The Valkyries Win 1st WNBA Championship
Written by Tariq on November 1, 2026
Gabby Williams was done being a decoy. The All-Star had, by design, floated through the most important first half of the most important game of her life. Williams was asked to distract the Atlanta Dream: Create space for others by virtue of her presence.
The Dream were locking down a stagnant Valkyries offense to begin Game 7 of the WNBA Finals, and Williams had taken only four shots in the first half. She walked into the locker room at Chase Center and had a question for her team.“When is it my time, when is it my time?” Williams asked assistant coach Kassib Powell.
With the title on the line, the answer to her question became “right now.”
Williams, unbound from the restraints placed upon her in the first 20 minutes, put on an all-time great performance to lead the Valkyries to their first title as they beat Atlanta 68-63 on Saturday night.After scoring just one basket in the first half, she poured in 28 points on 9-of-19 shooting, four steals, six clutch free throws and one jump ball won with eight seconds left that sealed the Valkyries’ first championship.
Source: Eastbay Times
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