WNBA · 2026 · 2026-08-24

Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx

Game officiating.

GS 80 – 66 MIN

Winner: Golden State Valkyries

Whistle counts

Total fouls: 27
GS fouls: 16
MIN fouls: 11
FT-trip differential: -5

Foul-type breakdown

Type	Count
Shooting	13
Personal	8
Loose ball	4
Offensive	1
Take	1

Officials

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

Crew sample: 81 prior games, 8 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-27
Pregame crew foul tendency : 40.5 fouls/game vs league 41.0 Near league avg
Golden State Valkyries with assigned officials: 4-0, +2.5 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample
Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 10-2, +2.5 foul diff/game (12-game sample)

Foul log

Q1 · 7:10

Shooting

Kiah Stokes · #41 (GS)
Q1 · 5:21

Loose ball

Maya Caldwell · #3 (MIN)
Q1 · 4:57

Personal

Tiffany Hayes · #15 (GS)
Q1 · 4:38

Shooting

Tiffany Hayes · #15 (GS)
Q1 · 4:07

Loose ball

Janelle Salaun · #13 (GS)
Q1 · 2:53

Shooting

Cecilia Zandalasini · #24 (GS)
Q2 · 8:19

Loose ball

Kaila Charles · #6 (GS)
Q2 · 6:26

Personal

Kaitlyn Chen · #2 (GS)
Q2 · 1:31

Personal

Kayla McBride · #21 (MIN)
Q2 · 1:11

Personal

Tiffany Hayes · #15 (GS)
Q3 · 9:02

Shooting

Kiah Stokes · #41 (GS)
Q3 · 8:22

Shooting

Maya Caldwell · #3 (MIN)
Q3 · 7:26

Personal

Maya Caldwell · #3 (MIN)
Q3 · 6:47

Loose ball

Cecilia Zandalasini · #24 (GS)
Q3 · 4:55

Shooting

Chloe Bibby · #55 (MIN)
Q3 · 3:05

Personal

Olivia Miles · #5 (MIN)
Q3 · 2:44

Shooting

Kaitlyn Chen · #2 (GS)
Q3 · 1:25

Shooting

Kiah Stokes · #41 (GS)
Q3 · 0:14.7

Shooting

Natasha Howard · #1 (MIN)
Q4 · 8:41

Shooting

Kaitlyn Chen · #2 (GS)
Q4 · 7:59

Shooting

Cecilia Zandalasini · #24 (GS)
Q4 · 5:20

Personal

Natasha Howard · #1 (MIN)
Q4 · 4:15

Shooting

Cecilia Zandalasini · #24 (GS)
Q4 · 3:43

Offensive

Natasha Howard · #1 (MIN)
Q4 · 3:33

Shooting

Anastasiia Olairi Kosu · #7 (MIN)
Q4 · 2:03

Personal

Eliska Joklova · #11 (MIN)
Q4 · 0:42.7

Take

Veronica Burton · #22 (GS)