Charlisse Leger-Walker: season-high 17 points vs Valkyries (Aug 26, 2026)
17 PTS · 5-of-6 FG · 3-of-4 3P · 4-of-5 FT · 16:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 6.8 PTS · 6.6 FGA · 23.7 MIN, from 36 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 37 games this season: 16.3 against a usual 4.8 (+11.5)
Season-high 17 points (previous high 16, set on May 20, 2026)
above usual
No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes about once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Charlisse Leger-Walker score 17 points?
In 16:30 against the Valkyries on Aug 26, 2026, Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 17 points: 5-of-6 from the field, 3-of-4 from three, 4-of-5 on free throws (80.0%). Coming in, Leger-Walker had averaged 6.8 points on 6.6 shots in 23.7 minutes, from 36 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 17 points. By Game Score it was the best of 37 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 9 (2.6), free throws 4 (1.1). Minutes: 16:30, against a usual 23.7; Game Score per 36 minutes: 35.6, against a usual 7.3. The Sun lost 89-64 at home against the Valkyries, a 25-point loss. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Leger-Walker in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (36 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 16:30 | 23.7 | -7.2 |
| Points | 17 | 6.8 | +10.2 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-6 | 6.6 · 36.9% | -0.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 3-of-4 | 2.8 · 31.3% | +1.2 |
| FTA · FT% | 5 · 80.0% | 1.4 · 80.0% | +3.6 · 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 2.4 | +0.6 |
| Assists | 4 | 3.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 36 games | 24.3 | 16.6 | +7.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 35.6 | 7.3 | +28.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (36 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-4) | 2.6 (0.9-of-2.8) | +6.4 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-2) | 3.1 (1.6-of-3.8) | +0.9 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-5) | 1.1 (1.1-of-1.4) | +2.9 |
| Total | 17 | 6.8 | +10.2 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
16.3 against a usual 4.8 (+11.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +11.3 |
| Rebounds | +0.4 |
| Assists | +0.3 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.0 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.5 |
| Total | +11.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 37 games this season.
Previous best: 11.8, set on Jul 2, 2026.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Sun lost 89-64 at home against the Valkyries, a 25-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Aug 25, 2026, 1 day earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Valkyries this season: 9 points (May 25, 2026), 12 points (Jul 10, 2026).
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA regular-season games of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, checked on 2026.