1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: Hey, Riza, Hey, hey, hey, hey, rise up, hey hey. 2 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: Welcome back to Rain Weekly, kJ Our's very own rain 3 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: centric women's soccer show. Keilly Dunning here with Laura Shott, 4 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 2: rain FC color analyst on Fox thirteen plus. And I mean, 5 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: just check out her resume. No imposter syndrome over here, 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: by the way, imposter syndrome is silly, and especially for 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: you ladies out there, you guys are on imposts. Laura, 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: how excited are you to start this season again? We're 9 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: so stoked. 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 3: I'm so excited. I mean, last year we had such 11 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 3: a great time. The rain had a wonderful twenty twenty 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 3: five campaign. So coming back this year and getting to 13 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 3: spend it with the crew again, I just I can't 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 3: wait to be back out there and take our trip 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: to Spokane and do the new things that we're going 16 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 3: to do too. But yeah, really looking forward to this team. 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, we have a lot of cool stuff to get into, 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: especially on the broadcast side. But I'm already going to 19 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: deviate from the script. I was just talking to Laura 20 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 2: about how we're going to script stuff more and see 21 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: what works with that. But I'm already deviating from it. 22 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 2: Twenty twenty five last season before we turned the page. 23 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: It was our first broadcast season on local TV for 24 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: Fox thirteen. Very exciting. We had our own preh HAPF 25 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: and post shows. We did the thing, We covered the rain. 26 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: Laura was right there on the ride with us, one 27 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 2: of our pioneers as we, you know, create all of 28 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: this new infrastructure in media and awesome coverage of rain 29 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: offc just like that team deserves. Laura, how was your 30 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 2: year last year? Just you know, take us through it, 31 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 2: and I know that I'm technically your boss, so only 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: say good things. 33 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 3: Well, I mean it was a blast. I think that 34 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 3: that came through with the broadcast as well. I mean 35 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: there were so many fun moments, so many great moments. 36 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 3: Getting to work with all you guys, I mean, it 37 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 3: was wonderful when you stepped onto the field and we 38 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 3: brought Kellen into the booth. Steve obviously is a complete 39 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 3: pro and he's been at the Olympics here, so he 40 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 3: got to make one of those one of those great 41 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 3: calls that's going to be very memorable at the Olympics 42 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: and cross country skiing. So getting to work with absolute 43 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 3: pros like you guys, getting to call games for a 44 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 3: wonderful organization that really cares about the players. Of course, 45 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 3: cares about the product and the wins on the field 46 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 3: and results, but there's a lot more to this organization 47 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: than just that, and to be a part of it 48 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 3: is just a gift. So I'm very excited to be back, and. 49 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: I'm happy to announce that the full crew will be 50 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 2: back this season. Kellen Roe, Steve Schlanger, Laura Shott, myself. 51 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: Occasionally we'll see we're doing a lot of road games 52 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: this year. We're actually calling it rain EFC on the Road. 53 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: So all of those road games, or at least seven 54 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 2: to eight of them, we will be on Box thirteen plus. 55 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 2: Super exciting, and I know that the team is going 56 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 2: to be planning a bunch of watch parties and cool 57 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: events around those broadcasts. It's gonna be really, really fun. 58 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: I'm just really excited, all right. Twenty twenty six. I 59 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: can't believe it's already twenty six. Not only is it 60 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six, it's February of twenty twenty six. And yeah, 61 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 2: yesterday was actually the first day of the Chinese New Year, 62 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: So yay, you're of the Fire Year, Firse, You're of 63 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 2: the fire horse. But let's talk about actually some late 64 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: breaking news from the rain and really exciting Coco Manda's 65 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 2: year had her option exercise. She will be with the 66 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: team through twenty twenty seven. She is the first Haitian 67 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 2: born player to not only play in the NWSL but 68 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: also score. She scored a game winner against Houston Dash 69 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 2: Back in twenty twenty four. Last season, mantus your set 70 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 2: career highs and appearances of twenty starts with eleven. She 71 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 2: served as captain for Haiti and Leslie Gallimore. Who I mean, 72 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 2: you just have to take her words as the words 73 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: of the goddess of soccer, especially in the Pacific Northwest. 74 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: A proven competitor who brings intensity, experience and heart every 75 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: time she steps on the field. The next thing in 76 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: my script, I just have very cool. So Laura, your 77 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: thoughts on this very cool. He's a very. 78 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 3: Apt absolutely very cool. It's wonderful to see her and 79 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 3: extended back getting back on the field with the rest 80 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 3: of the team. But anybody who why and really paid 81 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 3: attention last year, whether she was starting or she was 82 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 3: coming off the bench, or whatever role she was tasked 83 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 3: with on the day, She's a player that really just 84 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 3: shows up, has a great energy about her, makes big plays. 85 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 3: She sometimes just kind of schemes shows up in the box. 86 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: It places that you really have to have a great 87 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 3: feel for the game to know when to be in 88 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 3: the right place. She has that a lot of players don't. 89 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 3: But in addition to that, I mean, run a play. 90 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 3: It doesn't matter where what she's doing, She's going to 91 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 3: find a way to get on the ball. She's going 92 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 3: to find a way to get the ball in the 93 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 3: net and be a dangerous player for the rain. 94 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: So, Laura, you are a forward. Compare your guys' game. 95 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: What is mondi year's game versus you know, what did 96 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 2: you used to do really well as a forward? 97 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 3: Myself? Gosh, I would say that we would have in 98 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 3: common that I was definitely a scheming thinking how can 99 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 3: I get the edge kind of player. You know, she 100 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 3: finds herself in the right places at the right time. 101 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: We have a veteran that does that quite a bit. 102 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 3: That showed that up in the second half of last 103 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 3: season with Jess Fishlock, a great example of you know, 104 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 3: it just seems like she appears in the right spot. 105 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 3: She doesn't just appear. There is so much thought, so 106 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 3: much planning so many pieces to that to be a 107 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 3: player that just has a nose for the goal and 108 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 3: ability to find a space, timing, I mean, just all 109 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 3: those things that go into knowing a moment right and 110 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 3: arriving for it. I see that in Mondacire, I see 111 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 3: that in a number of players in the Rain. Myself, 112 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 3: I had a piece of that. That's a very important skill. 113 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 3: I think sometimes it's underrated. Right, you don't go into 114 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,799 Speaker 3: training going, Okay, we're gonna we're gonna go into training 115 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 3: the day and we're gonna just kind of find the 116 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 3: spaces where we're gonna have opportunistic Uh, we're gonna have opportunities. 117 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 2: Right. 118 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 3: You set up training to do other things. But then 119 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 3: you have these special moments and these special players that 120 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,559 Speaker 3: just know to how to execute at a different level. 121 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 3: And I see Mondacier being a player that's really stepping 122 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 3: into that, even though you know she's still on the 123 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 3: younger side. She's just got a nose goal and she's 124 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 3: really fun to watch. 125 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: How do you coach that, Laura, that ability to just 126 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 2: use your cerebral your cerebral brain. That's a the statement, 127 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 2: but you know, you know what I'm trying to say though, like, 128 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 2: is that something that you can teach to a player, 129 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: you know, intelligence, it's not emotional intelligence, but almost like 130 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: awareness intelligence, Sure you teach? Or is that something that's 131 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 2: inherent or you know, how do you bring that out 132 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: of somebody? 133 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 3: I think it takes a level of investment from a 134 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 3: player that isn't necessarily common, and of course you find 135 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 3: it more common at the professional level. But I think 136 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 3: for I mean, especially for being in a system with 137 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 3: a coach like Laura Harvey. She's gonna set you up 138 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 3: in positions, and she's gonna scout teams and she's gonna 139 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: have the whole team prepared to then create opportunities for 140 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 3: players like that and opportunities like that to really shine. 141 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 3: And so that's that's kind of a piece of it. 142 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 3: You don't necessarily, you know, teach all of the preparation 143 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: and all the reps and all of those things that 144 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 3: go into it. You set the table for it, and 145 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 3: then you let the players eat and the ones that 146 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 3: are hungry are going to go for it and they're 147 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 3: gonna make things happen. And I think we have a 148 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 3: wonderful staff that does that very well, knows the players 149 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 3: well understands their skill sets and sets the table for 150 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 3: them in a way that they can really shine. And 151 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 3: Mondessar is gonna fit that, and I think that's going 152 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 3: to fit a lot of the players this season in 153 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six. 154 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 2: All right, call up news. Let's just keep going down 155 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: the thread of BRAINFC superstars who are also US women's 156 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: national team to be superstars. Three of our queens have 157 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 2: been selected to the US women's national team roster for 158 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 2: the upcoming She Believes Cup in March. I love that 159 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: She Believes Cup. It's always really fun to watch every 160 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: single season, and I also it's sort of a good 161 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 2: way to start the American soccer calendar in a way 162 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: because it's always early in the year. It's kind of 163 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: before NLWSEL really settles in. It's right around when MLS starts, 164 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 2: although that's changing. They're moving it to the European calendar, 165 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 2: which is already announced. Safe to say that, but it 166 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 2: kind of does feel like the intro back into American soccer. 167 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: So really excited about the Sheep Leaves Cup. Jordan Bug 168 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 2: called up, Mattie Dollen of course called up, and Claudia Dickey, 169 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: who may be the goalkeeper of the future for the 170 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:17,239 Speaker 2: US women's national team. I mean she's up there, also 171 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 2: called up, and then Jordan Heidema called up for Canada. 172 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 2: We have a couple of youngsters as well, goalkeepers two 173 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: on the Rain who were called up to the U 174 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 2: nineteen and the U twenty threes, Evan Ostein and Nico Purcell. 175 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 2: Three of our keepers all getting capped. Holy crud. That's 176 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 2: a lot of talent, a lot to say. 177 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 3: Nailed it. 178 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 2: Thank you Emma Hayes for recognizing how great the Rain are. 179 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 2: We'll get into more of the she believes roster, but 180 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 2: let's start with the Rain players. I mean, obviously no surprises, 181 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 2: but I mean, how excited are we that. I mean 182 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 2: I look at Claudia Dickey and I'm like, she could 183 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 2: be the goalkeeper of the future for the US. Crazy. 184 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 3: Well, I gosh, you know, I was aware of Claudia Dickie. 185 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 3: I'll use the word a wear before you know, I 186 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 3: joined this awesome Rain team in broadcasting and just getting 187 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 3: more reps of watching her, I was she makes things 188 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,599 Speaker 3: that that are more that there. She makes things that 189 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 3: are difficult look really simple, whether it's a ball in 190 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 3: the air or it's it's holding something that's knuckling or 191 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 3: kind of an awkward bouncing ball and a crowd. That's 192 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 3: what really stood out to me at first with her was, 193 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 3: you know, these things that just weren't simple, she just 194 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 3: made them look, you know, very ordinary, and I was like, 195 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 3: this isn't this isn't really how this always always is. 196 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 3: We're just so lucky to have a goalkeeper that has 197 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 3: i'll just say, so much natural ability but then works 198 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 3: very hard to maximize it. And I mean we we 199 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 3: talked a little bit about it last year that we 200 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 3: we don't even think that she has come close to 201 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 3: her ceiling yet. I think that she I would love 202 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 3: to see her take more of a vocal leadersh not 203 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 3: that she hasn't taken some she certainly has, but I 204 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 3: think that she has more direction to give, especially with 205 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 3: some of the youngsters in that back line, and gosh, 206 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 3: I think she deserves it all. One of the things 207 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 3: that stood out to me last year was just immediately 208 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 3: when I when I got those reps watching her, was 209 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 3: she could be something very very special for not just 210 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 3: the Rain but for the national team of moving forward. 211 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 3: And I'm excited to see her take the next steps 212 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty six and. 213 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 2: Then Jordan Bug and Mattie Dollan. I think Matty Dolan 214 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 2: was in discussion to be our player of the match 215 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 2: almost every single game that we did last year. I like, 216 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 2: all those ters, how do you not? Every time I 217 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 2: would get into like you or Kellen's, You're like, who 218 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: should be the player of the match? Guys, especially when 219 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 2: it's as a producer. Sometimes when you watch and it's 220 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 2: like nil nil or one nil, you're like. 221 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 3: What do I do? 222 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 2: And you don't always want to just pick the goal scorer. 223 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 2: There's so much more to this game than just to 224 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 2: score the goal. But in a lot of cases, Matty 225 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 2: Dolian did score the goal and she did get player 226 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 2: of the match. And then of course Jordan Bug, who 227 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 2: is the least flashy, flashy player I've probably ever seen, 228 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: because I mean look at her first NWSA goal ever. 229 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 2: I mean that is like everyone go watch it, like 230 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 2: are you? And she was just so nonchalant, She's like, 231 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 2: yeah I did that. Yes, Uh. 232 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 3: For those who haven't seen it, it was a volley 233 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 3: ball that takes a bounce. Honestly, I don't know if 234 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: she was thirty five yards out, it could have been. 235 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 2: Further, it was further this ball on a rope upper V. 236 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 3: I mean, it was a jaw dropping first goal. It 237 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 3: was a jaw dropping anytime, anywhere goal. And uh no, 238 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 3: she took it all in stride her teammates. Sure, we're 239 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 3: losing it in the best way possible. Just you know, 240 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 3: the celebration was fantastic. But for that to be a 241 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 3: goal that anybody scores at any time in this outstanding bird, 242 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 3: for it to be here first, I can't even wrap 243 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 3: my head around that. Now. 244 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 2: It's unbelievable to me. She's just like a quintessential center 245 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 2: back type like personalityways just and I don't know her personally, 246 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 2: but just watching how she carries herself and how she played, 247 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 2: just quiet confidence and just I'm gonna beat you every 248 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 2: single time, like I will beat you, and that's just 249 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 2: what's gonna happen. So all three called in for the 250 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 2: US for the She Believes Cup, Jordan Heidemann called in 251 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 2: for Canada, very excited for her, and then of course 252 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 2: our youngsters for the U nineteens and the U twenty threes. 253 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 2: All right, let's take just a quick little deep dive 254 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 2: into this full She Believes Cup roster now we've talked 255 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 2: about the rain, We've talked about you know, how awesome 256 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 2: those players are, the impact that they can make for 257 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 2: this US team. Let's just take a little bit of 258 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 2: a deeper dive into Emma Hayes's selections. I have all 259 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: the names here. Who stands out to you, Laura just 260 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 2: first glance. I know this isn't your first glance, but 261 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 2: when you did your first glance, what stood out to you. 262 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 3: I think there's a continuation of players who don't have 263 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 3: a lot of caps, and that's I think very exciting. Yes, 264 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 3: as you know, any of us who have been around 265 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 3: professional soccer, national team soccer for a long time, that 266 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 3: wasn't always the case. And to see players come in, 267 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 3: whether they're you know, getting prepped for the future, or 268 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 3: they might be stepping into an Olympics or a World 269 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 3: Cup immediately, it's really really great to see just the 270 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 3: motivation that that brings to these players. How exciting it 271 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 3: is for them to get not just first caps, but 272 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 3: a lot of players getting first goals, getting for shutouts, 273 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 3: and so I love the youth mixed with some of 274 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 3: these older players. You know, Heaps being back in the 275 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 3: United States with Denver I think is very exciting. Her 276 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 3: playing in these games is fantastic. You've got Sam Coffee 277 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 3: also holding down that midfield, and you know, those are 278 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 3: two players that have borne that arm band and to 279 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 3: have them in the middle is is is great. On 280 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 3: a rain note, I'm going to say this. You were 281 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 3: talking about just how level Jordan Bug is, and I 282 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 3: know that Naomi Germa is just one of the best 283 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 3: defenders I have ever seen. But that steadiness, that steadfast defender, 284 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 3: who's just even who shows up, who does her job. 285 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: I am really excited to see Jordan Bug maybe get 286 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 3: some time with her. That is a very interesting pairing 287 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 3: to me. 288 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 2: Oh, let's talk more about that. Let's dive a little 289 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 2: bit more into that. I'm intrigued, talk about why that's 290 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 2: so interesting other than just you know, Jordan Bug's steadiness 291 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 2: break down, Like, what's so exciting about the possibilities of 292 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 2: those two playing together. 293 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 3: Well, I mean, I'd say if you go, you know 294 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 3: back in women's national team history, there sometimes there was 295 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 3: a pairing. I mean, obviously, everybody who's playing for the 296 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 3: national team is athletic, a great soccer player, technical ability 297 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 3: and great in the area. You know, they have all 298 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 3: the things when you just see the presence of them both, 299 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: you can see some similarities and that you know, neither 300 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 3: one is like looking for the attention. Neither one is, 301 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 3: you know, gonna really be that animated all the time. 302 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 3: But they're so a And Naomi Germa she's maybe I'm 303 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 3: maybe the best defender I've seen, just the way that 304 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 3: she's so calm, and the way that she steps to 305 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 3: the ball, and the way she can control the back line, 306 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 3: the way she brings confidence to not just her back 307 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 3: line but the entire field. It's really encouraging for me 308 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 3: to see a Rain player like Jordan Bugg, who's you know, 309 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 3: she's still nineteen, and she's still nineteen. 310 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: Still a teenager, that's right. 311 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 3: She has such an opportunity there to pair with somebody 312 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 3: like that. I'm really interesting to see how their their 313 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 3: synergy works because of the way that they approach the game. 314 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 2: All right, interesting rule change for this. She believes Cup 315 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 2: matches that end and ties are actually gonna go directly 316 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 2: to pks. Therefore, winner the tournament will still be determined 317 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 2: by total points. Team gets three points for win, one 318 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 2: point for a tie after regulation, and another point for 319 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 2: winning the penalty kicks shootout. It kind of reminds me 320 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 2: of hockey a little bit, where you have you can 321 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: tie and then if you win in overtime you get 322 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 2: like an extra but you still get a point even 323 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 2: if you end up losing. I I'm not a soccer purist. Unfortunately, Fortunately, 324 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 2: I love when it goes straight to pks. I love it, 325 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 2: and it's only from a spectator perspective because it means 326 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 2: that that last ten minutes of regulation, one team is 327 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 2: like trying desperately to get to pks and the other 328 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 2: team is just really trying to avoid them. And I 329 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 2: love watching that chess match your thoughts. That's more of 330 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 2: a purest than me. 331 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 3: You know, I like games to be decided in the 332 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 3: ninety I pks are hard. I think that we would 333 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 3: all agree that pks are hard, no matter if you 334 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 3: are the best PK taking team on Earth or if 335 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 3: maybe that's not your strong suit to do all that work. 336 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 3: The way soccer just is as a sport, PKS doesn't 337 00:16:55,880 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 3: really hold the essence of the game itself. But when 338 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 3: it's not decided, Soccer is such a cardio intensive, so 339 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 3: many skill sets, but I mean, you're playing with your feet. 340 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 3: I mean goalkeepers aside. 341 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 2: Oh no they are now they have to be good 342 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 2: with their feet now, well they are outstanding with their feet. 343 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 3: But I just mean in general. But it's just I 344 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 3: can't wait to like, I lost my train of thought. 345 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 3: Kully helped me out. 346 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 2: Well, how hair, I have a question because this is 347 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 2: what bothers me about the end of like a fi 348 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 2: like a World Cup final typically are the most I'm 349 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 2: gonna make an opinion here, World Cup finals are like 350 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 2: the most boring games in the planet because bull teams 351 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 2: are just working not try not to lose. I still 352 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 2: remember twenty fourteen watching the men's Argentina versus Germany and 353 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 2: I want it. My eyes are bleeding. And that was 354 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 2: with a historically amazing German national team that like is 355 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 2: one of the best roster. I mean, if you look 356 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 2: at that roster, it's crazy against messy, and I'm watching 357 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 2: this final. I'm just like, this is the most boring 358 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 2: thing and it goes into like extra time and thank 359 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 2: goodness it didn't go to pks. Think goodness Germany was 360 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 2: able to get one in there, but it was two 361 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: teams you didn't want to lose, and how do you 362 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 2: avoid that at the end of a game where it's 363 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 2: a final and both teams are just playing. Soccer is 364 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 2: just this unique sport where you almost you win by 365 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 2: playing better defense in finals. I don't know why that's 366 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 2: the mindset. I don't know that's. 367 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 3: Well, no, I mean you're speaking to it. Teams have 368 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 3: different skill sets, and if you're a better defensive team, 369 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 3: do you take that chance going forward if you don't 370 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,360 Speaker 3: want to go into pks? Or do you hold it? 371 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 3: Do you start to take chances? How do you do that? 372 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 3: Do you change your formation? Do you change personnel? Also? 373 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 3: Do you change personnels to prepare for pks? 374 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: Right? 375 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 3: Because some players are better at taking pks and you 376 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,719 Speaker 3: want them on the field, But if you're gonna win 377 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 3: in regulation, you might not be the same personnel that 378 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 3: you want. True, but you're speaking to it. There's so 379 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 3: many different facets that come into the game in the 380 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 3: waning minutes when you're playing that game of are we 381 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 3: preparing for pks or are we really going for this 382 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 3: part of it? You know that isn't necessarily formation or players, 383 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 3: is just moment of the game and momentum. Right, where 384 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 3: are we at in terms of are we just challenging 385 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 3: are we getting corner after corner. Are we getting shot 386 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 3: after shot? Do we have them pinned in? Maybe you 387 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 3: continue to go for it or you know it. Maybe 388 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 3: if you don't, you're just you're gonna see it out 389 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 3: and you're like, Hey, today's the day that we're gonna 390 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 3: go into PKS and we just got to get mentally 391 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 3: ready for that if it comes to that. So, I mean, 392 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 3: there's a lot of different pieces to it, you know, 393 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 3: I think it's I think it's okay for this tournament. 394 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 3: Do I like it as much in a World Cup? Now? 395 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 3: I want that over time? But for she believes, I mean, 396 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 3: this is a prestigious tournament. It's also a great time 397 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 3: to evaluate talent for those other tournaments. I think it's 398 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 3: used for both. Not only do we want to win 399 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 3: this tournament, but we also want to still see some youth. 400 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 3: What's kind of cool about all of it, though, is 401 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 3: that these younger players still get time while we're waiting for, 402 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 3: you know, other players to maybe reach what they feel 403 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 3: is the level of preparedness necessary to step onto the field. 404 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 2: With the national team, we talked a lot about US 405 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 2: women's national team. We got a little bit into rain 406 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 2: when we come back. We will be hosting matches in 407 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 2: Spokane for our first three home matches. More on that 408 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 2: when we come back. Welcome back to Rain Weekly. Kilae 409 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 2: Dunning and Laura shot back. Here we are now, and well, 410 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 2: I'm in Western Washington. Laura is recording from Oregon, however, 411 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 2: and this is very exciting. March twenty fifth, we will 412 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 2: be broadcasting from Spokane One Stadium in Spokane in Eastern Washington. 413 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 2: The Rain will be playing their first three home matches 414 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 2: in Spokane. Super exciting, really really cool opportunity for Eastern 415 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 2: Washington and for the Rain to you know, expand and 416 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 2: showcase and reach totally new fan base. It's really really cool. 417 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 2: We're already also airing in local affiliates out in eastern Washington, 418 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 2: but now you can actually buy tickets if you're there 419 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 2: and see the Rain in person. Eastern Washington is also beautiful, 420 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 2: by the way. It's beautiful. It's got a great wine country, 421 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 2: love Walla Walla, super super great. Spokane one of my 422 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 2: favorite places. It's kind of reminds me of Arizona in 423 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 2: a way because it's very deserty. It's very different from 424 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 2: Western Washington. It might even kind of almost look like 425 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 2: we're playing at Utah a. 426 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 3: Little bit actually a little bit, yeah, a little. 427 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 2: Bit, kind of like playing at Utah, which we do 428 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 2: very well at Utah. So I mean we will be 429 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 2: on local Fox throirteam for the Wednesday, March twenty fifth 430 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 2: game against Kansas City Current, which is that's a big one, 431 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 2: that's a big big I know that Kansas City kind 432 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 2: of had a rough year in the playoffs in both 433 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 2: women's soccer and the NFL. Well they didn't make it 434 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 2: in the NFL, so Patrick Mahomes had a little bit 435 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 2: of a rough year last year. Sorry, man, but thank 436 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 2: you to your wife for being a former soccer player 437 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 2: and a huge advocate for the sport. But we will 438 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 2: be in Spokane, and Laura, have you ever been there? 439 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I've been to sing of course. Yeah. I 440 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 3: mean mostly I'll be honest, mostly for soccer games going 441 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 3: to Cordelane. That makes sense across the border to Idaho. 442 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 3: But no, I I I have been to Spokane many 443 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 3: times and I've had some of my biggest random travel 444 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 3: things happened on my way to Spokane too, So I mean, gosh, 445 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 3: I don't remember if I've played there as a player, 446 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 3: but I've coached against Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, gone across to Idaho, Whitman, 447 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 3: Whitworth is out there. I mean, you've got you've got 448 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 3: all kinds of teams that are that are out there, 449 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 3: and you're right, it is beautiful. I think the one 450 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 3: thing it's going to be interesting is you know, time 451 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 3: of year, and obviously there are preparations going on at home. 452 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 3: Spokane is a fun place to go play a few matches, 453 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 3: few home matches. But I don't I don't know. I 454 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 3: don't know what we're gonna get. I don't know if 455 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 3: we might get a late snow. I don't know if 456 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 3: it's going to be cold. It could be sixty five 457 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 3: degrees and sunny. You kind of get, you kind of 458 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 3: get a little bit of everything. Like you you mentioned Utah, 459 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 3: same idea, So got to be prepared for for any 460 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 3: of the conditions there. But now we're bringing Kansas City 461 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 3: out there. You know, they're enough stranger to the snow, 462 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 3: so I think that those games are going to be 463 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 3: a blast and looking forward to seeing Kansas City again. 464 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 3: That's a team that you know has been at the 465 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 3: top of the league for you know, a few years, 466 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 3: but that's usually a really great matchup for us. 467 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 2: And then we play Louisville on March twenty eighth in Spokane. 468 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 2: And then we also April fourth our first match against 469 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 2: expansion side Denver Summit, which is reminder for everybody, or 470 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 2: here's late breaking news for you guys. Denver Summit have 471 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 2: joined the league and Boston Legacy all as well. So 472 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 2: Boston and Denver are now also in NWSAL really really cool, 473 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 2: and Denver is going to be one of the teams 474 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 2: that we actually play in Spokane. Huge thank you to 475 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 2: Spokane for being you know what we're absolutely calling and 476 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 2: this is very accurate our host city in a lot 477 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 2: of ways. Spokane is basically the rains host city for 478 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 2: these first three matches, so are you know, thank you 479 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 2: to the city of Spokane, and you know, hoping to 480 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 2: bring you guys really good show and three really cool 481 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 2: victories as we set up the rain to you know, 482 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 2: have a great twenty twenty six, not twenty twenty five. 483 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 2: I keep almost saying twenty twenty five. 484 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 3: I'll flip the page. 485 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 2: I will get there. I will get there. But along 486 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 2: sort of the lines of playing in unconventional places, Laura, 487 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: where's I want to take a look back at your 488 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 2: playing career. Where is And this is not because Spokane 489 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: is not a weird place to play. This is just 490 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 2: questions out of the norm, it's out of the norm. 491 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 2: It's out of the norm. So what is the most 492 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 2: out of the norm place that you ever played? I, 493 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 2: you know, back in the times where we didn't have 494 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 2: the proliferation of so many women's leagues and opportunities. 495 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 3: I played in Russia and that was very odd. I 496 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 3: even played there was one game I don't I couldn't 497 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 3: tell you where I was, but being being in Russia 498 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 3: was at the time kind of a mix between gosh, 499 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 3: historically for anybody who's in history buff you'd like you 500 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 3: just your mind would be blown being out there and 501 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 3: seeing both checking out historical sites and doing all that, 502 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 3: but also when you're in such a different environment, you 503 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 3: know they're they're challenges to overcome, but it can also 504 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 3: be a great opportunity. 505 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 2: All Right, what's the best stadium you've ever played it? 506 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 4: You know, I was having a kind of a hard 507 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 4: time with that one, Keilly. I mean, I've coached in 508 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:43,159 Speaker 4: some really great stadiums and played in some one I 509 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 4: was I was thinking this was a fun one and 510 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 4: shout out to to GM Leslie Gallimore. My first cap 511 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 4: with the national team, we played in Italy and it 512 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 4: was one of those stadiums that was just, you know, 513 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 4: very European, you know, very a lot of would, a 514 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 4: lot of you know, just those like old school of 515 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 4: a lot of character, a lot of history. 516 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 3: You could just feel it. I would say that that 517 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 3: was one of the coolest places that I've played. 518 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 2: All Right, what makes a great atmosphere as a player, 519 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 2: So like, if you could have a seminar with our fans, 520 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 2: what would you tell them really hypes you up as 521 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 2: a player. 522 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 3: I love the Rain fans and you can tell that 523 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 3: the Rain players love the fans too. 524 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 2: I think that we have they're the best. 525 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 3: Shout out to Super Bowl champions. I think that we 526 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 3: also have a twelfth man and it's a parallel because 527 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 3: we have eleven players. So there we go. But the 528 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 3: fans can make any stadium and any environment doesn't matter 529 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,959 Speaker 3: if it's the best, or if the pitch isn't the best, 530 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 3: or any number of factors you got going on. If 531 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 3: you've got support from the fans, that is that is 532 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 3: the number one. I will say that right. Along with that, 533 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 3: you need the pitch, so you want you want that 534 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 3: field to be right. But when we put that to 535 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 3: the side, I would absolutely say that the fans are 536 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:00,200 Speaker 3: number one. 537 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 2: Fans are definitely number one, and fans, we're going to 538 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,360 Speaker 2: be bringing you so many more broadcasts this year for RENFC. 539 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 2: We have at least ten matches that will be broadcast 540 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: right here on KJR. Jackson Felt, your host of Sounders 541 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 2: Weekly and host of Sounders pre Haff and Post will 542 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: be our play by PLAYBOYE and Stephanie Verdoya will be 543 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 2: joining him in the booth as the primary color analyst. 544 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 2: Stephanie has a huge career out in Seattle. She actually 545 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,439 Speaker 2: played for the Boston Breakers back in Boston, and when 546 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,679 Speaker 2: I was talking to her, we were actually in Boston 547 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 2: at the same time, which is very funny. And I 548 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 2: almost interned for the Boston Breakers. Actually I almost interned 549 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 2: for them, and they said that at the time I 550 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 2: was overqualified, so. 551 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 3: So now you just run everything here look at you. 552 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 2: Which I have to say I was not overqualified. I 553 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 2: think they saw a graduate degree and they were like, 554 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 2: I don't know what you can do to help us, 555 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 2: But I was not over trust me as someone who 556 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 2: then went into the working world Boston, you would have 557 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 2: been I don't know if it would have been pleasantly surprised. 558 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 2: I think it's not overqualified at the time. But however, 559 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 2: you know, the rest is history. And now I'm INWSL, 560 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 2: in the pistic the right place. I'm in the right place, 561 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 2: right place, right time. And then, of course Fox thirteen, 562 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 2: as we've discussed, it's going to remain the local broadcast partner. 563 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 2: We will be back next week and all season with 564 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 2: tons of special guests, rain news analysis stories. I'm gonna 565 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 2: ask Laura about all of her old playing stories and 566 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 2: all of her coaching and all of the stuff, because 567 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 2: I am nosy and I want to know all of it, 568 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 2: and I know that it's super interesting for all of 569 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 2: you guys too. You can find me on the gram 570 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 2: at Kielbasa. That is my dad's nickname for me, and 571 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 2: it was not taken on Instagram, so that is my 572 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 2: Instagram handle, Laura. Where can fans find you on social? 573 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 3: You can find me on Instagram probably the best place. 574 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 3: Laura Underscore shot shott Underscore one and yeah, I like 575 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 3: to post a lot of our rain work there. I 576 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 3: mean I'm on other social platforms as well, and but no. 577 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 3: Appreciate the follow appreciate the shout out killie. 578 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 2: Yep no and any topics, anything, any guess you guys 579 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 2: want us to talk to, let us know in cage. 580 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 2: Let us know, because this show is not for us. 581 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 2: The show is for you. So anything that you guys want, 582 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 2: anything Rain centric, just you know, shoot shoot us a note, 583 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 2: Shoot us a note. Very open, and please be kind 584 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 2: because the world is tough and let's let's just stop. 585 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 2: Be nice to each other. That's how I'm gonna leave this. 586 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 2: Everyone be nice to each other. Go Rain. Tune in 587 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 2: every Wednesday on ninety three point three KJR at eight 588 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 2: pm for Laura, myself and special guests, and we will 589 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 2: be back next week