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Kaitlyn Chen makes five 3-pointers on the way to 17 points off the bench, Valkyries beat Fire 82-66 · Best of: Features

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  Kaitlyn Chen makes five three pointers on the way to seventeen points
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  off the bench. Valkyries beat fire eighty two sixty six. This
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  article is being read by an automated voice, generated by Everlet. San
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  Francisco the AP. Caitlin Chen scored seventeen points off the bench with
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  a career high five three points Laetitia Amiheir also scored seventeen, and
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  the Golden State Valkyries returned from the break for the FIBA Women's
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  Basketball World Cup to beat the Portland Fire 8266 on Friday night
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  for their fifth straight victory. Tiffany Hayes had thirteen points and seven
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  assists, while Kayla Thornton contributed thirteen points and four rebounds. Veronica Burton
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  made a Franchise Records six steals as the Valkyries played without star
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  Gabby Williams and top reserve Janelle Salon, both of whom played for
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  the French team that lost to the US 9779 in the World
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  Cup final on Sunday. Golden State coach Natalie Nakase served as an
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  assistant for the Americans, and she is being cautious with her team,
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  health ahead of the WNBA playoffs. The Valkyries, thirty eleven, are in
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  second place behind Minnesota in the league standings. Frida Buner scored 14
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  points, and Nyadia Puach had 11 points and 8 rebounds for the
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  fire. Portland guard Carla Leita, also on the French team, started and
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  missed her initial four shots before finishing with twelve points and six
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  assists. The Fire lost their third straight game and sixth out of
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  their last seven. Valkyrie's forward Cecilia Zandolicini played for Italy in the
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  World Cup and also rested Friday. Chen shot six for ten and
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  five of eight, from deep as Golden State finished thirteen of thirty
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  seven from three point range, also getting three three S apiece from
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  rookie Juice Geosite and Thornton. Up next. Fire, visit Los Angeles
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  on Sunday. Valkyries, host Seattle on Saturday night, BA