Marisa Ingemi

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Marisa Ingemi

It’s not every game when a team possesses the ball for two thirds of the time and loses. Until Sunday, Bay FC had never experienced that. After playing competitively at Washington two weeks ago, Bay FC played their worst half of the season in a 2-1 loss at home to Chicago. Early on, they regressed defensively in a way they hadn’t played since acquiring Abby Dahlkemper last season, and the early goals cost them.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Marisa Ingemi

TAMPA, Fla. - In a week, Paige Bueckers will be on a stage in New York as the next No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA. But first, on Sunday she was at Amalie Arena cutting down the net after winning the NCAA championship with UConn. The window between playing in the Final Four and learning your professional destiny in the WNBA has always been short; Caitlin Clark experienced it last year. Now it's Bueckers' turn, with the attention turning to the Dallas Wings, the team with the first overall pick.

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Marisa Ingemi

“I’ve just kind of moved on from that,” she told the Chronicle. “I’m a junior now, that was my freshman year, but I think my Stanford freshman year taught me a lot, and I’m grateful for the year that I had there, because I feel like it’s made me a much stronger person.”Betts has blossomed into one of the most dominant players in the nation. She was a finalist for the Naismith Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year award and winner of the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.

3 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Marisa Ingemi

The Golden State Valkyries tied up one of their last loose ends of the offseason on Wednesday, signing restricted free-agent center Temi Fagbenle to a one-year deal. Her deal carries a $90,000 salary cap hit, but her contract is unprotected, meaning the Valkyries could cut her in training camp without taking that cap hit. Her deal is above the veteran's minimum of $76,535. Since her deal came so late in the offseason, it indicates the Valkyries had to raise their offer in order to sign her.

3 weeks ago | modbee.com | Marisa Ingemi

The Golden State Valkyries tied up one of their last loose ends of the offseason on Wednesday, signing restricted free-agent center Temi Fagbenle to a one-year deal. Her deal carries a $90,000 salary cap hit, but her contract is unprotected, meaning the Valkyries could cut her in training camp without taking that cap hit. Her deal is above the veteran's minimum of $76,535. Since her deal came so late in the offseason, it indicates the Valkyries had to raise their offer in order to sign her.