Sparks guard Kelsey Plum dropped 37 points to spoil the Valkyries' first WNBA regular-season contest on opening night.

Fans were allowed in at 5:30, and Brie Reddick of San Bruno, adorned in her own Valkyries T-shirt, was among the first to absorb the scene and has been waiting for a Bay Area franchise since the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA folded following the 2009 season after playing two years.