As everybody started to hit their stride, the power was unmistakable. “We’re constructing a basis for an awesome crew, an awesome group,” Hayes says. “That is only the start. Our journey can take us so far as we wish to go, and I believe we don’t have any ceilings with this group, so [there are] countless potentialities.”
“We got here in and outlined our tradition of what we needed it to be,” Thornton echoed. “A very powerful factor was, I believe for me, being a selfless crew. That’s the principle factor, as a result of while you’re selfless, all the things else type of simply falls in place.”
Their preseason matchup towards the Sparks went right down to the wire, immediately displaying the world that the Valkyries have been greater than only a promising group. Each recreation since has introduced enchancment: protection tightening up, photographs falling, chemistry rising.
Reflecting on their season up to now, Thornton shares her evaluation: “I anticipated it to be good, however not how it’s going now. I believe we’re up to now forward of what our expectations have been, and that’s nice.” She credit the teaching employees and everybody concerned, including, “The items which might be put collectively, we perceive one another.”