Lynx beat the Valkyries 72-53 to set a franchise record with 34 regular-season wins

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• Lynx beat the Valkyries 72-53 to set a franchise record with 34 regular-season wins</p>

<p>September 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM</p>

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<p>MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman scored 21 points, Napheesa Collier had 19 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Golden State Valkyries 72-53 on Thursday night to set a franchise record with 34 wins.</p>

<p>Minnesota (34-10) had already cliched home-court advantage in the playoffs, locking up the No. 1 seed with a win over Connecticut last week. The Lynx tied the 2023 Las Vegas Aces for the most regular-season wins in WNBA history.</p>

<p>Golden State (23-21) dropped to the No. 8 seed in the playoffs and will play Minnesota again on Sunday to begin a best-of-three series.</p>

<p>Collier finished the regular season shooting 53% from the field, 40.3% from 3-point range and 91% from the free-throw line to join Elena Delle Donne (in 2019) as the only players in WNBA history to have a 50/40/90 season.</p>

<p>Jessica Shepard had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota. DiJonai Carrington (shoulder) missed her fourth straight game.</p>

<p>Iliana Rupert, Veronica Burton, Kaila Charles and Cecilia Zandalasini each scored eight points to lead Golden State.</p>

<p>Minnesota led 17-8 after the first quarter as Golden State was just 4 of 18 (22.2%) from the field, including 0 for 7 behind the arc. The Lynx held a 34-22 advantage at halftime behind 12 points from Collier.</p>

<p>The Valkyries missed their first 17 3-pointers before Rupert made one on back-to-back possession to cut Minnesota's lead to 45-41 with 1:28 left in the third.</p>

<p>Minnesota opened the fourth on a 12-0 run to extend its lead to 59-41 after Hiedeman's fast-break layup. Hiedeman scored nine points in the opening three minutes of the fourth.</p>

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<p>AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball</p>

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