Caitlin Clark was the big story going in to the Valkyries game Thursday night, but was upstaged by a dogged Golden State team and its enthusiastic fan base.

The expansion team held Clark to 11 points and forced the former Iowa standout into six turnovers as Golden State defeated the Indiana Fever 88-77 on Thursday in front of its sixth straight sellout crowd of 18,064. Clark shot a career-worst 0-for-7 from beyond the arc.

The external expectations for the Golden State Valkyries coming into the 2025 season were low since the expansion franchise didn't boast many household names on their roster. However, through 12 games of the season,