And when she drilled it, cutting New York’s lead to a point with 11.4 seconds remaining, Martin did more than keep alive the Valkyries’ pursuit of victory, more than provoke a higher octave from Chase Center’s roar. She authored a moment. Her moment. One that could reverberate into the remaining season.

Coming off the bench in an 81-78 loss to the Liberty, the Valkyries’ second-year guard lit up the visitors to the tune of a career-high 21 points – 14 in the fourth quarter. Each of the four 3-pointers she made in the final 10 minutes drew a roar from the raucous sellout crowd of 18,064 at Chase Center.

"Shoot it." Beautiful in its simplicity, that was the mindset Golden State Valkyries guard Kate Martin carried throughout Wednesday night's battle against the N