The new-look Capitals showed they know how to win tough,but the real test of the year will be in their first home game on Sunday.
The Canberra junior is one of only two links to the Spurs'last championship,and he's determined to get the new-look group firing on Thursday.
The WNBA draftee led Canberra to a round-one win with her 26 points on debut.
The Capitals centre stepped up in the first game of the season and says a change of off-court focus is behind her form.
The basketball legend has detailed the highs and lows of her career,getting off prescription medication and her soft spot for Canberra.
But Capitals told to avoid hype to ensure they don't suffer another disastrous collapse early in a season.
The new-look Capitals destroyed the Sydney Flames on Friday with fresh faces combining to breathe new life into the franchise.
The WNBA star is set to play her first game for Canberra just days after arriving in Australia,but her motivation is more than 14,000km away.
The Capitals have added a sports psychologist and nutritionist to their staff,and have started sending players for body composition scans.
The star point-guard recruit is hopeful of joining her new teammates for the first game of the WNBL season on Friday night.
The AFLW premiership winning coach will sidestep into basketball and hopes a stint in the WNBL gives her a fresh perspective on her career.