WNBA Makes Statement on Valkyries' Big Win Over Caitlin Clark, Fever originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Despite playing at home at Chase Center, the Golden State Valkyries entered Thursday's game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever as heavy underdogs in this highly anticipated matchup.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever couldn't maintain an early lead over the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night, falling by the final score of 88-77 at Chase Center.

Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase spoke about what her team did to slow down Clark, and her response was very specific: "We were being disruptive, we know she doesn’t like physicality, right? We know that she wants to get to that left stepback.”