Gabby Williams Leads Valkyries To Historic First WNBA Playoff Series Win

The Golden State Valkyries achieved franchise history Friday night defeating the Dallas Wings 77-73 in thrilling Game 3 to win their first WNBA playoff series.

Gabby Williams was a huge part of the comeback scoring 19 points after scoring only two early in the game.

She was back late in the third and Golden State’s go-to offensive player when the heat turned up.

Dallas had a 16-point lead in the third quarter and the Valkyries were in serious trouble.

The Wings went on a 20-0 run over the second and third periods to put Golden State on the brink of elimination.

Williams changed the game with two big three pointer late in the third quarter.

Then she nailed the biggest basket of the night a go-ahead 17-foot jumper with 1:17 remaining and she also sank four free throws in the waning seconds to seal the win.

Veronica Burton also had a nice all-around game, scoring 16 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists. Tiffany Hayes scored 18 points and Kiah Stokes had 13 rebounds for Golden State.

Arike Ogunbowale for Dallas with another tremendous game. She scored 30 in the clincher after setting a postseason record with 45 points in Game 2. Paige Bueckers scored 17 points and dished out six assists.

The victory puts Golden State to the WNBA semifinals for the first time.

The Valkyries will now meet the defending champion Las Vegas Aces in a best-of-five series that begins Sunday at Chase Center.

"It’s another huge milestone for the young franchise history of the Valkyries."