Golden State Valkyries advance to first semifinals, setting up showdown with Aces
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The Golden State Valkyries came into their expansion season with a mandate from ownership to win a title within five years. They are now one step closer to fulfilling that goal.
A year after becoming the first team to make the playoffs in its expansion season, Golden State is on to the WNBA semifinals after defeating the Dallas Wings 77-73 in a decisive Game 3 on Friday. They will host the No. 3 seed Las Vegas Aces on Sunday at 4 p.m. (ET). The fourth-seeded Atlanta Dream will host the No. 8 seed New York Liberty at 2 p.m. (ET) Sunday.
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The Valkyries trailed Dallas by 16 points in the third quarter and had to survive another supernova scoring performance from Arike Ogunbowale, plus their coach Natalie Nakase falling to the floor during a timeout in the fourth quarter. A late surge from Gabby Williams, who had 17 points in the second half, helped bring Golden State back.
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This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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