1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're obsessed 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: with Nfler Miles Garrett narrating girlfriend Chloe Kim's Get Ready 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: with Me video The contour. 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 2: It is that? What this is? 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 3: Its contouring? Mm hmm, sexy high Gortina, It's too good. 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: It's Monday, April twenty seventh, and on Today Show, Olympic 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: champion and captain of the PWHL's Boston Fleet, Megan Keller 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: talks about the fleet's focus heading into the playoffs, what 9 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: it was like taking on the role of captain this year, 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: and her favorite memories from the Milan Courtina gold medal 11 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: game and all the ensuing celebrations like going on SNL 12 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: and meeting Connor story, plus the w is so back. 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: All good things must come to an end. And the 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: field in Madrid is sick. Oh I'm sorry, read that wrong. 15 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: The field in Madrid is actually sick. It's all coming 16 00:00:52,680 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: up right after this welcome back slices. Here's what you 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: need to know today. Starting with hoops, the WNBA preseason 18 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: officially got underway over the weekend, and hoo boy, am 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: I excited to say that there was a real minute 20 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: there in the offseason where we weren't sure if or 21 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: when this weekend would come. While the outcomes don't matter, 22 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: these are our first looks at the rookies and a 23 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: bunch of teams that look wildly different from last year. 24 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: The action started Saturday with the Indiana Fever taken down 25 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: the New York Liberty one nine ninety one. The Fever 26 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: were led by Shatory Walker, kimbro and Kelsey Mitchell with 27 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: eighteen points apiece, and Caitlin Clark returned to the court 28 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: for just under seventeen minutes, putting up seven points, including 29 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: one of her signature three pointers. It was great to 30 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: see Clark back out there after she played just thirteen 31 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: games last season dealing with multiple injuries. Fever rookie Raven 32 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: Johnson also got on the board with six points in 33 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: a game hiat assists in her first ever WNBA action. 34 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: Later on Saturday, the Minnesota Links beat the Washington Mystics 35 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: seventy seven to sixty seve and the Golden State Valkyries 36 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: just got past the Seattle Storm seventy eight seventy six. 37 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: In that one, Storm rookie Flagee Johnson got her first 38 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: WNBA minutes against the Valkyries, the team who drafted her 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: then immediately traded her. Despite the l Johnson still put 40 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: up a strong performance for the Storm with twelve points 41 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: and four rebounds in twenty three minutes. Also on Saturday, 42 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky one eight one 43 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: oh four in the w's first ever game. 44 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 3: In South Dakota. 45 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: A sellout crowd of three thousand, three hundred and fifty 46 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: seven showed up at the Sandford Pentagon in Sioux Falls 47 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: to see South Dakota native and Phoenix head coach Nate 48 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: Tibbets lead the Mercury to a win, and Kalia Copper 49 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: even showed up to the game in Tibbet's old University 50 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: of South Dakota, Jersey. Preseason games continue on Wednesday. We'll 51 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: put a link to the schedule in the show notes, 52 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: and we'll keep you posted on how the new lineups 53 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: are shaping up ahead of the first official tip off. 54 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: More hoops, the WNBA has announced Court Origin Nights games 55 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: during which players for the three original WNBA franchises still 56 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: in action, the New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks and 57 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: Phoenix Mercury will wear nineteen ninety seven inspired throwback jerseys, 58 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: and the games will feature other throwback elements both in 59 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: arena and on the broadcasts. The Liberty announcement video is 60 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: worth a watch and will definitely be a real nostalgia 61 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: trip for w fans of a certain age. 62 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 3: We'll link to it in the show. 63 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: Notes to International Hoops and the Project B League, which 64 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: has announced the signing of Atlanta Smith, Australian Olympian and 65 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: last year's WNBA CO Defensive Player of the Year, now 66 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 1: with the Dallas Wings. A spokesperson for the league also 67 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: told Front Office Sports that Kelsey Mitchell will be a 68 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: part of the league's first season this fall. Despite the 69 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: Fever star's comments on Wednesday, take a listen. 70 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 4: It would have to be a drastic unique situation for 71 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 4: me to go back overseas. I'm not even gonna lie 72 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 4: to y'all I where I'm out in my career now. 73 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 4: I just I'd rather, like, you know, play as smart, 74 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 4: make sure my body is what it needs to be, 75 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 4: and also, you know, respecting my craft. I feel like 76 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 4: sometimes when you go overseas, you sid of like some 77 00:03:58,560 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: of the skills that you know are some of the 78 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 4: perfecting all your skills that you miss out on just 79 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 4: because you're trying to make a couple of dollars. Like 80 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 4: I said, I got a soul and so I'd rather 81 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 4: like make sure that I'm right before I want to 82 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 4: keep on overseas and missing out on a lot, but 83 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 4: on rival is still yeah, for sure, And that was 84 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 4: a good basketball. I was in the United States, so 85 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: I can't really complain awkward. 86 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 3: We'll keep you updated on that story. 87 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: To soccer, the NWSL returned to the pitch over the 88 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: weekend after breaking for the April FIFA window. Racing Louisville 89 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: got their first one of the year Friday, beating the 90 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: Orlando Pride three to two thanks to two goals aka 91 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: Abrace from Racing's Lauren Malay. Barbara Banda had a brace 92 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: for Orlando in the loss. Later on Friday, the Casey 93 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: current season struggles continued, failing to find the back of 94 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: the net against the Washington Spirit and falling four nothing 95 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: in front of a sold out crowd of over nineteen 96 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: thousand fans. The wind marked the Spirit's first home victory 97 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: of the season. Lacy Santos had a brace in the win. 98 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: Claudia Martinez became the first Paraguayan player to score an 99 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: NWSL goal, and Spirit forward Trinity Rodman had an assist 100 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: and her first goal of the season. She hit the 101 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: cell avi, performing a dialed in celebration by holding her 102 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: hand to her ear like a phone, just like her 103 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: BF tennis player Ben Shelton does. The Spirit chalked up 104 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: their win to a new good luck charm. While training 105 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: out in San Jose before their first win of the 106 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: season against AFC, the team fell in love with the 107 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: plastic coyotes meant to protect the practice pitch from geese 108 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: and other critters. So President of Soccer Ops in front 109 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: of the Show, Hailey Carter, ordered a replica coyote to 110 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: the Spirit facilities, and Jose, named after San Jose, is 111 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: the team's new mascot. Keep an eye out for appearances 112 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: from the coyote with every Spirit win. Of the four 113 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: Saturday NWSL matches, most notable was the San Diego waves 114 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: amazing comeback to take down the Denver Summit three to two. 115 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: The Wave were down two nail at the half, but 116 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: something good must have gone down in that locker room 117 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: because they came out swinging in the second half, scoring 118 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: three goals in sixteen minutes. Now one of those goals 119 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: was an own goal by the Summits Carson Pickett. But 120 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: a wins a win, the Wave keep their spot atop 121 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: the league standings, and they haven't lost a game since 122 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: their season opener. Meantime, the expansion Boston Legacy are still 123 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: looking for that first win. They fell to the Chicago 124 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: Stars to nil on Saturday. Well link to the schedule 125 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: in the show notes so you can check out the 126 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: results from the rest of the weekends matches to the PWHL. 127 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: The Ottawa Charge sealed up the fourth and final playoff 128 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: spot with a three to nothn win over the Toronto. 129 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 3: Scepters on Saturday. 130 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: Goaltender Gwyneth Phillips stopped all forty one shots that came 131 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: her way for a fourth straight win and third shutout 132 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: of the season. Meantime, the Montreal Victoire secured the number 133 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: one spot in the postseason with a two to one 134 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: shootout win over the Seattle torrent in front of a 135 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: sold out Climate Pledge Arena crowd of seventeen one hundred 136 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,679 Speaker 1: and fifty one that included singer Brandy Carlyle, who dropped 137 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: the ceremonial puck to kickoff Pride Night the Torrent put 138 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: up a hell of a fight in their final game, 139 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: finally losing in the sixth round of the shootout. Despite 140 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: the effort, they ended up second in the gold Planned 141 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: Draft order standings, so the first overall pick of the 142 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 1: draft will go to the Vancouver Goldeneyes. Looking ahead to 143 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs, the number one seed gave the Victoire the 144 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: power to choose their first round opponent, and they bravely, 145 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: perhaps foolishly, chose the number three seed Minnesota Frost, the 146 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: two time Walter Cup champions who upset higher seeds in 147 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: the semis of both their championship runs. 148 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 3: It's a bold strategy, Cotton. We'll see if it works 149 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 3: out for him. 150 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: That semi final series will start Saturday at two pm 151 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: Eastern at plas Bell in Quebec, and that means the 152 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: Fleet will face the Charge. That matchup will open up 153 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: the semis Thursday at seven pm Eastern at the songa 154 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: Is Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. Now just a reminder that 155 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: across the first two seasons of the PWHL, not a 156 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: single one or two seed team has ever won a 157 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: semi final series. Lower seeds have taken all four in 158 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: league history. More p WHL with the regular season in 159 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: the books. Friend at the show in Minnesota, Frost forward 160 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: Kelly Panic has officially locked up the season's Points leader 161 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: award and Top Goalscorer award. Panic set of p WHL 162 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: single season record with thirty three points in games, including 163 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: sixteen goals. Frost forward Taylor Heize finished second in the 164 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: points race with thirty while Boston's Jesse Eldridge and ottawas 165 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: Rebecca Leslie tied for second in the goals race with 166 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: fourteen apiece. 167 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 3: Across the Pond and to the Roads, the London. 168 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: Marathon took place Sunday morning, with Ethiopian tigist Acepha breaking 169 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: her women's only world record to win the race in 170 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: two hours, fifteen minutes and forty one seconds. That's an 171 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: average pace of five minutes ten seconds per mile. Now. 172 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: It was a three women battle until the final minute 173 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 1: of the race, when defending champion Asepha pulled ahead of 174 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: kenyons Helen Obiri and Joyce Lynd jip Costkay, laying down 175 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: the hammer and finishing in record time. Now, by the way, 176 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: if you're wondering what it means for Acepha's time to 177 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: be the women's only world record. That qualification gets added 178 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: for women's races that are run without men on the course. 179 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: The rationale goes that men are bigger and faster than women, 180 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: so if they're on the course, it allows the women 181 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: to be shielded from the wind or paced by the men, 182 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: leading to an overall faster time. World Athletics Running's global 183 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: governing body has two different world records for women. 184 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 3: Now, men do run the London Marathon. 185 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: But they start the race thirty minutes later than the 186 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: women do, so any women's record set on the London 187 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: course doesn't get to be called. 188 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 3: The outright world record, but for what it's worth. 189 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: A Cepha is also third on the all time boys 190 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: allowed world recordless with her personal best of two eleven 191 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: fifty three from back in twenty twenty three. Also, Cynthia 192 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: Arrivo of Wicked Fame ran the race, and she finished 193 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: it in three hours and twenty one minutes. She just 194 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: keeps on defying gravity, speaking of that song was playing 195 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: as she crossed the finish line perfect to golf Us 196 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: pro Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship in Houston on Sunday, 197 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: a massive five shot victory for the twenty seven year 198 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: old who dominated the field all weekend. Long the win 199 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: Mark's courts, third career major championship and seventeenth LPGA Tour win. 200 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: She's expected to jump from number two to number one 201 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: in the world rankings, dethroning Thailand's Gino Titkun, who surprisingly 202 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: missed the cut by one shot. Korda walks away with 203 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: one point three five million dollars and at a new 204 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: tradition tied to the tournament's relocation from California to Texas 205 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: a few years ago. 206 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 3: She'll also get two pairs. 207 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: Of cowboy boots, one custom pair to wear and one 208 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: golden pair to display. The move of the tournament also 209 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: meant saying goodbye to Poppy's Pond at Mission Hill, but 210 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: not to the traditional winner's leap. On Sunday, Quorda and 211 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: team christened the new man made Victory Pool at Houston's 212 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: Memorial Park. Now. One controversy that came up on Sunday 213 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,479 Speaker 1: had nothing to do with golf, but instead the broadcast. 214 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: Corda teed off at twelve oh eight pm, but the 215 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: Peacock coverage didn't start until one thirty pm, and NBC 216 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: coverage didn't start until two, so for over an hour 217 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: on the final Sunday of the LPGA's first major of 218 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: the year, with one of the world's top golfers in 219 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: the lead, there was no way to watch the competition 220 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: on TV. 221 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: Now. 222 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 3: Fans weren't happy. 223 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: With the move, especially with the fact that even the 224 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: streaming started late. We put out an ass to NBC 225 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: and Peacock to see what happened, and a member of 226 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: the NBC comms team replied, quote, NBC Sports has four 227 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: hours of Chevron coverage on each weekend day, and we 228 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: show the conclusion of the round slash. 229 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: Event end quote. 230 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: Now, I guess it makes sense if they've only got 231 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: a four hour window to prioritize folks getting to watch 232 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: the end of the event, But not sure why the 233 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: streaming wouldn't begin when the event does. 234 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 3: To tennis, where. 235 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: An illness is making its way through the Madrid Open, 236 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: US Pro Madison Keys was among the first women to fall, 237 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: victim dropping out on Friday morning, then Egos Fiantek had 238 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: to call it quits mid match, and on Sunday, world 239 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 1: number three Coco Goff threw up while on the court, 240 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: running off to the side during the second set. Of 241 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: her match, Goff somehow rallied to win, saying she felt 242 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: a lot better after getting sick. Hopefully she'll be feeling 243 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: one hundred percent for her fourth round match against thirteenth 244 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: seed Linda Noskova. Noskova herself benefited from a walkover on 245 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: Sunday after her opponent fell victim to the virus and 246 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: was unable to take the court. So maybe no postmatch 247 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: handshakes for the rest of the tournament then. As for 248 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: the players staying healthy, things mostly went chalked through the weekend. 249 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: A couple of US women fell to opponents earlier than expected, 250 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: though Taylor Townsend lost in straight sets in the opening 251 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: round last week, and world number five Jessica Pagoula lost 252 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: in straight sets on Sunday. The Round of sixteen takes 253 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: place throughout the day today, we're going to take. 254 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 3: A break when we come back. 255 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: It's American hero Megan Keller. I caught up with her 256 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: on Friday ahead of the Fleet's final regular season game, 257 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: stick Around. 258 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 3: Joining us now. 259 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: She's the captain of the PWHL's Boston Fleet and at 260 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: defensive stalwart who also knows how to find the back 261 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: of the net. She's represented Team USA at three Olympics, 262 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: including the most recent Winter Games in Milan, Courtina, where 263 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: she scored the overtime golden goal to lift TM USA 264 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: to the victory over Canada. She's one of only six 265 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: American hockey players with two Olympic gold medals, and she's 266 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: a six. 267 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 3: Time World champ two. 268 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 1: She played her college hockey for Boston College, where she 269 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: was honored three times as a Patti Casmeyer finalist and 270 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 1: was a two time Cammi Granado Award winner as Hockey 271 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: East Player of the Year, the only defense woman ever to. 272 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 3: Win the award. 273 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: She's a Michigander, a former Honey Baked kid. And we're 274 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: not talking Ham, or are we? And she used to 275 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: have stenciled above her bed the words dream until your 276 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: dreams Come true. 277 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 3: It's American hero. Megan Keller. Hi, Megan, Hi. 278 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 5: How are you doing? I can't believe how many facts 279 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 5: you know? 280 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 3: There's so many more than that. 281 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: Your bio is extensive and impressive, But of course we 282 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: have to start with the most important thing, which is 283 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: is that Honey Baked youth league hockey team you were 284 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: on sponsored by the Ham. 285 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 3: Is that what's going on there? 286 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: That is it's named after them, but I don't know 287 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 2: if we ever got any free hams or anything for 288 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 2: its Bushley Thanksgiving. 289 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: The very least you get a ham or two if 290 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: you're going to rock the name. Before we get to 291 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: the fleet. We do have to talk about the Olympics 292 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: because it's been a few months. But wow, I still 293 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: think about that incredible gold medal game and I did 294 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: not play in it and score the winning goals. 295 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 3: So I imagine every once. 296 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: In a while, maybe every day, you get a quick 297 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: memory or a quick reminder, and do you still freak 298 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: out a little bit about it? 299 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 5: Yeah? I do, not as much as my parents. 300 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 2: I'd say, not to throw them under the bus, but 301 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: they'll start a lot of their mornings with overtime. 302 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: Oh my god, that's so cute. They'll go back and 303 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: rewatch every day. 304 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 3: They will. 305 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 5: Yeah. 306 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 2: So I'm happy it ended well because if they were rewatching, 307 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 2: my dad likes to rewatch the tapes. 308 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 5: If it was a loss, that would have been a 309 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 5: lot tougher. 310 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 3: Wow. 311 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, it's really nice to know your parents 312 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: are proud. My parents are lawyers, and my dad the 313 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: amount of times they'll say, like, oh, it just came 314 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: up in a meeting. 315 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 3: I'm like, did it? 316 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: Dad? Did it? 317 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 3: Somehow what I do for a living came up in 318 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 3: a meeting. 319 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: I sincerely doubt it was the other person who brought 320 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: it up, but it's always nice to feel like they're 321 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: proud of you. I'm curious, so do your parents have 322 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: to watch the version with ads or you know, do 323 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: they have a DVRD so that they can skip through them? 324 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 3: How did they watch? 325 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 5: Oh? 326 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 2: It's dvard Okay, good, good, Yeah, skip right to the 327 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 2: good part. 328 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 3: Right to the good part. 329 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: Speaking of the good part, the celebration, the media tour. 330 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: It was so fun watching y'all get your flower. What 331 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: was the best part for you of that? 332 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 2: Probably right after, I mean just hanging out with all 333 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 2: the friends and family that made the trip over and 334 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 2: the whole team. I think we got three days together, 335 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 2: which is pretty awesome. We don't get to spend a 336 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 2: whole lot of time together throughout the year, so and 337 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 2: when we do, we're you know, we're competing, we're working 338 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 2: towards the end goal of winning a gold medal. So 339 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 2: to accomplish that and then just get the chance to 340 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 2: celebrate and hang out is really special. 341 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: Tell me everything about Connor story, tell me everything about 342 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: Saturday Night Live. I'm obsessed. That was my dream job. 343 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: I've gotten to go see it twice. But you got 344 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: to be behind the scenes and like all of that. 345 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 3: So what was that Like? 346 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was the pinch me moment where I was like, 347 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 2: what am I doing here? 348 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 5: Really cool? 349 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: Like he is one of the nicest people that I've 350 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 2: ever met, and to see all that goes in behind 351 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 2: the scenes, it's a totally different world than what we're 352 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 2: used to. And I think I was more nervous for 353 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 2: that than the Gold Medal game, getting up there and 354 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 2: live TV and like, I just hold I remember how 355 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 2: to read, I know when to deliver my lines. He 356 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 2: gave me like a nudge at one point to be like, okay, 357 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 2: you can go now. 358 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, you guys nailed it. 359 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I have to say my husband was cracking 360 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: up because he was in the room as I was 361 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: watching it live, and you know, the guys came out 362 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: and I was like, Ugh, the women should be there, 363 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: and then you guys came out and I was like, 364 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: oh my god, they're there. And then the lines were perfect, 365 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: the delivery was perfect, and then I was just like 366 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: furiously on social media like, oh my. 367 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 3: God, they've nailed that. Whoever wrote that was perfect? 368 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: Like did you get a chance to talk to any 369 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: of THETHNL writers that actually it seemed like they knew 370 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: exactly the note to hit. 371 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, they played it perfectly, really like brought everybody together 372 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 2: and like made it funny and light. And the cheer 373 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 2: that we got when we came out was crazy. Like 374 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 2: in dress rehearsals, I didn't realize even there was gonna 375 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 2: be a live audience for that one. Yeah, and when 376 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: we went out, the cheer was absurd. And I had 377 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 2: the first line after that, and I was like, when 378 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 2: do I go, Like they just kept cheering. 379 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, you got to wait for it to die down. Yeah, 380 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: that was my favorite part. 381 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 3: I remember. 382 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: I was like, Okay, writers knew the assignment, audience knew 383 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,239 Speaker 1: the assignment, Like the audience was clued in enough to know, 384 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: like y'all deserved the big one. 385 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 3: Oh that was so fun. 386 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: Did you get a great text message or like a 387 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: DM from any celebrity about your goal that really surprised you? 388 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 2: Not so much, I feel like a message, but there 389 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 2: was a few like things I was getting tagged in 390 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 2: that were just coming across my screen as banners like 391 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 2: Reese Witherspoon and Tom Brady tagged. 392 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 5: Me in a post and I was like, what is 393 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 5: going on? 394 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 3: Wow, that's so cool. 395 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: Are you still working on the Flavor Flavor party in Vegas? 396 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 3: Is that happening? 397 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 2: Yeah? 398 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 5: I think so. He's been sending out some things. Yeah. 399 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 2: If our team has the chance to get together as 400 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,479 Speaker 2: a group, like I said, like we all go back 401 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 2: to like our own markets and colleges, so you don't 402 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,719 Speaker 2: know like when your entire team is going to get 403 00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 2: together again. 404 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: If ever so, and with all the other women Olympians 405 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: would be so much fun. I'm definitely weaseling my way 406 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:03,919 Speaker 1: into that. 407 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm for sure going to be in so many others. 408 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 5: Everybody's like maybe there's extra. 409 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it's Vegas. How private can it be. 410 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:12,719 Speaker 1: We'll find our way in. 411 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 3: That's right. 412 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: You know you mentioned you know you have to leave 413 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: and get back to life, and in previous Olympics seasons 414 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 1: you haven't had a league to go back to. You know, 415 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen, you were still in college, but you'd 416 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: taken the season off to train with Team USA. 417 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 3: In twenty twenty. 418 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: Two, you were with the PWHPA, but there wasn't the 419 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: same kind of consistent competition. So what was it like 420 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: this time around to shift focus so quickly from this goal. 421 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 3: This dream achieved back to the PWHL. 422 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's actually been really easy and really great, and honestly, 423 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 2: I think it's been like one of the best things 424 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 2: for our sport and for our league to sort of 425 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,959 Speaker 2: have the impact that we did at the Olympics and 426 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 2: then people can come watch us the same players play 427 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 2: for our professional teams there are college teams and as players. 428 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 2: I know, Like I think we've felt it in the 429 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 2: buildings that we go into, just the amount of fans 430 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 2: that are in there, and we're selling out TD Garden, 431 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 2: we're selling out MSG and whatever other rings were playing in. 432 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 2: Like we feel the fans support, and I think we 433 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 2: got a lot more fans and a lot more viewers 434 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: just from you know, all that attention we garnered at 435 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 2: the Olympics and brought it back to the pro league. 436 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 2: So it's actually been like fun and easy and it's 437 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 2: nice to like come back and have meaningful hockey because 438 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 2: after the Olympics, like you said, it just kind of 439 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 2: like you're at such a high and then you just 440 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 2: like kind of go home and you're like, Okay, what 441 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 2: do I do now? 442 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, some athletes might like the chance to decompress, relax, 443 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: take a toll off their body, But there is something 444 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: to be said for getting right back into play and 445 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: not just sitting and ruminating on you know, that dream 446 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: being over, that cycle being over. So you get back 447 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: with the fleet. We're near in playoff time. Hell of 448 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: a season for your squad. Been so fun to watch, 449 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: maybe even surprising to some to be so successful without 450 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: former captain Hillary Knight, she was left unprotected, ended up 451 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: signing with the expansion Seattle Torrent. 452 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 3: You've taken on the CA roll. 453 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: How did you feel about filling such big shoes or 454 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: big skates? 455 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 3: I should say, yeah, it's good. Yeah. 456 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 2: I mean Hill and I have been friends and teammates 457 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 2: for like over ten years, and she's the face of 458 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 2: women's hockey and one of the best leaders that I've 459 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 2: gotten the chance to know and to learn from. So, 460 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 2: you know, to lose her along with like so many 461 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 2: others in the expansion. Our league is growing so fast 462 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 2: it's probably going to happen again. It's a tough part 463 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 2: of the sport and a sad part. But yeah, I 464 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 2: think coming into this year, a lot of people and 465 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 2: still now like didn't think we were going to be 466 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 2: where we're at. But for us, like at the beginning 467 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 2: of the season, this was always our goal is to 468 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 2: make playoffs and bring home a Walter Cup. And we've 469 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 2: never lost that belief in our locker room and since 470 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 2: training camp day one, that's what we've been working towards 471 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 2: and the voices in our room are the only ones 472 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 2: that matter to us. So yeah, just a fun group 473 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 2: to be a part of and really no egos on 474 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 2: the team and every but he's just gelling really well. 475 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: What's your style as a leader as captain? 476 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 2: Probably more actionable lead with my actions. I don't speak 477 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:10,360 Speaker 2: too often. I would say I've. 478 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 5: Definitely learned to speak more. 479 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 2: And then for me, I feel like a big part 480 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 2: of it is like being a great teammate. I think 481 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 2: when everybody on the team knows that they're valuable and 482 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 2: they have a role and you can bring a group together, 483 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 2: those are the teams that I've been a part of 484 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 2: that we've done something special when everybody finds a way 485 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 2: to truly care about one another and because if you 486 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 2: do off the ice, you're going to be willing to 487 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 2: do anything on the ice for your teammates. 488 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, it's obviously more fun to win, But 489 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: I do feel like there's certain teams that early in 490 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: a season even you just see some magic there, the playfulness, 491 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: the camaraderie, the connection between everyone, and later on when 492 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: they win or at least have a great season, you're like, Oh, 493 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: there's something about them from the beginning that just like 494 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: felt right. And part of that is buy and from 495 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: the people all the way down at the end of 496 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: the bench that maybe aren't playing as often, which is 497 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: a great big job for the captain to keep everybody 498 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: involved of leadership you got to do. Coach this season, 499 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: Chris Sparr took over for Courtney Castle. What kind of 500 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: coaches he's what's the vibe? 501 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, he brings the energy from from day one, our 502 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 2: our whole coaching staff, Like it was evident that they 503 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 2: wanted us to play with pace and started in day 504 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 2: one of training camp. And I think he's just brought 505 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: out the best in our group. And you see it 506 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 2: like in our style of play and in our for 507 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 2: check and like we want to be fast and hard 508 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 2: on teams and want to We want to be really 509 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 2: hard to play against, and also like if somebody hits 510 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 2: one of our players or our goalie, you're going to 511 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 2: see five players in the mix, like we're going to 512 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 2: stick up for one another, and that comes from them. 513 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 5: So yeah, it's been great to have him this year. 514 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 3: What has been the biggest difference. 515 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: You go far first season, but last year you missed 516 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs and then you turn it around to battle 517 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: for the number one seed this season. What's the biggest 518 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: difference on the ice between last year and this year. 519 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: I think just like our confidence as a group and 520 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 2: having more of like we want to attack and assert 521 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 2: ourselves and be hard to play against. Where I feel like, 522 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 2: I mean, we still rely on Aaron a lot. 523 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 5: She's the best school in the world. How could you not. 524 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 2: It's nice to have her back there, but you know, 525 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 2: trying to like get in on teams earlier and create 526 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,360 Speaker 2: more offense as opposed to just sitting back. 527 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, you mentioned Aaron. 528 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: You, Hillary and Aaron were the three original members of 529 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: this Fleet team. What can you say about her between 530 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: the pipes this year? 531 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean, you guys have seen it at the 532 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 2: Olympics and so happy for her, like, we don't win 533 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 2: a gold medal without her, and you know the rest 534 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 2: of our goalie trio there, Gwen and Nave as well, 535 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 2: But like I really believe like she is the best 536 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,439 Speaker 2: in the world and a smaller sized goalie, but like 537 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 2: her compete and her athleticism, you think you have her 538 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 2: beat and you never have her beat, and she wins 539 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,199 Speaker 2: us a lot of hockey games. And it's funny because 540 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 2: like she has such a killer instinct. But then like 541 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 2: one of the most chill goalies I've ever met, Like 542 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 2: pre game, she's not like going crazy or has all 543 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 2: these rituals. 544 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 5: She just is like hanging out. 545 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, she just gets fired up about Caesar salads. And 546 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: that's it exactly. We're recording this Friday afternoon. So you've 547 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,719 Speaker 1: got one last regular season game tomorrow against the New 548 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: York Sirens. You're trailing the top seeded in Montreal Victire 549 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: by just one single point, so you've still got a 550 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 1: shot to secure the number one seed, in which case 551 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: you'd get to select your first round opponent. A fun 552 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: little quirk about the PWHL. So how much is the 553 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: team focused on that? How important does that number one 554 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: seed feel? 555 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 2: I think For us, we're more so focused on, you know, 556 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 2: we want to feel good going into playoffs. We want 557 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 2: to have one of our best games and our best performances, 558 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 2: and obviously that would hopefully result in a win. But 559 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 2: as a group, like, we want to get to our 560 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 2: game quickly, and so you're going into playoffs, you're feeling 561 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 2: good and you have no doubt whoever we end up playing, 562 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 2: we end up playing, you're going to have to beat 563 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 2: the best teams to win a wall to cup at 564 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 2: the end. So to us, I feel like that doesn't 565 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 2: really matter. But focusing more so on, you know, how 566 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,400 Speaker 2: we want to play and how we want to head into. 567 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 3: Playoffs probably a good strategy. 568 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 1: Because in both of the first two seasons of the league, 569 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: the number one seed has lost to the opponent that 570 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: they chose to play. First, Number one Toronto fell to 571 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: number three Minnesota and then last your number one Montreal 572 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: picked number four Ottawa and they lost. So are you 573 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: chalking that up to the power of bulletin board material? 574 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 3: Why do you think that happens? 575 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 5: I don't know. 576 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 2: I mean our league there is so much parody on 577 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 2: any given night, like you could see like a team 578 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 2: who's not even in playoffs could be you know, a 579 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 2: top seed team, but yeah, that's it. I guess it's 580 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 2: good bulletin board material. So I don't want to give 581 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 2: any material to anybody. We want to play just whoever. 582 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 3: Is anybody who everyone's great. We love everyone. 583 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: So as a top seeded team, you'll either be number 584 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: one or number two? How do you ensure that you 585 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: carry over your momentum from a great regular season into 586 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 1: the playoffs because we have seen those top seeds not 587 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:46,239 Speaker 1: be able to do so. 588 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think for a lot of teams, like you 589 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 2: feel like you've done all of the work, but for us, 590 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 2: like playoffs is a fresh slate for everybody, like you're going. 591 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 5: To get a whole new level. We found that in 592 00:25:59,240 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 5: year one. 593 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 2: It just is more physical, it's faster, it's you know, 594 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,719 Speaker 2: it's a stronger game. So I think just kind of like, 595 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 2: you know, relying on what we've built, but also knowing that, 596 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 2: like there's a whole nother level that we can take 597 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 2: it to and that other teams are willing to take 598 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 2: it to as well. 599 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: I know the rest of the league and any fan 600 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: that isn't rocking a purple jersey would love for you 601 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 1: to unseat the two time defending champion Minnesota Frost. What 602 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: have you taken away from their ability to basically eke 603 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: into the postseason both years and then go on to 604 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 1: win from the bottom and back to back seasons. 605 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're a good team in the playoffs as you saw, 606 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 2: but just knowing them and playing with a lot of 607 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 2: them and against them, you know, obviously like they have 608 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 2: a lot of scoring power, They're very offensive. Their goaltending 609 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 2: is great as well, so you know they have all 610 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 2: the pieces. All these teams have all the pieces. It's 611 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 2: just like who can put it all together? And it's 612 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 2: going to take the entire group and not just we've 613 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 2: seen like in the past couple of years, like Minnesota 614 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 2: fourth line steps up big. It's going to take every 615 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 2: single person up and down the line up to win 616 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 2: a championship. 617 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: A lot more fans will be tuning into the postseason, 618 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: maybe even some new fans checking it out because it's 619 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs and the stakes are high. What would you 620 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: tell a newbie who's only watched a couple of Boston 621 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: Fleet games about your team as you were getting ready 622 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,199 Speaker 1: for the postseason. What should they watch for? What are 623 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 1: you great at? Who are some of the players that 624 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: have really stepped up this season. 625 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 5: Number one Aaron Frankel, the green Monster, if you will. 626 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 2: That's what they call her. Frank's red hot, So watch 627 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 2: out for her. She always stands on her head. Haley 628 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 2: Win new defenceman, rookie defenseman, lighting it up this year. 629 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 5: So fun to watch. 630 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 1: Everyone remembers her from the brothers at the Olympics of course, Yeah. 631 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 2: And her brothers as well. Look out for them in 632 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 2: the stands. They're probably wearing something crazy. 633 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure they'll be there, hopefully coordinated outfits again, right. 634 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, but just yeah, up and down, up and down 635 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 2: the lineup, and I think with our group, like you're 636 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 2: going to see some physicality and kind of that wolf 637 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 2: pack mentality of if somebody's going to get hit, we're 638 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 2: not afraid to get in the mix and get in 639 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 2: the scrums. 640 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: Do you feel a difference at all in preparing for 641 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: PWHL playoffs where it's the best of five series versus 642 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,719 Speaker 1: you know, NCAA or Olympics or places where it's that 643 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: one and done game. 644 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's definitely different. 645 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 2: I mean, you got to be a team three times 646 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 2: to move on, and it's more of a long game 647 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 2: than you know, just a one off game where it 648 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 2: could go to either team. But in the end, I think, 649 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 2: like a lot of people feel in a longer series, 650 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 2: somehow the team that deserves to take it all is 651 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 2: going to because you have to be a team not 652 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 2: only once, but three times. 653 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, we just had Casey O'Brien on the 654 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: show talking about the Sirens traditions and their. 655 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 3: We Woo woo woo chant and all that. 656 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: Are there any cool Fleet in game activations or maybe 657 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: fan traditions that folks might not know if they haven't 658 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: gotten out to a game yet. 659 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 2: Shoot, Okay, I may be a tough one to ask. 660 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 2: I feel like I zone out during the game, Like I. 661 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 5: Get on the bench and I just am not seen much. 662 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 2: But what I do love seeing is the captain's hats, 663 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 2: Like we have, like the Sailors captain's hats that a 664 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 2: bunch of our fans wear. I think at the home 665 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 2: opener they were given out and there's like a funny 666 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 2: picture of like just all the fans you can kind 667 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 2: of see, and everybody's wearing a captain's hat. 668 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 5: So just like a bunch of Sailors. 669 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: I love that I've been to a lot of nautical 670 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: themed events, so I have a handful of those hats 671 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: in my costume closet. 672 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 3: And yes, I do have an entire closet of costumes. 673 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: And I will accept no judgment for that, only admiration. 674 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: So if I make it out to a Boston Fleet game, 675 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: I got to rock one of my many hats. 676 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:42,719 Speaker 3: I already know a fleet one. 677 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I already know what the dress code is, I guess. Okay, 678 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: I have one last question for you, because I mentioned 679 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: at the beginning that as a kid, the stencil on 680 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: your wall said dream until your dreams come true. Now, 681 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure you've more than done that. I don't 682 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: even know if you could have dreamed as big as 683 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: you've achieved. What would the stencil on your wall say today? 684 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 3: What's the new goal? 685 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 5: Ah, walter Cup? Right now, I think that's at the forefront. 686 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: Okay, the new stencil says walter Cup. Is your childhood 687 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: bedroom still intact? And is that still on the wall? 688 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 5: It is? Yeah. 689 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 2: I don't know how that got out. I don't know 690 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:16,719 Speaker 2: who shared that one. I had to have been like 691 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 2: my mom or something. 692 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: Okay, I would like a photo of that, please, I 693 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: would like you, next time you're back home, or you know, 694 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: before or after your parents' latest rewatch of overtime, have 695 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 1: them go up and snap a shot of that stencil, 696 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: because that's pretty incredible. 697 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 3: I love that. 698 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 5: I will. It's above my twin bed, that's still there. 699 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 3: Amazing. 700 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: Well, thank you so much for making some time for us. 701 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: Good luck in the postseason and hopefully that Walter Cup 702 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: dream is achieved. 703 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 5: Thank you, thanks for having me. 704 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: Thanks again to Megan for hanging out with us, and 705 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: don't forget. You can now watch full length of good 706 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: game interviews on the Iheartwomen's Sports YouTube channel, So go 707 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: on over and subscribe. We got to take another break 708 00:30:56,560 --> 00:31:06,719 Speaker 1: when we come back. 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