WNBA · 2026-10-09 (UTC)

Golden State Valkyries at Las Vegas Aces

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

43 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 10-point margin, an even free-throw-attempt split, a notable foul split, 10 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 41 total · GS 23, LV 18 · +5 on GS

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 10 pts
  • Fouls : GS 23, LV 18 — +5 on GS
  • Late-game fouls : 10 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : GS 22, LV 22 — even
  • Players in foul trouble : 4
  • Pregame crew context: Near league avg (135-game crew sample)

Foul-trouble context

LV (Home)

  • Kalani Brown — 5 PF (OT 1:28)
  • Jackie Young — 5 PF (OT 0:34.6)
  • Dana Evans — 5 PF (OT 0:23.2)

GS (Away)

  • Veronica Burton — 5 PF (Q4 4:22)

Foul trouble added more availability pressure for LV in late-game minutes.

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 135 prior games, 15 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 41.3 fouls/game vs league 40.6 Near league avg
  • Golden State Valkyries with assigned officials: 12-5, +0.5 foul diff/game (17-game sample)
  • Las Vegas Aces with assigned officials: 11-9, -2.6 foul diff/game (20-game sample)

Pregame crew

Confirmed crew

Crew chief
#15 Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Referee
#43 Kevin Fahy
Umpire
#34 Maj Forsberg
Alternate
#40 Marcy Williams

Postgame result

GS 87–77 LV · Winner: Golden State Valkyries

Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.

Actual foul environment

  • 41 total fouls
  • GS fouls: 23
  • LV fouls: 18

For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.

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