Valkyries begin road swing with loss to Minnesota

The Golden State Valkyries had already lost once to the Minnesota Lynx, so they knew what they were getting into to start a four-game road swing Saturday night.

This time the game was at Target Center, where the Lynx are the lone unbeaten home team in the WNBA.

Different venue, same result. Minnesota pulled away in the late third and early fourth quarters for an 82-71 win, improving their league-best record to 16-2 and 10-0 at home. The Valkyries also lost by 11 (86-75) on June 1 at Chase Center.