Congratulations are in order for four UConn Huskies women's basketball alums, who won the WNBA championship on Saturday night as members of the Golden State Valkyries. 

The Valkyries, playing in just their second season in the WNBA, defeated the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA's first-ever Game 7, winning 68-63.

It was a tight game all night long, as Golden State trailed by six at the half and led by one after three quarters before outscoring Atlanta by four in the final stanza.

Kaitlyn Chen, Tiffany Hayes, Kiah Stokes and Gabby Williams all play for Golden State. Williams is the leader of the Valkyries and won MVP honors in the Finals.

Williams, the most decorated former Huskies star on the Valkyries, is also an incredibly accomplished WNBA player. An eight-year veteran, she is a three-time All-Defensive team selection and a two-time All-Star. She scored 30 points in the clincher on Saturday, pouring in 28 points in the second half to pace the victory. This is the sixth time that a former Huskies player has won the Finals MVP Award, as she joined Diana Taurasi (2x), Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart (2x).

A four-year standout for the Huskies, Williams crossed over with Stewart for two of UConn's four straight national titles (2015 and 2016). She started 85 games in Storrs, getting named Defensive Player of the Year in 2017. She was also a two-time Associated Press All-American and a two-time All-AAC selection. She averaged 10.6 ppg for her career and was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft (Chicago Sky).

She's also represented France on the international stage, leading the French to the Olympic silver medal in 2024 and a second-place finish at this year's FIBA World Cup. Stewart was named the MVP of that event.

Another starter for Golden State, Stokes had eight points in 30 minutes of action on Saturday. She averaged 3.6 ppg and 5.8 rebounds a game this season. She is now a four-time WNBA champion and is also a two-time All-Defensive team standout.

A three-time national champion at UConn, she also had crossover with Stewart and Williams. She averaged 4.5 ppg for her career and was the 2014-15 AAC Defensive Player of the Year. She was taken No. 11 overall in 2015 by the New York Liberty.

Her seven total titles tie her with Stewart with for the most combination titles among UConn players. Stewart had four titles in college and three in the pros, while Stokes has the opposite.

Hayes scored 11 points in 31 minutes on Saturday. Now 37 years old, she has spent 14 years in the WNBA. She is a one-time All-Star, an All-Defensive team selection, a Sixth Player of the Year winner and she was also a 2018 All-WNBA selection.

She won two national titles at UConn in 2008-09 and 2009-10. She played in 154 games with the Huskies, averaging 11.7 ppg for her career. An All-American in her senior year, she was also a three-time All-Big East selection who was drafted No. 14 overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Ironically, she was taken by the Dream and spent 10 years there before also playing with Las Vegas, Connecticut and Golden State.

Chen played three years of college basketball at Princeton before transferring to UConn for her senior year in 2024-25. With the Huskies, she played and started 40 games, averaging 6.9 ppg and 3.4 assists. She helped the Huskies win the national title alongside Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd and was drafted No. 30 overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

She was the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2022-23 at Princeton. She averaged 7.2 ppg in the regular season, but played just one minute on Saturday, going 0-for-1 from the floor.