As everybody started to hit their stride, the power was unmistakable. “We’re constructing a basis for a fantastic workforce, a fantastic group,” Hayes says. “That is only the start. Our journey can take us so far as we need to go, and I feel 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 wished it to be,” Thornton echoed. “Crucial factor was, I feel for me, being a selfless workforce. That’s the principle factor, as a result of if you’re selfless, every part else form of simply falls in place.”
Their preseason matchup towards the Sparks went right down to the wire, immediately displaying the world that the Valkyries had been greater than only a promising group. Each sport since has introduced enchancment: protection tightening up, photographs falling, chemistry rising.
Reflecting on their season thus far, Thornton shares her evaluation: “I anticipated it to be good, however not how it’s going now. I feel we’re thus far forward of what our expectations had been, and that’s nice.” She credit the teaching employees and everybody concerned, including, “The items which can be put collectively, we perceive one another.”