"Growing up, we didn't have many pro sports teams—the Trail Blazers were the Jail Blazers—and it was really easy to go to UP games. And the women were better than the men," says Hallie Craddock, a Thorns season-ticket holder. "Having Christine Sinclair for the Thorns is icing on the cake. It was the perfect storm to be like, 'Of course women's soccer is good.'"