1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we were 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: stressing deciding what to wear to interview today's guests. I know, 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: I know, we're an audio podcast, but these two are 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: bringing the heat every week with the tunnel fits, so 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: I had to match their energy. For me, that meant 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: a Miriam Webster sweatshirt, shout out Dictionaries, and a custom 7 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: Good Game hat from the Stitch god Fire. It's Wednesday, 8 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: May twenty first, and on today's show, we'll be skipping 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: the need to know and diving straight into my conversation 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: with Houston Dash players Michelle Alosia and Deanna Ordoniez from 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: Monday Afternoon. We talk about their squad season so far, 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: adjustments that can help them move up the NWSL table, 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: playing for their respective national teams, and the cool things 14 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: they're doing through their partnerships with Electro lit Hydration Drink 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: plus a little Houston Dash speed round. It's all coming 16 00:00:46,840 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: up right after this joining us now. She's a forward 17 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: for the Houston Dash of the NWSL. She played her 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 1: college soccer at Yale and the University of Tennessee, plays 19 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: internationally for Nigeria, and works part time as a cancer 20 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: research technician at the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. We 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: watched her partying it up in Miami on Midge Person's 22 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: Reality showed the off season. It's Michelle Alosia aka meach 23 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: Hey mich Hey joining her. Also a forward for the 24 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: Houston Dash. She played college soccer at Virginia and plays 25 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: internationally for Mexico. Drafted by North Carolina Courage in twenty 26 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: twenty two, she broke the league's rookie scoring record in 27 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: her first season and was runner up for Rookie of 28 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: the Year. Traded to the Dash in twenty twenty three. 29 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: She's a killer on the pitch and a fashionista off it. 30 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: It's Deanna Ordniez. What's up, Deanna? Hi? 31 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 2: How are you? 32 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: I'm good. I'm so excited to chat with you too. 33 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: So much to get to. I want to start with 34 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: this early season, Michelle. Let's talk about the Dash so far, 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: three one in five on the year, currently sitting in 36 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: twelfth place, obviously wanting to keep moving up the standings. 37 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: What's going well for the team and what needs to improve? 38 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, obviously it's not the greatest star or 39 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 3: the start that we were looking for, but you know, 40 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 3: it's obviously a new program, it's a new coach, it's 41 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 3: a new GM, it's a new everything at Houston, which 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: has been really nice. It's been a good change and 43 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: one change that seems to bring hopefully some stability to 44 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 3: the club. But obviously with change, it just takes a 45 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 3: little bit of time for everything to run a little 46 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: bit smoothly, for everything to connect. We have a lot 47 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 3: of new players, a lot of new faces, and we're 48 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 3: still getting the hang of each other, still trying to 49 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 3: figure out what system best suits us, and so, yeah, 50 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 3: it's definitely a little troublesome right now, but I think 51 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 3: we're all in it together. We understand that with this 52 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 3: big change, it's just going to take some time for us, 53 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 3: and it's been fun to see us grow and see 54 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 3: the beautiful style of a soccer that. 55 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 4: Fabreese is kind of instilled in us. 56 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 3: And so it's just gonna take a few a few 57 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 3: more games to get under about, but we're definitely. 58 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 4: Ready for it. 59 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, Dana, let's talk about that style. What are some 60 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: of them points of focus for this squad as you 61 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: were prepping to head into this twenty twenty five season. 62 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think the nice thing is that we're a 63 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 5: little bit more possession focus, which I feel like is 64 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 5: kind of new and a little bit different for the 65 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 5: NWSL specifically, I think the league is kind of more 66 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 5: widely known as you know, a little bit more physical, 67 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 5: a little bit more direct. But we want to be 68 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 5: a team that can keep the ball and play good soccer, 69 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 5: but you know, sometimes you do need to play direct, 70 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 5: and so we want to be able to do to 71 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 5: do all the things. So yeah, I kind of just 72 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 5: what Michelle said. I think Fabris has just brought a 73 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 5: completely different style of play to the team. So, like 74 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 5: anything else, is just some growing pains, But I think 75 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 5: everyone's pretty bought in and we're all just trying to 76 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 5: adjust and see where we all fit into the puzzle. 77 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: Speaking of pains, you're coming back from injury. You had 78 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: a shoulder injury last season that ended up requiring surgery. 79 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: You missed the last couple of games for the team. 80 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: What's been the focus for you personally in recovering and 81 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: finding your way back out into the field. 82 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, thankfully, I had an incredible surgeon and the PT 83 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 5: at the DASH and everyone there has put so much 84 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 5: time and effort into helping me get back, So I'm 85 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 5: super grateful for that, But I think my main focus 86 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 5: in coming back is just getting my confidence back. Confidence 87 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 5: not just in the shoulder and kind of bumping around 88 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 5: and those kind of things, but just getting back on 89 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 5: the field and kind of getting back into a rhythm 90 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 5: and getting back to playing my best soccer. I think 91 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 5: that's my priority, and I do that best when I'm confident, 92 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 5: So I think that's kind of been my focus, more 93 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 5: mental than physical. I think the physical has come, thank God, 94 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 5: pretty easily and it's all kind of coming back to me. 95 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 5: But I think mentally, I just you know, want to 96 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 5: gain more confidence and be ready to dominate when I 97 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:38,799 Speaker 5: get my chance. 98 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,799 Speaker 1: Did you notice it when you took that first knock 99 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: and practice or in a game that you were like, oh, 100 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: oh I'm good, I'm okay. Yeah. 101 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 5: I think we try to ease me in a little bit. 102 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 5: My teammates were nice to me. They didn't beat me up, 103 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 5: you know, my first day back on the field. But yeah, 104 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 5: I think the first couple times you're a little aware 105 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 5: of it, and then when you kind of fall a 106 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 5: little harder and harder, you're kind of like, oh, I'm good, 107 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 5: we can keep it pushing. 108 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: That's a nice feel. Shall you mentioned Fabris Gatraw, who's 109 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: the first time head coach in the NWSL, but it's 110 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: been in the league for a while. What kind of 111 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:07,559 Speaker 1: coaches he what kind of style. 112 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's very possession based, which we all are growing 113 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 3: to love. It's really fun to kind of just play 114 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 3: with the ball and know that, like the ball is 115 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 3: your friend, we want to keep it as long as possible, 116 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 3: and the longer we have the ball, the higher chance 117 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 3: we have of scoring. And so it's really fun. He's 118 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 3: really good at communicating, which is really nice, especially with 119 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 3: just a new system, a new team. It's good to 120 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 3: kind of have that communication from the head down, and 121 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 3: so it's been really good just to see him instill 122 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 3: a lot of confidence in us, keeping the ball, changing positions. 123 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 4: It's all been really good. 124 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 3: But he's been very good at communicating and kind of 125 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 3: just showing us at the new groups. 126 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: His wife plays for the Orlando Pride Morgan. She used 127 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: to be on the Red Stars when I was a 128 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: minority owner. There. Have you been able to get him 129 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 1: to infiltrate the team's headquarters slash strategy and bring back secrets. 130 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 4: Not yet. We haven't really talked about that. Yeah, we 131 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 4: haven't really talked about that. 132 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 3: Maybe we'll get a little closer to that once we 133 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: get close to our Orlando game. 134 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, Dana, what's his style in terms of working with players? 135 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: I would imagine that having a spouse who plays in 136 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: the league, he understands how the players feel, what they 137 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: want from a coach, how they want to be respected 138 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: and treated, how they want to be led and support it. 139 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: Does it feel like kind of like a younger dude 140 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: who gets it or does it feel any different than 141 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: coaches you've had in the past. Oh? 142 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's definitely been different. I think you 143 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 5: know him having been around the league in an assistant 144 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 5: coaching position, obviously it is a little bit different. But 145 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 5: I do think assistant coaches get a chance to connect 146 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 5: with players in a different way than the head coach, 147 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 5: especially when you break it down into smaller like positional groups. 148 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: And things like that. 149 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 5: So I think he has had the experience already, and then, 150 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 5: like you said, with his wife playing in the league, 151 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 5: probably gets a lot of feedback on what is helpful 152 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 5: for her. So I think, yeah, he's done a good 153 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 5: job kind of stepping into the head coaching role and 154 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 5: giving us feedback like Michelle said, trying to over communicate 155 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 5: and make sure that we have everything we need. I 156 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 5: think one thing that I really enjoy about his style 157 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 5: of coaching is just how detail oriented he is. I mean, 158 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 5: like every single detail has to be perfect before we 159 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 5: move on to the next thing. So I think that's 160 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 5: a certain standard that he's brought to the team that 161 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 5: we haven't really had before. It's just not moving on 162 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 5: until it's up to our standards. So that's been a 163 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 5: cool little piece that he's brought to us, just having 164 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 5: us really focus on the details to get certain movements 165 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 5: and little nuances in our game right before we move on. 166 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: And hopefully, like Michelle said earlier, that pays off is 167 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: you have more time together, you get those fundamentals right, 168 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: and then you get the style right, and then it 169 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: all starts to click in terms of getting those WS. 170 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: You know, Michelle, you've worked your way up on this 171 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: team from a trial to a national team replacement contract 172 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: to a full two year deal. How have you a 173 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: SENI yourself evolved and really work to find us and 174 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: stick in this league. 175 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's so crazy. 176 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 3: Whenever I think of kind of my evolution with the 177 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: dash and these five years have definitely been rocky, and 178 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 3: this is probably like my first time that I'm feeling 179 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 3: like a little bit more stable, especially like signing a 180 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 3: multi year contract with them and kind of feeling actually 181 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 3: like at home here. 182 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 4: So that's been amazing. But it's always just like such 183 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 4: a blessing. 184 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 3: I feel like my story, I'm able to resonate with 185 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 3: a lot of the players that are coming in and 186 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: kind of just be like their voice of reasoning, especially 187 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: since I've come literally from the bottom, like not thinking 188 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: I would ever play in the NWSL. 189 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 4: So definitely a blessing. 190 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 3: I'm definitely glad and so grateful to be in the 191 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 3: position that I'm in now, and it's really eye opening 192 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 3: whenever I look back at my journey today. 193 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: Dan, a lot of success for you. You come out 194 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: strong in your first year with the courage, like I said, 195 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: runner up for Rookie of the Year, You've been a 196 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: Golden Boot winner for the Dash, leading the team and score. 197 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: How have you seen your career evolve in the couple 198 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: short years and what do you still want to improve at? 199 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's been interesting, kind of like two 200 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 5: opposite ends of the spectrum, just kind of starting out 201 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 5: really strong, and then obviously moving into the dash again. 202 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 5: Just kind of those growing pains of so many things changing, 203 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 5: So kind of, like Michelle said, just hoping, you know, 204 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 5: the stability that comes with this year just kind of 205 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 5: helps with me and my development. I'm still pretty young, 206 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 5: so hopefully I have a lot more time, a lot 207 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 5: more years god willing, just playing soccer. So yeah, kind 208 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 5: of hard to, I would say, to get off to 209 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 5: such a good start and then kind of not necessarily, 210 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,719 Speaker 5: I don't like to say fall off, but in kind 211 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 5: of the standard that I had set for myself, not 212 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 5: being able to meet that for the next two years 213 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 5: has been pretty tough. But I just want to help 214 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 5: the team as best I can. I think continuing to 215 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 5: feel like I'm getting better every day is important. I 216 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 5: think eventually the goals will come. It's just part of 217 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 5: the game. But as we continue to develop as a 218 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 5: team and build those connections and just put better performances together, 219 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 5: it'll create more opportun unities for those goals to come. 220 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 5: So not too worried about, you know, the numbers of 221 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 5: the stats sheet just yet, just trying to get back 222 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 5: to what I know how to do. 223 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. 224 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: You mentioned also that the possession style is not something 225 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: we see as often in the NWSL. You play internationally 226 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: for Mexico, how is it to balance playing for them 227 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: and the DASH, whether that's schedule and time, like literally 228 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: balancing or switching strategy and approach, because I imagine what 229 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:26,719 Speaker 1: you're trying to do with your national team might be 230 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: different than what you're trying to do with the DASH. 231 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it is quite different, and I think 232 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 5: a lot of players experience that with their national teams, 233 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 5: and it's hard to kind of create a rhythm and 234 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 5: a style of play when you play with the team 235 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 5: for like ten days every one or two months, so 236 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 5: there's not really a lot of time to establish those 237 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 5: kinds of things. You just kind of train for a 238 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 5: few days, work your butt off, and then hopefully you 239 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 5: get to play in a game. So yeah, i'd say 240 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 5: it's extremely different. I think just like having a high 241 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 5: standard in training in NWSL all across the NWSL, not 242 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 5: just the DASH, but training as hard as we do, 243 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 5: and not having so many Mexican national team players that 244 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 5: play in the NDWSELL, it kind of brings a different 245 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 5: look to our national team. So I would say the 246 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 5: style of play is pretty different. I think just the 247 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,079 Speaker 5: ndwsel in general is just a lot more physical than 248 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 5: kind of like what the players on the Mexican national 249 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 5: team are used to. So, and I am like one 250 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,719 Speaker 5: of the taller people on the team, so I think 251 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 5: just my stature in general, just the kind of player 252 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 5: that I am is just different than kind of what 253 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 5: they're accustomed to. So it's cool to kind of be 254 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 5: able to bring a different look to the team. But yeah, 255 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 5: it's definitely difficult. I'm sure Michelle can attest to it 256 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 5: to just try and like go from one thing you've 257 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 5: been training for months and then just hop in especially me, 258 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 5: sometimes she's playing different positions as well, so that can 259 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 5: happen to a player too and just kind of hop 260 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 5: into a different style. It can be a little bit difficult, 261 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 5: but it's part of it. It's the beauty of it. 262 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 5: Every team has to go through it, so we're all 263 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 5: kind of on a level playing field when it comes 264 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 5: to that. 265 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, how has it been for you Michelle playing Plageria. 266 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, just like D said, it is definitely difficult, kind 267 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 3: of switching up styles completely. With Nigeria, obviously, I play 268 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 3: as a defender and with Houston, I usually play as 269 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 3: a forward, so kind of switching positions and like switching 270 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 3: my mindset is kind of interesting. But each position with 271 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 3: each team allows me to develop my positioning with whatever 272 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 3: other team I at. So when I'm with Nigeria and 273 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 3: I'm a defender, it allows me to get in the 274 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 3: defensive mindset so that when I'm with Houston and I'm 275 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 3: a forward, I like know what defenders hate. 276 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 4: I hate when like forwards do these like two movements. 277 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 3: I hate when forward like a pump bump check mee, 278 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 3: and then I like to bump check defenders. So it's 279 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 3: really different for sure, but like disays, everyone has to 280 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 3: do it and it's just the name of the game. 281 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 4: But obviously super grateful to be able to represent Nigeria. 282 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, and hopefully eventually it gives you skill sets or 283 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: approaches or a view of the game that's different and 284 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: you bring that back to the dash and it just 285 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: helps you be a better player. Deanna, you've just officially 286 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: joined on as an electrolyte athlete. Can you tell us 287 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: about your partnership with the hydration drink? 288 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, super super excited. 289 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 5: It's a product that I've loved for a long time, 290 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 5: especially once Michelle got signed, I was always going to 291 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 5: her house and stealing them from her. So I don't 292 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 5: have to do that anymore, thankfully. But yeah, I think 293 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 5: you know, me and Michelle are pretty close off the field, 294 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 5: and we share a lot of the same interests, so 295 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 5: I think like when I got the opportunity to also 296 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 5: be a part of the team, it just made sense 297 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 5: that it was the two of us. Like, I don't 298 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 5: know how to explain it, but yeah, I'm so grateful. 299 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 5: I think the company is amazing, not just the product, 300 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 5: but also what they stand for and the way that 301 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 5: they support their athletes and just help them to accomplish 302 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 5: their goals on and off the field and support them 303 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 5: and the things that they care about off the field. 304 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 5: Two is really important to me. So yeah, super grateful 305 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 5: and just really excited to be a part of the team. 306 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: So, Michelle, you started the party, you were dolling it 307 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 1: out to your teammates and they wanted to join in. 308 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 1: You've actually been with the Electoralt for a little bit, 309 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: so tell me how it's been for you working with them. 310 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been so fun and liked you said, it's 311 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: been great to be a part of a company that 312 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 3: kind of cares for you more than just what you're 313 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 3: doing on the field, and so like I've thankfully had 314 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 3: the opportunity to be able to give to Nigerian women 315 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 3: soccer players scholarships for the US and to do that 316 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 3: through ELECTROLT, which I never thought I would ever be 317 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 3: able to do. 318 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 4: So just the fact that they. 319 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 3: Want to be able to help me, help a legacy, 320 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 3: help me, like help the community, which I love so 321 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 3: much here in Houston but also in Nigeria is so 322 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 3: important and I wouldn't be able to do that without 323 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 3: the help of ELECTROLT. 324 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: That's really cool. I love how you seem to have 325 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: all these positions where you've been turned into a mentor 326 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: of sorts, who said, you know, working with the younger 327 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: players and helping them understand what it means to fight 328 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: to stay in a roster and find their place in 329 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: a league, and then being able to give away and 330 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: help support Nigerian players. That's really cool. And it kind 331 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: of brings me to something else you do, which is 332 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: working at a children's hospital. I mean this, like, you 333 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: have so much going on, how do you have time 334 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: to work and do pediatric cancer research? And is that 335 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: something that you're just keeping going with the hopes of 336 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: getting into it full time after soccer's over. 337 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I've always been in love with science 338 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 3: ever since I was a kid, and so I'm obviously 339 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 3: going through college. We're kind of just used to mixing 340 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 3: academia with your sport, and so I feel like that's 341 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 3: kind of just what I'm doing now. I think people 342 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 3: don't realize how much free time actually, like professional athletes have. 343 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 4: We only like have to thankfully dedicate. 344 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 3: Maybe like five hours of the day to actually playing soccer, 345 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 3: like at the gym or doing something like that. And 346 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 3: so I had so much free time and I just 347 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 3: like loved doing things, and obviously being next to the 348 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 3: Texas Children which is one of the biggest and best 349 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 3: hospitals in the world, I knew it was kind of 350 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 3: like a no brainer to kind of get back into 351 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 3: that field. And I'm super thankful to have a boss 352 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 3: like doctor Stevens who understands my crazy schedule because you know, 353 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 3: one second, I'm away for Houston for like a weekend, 354 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 3: which is fine, but then I'm gone with Nigeria for 355 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 3: Afcon for like two months and so and thankfully I'm 356 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 3: able to have someone who is able to really understand that, 357 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 3: and it's just been so amazing and worthwhile to be 358 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: able to impact children's lives, especially when they're going through cancer, 359 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 3: which is. 360 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 4: Just so horrible to go through, especially at. 361 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 3: A young age, and so to be able to be 362 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 3: there for them, hang out with them sometimes like just 363 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 3: be a voice of reasoning or just in the lab 364 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 3: and working on their diagnoses. So really thankful, really blessed 365 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 3: to be able to be in that position and be 366 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 3: able to give back to my community in any way 367 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 3: I can. 368 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: We've got soccer, we've got the hospital, and we've got 369 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: Reality TV. You contain multitudes. We saw you on the 370 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: off season. What was it like taping and doing that show? 371 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it was so fun. 372 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 3: Honestly, I wish we did it last off season and like, 373 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 3: gotta gotta tell Mitch to bring it back. 374 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 4: But it was actually so fun. 375 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 3: The group of girls was amazing, The training was so good, 376 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 3: and and it was fun to just be in a 377 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 3: group and in a space with obviously all these amazing 378 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 3: athletes that I play against, but also getting to know 379 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 3: them was so fun and just different. While also just 380 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 3: training together in such an elite environment was so fun. 381 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 4: So I think I was definitely blessed to be able 382 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 4: to do that. 383 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 3: It was so like random, but I got so close 384 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 3: to those girls and Midge and it was just a 385 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 3: really fun way to come into the preseason. 386 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: Dana, is that something you'd be interested in if Midge 387 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: brings it back, which we're all hoping for. Are you 388 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: ready to be a reality star? I don't know. 389 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 5: I don't know if I'm cut up for it, but 390 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 5: if I get the chance, said, we'll have to see. 391 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it seemed to work out well for some 392 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: other than getting stuck in an elevator. There were folks, 393 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: you know, getting coached up on how to demand more 394 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: money and get better contracts and ask for what they deserve. 395 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: So I liked the camaraderie there. It was playful and 396 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,199 Speaker 1: fun and competitive, but also you could tell it was 397 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: really great for everyone to get together and talk about 398 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:02,199 Speaker 1: their experience in the league. And so it seems like 399 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 1: it seems like it'd be a good thing. I'd be 400 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 1: down for more seasons for sure. We got to take 401 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: a quick break when we come back more with Michelle 402 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: and Deanna. Sit tight. Hey, it's Sarah interrupting my own interview. Okay, 403 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,719 Speaker 1: So I'm about to do a Dash speed round and 404 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: Michelle and Deanna mention some of their teammates by nickname 405 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: or just first name in this speed round. So producer me, 406 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: she's going to chime in with full names to make 407 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: sure you're picking up what they're putting down. Okay, back 408 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 1: to the good stuff. I want to do a speed 409 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 1: round for the Houston Dash, So you both have to 410 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: tell me which teammate of yours is most likely to 411 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: do this thing? Okay, So, Michelle, who on your team 412 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: is most likely to man the boom box in the 413 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: locker room or I guess that's a very old fashioned term. 414 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: Who's most likely to play the music? Pick the playlist? 415 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 5: Uh? 416 00:18:58,119 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 4: Definitely Paige Neilson. 417 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: Deanna, who do you think? 418 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 2: Probably Paige or Meach? 419 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: Okay? Uh, Dianna. Who's most likely to do the newest 420 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: TikTok dance? 421 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,199 Speaker 2: Oh man, I'm trying to think of. 422 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 5: Oh Zoe someone, it's like literally the youngest player on 423 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 5: our team. 424 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: Same answer, Michelle, Yeah, probably say Zoe or Keeky. 425 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 6: That's Zoe Matthews and Keiky van Zanton. 426 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: Michelle. Who's most likely to lose their temper and practice 427 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: Jane Deanna same answer. 428 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 2: No, I would say. 429 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 4: Barb, Barbara that was good. 430 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 6: That's Barbara Olivieri and Jane Campbell. 431 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: Who's like most likely to be like a second coach 432 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:43,479 Speaker 1: on the field? Danna? 433 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 2: Probably Abby, She's like super vocal, so probably Abby. 434 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: Michelle, I'd say Abby or Katie. 435 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 6: That's Abby Smith and Katie Lynde. 436 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: Who's most likely to crush the tunnel fit? Michelle? I 437 00:19:55,880 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 1: would say me or d Okay Dianna. Who's most likely 438 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: to organize a team activity outside of soccer. 439 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 2: Man, I don't know. 440 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 5: I feel like it just depends on what's happening. Like 441 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 5: everyone has their own thing, okay, but like Meach had 442 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 5: one recently and she did a good job. 443 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: So what was it? 444 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 2: It was her birthday party? 445 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: What did we do? Mich? 446 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 3: It was called and I just had everyone to come 447 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 3: and they had are just like me, So it was 448 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 3: it was pretty fun. 449 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 4: It was like she just walking around who looked the 450 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 4: most like you? 451 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: Who nailed it? 452 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 4: Avery Patterson? 453 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 2: For sure? 454 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:32,959 Speaker 4: It was? It was crazy. 455 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 3: I was like you outmeached me, like this is I 456 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 3: can't believe what I'm looking at right now. 457 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: And last question, mich, who's the most likely to show 458 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: up to practice with a new tattoo. 459 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 3: Oh well probably, Oh my god, there's so many people. 460 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 3: D or ev she just showed up with a random one. 461 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 3: Jane will probably show up with a random one like 462 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 3: on her butt cheek. Yeah, I'll probably say those three. 463 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 6: That's Diana Ordniez, Evelina Dulian and Jane Campbell. 464 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: D What kind of tattoos you got? 465 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 2: Oh my, got a whole lot going on. 466 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 5: I have like a half sleeve and then like I 467 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 5: want to do my I have plans to do my 468 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 5: whole leg So like, I don't know, I have a 469 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 5: lot of things in my brain. 470 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 2: I just got to get them out. 471 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: What's the latest one you've gotten? 472 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 2: The latest one I got? 473 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,199 Speaker 5: I think it was one that I have kind of 474 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 5: like closer to my hip and it's just like from 475 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 5: a Bible verse, which typically all of them are like 476 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 5: faith based. 477 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: Okay, all your tattoos are pretty. 478 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 2: Much like the majority the majority, are you? 479 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: Okay? All right? Last question for you that you guys 480 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,239 Speaker 1: actually made me think of. Do you have thoughts on 481 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: Jane sitting for two games. This was kind of a 482 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: shock after her getting called into the national team and 483 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: being one of the front runners to try to compete 484 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: for that big job. What's the strategy or how is 485 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: she handling kind of like a surprise benching for the 486 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: first time in a long time. 487 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 3: Obviously, like at the beginning of her career, this is 488 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 3: something that she had to do her first year here, 489 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 3: and so I know, obviously a little bit beat up 490 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 3: about it, but also again, this is a new system 491 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 3: and new team, and we're kind of just like moving 492 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 3: pieces trying to see what best fits us. Obviously not 493 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 3: what she wanted, but she's been in the league long enough, 494 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 3: with the national team long enough to know that it's 495 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 3: a constant moving change and constantly moving pieces, and she'll 496 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 3: be ready for whenever her opportunity comes again with the 497 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 3: Hoaston Dash or with the national team. 498 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:28,479 Speaker 5: Dianna, Yeah, I mean pretty similar. Jane is through and 499 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 5: through a competitor. I mean you see it in everything 500 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 5: that she does off the field, on the field and 501 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 5: anything that she does. She's just a true professional. So 502 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 5: for you know, these kinds of things that can happen 503 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 5: to anybody. So I think just the way that she's 504 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 5: carried herself as the captain of the team has been 505 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 5: exactly what we would have expected from her. So she's 506 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 5: just a true professional throw and through and like Michelle said, 507 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 5: she's going to continue to compete. 508 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 2: She's been. 509 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 5: This is not somewhere she hasn't been before. So yeah, 510 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 5: there's a lot of moving pieces right now. You know, 511 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 5: we are in twelve place, so we're just trying to 512 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 5: figure out what's going to work best for us. And 513 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 5: she's she's being patient and she's working hard, and yeah, 514 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,479 Speaker 5: she's no doubt that she's going to be ready, you know, 515 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 5: if and when her chance comes again. 516 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: So awesome. All right, we'll go drink those electro lits 517 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: and go enjoy however many hours you have free right now. 518 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 1: Michellie made me real jealous with that, real jealous. Thanks 519 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: so much for taking the time to join us. 520 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thanks so much, so fun, Thank you. 521 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: We got to take another break. When we return, a 522 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: handful of college hoopers hit the runway welcome back slices. 523 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: We always love to hear from you, so hit us 524 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: up on email good game at wondermedianetwork dot com or 525 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: leave us a voicemail at eight seven two two oh 526 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: four fifty seventy and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review. 527 00:23:55,280 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: It's easy watch women's college hoopstars on RuPaul's Drag Race Als, 528 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: rating tens across the board review. Now, this is a 529 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: collab I didn't know I needed, but I'm so glad 530 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: we got. On Friday's episode of Drag Race All Stars, 531 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: the iconic reality competition show hosted by RuPaul Charles, the 532 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: queens were tasked with giving makeovers to a handful of 533 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: college hoopers Lauren Betts of UCLA, te Levan Ulhoffen from USC, 534 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: Abby Prohasco from San Diego State, Maya Hernandez of Loyal 535 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 1: and Marrymount Hunter Hernandez of UC Irvine and her UC 536 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: Irvine teammate Nevea Dean, and my goodness, y'all these looks 537 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: were everything. The competition saw the queens work their magic 538 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: on their assigned hooper partners and then walk the runway 539 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: with them. And the highlight for us had to be 540 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: Lauren Bett's drag name the Goddess who was paired up 541 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: with Bosco, a queen from Drag Race Season fourteen, and 542 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: the look the Goddess served in the end, who good 543 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 1: enough to help Bosco advance to the next round of 544 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: the tournament style competition. It's so dope. We'll link to 545 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: a Reddit thread with all the looks in our show notes. 546 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: And speaking of sports and drag Race, you got to 547 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: check out an ESPN story from Melissa Haddock about softball 548 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: player Mikayla Edenfield, who says her makeup is her competitive 549 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: advantage and she used to be really insecure about herself 550 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: when she was growing up. But the Florida State softballer 551 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,679 Speaker 1: started watching RuPaul's Drag Race and was so inspired and 552 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: moved by the incredible makeup that she saw that she 553 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: decided to make it part of her every day. You 554 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 1: got to check out the little feature that they did 555 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: and the story that they wrote about it. We'll link 556 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: to both in our show notes. Now it's your turn, y'all, 557 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: rate and review, Thanks for listening, See you tomorrow. Good Game, Michelle, 558 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: Good Game, Deanna Hugh Those who can't find joy in 559 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: gender expansive experiences like RuPaul's Drag Race. Good Game with 560 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: Sarah Spain is an iHeart women's sports production in partnership 561 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. 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