1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're sending 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: subliminal mind signals to WNBA Award voters warning them of 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: slow death by hemorrhoids if they so much as think 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: about giving Asia Wilson a fourth place vote. On today's show, 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: we'll be talking to Orlando Pride defenders Emily Samson Kylie 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: Strum about the team's twenty one game unbeaten streak and 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: their impenetrable backline, plus a wild statistical anomaly, your postseason picks, 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: and look good, Feel good, play good. It's all coming 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: up right after this. Welcome back, my little slices. Happy Friday. 10 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: Here's what you need to know today in the WNBA. 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: The regular season has officially concluded and the playoff matches 12 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: are set, but we're recording this before all the games 13 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: are over, So this is now a choose your own 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: adventure podcast. Select the sentence that most accurately matches reality. 15 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: Thet won the battle for the eighth seed. The Washington 16 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: Mystics won the Battle for the eighth seed. The Chicago 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: Sky won the Battle for the eighth seed. So the 18 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: playoffs begins Sunday. The first round is best of three, 19 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: and as a reminder, the first two games of each 20 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: series will be played on the higher seeds home court. Also, 21 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: technical foul counts are now reset to zero. The first 22 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: round matchups are the number one Liberty versus the number 23 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: eight team. I just told you that, were you not listening? 24 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: The number two Links versus the number seven Mercury, and 25 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: three verses six and four versus five? Which teams are those? 26 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: That's what Google's for. Okay, get your popcorn ready and 27 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: hold on to your butts. It's playoff time. Oh and 28 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: since we recorded this episode before all the games were locked, 29 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: that Mercury Storm contest, a freaking ten pm Eastern start, 30 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: wasn't yet over. So we're just gonna guess at what 31 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: might have happened in what might have been Diana Tarassi's 32 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: last regular season game ever and potentially her last home 33 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: game ever if Minnie sweeps him the first round of 34 00:01:59,800 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: the PLA. 35 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: So here's what we do know. 36 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: The Mercury came prepared before the game. The team released 37 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: a video that honestly made us feel some things. It 38 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: featured a handful of folks, including her wife, agent, and sister, 39 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: along with teammate Britney Griner, reading a letter titled Dear 40 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: d here's a snippet. 41 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: If this is it, thank you will never be enough, 42 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: but it's a start. 43 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: Hello all of us. And before the game, every fan 44 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: received a commemorative T that said, quote the greatest of 45 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: all time period P E. R Io d T. And 46 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: on the back text from that aforementioned letter to DT. 47 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: The Mercury have been hinting if this is it, but 48 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: y'all the video and the shirt that really made it 49 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: feel like this is actually it Now what we don't know, 50 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: but we're guessing at after the game in which the 51 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: White Mamba scored let's say a points one more than 52 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: Kobe's best Yeah, yep, okay, and grabbed thirty boards yep, 53 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: that's correct. Yeah, all in fewer minutes, shorter games, and 54 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: got am I reading this right? Four technicals? She was 55 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: asked if she's retiring after the playoffs, and here's my 56 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:24,119 Speaker 1: dramatic reenactment of Diana's response, not telling you shit. 57 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 2: You'll find out when I figure it out, gocox. 58 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: We'll see how close I am to reality to soccer. 59 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: There are a couple of NWSL games tonight, and three 60 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: of the top four squads are in action. First it's 61 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: the number two Washington Spirit and number four k C 62 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: Current at eight pm Eastern, then number one Orlando Pride 63 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: at number eight BFC at ten thirty pm Eastern. There 64 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: are four more games this weekend, so we'll link to 65 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: the schedule in our show notes. More NWSL news New York, 66 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: New Jersey Gotham FC announced yesterday former team captain in 67 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three NWSL champ Ali Krieger will serve as 68 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: its first ever club ambassador. No, that doesn't mean she's 69 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: responsible for scheduling all the team's nightlife activities or will 70 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: should be tasked with leading the diplomats and staff serving 71 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: at a Gotham embassy or mission. Per Gotham's x account, 72 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: Kreeger's mission as ambassador is quote to elevate the club 73 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: women's sports and act as a connection to media on 74 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: and off the pitch end quote. A press release from 75 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: the team also states that the move is part of 76 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: the team's effort to keep collaborating with players after their 77 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: careers end and give them flowers for their leadership and 78 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: legacy and its breaking NWSL news. So Sportico is the 79 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: first report that Milwaukee Bucks owner Mark Lazry is nearing 80 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: a deal to buy a control stake in the NWSL's 81 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: NC Courage from Steve Mallick at a roughly one hundred 82 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: and eight million dollar valuation. The offer is for sixty 83 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: percent of the team, per the Sportico Report, quote Lazri, 84 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: who expressed interest in the Seattle reign and was in 85 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: the running to buy Angel City FC before will Obey 86 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: and Bob Eiger secured a control stake in the NWSL's 87 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: most valuable club at a two hundred and fifty million 88 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: dollars valuation. The Courage sit on the other end of 89 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: the NWSL's financial table, with one of the lowest revenues 90 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: in the league. The club has often been mentioned as 91 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: a potential seller given that near every other NWSL team 92 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: is either a new franchise or has a new principal 93 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: governor over the past four years, and most of those 94 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: ownership groups want to invest heavily to propel the league forward. 95 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: End quote. We'll keep you updated on that story as 96 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: we get more more soccer. The other day, we told 97 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: you about Team USA under twenty playing in the U 98 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: twenty World Cup. While they lost to North Korea one 99 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: nil on Wednesday in the semi finals, which makes this 100 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: the best showing for Team USA since their fourth place 101 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: finish in twenty sixteen. But they won't be grabbing gold. 102 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: They'll take on the Netherlands for the bronze on Saturday, 103 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: and it'll be North Korea versus Japan for the title 104 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday. We're going to take a quick break. When 105 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: we come back, we step onto the pitch with Emily 106 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: Sam's and Kylie Strum. It's time for group chat, where 107 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: we take the tea from the text and bring it 108 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: onto the airwaves and joining us today, we've got a 109 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: defender for the top of the table, Orlando Pride of 110 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: the NWSL. She won gold with Team USA in Paris 111 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: and was a national champion with her Florida Seminoles. She's 112 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: a twin. She loves Dakota, a guy, not a state. 113 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: She's got cat's name Linguini and Rigatoni, and she got 114 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: married in February, but her wedding's in December. It's Emily 115 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: Sam's what's up, Emily, what's up? 116 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 3: Thank you? 117 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: That was crazy? Also joining her a defender for the 118 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: Orlando Pride. She's played in Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain. 119 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: And she's a proud b u alum. She was on 120 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: the most recent NWSL Best eleven for the month of August. 121 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: She's just a quiet gal who likes to read books 122 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: and watch Jeopardy, but says she turns into a monster 123 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: on the field. It's Kylie Strom. Hey, guys, ladies, it 124 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: is great to have you, and we are really excited 125 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: to shine a spotlight on this defense for the Pride. 126 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: I get why we have so many conversations about the 127 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: goal scorers like Barbara Banda and Marta, but we got 128 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: to talk about the lockdown that's been happening with the 129 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: Pride of late. You shut out your opponents in four 130 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: straight matches. You set a new club record for longest 131 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 1: clean sheet streak. You've also set a new club record 132 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: for regular season minutes played without conceding four hundred and 133 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: eleven consecutive minutes without giving up a goal. So let's 134 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: just start there. Emily, what's the secret, Like, what's been 135 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: the secret to this incredible defensive stretch? 136 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 3: Oh gosh, I would say, although we're talking to two 137 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 3: defenders right now, it's definitely a team effort. Yeah, even 138 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: just like the midfielders from to the forwards. Everyone's included 139 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 3: in our defending and I think that's what helps make 140 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 3: it so successful. And of course, having players like Marta 141 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 3: and Barbara on offense, I think changes teams to their 142 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 3: behaviors and makes them play maybe a little bit more defensively, 143 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 3: which makes them makes our job easier. 144 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: That's such a defensive player's answer to just defer. That's 145 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: why I never could have played defense. I'm way too 146 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: much about myself. I'm like, give me the goals. Meanwhile, 147 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: you're just spreading the love. But it's true. It's incredibly 148 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: complete team and that's what's made it so impressive to watch. 149 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 2: And that goes back to the goalkeeping. 150 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: To Emily, Anna Moorhouse tied in NWSL single season record 151 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: the other day in your nil nil draw with Case. 152 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: That was her eleventh clean she of the season. So 153 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: tell me. 154 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 2: About playing with Anna and your communication back there. 155 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're trying to get twelve for her so she 156 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: can set the NWSL record. 157 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: Uh. 158 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, Anna's great. I mean, she's obviously has a big 159 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 3: presence and like, for example, end of the game, we 160 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 3: have a corner, like we have full confidence that she's 161 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 3: gonna come out grab the ball and just like secure 162 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 3: the win for us, or you know, get the shut 163 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 3: out for us. So it's been great, and yeah, I 164 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 3: think too. Part of what makes it so great is 165 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 3: that we can communicate in practice, like get it all 166 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 3: out there, like we can just she says her opinion. 167 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 3: She's a very strong opinion, which is good. And I 168 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 3: think I'm strong opinion too, So we can just like 169 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 3: swear it all out there on the field and not 170 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 3: you know, dance around what's going on. We'll just get 171 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 3: it all out there and come to a common ground. 172 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, Kylie, is there something in particular that the defense 173 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: has worked on or prioritized of late or is this 174 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: just a team clicking in the final stretch. 175 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 4: Honestly, I think it's just kind of like a mentality, 176 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 4: you know. I think our coach, Sam Hines, he was 177 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 4: a defense in his career, and yeah, we just take 178 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 4: a lot of pride in our defending. I think we 179 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 4: have like such good camaraderie from front to back, and 180 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 4: I think like the defensive unit is super tight and 181 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 4: like we all have a common goal. So yeah, hopefully 182 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 4: we can keep it going well. 183 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: Twenty one games unbeaten. That's the most in league history. 184 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: There's only a few weeks left in the regular season, 185 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: so how much pressure is there to try to go 186 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: an entire season without a loss? 187 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 4: Kiley honestly, like, like it's not a main goal for us, 188 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 4: Like we've broken a lot of records and all that stuff, 189 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 4: but it's never once been a goal for us. I mean, 190 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 4: we want to win the Shield, we want to win 191 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 4: a championship, I mean, we want to go to playoffs, 192 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:48,079 Speaker 4: which we've accomplished already, but we just want to keep 193 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 4: playing like our best games ever game. So that's kind 194 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 4: of the motivation here. No pressure with any of like 195 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 4: going undefeated and stuff. So we're just we're just going 196 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 4: with it. 197 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: Is it like a jinx mentality, like you don't even 198 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: talk about it? 199 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 2: Or is it like mentioned we. 200 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 4: Don't even talk about it on it Like I think 201 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 4: sometimes we look at each other, like we tell this 202 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 4: story a lot, Like in the beginning of the year, 203 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 4: but like preseason times, we were going through our schedule 204 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 4: and kind of like predicting, like you know, how many 205 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 4: points we would have and which games we would win 206 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 4: maybe like draw, lose, whatever, and we gave ourselves like 207 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 4: a ridiculous amount of points, like crazy and we're like 208 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 4: afterwards we went through We're like, guys, this probably is 209 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 4: a little unrealistic, you know, like let's be real and 210 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 4: like now we're like even out performing on me. So yeah, 211 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 4: I think sometimes we're just like, wow, this is crazy. 212 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 2: And we call that manifesting. 213 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: Right, you just put it out there, like here's all 214 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: the points that we want and then you just made 215 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: it happen. 216 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 2: That's awesome. 217 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: Let's talk about Marta FIFA World Player of the Year 218 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: six times, first football or of any gender to score 219 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: five different World Cups, first of any gender to score 220 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: five straight Olympic games, Like, Kylie, what's it like playing 221 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: with an all time great like that. You've had a 222 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: couple of years with her. 223 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 2: It's unbelievable. 224 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 4: Like I think every single day we step out on 225 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 4: the field with her is like such a privilege and 226 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 4: an honor. She is hands down the greatest of all time, 227 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 4: Like no debate, and the fact that she's like still 228 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 4: doing these things that she's doing like at her age, 229 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 4: like she's like getting better if that's even possible. Yeah, 230 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 4: it's it's just like such. 231 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 2: An honor and a privilege to be her teammate. 232 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: I remember talking to some of my Chicago Red Stars 233 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: players at an end of season event, and I ask 234 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: the question, like, is there a player that you got 235 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: out in the field and you have trouble just playing 236 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: with or against because a little bit of you is 237 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: like kind of freaking out a little And I feel 238 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: like that would be the case with Marta. Did you 239 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: feel that way when you were in your first couple 240 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: of practices together. 241 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 4: The coolest thing about Marta is like she'll never make 242 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 4: you feel like she's, you know, the greatest of all 243 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 4: the time, Like she doesn't act like it or anything. 244 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,719 Speaker 4: Like she's so humble. She's just like another person, and 245 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 4: it's like, you know, like you you meet her, she's 246 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 4: I'm like, oh, I'm kind of like, oh Marta, Like. 247 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know. 248 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: That's like oh Madonna, Okay, yeah one. 249 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. 250 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: Has she taught you anything or is there anything that 251 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: stands out from your years playing with her that that 252 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: she's taught you? Oh? 253 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 4: I mean I've learned so much from her, you know, 254 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,319 Speaker 4: just her like being a captain and the way she 255 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 4: leads is one of the most inspiring things. 256 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 3: Uh. 257 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 4: She's so passionate about everything that she does, like every 258 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 4: single training, like she's she's not there to just like 259 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 4: show up and you know, do her job, like she 260 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 4: wants to win. So I think she just showed me, 261 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 4: like what it what it takes to be a winner. 262 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, Emily, it's just her first year, but it feels 263 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: like Barbara Abanda is a legend in the making in 264 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: the same way. 265 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 2: What makes her so special? 266 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think she's a world class player. She's so 267 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 3: hard to defend. You know, there's times where I go 268 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 3: against your own practice and she's making me better, and 269 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 3: I hope I'm making her better. But she's obviously she 270 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 3: has her speed, and but she's good to you know 271 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 3: with like back to goalplay and like to connect with 272 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 3: as the nine. So she's got like both of those 273 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 3: aspects she's so good at like just a little flick 274 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 3: ons and to get behind the back line, and of 275 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 3: course her speed, Like she's just so good. 276 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, it feels like you have this incredible torch passing happening. 277 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: And I'm certainly not pushing Marda out, but like to 278 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: have the greatest of all time and then have this 279 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: player that in such a short amount of time has 280 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: sort of taken this league by storm. It feels very 281 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: promising for the future of this team, and that's really 282 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: nice to see. I think I don't mean this in 283 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: a condescending way, but there are certain teams that go 284 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: through such struggles that it's hard not to root for 285 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: them when they start to find success, and the Pride 286 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: are kind of one of those teams, like best in 287 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: the league right now. But things haven't always been so 288 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: sunny in Orlando. The team has missed the postseason for 289 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: the last five regular seasons. 290 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 2: They've missed the. 291 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: Postseason and all but one of the seasons that the 292 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: team has existed. You've already clinched a playoff, Berth. You're 293 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: playing so while, like Kylie, you've been on this team 294 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: since twenty twenty one, why is this year so different? 295 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's been a roller coaster to say the least. 296 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 4: So to kind of finally see everything coming together is 297 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 4: like the best feeling in the world. I think like 298 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 4: one of the strengths of this team and something that 299 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 4: makes us really special is just the bond and like 300 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 4: the culture that we have amongst the girls. It's something 301 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 4: that I've never experienced on any other team. And I've 302 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 4: been a part of some really good teams but something 303 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:01,479 Speaker 4: that we have is just really special, kind of unexplainable. 304 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, how did you deal with it when the team 305 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: was sort of the butt of jokes? I mean we 306 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: had Ali Riley and said LaRue and I was talking 307 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: to sid about her time there and how literally people 308 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: would be like, oh, if you play too badly, you're 309 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: gonna end up with the Pride. Like being a team 310 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: that's sort of the butt of the joke is hard. 311 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 2: How did you handle that? 312 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 4: Oh? Yeah, like nobody wanted to come to the Pride. 313 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 4: Like I remember there was like before one of the seasons, 314 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 4: there was like this meme I wonder if I could 315 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 4: find it, and it was literally like like you know, 316 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 4: Pride potential starting eleven and it was like Marta and 317 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 4: then like the rest was like a rock and. 318 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 319 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 4: Like but like we're like, oh wow, yeah, so we 320 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 4: were down bad, but we climbed our way. 321 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: Out of it. 322 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 4: You know. I think we made a lot of good 323 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 4: changes from you know, like front office standpoints and stuff, 324 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 4: and people have just really invested in the culture of 325 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 4: this team and took it really seriously. So it's pretty 326 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 4: incredible how drastic of a turnaround it took. In a 327 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 4: rather short amount of time. 328 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, Emily, it's just your second season with the team. 329 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: It's the only NWSL squad you've been a part of. 330 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: But I wonder how much the team staff, coaches, anybody 331 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: talks about those past seasons or previous struggles this year. 332 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was just thinking. I feel like one of 333 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 3: the main messages from Seb last year was just like 334 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 3: changing the narrative of Orlando. So yeah, people would come 335 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 3: to Orlando and be like, Okay, easy three points. Like 336 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 3: SEB would always just hammer that message into us and 337 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 3: he's like, we have to change the narrative. We have 338 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 3: to make it a nightmare for teams to come here 339 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 3: and play. And I think we just had that chip 340 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 3: on our shoulder last year of like, no, you're not 341 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 3: gonna come here and just get an easy three points 342 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 3: and go back home. Like it's we're trying to make 343 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 3: it a nightmare to come here. And same thing with Away. 344 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 3: You know, obviously it's a different like shot at you 345 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 3: when you go to another person stadium, but you know, 346 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 3: same thing, like we're not gonna this isn't going to 347 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 3: be an easy game for anybody. And I think even 348 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 3: from like two years ago to last year, like, although 349 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 3: I wasn't part of the team two years ago, we 350 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 3: did better and we were so close to making playoffs, 351 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 3: and I think even almost making playoffs was again more 352 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 3: fuel for us this year to be like, Okay, we 353 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 3: could have done it last year, and now we've added 354 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 3: more players and now we definitely know we can do 355 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 3: it this year. And I mean it's worked, it's been 356 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 3: I don't think it's any team has walked away thinking 357 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 3: it's been easy to play. 358 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: Us, certainly not since nobody's beaten you. 359 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't imagine. 360 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: I think it's easy to take a drawer or loss. 361 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: Speaking of going from struggling to the top of the game, 362 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: the US women's national team had its worst World Cup 363 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: finish last year, bounced back to win gold this summer 364 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: in Paris. You know, I've heard players like Glenn Williams 365 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: rave about the vibes, the energy, the camaraderie just felt 366 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: different to her from that World Cup teamer previous iterations. 367 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: What was your experience like in Paris? Did it feel 368 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: like the team was carrying the weight of that World 369 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: Cup failure or had moved on to this new vibe. 370 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely don't have the experience from previous years 371 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 3: and under different coaches and stuff like that with the 372 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 3: national team. But I think that was like one of 373 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 3: the first things that the team talked about and that 374 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 3: Emma talked about. Like she came in and just had 375 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 3: her what she wanted from the team, her expectations, and 376 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,719 Speaker 3: we would have like meetings that weren't even anything about soccer, 377 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 3: but just how can we build the togetherness and the 378 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 3: cohesion within the team and like forget all the distractions, 379 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 3: forget all like you know, previous results, Like let's forget 380 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 3: all of that, Like we're here for a reason. We're 381 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 3: a really good team. And she just did such a 382 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 3: good job of, like I said, building that cohesion between us, 383 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 3: and then I think the players kind of like caught 384 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 3: that vibe too, Like so when we would have our 385 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 3: team meetings with no staff, we would echo some of 386 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 3: the same things that she was saying. And I think 387 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 3: the players, of course recognize how hard it's been in 388 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,400 Speaker 3: previous years, and so I'd hear a lot of them 389 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 3: tell stories about like, oh, you know, like stay off 390 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 3: the media and like stuff. They have all that experience, 391 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 3: and so I think just hearing them talk about previous 392 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 3: years to this tournament. I think, I'm like I can 393 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 3: kind of get the picture and could definitely tell that 394 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 3: the vibes were way different. 395 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: You started out as an alternate. How did you approach 396 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: your role in what you could bring. 397 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 2: To the team. 398 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was honestly like forgot or I didn't know 399 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 3: the rules for the Olympics. So when Emma sits me 400 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 3: down and tells me you're going to the Olympics, I 401 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,719 Speaker 3: was like, what the heck is going on? So I 402 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 3: think from that moment on, I was like, which is 403 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 3: a learning thing for me? I wasn't like prepared for 404 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 3: that role or preparing myself for that role. Of course, 405 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 3: I was like, first camp, I'm gonna try my hardest, 406 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 3: but like it's just a week, and you know, it's 407 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 3: not about me, it's about the team getting ready for 408 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 3: the Olympics. But just the fact that it changed so quick, 409 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 3: I think, yeah, definitely learn from that experience to like 410 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 3: always be ready and so then preparing differently and just 411 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 3: knowing that at anytime something can change. And then of 412 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 3: course making the roster. I'm like, I don't think she's 413 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 3: gonna put me in, but like you never what's looking 414 00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 3: at happen, So just preparing myself in every way for 415 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 3: that scenario should have come up. 416 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, we saw a lot of different experiences. We saw 417 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 1: the starters thriving. We saw someone like Lynn Williams, who 418 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: was originally an alternate, coming in scoring a goal, playing 419 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: a huge role. We saw players suffer injuries and lose 420 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: out on their dream of getting to the Olympics, and 421 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: then even different experiences for alternates. You end up on 422 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: the roster getting a medal, and then you have alternates 423 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: that don't get that. How is that kind of balancing 424 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: getting and experiencing a dream but also being alongside teammates 425 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: that maybe didn't get out of it what they'd hoped. 426 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's like devastating for them. I mean, 427 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 3: I think the rules are just stupid in that regard. 428 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 3: I think they're there away from their homes across the 429 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 3: world for just the same amount of time as everyone else, 430 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 3: and they had to be ready to be called into 431 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 3: the squad at any moment, to be called into play 432 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 3: at any moment, just like the rest of us. So 433 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 3: I feel like I feel so lucky that I was 434 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 3: put on the I mean, yeah, that was put on 435 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 3: the roster I hate that people got hurt all that stuff, 436 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 3: but I just wish that they could yeah get the 437 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 3: get their medals too, because they were alongside every single 438 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 3: one of us the whole time. And I love like 439 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 3: during the podium during the metal ceremony, you know, people 440 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 3: took off their medals right away and put them on 441 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 3: them and we like got pictures and everything. So of 442 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 3: course that's not nearly enough, but I hope that they, 443 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 3: you know, felt celebrated and appreciate, appreciated and all those 444 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 3: things the same as everybody else. 445 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 2: Kylie were there. 446 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 1: Team viewing parties for the Olympics were all the Pride 447 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: folks watching together. 448 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 4: Absolutely every game we watched. The final is interesting for 449 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 4: sure because. 450 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: We had a. 451 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,639 Speaker 4: Yeah and then yeah, so that was that was a 452 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 4: tough one. You know, you're you're like so torn, but 453 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 4: it was it was so incredible to like watch all 454 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 4: of them just be on the biggest stage and smash it. 455 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 4: Like we were so pumped for and like I just 456 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 4: remember like like when she like got called into campus 457 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 4: and she was so excited and you know, like like 458 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 4: you said, just have the mentality like yeah, like let's 459 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 4: just you know, see, you know, I'm gonna enjoy my 460 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 4: time and you know, then I'm gonna go visit my grandparents. 461 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 4: After then she gets called in and like doesn't even 462 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 4: have a suitcase, Like. 463 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 2: It's sorry, Grandma. 464 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 4: Like such a cool story and like just so well deserved. 465 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 4: So it was it was awesome to see them. 466 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 1: Wait, so Kylie just said that you didn't have a suitcase, 467 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: so you literally didn't know the rules, Like you thought 468 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: you were going to go to campus and alternate, help 469 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: them prepare and then leave, and instead you're going to France. 470 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: So take us through that moment. Are you like speed packing? 471 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,719 Speaker 1: Like what's the plan there? How do you react? 472 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 3: Yeah? We were in New Jersey and I had packed 473 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 3: my little suitcase, my little carry on for one week 474 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 3: and so she yeah, she's like, you're going to the 475 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 3: Olympics and that's like a six week trip. So I 476 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,360 Speaker 3: like ran up or went up the stairs to my room, 477 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 3: called my husban right away. I was like crying and 478 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 3: all that stuff, and I was like, okay, I need 479 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 3: you to pack me a suitcase, like and I didn't 480 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 3: even have my past No, you travel too for the husband. Yeah. 481 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. 482 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 3: So then like the next day we like got on 483 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 3: FaceTime and I was like, yeah, I need that, I 484 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 3: need that or whatever, and he packed me a suitcase 485 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 3: and he sent it and it got there the day 486 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 3: before we left for France. 487 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: He had to mail your suitcase. Okay, first of all, Emily, 488 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: let's have a chat here. Why didn't you read the 489 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: rules or ask questions about like what's this process? Like 490 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: what happens after this week? 491 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 3: I was supposed to, yeah, go home, and then like 492 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 3: because a player got hurt and from the eighteen and 493 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 3: then you know, Lynn got moved up, and then I 494 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 3: got moved to the alternate. So I just I thought that, like, 495 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 3: once the roster was set, it was set, and so yeah, 496 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 3: I guess I should ask more questions and learn the 497 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 3: rules earlier. But yeah, Dakota, my husband had to send 498 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 3: me a bag and my passport. It was very stressful. 499 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: Okay, so you walked him through on FaceTime to pick 500 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: out certain things. But in the end, whatever the husband 501 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: packed for you, was that good enough? Or like, listen, 502 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: this is a very fashionable team out there. You got 503 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 1: to wear a lot of your Ralph Lauren stuff, so 504 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: that's helpful. You had some outfits planned for you, But 505 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: did you feel like you were like Oh, I can't 506 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: believe you forgot to put this in or I needed 507 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: this and I forgot it. 508 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 3: No, I felt I felt well prepared. I'm not a 509 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 3: good dress upper person. I'm just wearing We all were 510 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 3: wearing swubpants and T shirts, and the I literally could 511 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 3: have packed two suitcases or two T shirts have been 512 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 3: fine because I just rotated the same my favorite T shirts. 513 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 3: So yeah, I had more than enough while I was there. 514 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 2: All right, Good to hear, Good to hear. 515 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: How was it for you in that Olympic final You're 516 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: facing off against four of your Pride teammates, Marta, Adriana, Angelina, Raphael. 517 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 1: What was that like for you recognizing so many people 518 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: on the other side and then realizing that you had 519 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: to beat them and steal their dream. 520 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was definitely tough, just especially like with Marta 521 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 3: being her last in and out national game or last 522 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 3: international tournament. I was like, I really want to win. 523 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,479 Speaker 3: I want to go home with the gold medal. But 524 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 3: and I was even thinking too, like I can't stand 525 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 3: and like go back into the facility and see them 526 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,439 Speaker 3: all holding their gold medals and I just have my 527 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 3: little silver medal like that. But of course, yeah, I 528 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: mean it was it was really cool just to see 529 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 3: Audrey Marda and yeah, all of them Rafa get on 530 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 3: the field and super cool to be able to see 531 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 3: them after and just to like experience that with them. 532 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 3: It was really cool. 533 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: And you have an opportunity with the Pride to do 534 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: a little bit of a make good with Marta now 535 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,679 Speaker 1: on the same side with her, trying to help her 536 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 1: potentially go out in style. I know she's only announced 537 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: the retirement from international play, but boy, would that be 538 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: a pretty cool way to cap off this year. What 539 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: message do you have for the fans of the Pride. 540 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: I know there's been time to, you know, react to 541 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 1: the success you're having, and it's hard to demand this 542 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: huge outpouring for a team that has struggled in the past, 543 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: but I'd like to see Orlando get behind a squad 544 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: that's doing unprecedented things. Kylie, what would you say to 545 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: fans to try to get them to come out and 546 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: see what y'all are doing? 547 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, we have some of the best players in the world, 548 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 4: Marta Barbara Like, there's there's literally nothing more you could 549 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 4: ask for. You know, we're flying right now, so yeah, 550 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 4: we we have great fans. Our environment this year especially 551 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 4: has been like so great, and yeah, it'd be nice 552 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 4: if if one day we could sell out enter inco. 553 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 2: And keep this going. 554 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 3: How about you, Emily, Yeah, I would say the same. 555 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 3: Like the growth even from last year to this year 556 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 3: has been awesome. You know, we're starting to fill out 557 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 3: the upper part of the stadium, or not fill out, 558 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 3: but starting to get people there. So I just want 559 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,439 Speaker 3: to keep that going. Like, huge shout out to the 560 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 3: fans that have been with us, you know, through the 561 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 3: hard times and through last year, and that have been 562 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,640 Speaker 3: here every game this year. So bring your friends, bring 563 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 3: your friends, friends, bring your parents, whatever you got to. 564 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 1: Like, let's bring your enemies. 565 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, yes, exactly, literally anybody. 566 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 1: And the last thing I want to ask you to 567 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: is to tell me something about your team that most 568 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 1: of the fans wouldn't know. I feel like there's been 569 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: such incredible coverage of the soccer, but I don't really 570 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 1: know a lot of the members of your team as 571 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: well as some other teams. So give me some good stuff, Kylie. 572 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:24,439 Speaker 1: What's something like and team inside joke or somebody on 573 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: the team that's always like singing or or in charge 574 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: of the music in the locker room or dancing or 575 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: doing tiktokic. 576 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 2: What are some of the characters of your team that 577 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 2: we should get. 578 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 4: I don't even know where to start. Like I feel 579 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 4: like we have a really fun team. Yeah, Like I 580 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 4: mean Lauro a lot o cats. She's a special one. 581 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 4: She's bringing all the pregame vibes in the locker room. 582 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 4: She's getting everybody going. She's like so important to this team. 583 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: Oh God, Like there's so many What about you, Emily. 584 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would say as far as like tiktoks, like 585 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 3: mac cron gets her little squad and like Ali Lemos, 586 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 3: they like love making their tiktoks so on the field 587 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 3: and they yeah, they provide all that content for like 588 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 3: on the field tiktoks, which is kind of fun. And 589 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 3: they try to like pull someone of this in Like 590 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 3: me and Kyler are like, no, you got go ahead, 591 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 3: But yeah, they rope some people in somehow. Uh. 592 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's so funny because like we have some you know, 593 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 4: like Ali Limos, like she's so young and like I 594 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 4: feel like an old grandma, but like at the same time, 595 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:31,959 Speaker 4: like she's one of my favorite people. Like we just 596 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 4: like get along so well, and she just is teaching 597 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 4: me nonsense. 598 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: And with all the like international players and especially all 599 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: the Brazilians, are we mixing it up? Are we getting 600 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: like some Bossa Nova and some samba music and stuff 601 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 1: in there or is it? Are there little clicks of 602 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: like all the international players and then all the Americans 603 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: are hanging over here. 604 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 3: I would say, like in the locker room, it's funny 605 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 3: because we'll be like playing like you know, rap music 606 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 3: or you know, Drake whatever, Like I can't even tell 607 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 3: you who the new rappers are. I don't listen to 608 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 3: that crap, but they'll that'll be playing the locker room, 609 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 3: and I know, like come they'll like come a time 610 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 3: where like Marta and someone's like, Okay, we're like tired 611 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 3: of this, and then they'll like go over and put 612 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 3: their Brazilian playlist on, and then everyone's like, hey, a 613 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 3: little nice vibe, like let's go yeah. I feel like 614 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 3: they get yeah, they get fed up, and they're like 615 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 3: we're changing the vibe. 616 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 4: Then em comes in and puts like I don't know, 617 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 4: like journey On. 618 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: Or something amazing. I feel like we've we've got like 619 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: a movie in the making here, sort of like a 620 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 1: bring it on style, but like not enemies. It's just 621 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: the warring factors of the locker room Bossanova rap going 622 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: back and forth. Or we could get some pretty fire remixes, 623 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: to be honest, if you just put them together and 624 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: you combine forces. Well, thank you to so much for 625 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: joining us. Was so great to talk to you. Congratulations 626 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: on the success you're having. It has been really fun 627 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: to watch. And I don't know yet what's gonna happen 628 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: with my Red Stars and the playoffs, but I will 629 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: secretly be rooting for the Pride a little bit of 630 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: a side peace action here because I just want y'all 631 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: to see some of the success that has eluded you 632 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: in the past. 633 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 2: So good luck. Thank you so much. 634 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 4: Appreciate it. 635 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you, Sarah, I appreciate it. 636 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: Thanks again to Emily and Kylie forgiving us some time. 637 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: Don't forget that Pride unbeaten streak is back on the 638 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: line tonight. We got to take another break when we 639 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:27,479 Speaker 1: come back. You gotta say it with your chest. Welcome 640 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: back Orange Slices. With the final w regular season games 641 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: done and the statistical seasons in the books, wanted to 642 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,240 Speaker 1: share a wild statistical anomaly. So a couple weeks ago, 643 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 1: a newsletter from the Next Hoops dot Com mentioned an 644 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: interesting note regarding the Dallas Wings, the fact that the 645 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: team looked like it might finish the season with four 646 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: different seventeen points per game scores on their statue. According 647 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: to Sports Reference, that has never happened before in WNBA history. 648 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: So I kept an eye out the last few weeks 649 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: and it happened. Ari Gae Agunbowale, Natasha Howard, Satusabli, and 650 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: Odyssey Simms did it all average more than seventeen points 651 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: for the year. Now, it's worth noting that Simms was 652 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: a mid season signing and then was released, so she 653 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: played in just nine games for the Wings, and Sabli 654 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 1: was injured for the pre Olympic stretch and played in 655 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: just fourteen for Dallas. But the stat remains true. Now 656 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: it makes it so interesting. Isn't just that it's the 657 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: first time it's ever happened. It's that the Wings are 658 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 1: not playoff bound, unlike previous teams with three seventeen plus 659 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: point scorers. They've struggled this year. The Next pointed out 660 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: quote four previous teams in league history had three players 661 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: averaging seventeen points, two of them won a title twoy 662 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: seven Phoenix and twenty twenty three Las Vegas. Another lost 663 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: the winner take all game of possibly the most exciting 664 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 1: semi finals ever twenty eighteen Phoenix, and the other lost 665 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: one of their leading scorers midway through the season but 666 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: still made the second round anyway, twenty twenty Phoenix end quote. So, yeah, 667 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:50,719 Speaker 1: the Wings missed the playoffs, and even when they were 668 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: at their best offensively, they were still losing games. All 669 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 1: those three persons seventeen plus point teams had a lot 670 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: of success, but four teen plus point scores and they 671 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: couldn't even make the postseason. A case of too many 672 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: cooks in the kitchen. Could be They've also got the 673 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: worst defensive rating in the league. They sent opponents to 674 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: the line more than any other team and had the 675 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: third most turnovers in the league. Could be that, but 676 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: still first team to four seventeen plus point scores. So 677 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: congrats and we're sorry, and defense wins championships. We love 678 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: that you're listening, but we want you to get in 679 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: the game every day too, So here's our good game 680 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: play of the day. Make your picks. 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Oh and Nike just released a new WNBA 699 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 1: Portland tea, so if you're digging that expansion move and 700 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: you want some merch to match, we'll link to that too. 701 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: Now's your turn, rate and review. Thanks for listening, slices, 702 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: have a great weekend. And see you Monday. Good Game, Emily, 703 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:36,160 Speaker 1: Good Game, Kylie, Thank you. Ten pm Eastern starts. 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