

Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot

Defensive Rebound

68–69

27.2 · 3rd Quarter

Kaila Charles defensive rebound

Driving Layup Shot

68–69

49.9 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup

Offensive Rebound

68–69

54.1 · 3rd Quarter

Kiah Stokes offensive rebound

Turnaround Jump Shot

68–69

56.4 · 3rd Quarter

Veronica Burton misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot

Offensive Rebound

68–69

1:10 · 3rd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound

Free Throw - Technical

68–69

1:10 · 3rd Quarter

Veronica Burton misses technical free throw

Full Timeout

66–69

1:22 · 3rd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries Full timeout

Coach's Challenge (Stands)

66–69

1:22 · 3rd Quarter

(01:22) [Golden State Valkyries] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Golden State Valkyries] charged with a timeout

Shooting Foul

66–69

1:22 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes shooting foul

+1 Point

66–69

1:33 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2

Offensive Rebound

66–68

1:33 · 3rd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound

Free Throw - 1 of 2

66–68

1:33 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2

Substitution

63–68

2:02 · 3rd Quarter

Veronica Burton enters the game for Kaitlyn Chen

Full Timeout

63–68

2:02 · 3rd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries Full timeout

Personal Foul

63–68

2:02 · 3rd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen personal foul

Bad Pass Turnover

63–68

2:04 · 3rd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen bad pass turnover (Laura Juskaite steals)

Substitution

63–68

2:17 · 3rd Quarter

Kiah Stokes enters the game for Kayla Thornton

Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover

63–68

2:35 · 3rd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen out of bounds bad pass turnover

Shooting Foul

61–68

2:46 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton shooting foul

+1 Point

61–68

3:02 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2

Offensive Rebound

61–67

3:02 · 3rd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound

Free Throw - 1 of 2

61–67

3:02 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2

Shooting Foul

59–67

3:20 · 3rd Quarter

Kaila Charles shooting foul

+2 Points

59–67

3:33 · 3rd Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes 6-foot jump bank shot (Kaitlyn Chen assists)

+3 Points

57–65

4:07 · 3rd Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)

Offensive Rebound

57–62

4:10 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes offensive rebound

Jump Shot

57–62

4:14 · 3rd Quarter

Kaila Charles misses 23-foot three point jumper

+1 Point

57–62

4:27 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2

+1 Point

57–61

4:27 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2

Substitution

57–60

4:27 · 3rd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Veronica Burton

+2 Points

57–60

4:39 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes 3-foot layup (Veronica Burton assists)

+2 Points

55–58

4:58 · 3rd Quarter

Kaila Charles makes two point shot

Offensive Rebound

55–56

4:58 · 3rd Quarter

Kaila Charles offensive rebound

Driving Layup Shot

55–56

4:59 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup

Substitution

55–56

5:10 · 3rd Quarter

Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes

Substitution

55–56

5:10 · 3rd Quarter

Kaila Charles enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini

Substitution

55–56

5:10 · 3rd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Gabby Williams

Jump Shot

55–56

5:15 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper

Turnaround Jump Shot

52–56

5:49 · 3rd Quarter

Gabby Williams misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot

+3 Points

49–56

6:31 · 3rd Quarter

Veronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)

Defensive Rebound

49–53

6:39 · 3rd Quarter

Kiah Stokes defensive rebound

Running Layup Shot

49–53

7:00 · 3rd Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini misses running layup

Defensive Rebound

49–53

7:06 · 3rd Quarter

Kiah Stokes defensive rebound

+2 Points

49–53

7:23 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes two point shot

+3 Points

47–51

7:50 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)

Cutting Layup Shot

45–48

8:13 · 3rd Quarter

Nyara Sabally blocks Kiah Stokes 's 6-foot layup

Shooting Foul

44–48

8:27 · 3rd Quarter

Veronica Burton shooting foul

+2 Points

42–48

8:38 · 3rd Quarter

Gabby Williams makes 5-foot two point shot (Veronica Burton assists)

+2 Points

42–46

9:11 · 3rd Quarter

Gabby Williams makes running layup

+3 Points

42–44

9:33 · 3rd Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)

Substitution

42–41

10:00 · 3rd Quarter

Gabby Williams enters the game for Janelle Salaun

Substitution

42–41

10:00 · 3rd Quarter

Kiah Stokes enters the game for Tiffany Hayes

2nd Quarter

Jump Shot

42–41

2.8 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses 16-foot jumper

Offensive Rebound

42–41

4.6 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes offensive rebound

Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

42–41

6.9 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses two point shot

Defensive Rebound

42–41

26.6 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton defensive rebound

+3 Points

42–41

49.4 · 2nd Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)

Offensive Rebound

42–38

54.8 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes offensive rebound

Step Back Jump Shot

42–38

57.6 · 2nd Quarter

Janelle Salaun misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot

Offensive Rebound

42–38

1:05 · 2nd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound

Driving Layup Shot

42–38

1:05 · 2nd Quarter

Aneesah Morrow blocks Veronica Burton 's 2-foot driving layup

Defensive Rebound

42–38

1:15 · 2nd Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound

Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover

42–38

1:37 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes out of bounds bad pass turnover

+3 Points

42–38

1:59 · 2nd Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini makes 24-foot running jump shot (Tiffany Hayes assists)

+1 Point

42–35

2:21 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2

+1 Point

42–34

2:21 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2

Substitution

42–33

2:37 · 2nd Quarter

Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes

Jump Shot

40–33

2:52 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound

40–33

2:57 · 2nd Quarter

Kiah Stokes defensive rebound

Jump Shot

40–33

3:20 · 2nd Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound

40–33

3:42 · 2nd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries defensive team rebound

Substitution

40–33

4:00 · 2nd Quarter

Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Gabby Williams

+2 Points

40–33

4:00 · 2nd Quarter

Kiah Stokes makes tip shot

Offensive Rebound

40–31

4:00 · 2nd Quarter

Kiah Stokes offensive rebound

Running Layup Shot

40–31

4:02 · 2nd Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini misses running layup

Defensive Rebound

40–31

4:06 · 2nd Quarter

Gabby Williams defensive rebound

+1 Point

40–31

4:25 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2

+1 Point

40–30

4:25 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2

Defensive Rebound

40–29

4:38 · 2nd Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound

Kicked Ball

40–29

4:51 · 2nd Quarter

Gabby Williams kicked ball violation

Jump Shot

40–29

4:57 · 2nd Quarter

Kiah Stokes misses 25-foot three point jumper

Shooting Foul

38–29

5:15 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton shooting foul

+2 Points

38–29

5:24 · 2nd Quarter

Gabby Williams makes driving layup

Defensive Rebound

38–27

5:32 · 2nd Quarter

Gabby Williams defensive rebound

+1 Point

38–27

5:52 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2

+1 Point

38–26

5:52 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2

Offensive Rebound

38–25

6:01 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton offensive rebound

Jump Shot

38–25

6:02 · 2nd Quarter

Maria Conde blocks Veronica Burton 's 23-foot three point jumper

Floating Jump Shot

35–25

6:38 · 2nd Quarter

Kayla Thornton misses 5-foot floating jump shot

Offensive Foul Turnover

32–25

7:05 · 2nd Quarter

Kiah Stokes offensive foul turnover

Offensive Foul

32–25

7:05 · 2nd Quarter

Kiah Stokes offensive foul

Substitution

32–25

7:13 · 2nd Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Janelle Salaun

Substitution

32–25

7:13 · 2nd Quarter

Kayla Thornton enters the game for Kaila Charles

Substitution

32–25

7:13 · 2nd Quarter

Veronica Burton enters the game for Kaitlyn Chen

Full Timeout

32–25

7:13 · 2nd Quarter

Golden State Valkyries Full timeout

Bad Pass Turnover

30–25

7:25 · 2nd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen bad pass turnover (Julie Allemand steals)

Bad Pass Turnover

27–25

8:10 · 2nd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen bad pass turnover (Laura Juskaite steals)

Substitution

27–25

8:13 · 2nd Quarter

Gabby Williams enters the game for Tiffany Hayes

Substitution

27–25

8:13 · 2nd Quarter

Kiah Stokes enters the game for Laeticia Amihere

Offensive Rebound

27–25

8:21 · 2nd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen offensive rebound

Pullup Jump Shot

27–25

8:24 · 2nd Quarter

Janelle Salaun misses 20-foot pullup jump shot

Defensive Rebound

27–25

8:36 · 2nd Quarter

Kaila Charles defensive rebound

Driving Finger Roll Layup

27–25

8:49 · 2nd Quarter

Kaila Charles misses two point shot

Defensive Rebound

27–25

9:05 · 2nd Quarter

Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound

Jump Shot

27–25

9:27 · 2nd Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen misses 24-foot three point jumper

1st Quarter

Running Jump Shot

22–25

13.8 · 1st Quarter

Kaila Charles misses 24-foot running jump shot

Defensive Rebound

22–25

18.6 · 1st Quarter

Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound

+3 Points

22–25

39.8 · 1st Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)

Offensive Rebound

22–22

42.6 · 1st Quarter

Laeticia Amihere offensive rebound

Step Back Jump Shot

22–22

45.9 · 1st Quarter

Tiffany Hayes misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot

Personal Foul

22–22

1:10 · 1st Quarter

Kaila Charles personal foul

+2 Points

22–22

1:18 · 1st Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup

Defensive 3-Seconds Technical

21–20

1:41 · 1st Quarter

Laeticia Amihere defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)

+2 Points

21–20

1:51 · 1st Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot

Substitution

21–18

2:16 · 1st Quarter

Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Veronica Burton

Substitution

21–18

2:16 · 1st Quarter

Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Kayla Thornton

Shooting Foul

20–18

2:16 · 1st Quarter

Kaila Charles shooting foul

Bad Pass Turnover

18–18

2:16 · 1st Quarter

Kaila Charles bad pass turnover (Kiki Rice steals)

+2 Points

18–18

2:32 · 1st Quarter

Tiffany Hayes makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Kaila Charles assists)

+1 Point

16–16

3:11 · 1st Quarter

Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2

Substitution

16–15

3:11 · 1st Quarter

Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini

+1 Point

16–15

3:11 · 1st Quarter

Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2

Jump Shot

13–14

3:31 · 1st Quarter

Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper

Traveling

10–14

4:07 · 1st Quarter

Kaila Charles traveling turnover

+2 Points

10–14

4:33 · 1st Quarter

Janelle Salaun makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)

Substitution

8–12

4:57 · 1st Quarter

Kaila Charles enters the game for Gabby Williams

Substitution

8–12

4:57 · 1st Quarter

Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes

Shooting Foul

8–12

4:57 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams shooting foul

Pullup Jump Shot

8–12

5:08 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot

Defensive Rebound

8–12

5:16 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams defensive rebound

Shot Clock Turnover

8–12

5:35 · 1st Quarter

shot clock turnover

Offensive Rebound

8–12

5:35 · 1st Quarter

Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound

Step Back Jump Shot

8–12

5:36 · 1st Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot

Personal Foul

5–12

6:11 · 1st Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini personal foul

+3 Points

5–12

6:20 · 1st Quarter

Kiah Stokes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)

Pullup Jump Shot

2–9

6:50 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams misses 6-foot pullup jump shot

Defensive Rebound

2–9

7:07 · 1st Quarter

Kayla Thornton defensive rebound

+3 Points

2–9

7:25 · 1st Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kiah Stokes assists)

Defensive Rebound

2–6

7:39 · 1st Quarter

Kayla Thornton defensive rebound

+3 Points

2–6

7:59 · 1st Quarter

Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)

Step Back Jump Shot

0–3

8:28 · 1st Quarter

Veronica Burton misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

Offensive Rebound

0–3

8:37 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams offensive rebound

Turnaround Jump Shot

0–3

8:41 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot

Defensive Rebound

0–3

8:51 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams defensive rebound

Lost Ball Turnover

0–3

9:02 · 1st Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini lost ball turnover (Julie Allemand steals)

Defensive Rebound

0–3

9:11 · 1st Quarter

Gabby Williams defensive rebound

+3 Points

0–3

9:37 · 1st Quarter

Cecilia Zandalasini makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Veronica Burton assists)

Jumpball

0–0

10:00 · 1st Quarter

Nyara Sabally vs. Kiah Stokes (Veronica Burton gains possession)