1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: The fans really get me going. 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 2: When it's a big game, the crowd is sold out, 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 2: and you know, everybody's just excited, they're cheering, and we 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 2: get that first three, especially being at home, when we 5 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 2: get that first three and it goes in and the 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 2: crowd he erupts, it just like it feeds, and you know, 7 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 2: it really feeds into me, and you know it makes 8 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: me like even more excited or even being away if 9 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 2: we get an inn one and the crowd is silent 10 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 2: and we just hear our fans section, who seems like 11 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: they fill the gym. Kind of that energy that you know, 12 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 2: the fans bringing, that, the coaches bring, the bench brings, 13 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: it's just like it's big. 14 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 3: Welcome back to sometimes. 15 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 4: I hope we've got a freshman genome Today on the pod, 16 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 4: Quick Humble brag about our superstar shattered the ACC freshman 17 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 4: scoring record. Third is scoring in the NCAA with twenty 18 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 4: three point three a game, leading the NCAA steals with 19 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 4: four point six a game. ACC Ricky of the Year, 20 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 4: Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All American. You're 21 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 4: always catching her rocking some gold hoops, none other than 22 00:00:58,360 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 4: Notre Dame's Hanna Hidalgo. 23 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 3: Thank you propping on the pod. 24 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 1: Absolutely, thank you for having me. 25 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 4: No, I'm so excited to have you here, presented by Wendy's. 26 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 4: We're heading into tournament time, which is the most exciting 27 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 4: time of the season. So what song do we have 28 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 4: on repeat right now? 29 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: I'm really I'm really listening to gospel. I'm onto the 30 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: gospel soul right now. I feel like is Hosanna by 31 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: Kirk Franklin. 32 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 3: Oh that's good. I feel like I remember you saying 33 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: Melody's from Heaven. But also that's one of your go tos. 34 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: That's a go see. 35 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 4: Also, Okay, for sure that's one of mine too, anything Kirk, 36 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 4: if we're being honest, But jumping into just the landscape 37 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 4: right now, women's college basketball, it's insane. I mean, you 38 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 4: were ACC champs, close went over NC State first ACC 39 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 4: Tournament title under coach Neil So what were the vibes 40 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 4: like after the game, before the game, just what was 41 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 4: it like winning. 42 00:01:58,240 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 3: Your first ACC title? 43 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think just. 44 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 2: Going into the game, especially with Kylie going down, we 45 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: were playing for something bigger than ourselves, and you know, 46 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: we were playing for not only each other, but really 47 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: a lot for Kylie too. And so you know, we 48 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 2: know we had nothing to lose, and obviously we played 49 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 2: NC State before and so we kind of wanted I 50 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 2: get back a little bit kind of the way we 51 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: went we went down that game, and so we came 52 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: up with so much energy and we were just you know, 53 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: playing for each other. We had trusted each other and 54 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: we were all clicking. And you know, my team and 55 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: I we started clicking at the right moments, and so 56 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: we just came in with energy and we were fired up. 57 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: And you know, after the game, everyone was a static, 58 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: especially coach Ivy being you know, her first win as 59 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: a head coach and you know, she's done it as 60 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: a player, she's done as an assistant and now just 61 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 2: being a head coach and being able to do it. 62 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: And I feel like, you know, she was hype, and 63 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 2: we were all just high, just for each other and 64 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: just for her too. 65 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, And I mean, I think you said it perfectly. 66 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 4: You're picking at the right time, like this is the 67 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 4: time when you want everything to be clicking, no matter 68 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 4: what happened in the regular season preseason, like this is 69 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 4: when you wanted to be going. And so before we 70 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 4: get into the brackets, talk about your many awards real 71 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 4: quick that we have going on AEC Rookie of the 72 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 4: Year and Defensive Player of the Year. You're the second 73 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 4: ACC player to ever do that in the same season. 74 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 4: So talk to me about your approach on defense. How 75 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 4: are you getting these steals I got to see at 76 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 4: Georgia Tech. It's timing, it's quick hands, it's all these 77 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 4: different things. How do you just stay on top of 78 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 4: that every single game? 79 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:21,559 Speaker 1: Yeah. 80 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 2: I get my energy from my defense, especially just being 81 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: a smaller guard. I always being a smaller guard, I 82 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 2: had to figure out how to do something else because 83 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 2: scoring wasn't always my thing, especially playing against bigger girls. 84 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: And I was so small. 85 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: I didn't know how to finess and score over you know, 86 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: taller girls, and so I was always told that defense 87 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: was championships. So I always took pride of my defense, 88 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: and I feel like it not only gives me energy, 89 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: but it also gives energy to my teammates. When we're 90 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: able to get stops and we're able to run a transition, 91 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: like that's really our bread and butter. And so when 92 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: I'm able to do that, it makes it easier for 93 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: my teammates. 94 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 3: I mean, we. 95 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 4: See it night in and night out, you get hyped 96 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 4: off the defensive end, you get steals, all these different things. 97 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 4: I feel like your teammates feed off that energy too. 98 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 4: But moving from high school to college, it's an adjustment, 99 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 4: And so did you feel like, you know, there were 100 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 4: adjustments that had to be made obviously on the offensive end, 101 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 4: but on the defensive end where you're really making these 102 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: amazing strides as a freshmen, Like, you know, what have 103 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 4: you learned? What are those adjustments that you had to 104 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 4: make living, you know, playing in the note Dame system, 105 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 4: all those different things. 106 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, just going up in high school, I was able 107 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 2: to take the ball so easily, and it might look 108 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 2: like now it's so easy for me, but I've learned 109 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 2: and I'm still learning how to, you know, not reach 110 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 2: every time. Like in high school, I was able to 111 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 2: reach every time and still be able to recover. But 112 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 2: you know, now girls they're bigger, the stronger, they're faster, 113 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: and so I have to be able to learn how 114 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 2: to you know, contain and not always put out my hands. 115 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: Especially when we have low numbers, we're not able to 116 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: sub as much. So I have to learn how to, 117 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 2: you know, stay out of foul trouble, which is something 118 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: that I've learned a lot, and I'm still learning how 119 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: to you know, play without my hands, but just being 120 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 2: able to contain and not overdo it. 121 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 4: Well, I mean, it looks like the transition was seamless 122 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 4: for you. It looks like it's been going great. 123 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,119 Speaker 3: So love that for you. 124 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 4: But I mean, now we heard in the tournament time 125 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 4: and before we get into the brackets, selection Sunday is special. 126 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 4: It's so much fun, you know, having the whole watch party, 127 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 4: the whole thing going on. So when you guys found 128 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 4: out you were a two seed, what were the vibes like? 129 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 3: Was it excitement? Did you expect me that I have 130 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 3: a seed? What was it like? 131 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean just we have so many pictures of 132 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 2: everybody just like shocked, Like everybody's mouth was wide open, 133 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 2: that people were covering their their mouths and everything. 134 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: So everyone was just shocked. 135 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 2: And uh were a lot of people were saying, we're 136 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 2: gonna get the five seeds of the four seed, and 137 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: so for us to just show up as you know, 138 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 2: the two seeded, it really shows to how much we've 139 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 2: grown as a team and you know, how well we're doing, 140 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: you know, on the court and just playing together so 141 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 2: everybody was just I think everybody was shocked. 142 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, to be predicted of four or five 143 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 4: and the two I would be hyped up. 144 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 3: Like that's a big jump. 145 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 4: And I think you guys deserve it, like you were 146 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 4: stall in the regular season and winning the tournament really 147 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,239 Speaker 4: speaks a lot moving about talking about the momentum and whatnot. 148 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 4: But the brackets are tough, and Albany won with you 149 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 4: guys were in South Carolina, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Indiana, Oregan State, 150 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 4: Ole Miss, and y'all like that's hefty, and I think 151 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 4: that goes for every single region. And so how do 152 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 4: you feel about the region? Is there a certain matchup 153 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 4: that's catching your eye or you know Ole Miss got 154 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 4: us last year, so they're always so body I got 155 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 4: my eye on. 156 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 3: So yeah, what do you feel about your region? 157 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: You know, I mean I'm excited, and you know there's 158 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: a lot of good teams, there's a lot of athletic teams, 159 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: and you know, we're just excited to come in and play. 160 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: Of course, we're excited for that. You know, South Carolina 161 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: matchup prayerfully, we you know, we do well. Of course 162 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: we played South Carolina our first game of the whole 163 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 2: season and just us being a completely new team and 164 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: you know, trying to learn each other. I think it's 165 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: going to be you know, a lot different now now 166 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 2: that we're clicking with each other and we know each 167 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 2: other a lot better now. So we're excited for that matchup, 168 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 2: but really we're just taking it one game at a time. 169 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,239 Speaker 1: So when we play. 170 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 2: Can't when we play Kanstate, you know, just playing for 171 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 2: forty minutes, playing you know, each quarter and playing every 172 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 2: possession like it's our last possession, and just just going hard, 173 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: you know, every game. 174 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, I feel like the tournament is so interesting because 175 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 4: likebviously you have Final four in your sites. Yeah, all 176 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 4: these different big matchups, but like you got to take 177 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 4: care of business every single round because every game is 178 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 4: somebody's last game, which is so crazy to think about. 179 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 4: But talking about some of these other regions, Texas took 180 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 4: the one seed, and I think Portland for what do 181 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 4: we feel. 182 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 3: About Texas being in number one? 183 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 4: You know, they won the Big twelve title, just as 184 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 4: you guys did in the tournament. I feel like that's 185 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 4: another good matchup. You have Stanford anti State, possible Sweet sixteen. 186 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 4: Tennessee's in that region as well, like another hefty one. 187 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: So what do we think about that one? 188 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, Texas are a phenomenal team, and of course I 189 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 2: go my Madison. She plays, so of course I'm rooting 190 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: for her. I will love to be able to you know, 191 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 2: see her and kind of play against her. But you know, 192 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 2: the regions I tough the brackets and stuff. I saw 193 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: the brackets, especially with like you know, LSU and Iowa one. 194 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 2: You see like like, oh, I'm that one bracket, Like 195 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 2: that's a you know, a tough bracket. But I'm excited 196 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 2: because you never know, like a sixteen you know, to 197 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 2: come and take you know, somebody else and beat there. 198 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 3: You never know, like there's the. 199 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: Way that people step up during you know, March Madness 200 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 2: and just come to play. 201 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: It's just it's crazy. So you never know who is 202 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: gonna be. 203 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 4: Upset, seriously, And I feel like the other region with 204 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 4: both Virginia Tech and Syracuse, that's acc kind of royalty 205 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 4: right there, and they had great seasons. 206 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 3: But with Virginia Tech. 207 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 4: Losing Elizabeth Kitley, you know, how do you feel like 208 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 4: that impacts them moving through the rest of the tournament. 209 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, Liz is a great player and she 210 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 2: really leads that team. But you know, the little point 211 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 2: guard what mm hm Georgia, Georgia, Georgia. She's tough and 212 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: so she's doing a great job of being able to, 213 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: you know, take that team and put her on her 214 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 2: shoulders and kind of carry it. You know, she has 215 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 2: a lot of pressure on her, and you know, with 216 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: with Liz being out, it puts a lot more pressure 217 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: on her. But you know, she's a great guard and 218 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 2: she I think she'll do a great job and you 219 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 2: no leading her team. 220 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 3: Yeah. 221 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 4: And then the last region, which I feel like has 222 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 4: kind of gotten everybody going crazy, Iowa, Colorado, LSU, UCLA 223 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 4: in one corner is literally insane. 224 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,719 Speaker 3: So do you feel like that's the hardest corner of 225 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 3: the bracket. 226 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 2: That's a lot of talents, but that's that's a lot 227 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: of time, a lot of athleticism, and a lot of 228 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 2: guys who can just. 229 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: Float out ball. 230 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 2: And so there's a lot of dogs over there in 231 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 2: that little region. And so Finny who comes out on top, 232 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 2: because you know those are the top you know, four teams, 233 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 2: but you never know somebody else who's lower, who's not 234 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 2: talked about. 235 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: Ul just come and shock somebody. 236 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 4: So you seriously, never know there's a Cinderella team every 237 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 4: single tournament. Absolutely thinking about the tournament. I want to 238 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 4: get into the madness a little bit. And these next 239 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 4: questions are brought to you by a lovely sponsor, Wendy's. So, 240 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 4: which teams outside the ACC made you do a double take? 241 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 4: And you think could be a dark horse headed into 242 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 4: the tournament that came out of nowhere that impressed you, 243 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 4: that has just been like making upsets or making a 244 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 4: name for themselves. 245 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think who I was most impressed to watch. 246 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 2: I don't know if they're like underdogs, but like utah't. 247 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: Really impressed me. 248 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 2: Like Peelee, like the way I think we'd a couple, 249 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 2: you know, bring teams. They really shocked me. Like the 250 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 2: way that Peelee kind of carries her team on her 251 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 2: shoulders and she just scored forty against some some top team. 252 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 2: Like the way that they they they kind of they 253 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: play is like tough and obviously usc too. They have 254 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 2: a lot of dogs and how they you know, at 255 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 2: the beginning of the season they will run ranked and 256 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 2: didn't know anything about them, and now they shoot up 257 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 2: and now they're in the top talk every single week, 258 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 2: and so that they're also a top team. 259 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 4: No, I agree, Peelee's a bucket watching her do it 260 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 4: shit against South Carolina at her size, like insane to 261 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 4: be doing that against Camilla and all these other players and. 262 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: They yeah, har being undersized. 263 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: Yes, oh my god. Yeah. 264 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 4: But you know, talking about Peelee, are there any other 265 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 4: players that have been standouts to you? I know your 266 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 4: freshman class has kind of insane this year, So is 267 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 4: there any other standouts across the country that you've really 268 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 4: been impressed with? 269 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: Who else? 270 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 3: I like? 271 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: Of course I like watching you know, kind of like 272 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 2: the freshman I like especially girls that I grew up 273 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 2: you know, kind of playing against, the kind of playing with, 274 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 2: like you know, MICHAELA. Williams and how she contributes to 275 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 2: you know, her team, and you know, Malaysia for a while. 276 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 2: Ye I watched you know them play against Tennessee. She 277 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 2: was cooking, but you know, yeah, as a booker, she 278 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,559 Speaker 2: had to take on a big role as Texas as 279 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 2: the point guard went down. So just watching kind of 280 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 2: these girls that you know, I played against and you know, 281 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 2: grew up playing with and stuff like that, it's just 282 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 2: great to see how they're making an impact just as 283 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 2: freshmen and you know against these top girls. 284 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean the freshman class is literally insane. 285 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 4: Like as you continue to name people, it's just like, wow, 286 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 4: they're kind of start their team right now, Like they 287 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 4: all took on these huge roles, just like you did 288 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 4: at Notre Dame. But before we get into you a 289 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 4: little bit more, I want to talk about I feel like, 290 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 4: you know, just with the level of talent that we 291 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 4: talked so much about, fan bases are really rallying behind that, 292 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 4: right and it's. 293 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 3: So much fun. They're sellouts every weekend. 294 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 4: I know Notre Dame, you guys have huge crowds, but 295 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 4: you know, a lot of times moving into the tournament, 296 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 4: neutral sites don't really feel very neutral fan bases travel. 297 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 4: I know last year seeing all of Baton Rouge in 298 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 4: Dallas with the final four was crazy. So in your experience, 299 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 4: what fan base do you feel like has the craziest fans. 300 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: The craziest fans. 301 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 2: To me, Yukon had the craziest fans, but that was 302 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 2: that was that Especially it was that one was home, 303 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 2: so it was like, of course there's gonna be a 304 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 2: lot of fans there, but like I know, my parents 305 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 2: were up in the stands and my people were up 306 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 2: in the stands and they're going back and forth with 307 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 2: their little fans section. Their whole student section was yelling 308 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 2: back and forth to our So there's there's was crazy 309 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 2: newspapers and everything like. That was just a crazy atmosphere 310 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 2: to walk in and see just everything was white. Everything 311 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: was white. And then of course that was just a 312 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 2: small little section of green in our little corner. But 313 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 2: that was crazy. And of course the ACC Championship that 314 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 2: was crazy too. Of course North Carolina, so they had 315 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 2: a big fan section and it felt like a home 316 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 2: game for them, and so I'm proud of my team 317 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 2: how we were able to, you know, go through that 318 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 2: adversity in that hostile environment. 319 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 4: I didn't even realize that the a SEC was the 320 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 4: title was in North Carolina. 321 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 3: I bet they had a lot of fans. 322 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 4: The Notre Dame Ucon rivalry is always there as well, 323 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 4: So I bet that energy was just you watching on TV, 324 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 4: It's like, oh, that place is jumping. 325 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 3: Right now, it's rocking. 326 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: It was. 327 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 4: But talking about the ACC a little bit, the guard 328 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 4: players insane. You got people like dsh Fair, Dajah, Kelly, 329 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 4: George Amore, the list goes on. So who do you 330 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 4: feel like is one of the toughest guards for you, 331 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 4: because you're always picking up the best player on the 332 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 4: other team, right, So who's one of those tough guards. 333 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: I see the toughest guards probably top Fair, of course, 334 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: and then Georgia Jimo, those were the toughest. 335 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, we were. 336 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: We were throwing for Fair, we were throwing everything at her, 337 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: like everything, and she was hitting step back threes and 338 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: all that. I'm like, man, this girl's tough. 339 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 2: She let her team, she let her team really well. 340 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 2: It was it was tough to guard her both times. 341 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 2: First time and the second time was probably tougher. And 342 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 2: of course Georgia we were able to contain her. You know, 343 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 2: first half, I think she only had like three points, 344 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 2: and then second half she just went off and then 345 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 2: we started throwing everything at her. We were trapping, we 346 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 2: were blitzing, and she was just getting her shot out, 347 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 2: whether it was all this time basket or just pull up. 348 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 2: I mean, both of those guys are tough. 349 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: Scar. 350 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 4: I mean, it's crazy watching just how deep it is 351 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 4: on every single team, because I feel like probably when 352 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 4: you were in high school, when I was just starting 353 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 4: out in college, it's like, you know, there's a player 354 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 4: on every team every few you can skip a few teams, 355 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 4: but like nowadays, it's so deep. You got people coming 356 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 4: off the bench, you got whoever it is. But I 357 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 4: feel like the acc guard play. We didn't even talk 358 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 4: about tonight Latin at Florida State. Like all these different 359 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:28,359 Speaker 4: bucket getters. 360 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 3: That we have on every team before we talk about you. 361 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 4: We have a little switch up in our vibe here 362 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 4: my question of the day that I love to ask 363 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 4: our guests to really help me get to know you. 364 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 4: And so it's gonna be a lot of left field. 365 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 4: But my question for you is what's the largest animal? 366 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 4: You feel that you could be in a fistfight with 367 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 4: no weapons and you're in that animal's terrain. 368 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: And I would win. 369 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, like one you can win, Like you have confidence, 370 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 4: you have a big ego here, Like what could you be? 371 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 2: Okay, could beat I think I feel you're gonna say 372 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 2: something crazy right now. 373 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: Oh I think I could beat a giraffe? 374 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 3: Oh my god, that's mine. 375 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 4: I literally I say it every week. Okay, but let 376 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 4: me hear why why giraffe? 377 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 3: Because I have my reasoning. 378 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 2: I think their neck is so long, like they wouldn't 379 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 2: be able to see me, Like, I feel like I 380 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 2: can go under them maybe like push them over, and 381 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: then they went like they would just be down and 382 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 2: they would not see me. 383 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 4: No. I think the same thing, like if you go 384 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 4: for the knees and then get on the ground, they're done. 385 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 3: They're done. 386 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 4: Oh wow, Wow, We're just we're here too, right here, right, 387 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 4: we're right here here. So now we're gonna lock back 388 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 4: into you. Taking it back to the roots. Grew up 389 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 4: in New Jersey. What's the basketball culture like New Jersey? 390 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 4: Because I feel like there's a lot of hoopers that 391 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 4: come out of there. 392 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's definitely a lot of tough hoopers that come 393 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 2: out in this like Jersey, New York Philly area. 394 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: Like it's just like dogs. 395 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 2: I think we just have this chip on our shoulder, 396 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 2: like we played with this this different type of grit, 397 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 2: and you know, playing in you know where I'm from 398 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 2: that area, it was just like playing against all these 399 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 2: tough girls who like nobody knew about but they were 400 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 2: just gritty. 401 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: And they were just dogs, and so we kind of 402 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: played with this fire. It's just different. 403 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 4: N I can see that, Like y'all the DMV y'all 404 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 4: play with a certain ship on your shoulder. I feel 405 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 4: like it's all very much the same vibe. But growing up, 406 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 4: did you feel like you modeled your game after any 407 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 4: college players, any w players who did you kind of 408 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 4: find that inspiration from. 409 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, growing up, I didn't watch too much women's basketball 410 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 2: until like I started, like my junior year. 411 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: Started really getting interesting to me. 412 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 2: And that was like the year that Airy started going off, 413 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 2: and so I was watching her a lot. She won 414 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 2: her run, and so just her being a smaller guard 415 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 2: and her ability to be able to score over girls 416 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 2: who were so much taller than her, and how she 417 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: was able to lead her team. Like, of course I 418 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 2: watched her in that little that run that she went on. 419 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, well I don't have to tell her she was 420 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 3: my teammate last year. She would be, so do you 421 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 3: hear that? 422 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 4: But oh my god, she was a dog. We had 423 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 4: to play her three times that year. Every time I 424 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 4: was like I don't want to deal with this. Like, 425 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,479 Speaker 4: first of all, back up, why are you never getting tired? 426 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 4: You know, like, yeah, she's like somebody give her a 427 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 4: water break. And I feel like that's the same way 428 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 4: you are, Like you are relentless, you never stop going right, 429 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:22,959 Speaker 4: which I'm short as a teammate, I would love it. 430 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 4: I'm playing against you, I'm like, girl, catch your soup, 431 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 4: Catch your soup. But we talked a little bit about 432 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 4: your freshman class and it being just insane with talent. 433 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 4: So who are some of those other top players that 434 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 4: we're seeing killer now? You remember going head to head 435 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 4: with in high school in AU, at USA trials, all 436 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 4: those different places. 437 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, of course a lot of girls at USA, Charles, 438 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 2: it was like Malaysia, Juju, Mikayla, you know, Madison Brea, Jada, 439 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 2: like all those girls are Puliae Scott, you know, with 440 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 2: these girls Zoe Brooks, Zoy Brooks is also another you know, 441 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 2: tough guard. But just to be able to see kind 442 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 2: of what they're doing on their team now, and like 443 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 2: you talk about the depth and kind of even Zoe Brooks, 444 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 2: her coming off the bench was she's such a talentive player, 445 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 2: how she's able to score and how she's able to 446 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 2: move and finish over bigger girls, like she's another you know, 447 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 2: tough guard. And so those were the girls who are 448 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 2: making a big impact on their team and just. 449 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 4: As freshmen, you guys are all amazing and like seeing 450 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 4: you guys blow up on overtime and all these different 451 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 4: things like when you were younger, and see it carry 452 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 4: through in the college. 453 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 3: It's not amazing to see you. 454 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 4: But you're a Notre Dame now, as we all know, superstar, 455 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 4: you are a number five in your class. What made 456 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 4: you choose Notre Dame Because I know I saw you 457 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 4: at Stanford. We wanted to get you. But I'm so 458 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 4: like happy to see you thriving and it seems it 459 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 4: seems like you made the right decision. 460 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 3: So what set that apart for you? 461 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, Coach Ivy. 462 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 2: Just after you know, all the experience that I kind 463 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,919 Speaker 2: of went through, like with USA basketball in high school, 464 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 2: Like I knew what I wanted, you know, kind of 465 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 2: a coach, and I wanted to have that player coach relationship. 466 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 2: And you know, I'm big on family, so I wanted 467 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 2: to be in a family environment where I felt that home. 468 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 2: And you know, talking to Coach Ivy throughout the whole 469 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 2: recruitment process, she was just so you know, consistent. You know, 470 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 2: she treated me as one of her own and she 471 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 2: just recruited me. And you know, of course I asked 472 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 2: outside sources because you're only going to get so much 473 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 2: from you know, the inside sources, and so I asked 474 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 2: outside sources and I always got the same answer that 475 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 2: you know, with me, what you see is what you're 476 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 2: gonna get. And so you know she's she's genuine and 477 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 2: she's such a player's coach. And of course I saw 478 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 2: that when I came on my visit, and you know, 479 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 2: I really fell at home. 480 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 3: Well, I mean we also heard you had another guest 481 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 3: on your visit with Skylar Diggens. How was that. Yeah, 482 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 3: you didn't have a super star on your visit. 483 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was awesome, and just to hear kind of 484 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 2: you know how she talks and you know how she 485 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 2: sees the game, and you know why she came to 486 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 2: Notre Dame too, and you know this being Guard University 487 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 2: and like the connections that she built and that she 488 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,959 Speaker 2: still has, you know, even with coach Ivy and just 489 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 2: you know kind of playing here was just big. 490 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: And that was you know another reason I came. 491 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 3: I mean to shoot, that would send anybody over there 492 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 3: like that. I can just imagine my high school self 493 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 3: saying Salary's I would be like, oh my god, yeah 494 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 3: that was big, Like I get I'll clammy, but no, 495 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 3: I bet. I thought that was really cool. 496 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 4: But talk to me about like you get to Notre Dame, 497 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 4: you know you have somebody like Olivia Miles, she's out 498 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 4: for the season, right, so you come in, you're taking charge. 499 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 3: When do you feel like. 500 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 4: Was that time where you got comfortable? So I talked 501 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 4: to me a little bit at Georgia Tech and she's 502 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 4: talking about how she has so much trust in you. Right, 503 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 4: you're another coach out there. Did that come immediately? 504 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 3: Did it take time? 505 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 4: What was that adjustment like getting into being starting point guard? 506 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, just coming right in the first day I stepped 507 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 2: on campus, like, I feel like the coaches and my 508 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,239 Speaker 2: teammates just and still so much trust in me. Like 509 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 2: coming in with summer workouts, they were just like, hey, 510 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 2: shoot the ball, like but talk more like we're looking, 511 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 2: we're looking to you, like we need you on the 512 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 2: court to be our point guard and you know, to 513 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 2: kind of lead us. And so just coming in as 514 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 2: a freshman, you know, right out of high school and 515 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 2: just taking on, you know, that responsibility and kind of 516 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 2: hearing the upperclassmen and the older girls kind of saying. 517 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 1: Like, look, we need you to lead us. Just that 518 00:20:58,359 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: was just like big because and it gave me so 519 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: much confidence. 520 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 2: And of course it could be like a lot being 521 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 2: a freshman and kind of taking on that role, but 522 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 2: just also having that trust from you know, the coaches 523 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: and even my teammates. It just it gave me so 524 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 2: much confidence to be able to go out and kind 525 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 2: of do what I did, like you know, in Paris 526 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 2: and just you know, throughout the whole season. 527 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: So that was big. Like the trust they instilled in me. 528 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 3: I think that means so much. 529 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 4: Like it's really the people that you surround yourself with 530 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 4: heavily impact how you're going to perform, how you feel 531 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 4: as a person, And so I think that's so special 532 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 4: when you have, like even older teammates being to shoot 533 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 4: the ball like we need you to do this because 534 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 4: you all have that common goal of a final four, 535 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 4: of winning acc title, And so I think that means 536 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 4: so much. And you know, you're built for the big games. 537 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 4: They instilled that for you. But you you came out 538 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 4: the game, you're having thirty one against South Carolina, thirty 539 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 4: four against Yukon. What is it you know about the 540 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 4: big games that just brings it out of you? You 541 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 4: have it every night, but there's something about those big 542 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 4: games handa that we see. You know, what is it 543 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 4: that gets you so hyped up to play that way? 544 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: Just the energy. I think that atmosphere of the fans 545 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: really get me going. 546 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 2: When you know it's a big game, the crowd is 547 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 2: sold out and you know, everybody's just excited, they're cheering, 548 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 2: and we get that first three, especially being at home, 549 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 2: when we get that first three and it goes in, 550 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 2: the crowd erupts, it just like it feeds, and you know, 551 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 2: it really feeds into me, and you know, it makes 552 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 2: me like even more excited or even being away if 553 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 2: we get it in one and the crowd is silent 554 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 2: and we just hear our fans section who seems like 555 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 2: they feel the gym and just kind of kind of 556 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 2: that energy that you know the fans bring and that 557 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 2: the coaches bring, the bench brings. It's just like it's 558 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 2: big and you know, it really gets me going. 559 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I love like fans. 560 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 4: The momentum that it gives you is actually insane. Yeah, 561 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 4: And I feel like you don't really realize it until 562 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 4: it starts happening. It's like, oh wow, you're not going 563 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 4: your head's up. But a little bit about those older 564 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 4: teammates that you were talking about, You, Sonya, and Maddie 565 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 4: are kind of the big three, and you do have 566 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,719 Speaker 4: a great like supporting cast and all these people that 567 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 4: bring so much. But talk about the connection that the 568 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 4: three of you have, because it seems like that chemistry 569 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 4: is just undeniable. Like if I was like the team, 570 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 4: I'd be so annoyed. You know, maybe one of you 571 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 4: starts off slow and the next one gets going that 572 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 4: you feel on each other. 573 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 3: So what is it like having those two to really 574 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 3: rely on. 575 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's big, and it's it's so helpful that you know, 576 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 2: they're upperclassmen, so they know the system and you know 577 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 2: they've been in moments like this, They've they've been in 578 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 2: you know, these kind of situations, and so we need, 579 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 2: of course, we need everybody. It's not just three against five, 580 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 2: but we need the other role players who are going 581 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 2: to do their job. And you know, of course, if 582 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 2: one of us is not hot, the other two you 583 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 2: know they're going to be hot. And so it's hard 584 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 2: to guard, you know, all three of us because you know, 585 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 2: we're different positions and we bring something you know, different 586 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 2: to the game. 587 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: And so when all three of us are going. 588 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 2: When all five of us are going and you know, 589 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 2: we're just kind of connecting and we're clicking. It just 590 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 2: makes it We're just we're a tough team, and so 591 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 2: we just we need that from everyone. 592 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 3: Oh for sure. 593 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 4: And I mean now we're heading into the tournament and 594 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 4: it's unlike anything else, it's really hard to prepare for it. 595 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 4: It's similar to the ACC setup where you know you're 596 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 4: playing so many games in a weekend, but what are 597 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 4: you doing to prepare yourself for this first March Madness run. 598 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, just just saying locked into every practice. You know, 599 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 2: we're practicing how we're gonna play, and you know, we're 600 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 2: just bringing so much energy in every practice. We're going 601 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: game speed, we're being physical, we're talking to each other, 602 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 2: we're encouraging each other. We're just bringing that energy just consistently, 603 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,919 Speaker 2: and I think that'll really help us, especially with this 604 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 2: long break that we're on, just you know, right after 605 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 2: the AEC tournament, we have this long break, and so 606 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,479 Speaker 2: we're just trying to be consistent and you know, taking 607 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 2: every practice as seriously as possible and just being intentional 608 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 2: with every practice. 609 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 3: I love that. 610 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 4: I mean we already talked about you guys are peaking 611 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 4: at the right time. So my last question before we 612 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 4: get into our rapid fire here is I heard that. 613 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 3: You and Scarlet have a bet going on. Are we 614 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 3: allowed to hear what the bet is? Is this true? 615 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 3: Is there a bet with you and Skyler have a bet? 616 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 2: Me and Scarlet park at the beginning of the season 617 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: before anything, and she told me, like, you need to 618 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 2: be leading the acc and steals, you know. 619 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 3: Okay? Did that? Yeah? 620 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: So that was that was from what I know. 621 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 3: I'm okay, okay, we'll leave it that. 622 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 4: But our last thing is our vibe check, which is 623 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 4: going to be rapid fire answers. 624 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 3: Ready, okay, okay, what's the drill? 625 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 4: Don't be scared? Don't be scared. What's the drill you 626 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 4: never want to see on the practice plan? Uh? 627 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: I say triangle rebounding right. 628 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 3: That just sounds like a lot and we gotta run in. 629 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 2: A circle and then one of the coaches shoot the 630 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 2: ball and then we have to find a body in 631 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 2: box out and that's when the. 632 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,679 Speaker 1: Men are coming full. Yes, I don't really like that. 633 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, we did a similar thing like if they get it, 634 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 3: then you're running like no, and if. 635 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: You if you don't get it three times, then everybody's gone. 636 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 4: Everybody, Okay, yeah, this sounds horrible. Next one game winning 637 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 4: shot or game winning steel shot. Okay, and one or 638 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 4: three pointer and one Yeah, those get you hyped up? 639 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 3: All right? Group TikTok or solo TikTok group. 640 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: Group all my tiktoks are they're all group duo are 641 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: me and the team? 642 00:25:58,440 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 3: So all right? 643 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 4: Was the biggest trash talker? It could be on your 644 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 4: team or anyone you've played against. 645 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: The biggest trash talker. That has to be a player. 646 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, if it's someone else, you can see someone else. 647 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 2: My mom is the biggest I've met in my in 648 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 2: my whole life, talk about anything. 649 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:19,880 Speaker 3: I feel like doing that. 650 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: It has to be. It has to just be a 651 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: mom thing. 652 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 3: Yes, it is all right. 653 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 2: Who's the biggest flopper, the biggest slopper on my team? 654 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 2: A D A D Yeah, she man And she's a 655 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 2: little dramatic too. If you touch her a little bit, 656 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 2: she's gone. 657 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 3: She's all right. What's your biggest basketball. 658 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: I would say? A bad call? Okay, bad, a bad call? 659 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 4: Bad? 660 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 3: Yeah? 661 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: Who can't explain to me what why he called it 662 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 1: or why she called it? 663 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 3: Yeah? Or like when they don't give you one and 664 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 3: then the rest are like you can handle it bad. 665 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: I missed it that one. That one really gets me. 666 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: I got your time. I'm like, no, I wanted it. 667 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 3: I wanted it now there, right now? Yeah, thank you? Okay. 668 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 4: Who is someone you'd want to play two on two with? 669 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 4: And it can't be one of your teammates. 670 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take on two uh, anyone. I'm gonna do 671 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 1: a record. 672 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 3: Oh okay, that's good. We just talked about guard you, 673 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 3: so I feel like that's a good one. Okay. What's 674 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 3: your favorite pregame hype song? 675 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: That's tough. I don't really have a. 676 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 4: We can go back to Kirk anything, ye like any anything, anything. 677 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: Kirk really gets me going. 678 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 4: Like you said, least from Heaven. I'm personally also a 679 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 4: big like love Theory fan. 680 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 3: I feel like that. 681 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:48,199 Speaker 4: One never Hannah. Okay, okay, before after practice, listen to it. 682 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: I listened. That's in the practice. I listened to it. 683 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, no, no, no, it's gonna be good. It's gonna 684 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 3: be good. Okay. Our last question is what's your best 685 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 3: impersonation of coach Ivy. 686 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 2: I can't do an I don't have the heels on, 687 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 2: but she she'd be stumping her heel, and I have 688 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 2: seen that she's summer heel. 689 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm gona have to look out for it. Maybe 690 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 3: we'll get like an audio of the heel. 691 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 4: Starck put it over right now, yeah, yeah, yeah, Okay, Well, Hannah, 692 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 4: this has been so great. We're gonna need to get 693 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 4: you on it a couple of years when you're graduating 694 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 4: headed into the league. 695 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,239 Speaker 3: But thank you so much for coming on. It's been 696 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 3: such a pleasure. 697 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: Absolutely, it's been nice to you. Thank you. 698 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 3: I'm so excited to watch you kill in the tournament too. 699 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 3: Thank you so much. 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