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Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky, and this is serving pancakes with

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Speaker 1: League One Volleyball. Over the next few episodes, we're going

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Speaker 1: to follow Team USA's quest for gold at the Paris

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Speaker 1: Olympics while also talking with talented people in and around

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Speaker 1: volleyball and women's sports. Today's episode features two players who

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Speaker 1: are the future of Team USA, Logan Eggleston and Asia O'Neill.

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Speaker 1: Logan is an outside hitter from Tennessee and Asia is

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Speaker 1: a middle from Texas, but they became best friends when

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Speaker 1: they united at the University of Texas, dominating the sport

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Speaker 1: by winning the Big twelve championship every year and winning

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Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two NCUBA Championship. Asia also played an

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Speaker 1: additional year and won another title in twenty twenty three.

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Speaker 1: Logan was a four time All American, named the NCAA

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Speaker 1: And now they'll both be returning to Texas to play

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Speaker 1: for Love Austin, Asia. Logan, thank you so much for

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Speaker 1: being here, ladies.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for having us, Thank you. We're excited to

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Speaker 2: be here.

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Speaker 1: So excited to have you both on.

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Speaker 2: Now.

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Speaker 1: I want to start. You guys grew up in different states.

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Speaker 1: You played volleyball in different club teams. But I know

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Speaker 2: So we didn't really know each other at all.

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Speaker 3: Logan was actually the class below me, and then last

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Speaker 3: second classed up and then joined my class. So I

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Speaker 2: We met at summer camp. Actually we went to a

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Speaker 2: I was like, oh my gosh, like I get to

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Speaker 2: But now we met at camp, and I remember I

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Speaker 1: I was gonna say when you both joined, like, at

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Speaker 3: I feel like right off ripe, we were super close.

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Speaker 3: Like you spend a ton of time together, especially in

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Speaker 3: But I think me and Logan clicked immediately, and I

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Speaker 2: Yeah. And it's funny because freshman year we weren't roommates actually,

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Speaker 2: It definitely was not comfortable, but no, you had to

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Speaker 1: Amazing, that's what friends do. Well, let's talk about winning

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and Logan, you went on and playing Turkey Asian,

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Speaker 2: I did not visit Logan Turkey. That's us. I was

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Speaker 2: It's such an amazing community to be a part of.

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Speaker 2: I mean, I remember when we got there our freshman year,

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Speaker 3: Really great job at promoting our brand because now college

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Speaker 1: And you guys got to break the record for most

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Speaker 2: so it's really that mantra of just good people, love

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Speaker 3: Adding on to that, I also commend Jarrett. I think

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Speaker 2: Like we could have been the worst.

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Speaker 3: Vogeball players to ever played the sport of volleyball and

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Speaker 3: he wouldn't have cared because he genuinely is there just

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Speaker 2: So I love that mantra.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Jared's other motto this past season was winners win,

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Speaker 3: cleanness that you want, but winners find a way to

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Speaker 3: it out of the MUDs of days.

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Speaker 2: It could be like the worst and baths of your life,

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Speaker 1: Well, now, Logan, you graduated in twenty twenty two, Asia,

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Speaker 1: All right, ladies, Well before we talk about the US's

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Speaker 4: What's up, guys, Corney Thompson here with League one Volleyball.

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Speaker 4: Who Hi, I'm on the ground in Paris and just

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Speaker 4: but man, it just feels like a quintessential USA victory.

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Speaker 4: Like it wasn't easy. Serbia is, you know, one of

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Speaker 4: Came in Micah and JT killed it, which is huge

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Speaker 4: And then Serbia did what they'll do, and they made

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Speaker 1: Let's go USA, is right? What an insane game. My

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Speaker 1: dramatic way possible, beating Serbia in five sets twenty five,

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Speaker 2: I think every team there is good.

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Speaker 3: Every team's going to push you to the very edge

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Speaker 3: So just figuring out that even if you're not playing

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a covered it, but I do think like

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Speaker 1: Well, now that you've sort of played for Karch a

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Speaker 2: And I think that's really hard for coaches to do too,

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Speaker 1: So Logan, you only get to see the first set

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Speaker 2: Yes? I was like, Okay, they came out strong in

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Speaker 3: every single while that comes over the net. So I

438
00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,199
Speaker 3: think she did a great job starting that for the

439
00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:39,880
Speaker 3: team and for the girls and gave them a lot

440
00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,960
Speaker 3: of energy and they started just rolling and Serbia looked

441
00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,680
Speaker 3: pretty defeated in those There's two sets.

442
00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,840
Speaker 1: Well, speaking of blocks, in the third set, the US

443
00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,359
Speaker 1: lost twenty five to twenty and a big reason was

444
00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:58,320
Speaker 1: because Serbia was blocking them a lot. So as hitters,

445
00:19:58,680 --> 00:19:59,920
Speaker 1: what do you do to a jet?

446
00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,640
Speaker 2: It's hard, It's definitely hard, but I think definitely hard.

447
00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:05,800
Speaker 2: Definitely drains and because I think the biggest thing when

448
00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,560
Speaker 2: you're getting blocked is don't let it take away your confidence. Like,

449
00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:11,800
Speaker 2: so there's gonna be some solid blocks in front of you,

450
00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,280
Speaker 2: but like still swing hard, swing high, try to find

451
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,440
Speaker 2: corns of the block. Definitely, just don't try to power

452
00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,320
Speaker 2: through it, but just try to find different solutions and

453
00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,880
Speaker 2: then just rely on your team to cover. Like sometimes

454
00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,600
Speaker 2: when you know, like there's a big block in front

455
00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,320
Speaker 2: of you, just try to find ways to recycle, like

456
00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,119
Speaker 2: use the block in your favor and know that your

457
00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,400
Speaker 2: teammates are behind you to better the ball and give

458
00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,240
Speaker 2: you another chance. Logan nailed it.

459
00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,960
Speaker 3: That was everything I was gonna say, thank you.

460
00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,520
Speaker 1: Well, yeah, actually, so that's a good point because I

461
00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,680
Speaker 1: was curious, you know. In the fourth set, they also

462
00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,880
Speaker 1: had a tough loss. They lost by eleven points, twenty

463
00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:49,720
Speaker 1: five to fourteen, and the US just really struggled to

464
00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,600
Speaker 1: score points against Serbia. I mean, they had a tough

465
00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,800
Speaker 1: time against their blocks. A lot of their hits were

466
00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,479
Speaker 1: either blocked or even dug. You know, some of their

467
00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:01,520
Speaker 1: passing wasn't that great. So when it comes to playing,

468
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:06,119
Speaker 1: is there a fine line between wanting to play aggressively

469
00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:10,159
Speaker 1: but also play smart. When do you swing, when do

470
00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,240
Speaker 1: you tip? How do you handle those moments?

471
00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think there's definitely a line, But it comes

472
00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,359
Speaker 2: a point like when you're at that higher level and

473
00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,240
Speaker 2: the players on our team are so smart, I have

474
00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,680
Speaker 2: been playing the game for so long. You can keep

475
00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,520
Speaker 2: the ball in play, but be smart with where you're

476
00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,560
Speaker 2: putting it, Like if you're coming up, like put it

477
00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,240
Speaker 2: on the center, you know, put it on someone who

478
00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,280
Speaker 2: maybe can't handle the ball as well. So there's ways

479
00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:30,960
Speaker 2: to keep the ball in play and keep the play

480
00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,200
Speaker 2: going without just you know, giving them an easy ball

481
00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,680
Speaker 2: that they're you know, going to just be super insistent,

482
00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,200
Speaker 2: have all four attackers and can just come right back

483
00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:43,440
Speaker 2: at you. So I think that's what our team does

484
00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:44,879
Speaker 2: a really good job of. I think I know in

485
00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,439
Speaker 2: the FORESAT maybe they weren't doing the best job of it,

486
00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,440
Speaker 2: but I think we have players, like on both pins

487
00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,600
Speaker 2: that can just keep the ball in play, but do

488
00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:57,080
Speaker 2: it really, really smartly, and not just give stupid free

489
00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,720
Speaker 2: balls that the other team's able to just come and

490
00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,200
Speaker 2: bounce back in our throats.

491
00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:05,320
Speaker 1: Well, really smart play that Team USA did was at

492
00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,880
Speaker 1: that very last match point when it was sixteen fifteen.

493
00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,280
Speaker 1: Boskovic was in the back row and they tipped it

494
00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,879
Speaker 1: to her and so she had a dive, tried to

495
00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,080
Speaker 1: pass the ball. She got it up, but she wasn't

496
00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,119
Speaker 1: ready to get up and ready to hit right, so

497
00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,840
Speaker 1: they had to sit to the outside, which is then

498
00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,720
Speaker 1: when she hit it out of balance and Team USA won.

499
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,280
Speaker 2: Yeah, you love to see that too, because some like volleyball,

500
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,040
Speaker 2: like non blayball players and non blollyball fans, like they

501
00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,359
Speaker 2: don't see that, like they don't understand, like, oh, that

502
00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,200
Speaker 2: was a strategic play, like they were putting it in

503
00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,520
Speaker 2: a place where they take out their breast attalker. So

504
00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,640
Speaker 2: it's cool to see volleyball minds like work and you know,

505
00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,399
Speaker 2: make things happen, even though you don't really see it

506
00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:47,120
Speaker 2: when it's happening.

507
00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:52,240
Speaker 1: Well, along with the blocking on both sides being pretty dominant,

508
00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,760
Speaker 1: there's a lot of strong serves that were coming from

509
00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,879
Speaker 1: both sides of the court. I feel like people at

510
00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:04,960
Speaker 1: home don't realize how difficult it is to return a

511
00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:09,280
Speaker 1: serve can you guys just explain how difficult these serves

512
00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:10,840
Speaker 1: are at an international level.

513
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,040
Speaker 3: Well, I'm not a pastor and I've unfortunately never been

514
00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,000
Speaker 3: a pastor, so I'm gonna hand this question over to

515
00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:16,800
Speaker 3: look into. I can tell you what I think it

516
00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:22,159
Speaker 3: would be. But yeah, it looks scary. I wouldn't want

517
00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,359
Speaker 3: to say what we.

518
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:30,040
Speaker 2: Say like these passing reps, it looks scary, I would say,

519
00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,199
Speaker 2: just at the next level, like these these athletes just

520
00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,600
Speaker 2: know how to put the ball perfectly on you, Like,

521
00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,679
Speaker 2: no matter how push you are to a corner, how

522
00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,199
Speaker 2: much you know, how little court you're trying to take, like,

523
00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,320
Speaker 2: they can just pinpoint you so well. And that's just crazy.

524
00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,520
Speaker 2: If you're passing, not passing your best and you're trying

525
00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,120
Speaker 2: to get pinched to the side like, they will still

526
00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:52,600
Speaker 2: find you relentlessly and it's very overwhelming sometimes. But the

527
00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,280
Speaker 2: ball's coming super fast but also floating and just like

528
00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,920
Speaker 2: moving a lot, dropping short, going deep, So it's not

529
00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:00,919
Speaker 2: just the fact that the ball is coming fast, but

530
00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,600
Speaker 2: it's also like the depths are moving and changing constantly,

531
00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:07,240
Speaker 2: so you're having to be prepared for a strong serve

532
00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,240
Speaker 2: but also having to see where you need to be

533
00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,280
Speaker 2: to pass the serve. So it's a lot, a lot

534
00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,399
Speaker 2: of things to think about. Asia, I'm jealous that you

535
00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:18,440
Speaker 2: don't have to experience what I experience on a day. Yeah,

536
00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:19,520
Speaker 2: I definite wish I did.

537
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:23,080
Speaker 3: If I in another life, I would want to be

538
00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,200
Speaker 3: a pin hitter and I'd want to pass and play

539
00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,960
Speaker 3: defense more frequently. Obviously was not given that opportunity in

540
00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:31,320
Speaker 3: this lifetime. But you know, if I have a daughter,

541
00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,560
Speaker 3: I'm going to put her on the right side. I

542
00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:34,679
Speaker 3: think maybe the left, I don't know.

543
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,240
Speaker 2: Okay, defense me too. Know if she's my daughter's gonna

544
00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:43,159
Speaker 2: be an opposite. Definitely, definitely an opposite. But yeah, it's

545
00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,080
Speaker 2: definitely passing is definitely hard. But yeah, this serves at

546
00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,960
Speaker 2: this level are crazy, and just to see our team

547
00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,240
Speaker 2: be able to manage them, even if it's not perfect,

548
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,000
Speaker 2: I think our team is great out of system. Like

549
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,240
Speaker 2: Skinner and Plumber are really great hitting high balls, and

550
00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:56,720
Speaker 2: so if they're able just to put the ball high

551
00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,440
Speaker 2: in the middle of the court, in same with both

552
00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,600
Speaker 2: of our opposites. They can hit high ball. So it's

553
00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,720
Speaker 2: nice just to not have to worry about getting a

554
00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,760
Speaker 2: perfect pass every single time when you have pins that

555
00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:06,880
Speaker 2: can put the ball away when they're on a system.

556
00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,359
Speaker 1: Well, for you, Asia, because you're a blocker, how do

557
00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,520
Speaker 1: you handle the speed of the offense Because I feel

558
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,600
Speaker 1: like the offense moves so much faster with more shoots,

559
00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:18,960
Speaker 1: more ones, slides, whatever it might be, it's just very

560
00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:22,800
Speaker 1: very quick paced. So how do you handle blocking that

561
00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,840
Speaker 1: and being on time to get those blocks.

562
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,920
Speaker 3: I really just learned that I absolutely cannot guess. Ever,

563
00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,120
Speaker 3: even if I'm like so certain of where the ball

564
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:32,760
Speaker 3: is going to go, I try to stay as disciplined

565
00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,400
Speaker 3: as possible. Obviously, there's like certain scenarios where if they're

566
00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,560
Speaker 3: okay running all the way forward and there's literally nowhere

567
00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:38,640
Speaker 3: else to go, like I know they're going.

568
00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:39,639
Speaker 2: To set that hitter.

569
00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:43,040
Speaker 3: But one thing that really helps is Alfie does a

570
00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,480
Speaker 3: great job with our setter scouts. We know all their

571
00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,600
Speaker 3: tendencies most of the time when they're going to set back,

572
00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,399
Speaker 3: what they do if they're setting forward, if it's in

573
00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,159
Speaker 3: the middle, So we have a lot of information that

574
00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,280
Speaker 3: we're given before matches.

575
00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,600
Speaker 2: That kind of eases your mind a little bit.

576
00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,879
Speaker 3: But biggest thing is just to react, never guess, and

577
00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,320
Speaker 3: just trust your athleticism and your speed. To got it,

578
00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,000
Speaker 3: but there will be some times where you get juked out, unfortunately,

579
00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,440
Speaker 3: and you just have to take that one to the

580
00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:06,639
Speaker 3: chin and go on.

581
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:07,280
Speaker 2: To the next play.

582
00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,480
Speaker 1: So going back to the game, you know, after winning

583
00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,040
Speaker 1: the first two sets, the US lost two straight, which

584
00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:17,280
Speaker 1: we talked about, But what's going through your mind as

585
00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:21,560
Speaker 1: a player heading into that final tiebreaker, especially after such

586
00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,000
Speaker 1: a devastating loss in that fourth set where you lost

587
00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,600
Speaker 1: by eleven points like I mentioned earlier, And were there

588
00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,760
Speaker 1: any big matches in your career when you played in

589
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,080
Speaker 1: college that you felt like you were fighting till the

590
00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:33,640
Speaker 1: very end?

591
00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,960
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm sure we can both say we've experienced that

592
00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:40,680
Speaker 3: a few too many times. But I think one of

593
00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,400
Speaker 3: the most beautiful things about volleyball is that every set

594
00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,359
Speaker 3: is a completely new game, Like it doesn't matter if

595
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,000
Speaker 3: you lost twenty five to two the set before. Momentum

596
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,679
Speaker 3: shifts like that, so you can have the set of

597
00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,919
Speaker 3: your life and play lights out the next set. So

598
00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,920
Speaker 3: just not letting what happened the set before or two

599
00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,600
Speaker 3: sets before carry over into the new one, especially if

600
00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,600
Speaker 3: it wasn't how you wanted to play. I think just

601
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:04,760
Speaker 3: having that new set, new game mentality is really crucial

602
00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,080
Speaker 3: in order to do well, especially at this level, because

603
00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,960
Speaker 3: they could have just easily gone into that fifth set like, well,

604
00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,080
Speaker 3: we weren't playing how we wanted, it's not looking great,

605
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,240
Speaker 3: might as well just pack it up and we're gonna

606
00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:16,080
Speaker 3: go on to the next game.

607
00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:17,119
Speaker 2: So they could have easily done that.

608
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,840
Speaker 3: But I think they did a great job coming in

609
00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,640
Speaker 3: with that fire and energy and aggression, and we're able

610
00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,600
Speaker 3: to even though it was a close set, we're able

611
00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:24,680
Speaker 3: to come out on top.

612
00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,679
Speaker 2: Yeah, I completely agree. It's it's all about, like the

613
00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,760
Speaker 2: beautiful thing about Allyballs. Each set it's zero zero and

614
00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,280
Speaker 2: nothing from the past dictates the future at all. It's

615
00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,120
Speaker 2: all about like and being the present, starting that set

616
00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,040
Speaker 2: strong and then being able to finish and not think

617
00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:40,719
Speaker 2: about all the past things.

618
00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:45,800
Speaker 1: Well, now, going to that fifth set, it was so intense,

619
00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,719
Speaker 1: So what were you thinking while watching it?

620
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:49,719
Speaker 2: I was a little stressed.

621
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,000
Speaker 3: I'm not gonna lie and I feel like normally I

622
00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,000
Speaker 3: am playing in games, I'm like, oh, I have control

623
00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:56,720
Speaker 3: over this, Like I'm not gonna be stressed, I'm not worried,

624
00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:58,840
Speaker 3: like I'm here, but now just watching on TV and

625
00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:00,879
Speaker 3: being so worried about the out I was like my

626
00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:02,800
Speaker 3: heart is racing, like I'm in the game. It was

627
00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:06,080
Speaker 3: so crazy to watch being here at home. But definitely

628
00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:07,719
Speaker 3: was a little nervous, but I knew that they had

629
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:08,680
Speaker 3: it in them. I was like, we just need to

630
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,879
Speaker 3: do it right now, we need to stop playing around.

631
00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,520
Speaker 1: Well, Logan, you joined, like right at the end of

632
00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,560
Speaker 1: the game, what was going through your mind watching this?

633
00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,679
Speaker 2: Yeah? Same, I was stressed. We were all like huddle around.

634
00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:20,800
Speaker 2: Typa had her little phone out and we were all

635
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,560
Speaker 2: like huddled around watching and like every time someone contacted

636
00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,760
Speaker 2: the ball, we were like like just like oh my gosh,

637
00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,639
Speaker 2: like is it good? Is it bad? So definitely a

638
00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,399
Speaker 2: level of stress, but also like had confidence in the

639
00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:32,800
Speaker 2: team that they were gonna be able to pull it out,

640
00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,800
Speaker 2: Like when you take a game to five and you're

641
00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,399
Speaker 2: battling back and forth, like you know, you haven't they

642
00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,200
Speaker 2: need to win. So definitely had faith in them and

643
00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,880
Speaker 2: very glad they won because that challenge at the end

644
00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,360
Speaker 2: had me scared. The challenge had me very scared.

645
00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, I bet when did you actually join the game?

646
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:49,080
Speaker 2: Now?

647
00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,959
Speaker 1: What was the score when you guys turned it on?

648
00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:55,680
Speaker 2: It was like I think fourteen twelve USA, Like we

649
00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:57,600
Speaker 2: were about we had like game point. We were like, okay,

650
00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,160
Speaker 2: let's watch the game points our packs again, and they we

651
00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,240
Speaker 2: started coming back. We're like, okay, yeah, we're gonna watch.

652
00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,560
Speaker 2: We're gonna watch this till the end because yeah, so

653
00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,040
Speaker 2: we were right at the end. But then again, if

654
00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:07,440
Speaker 2: they give us a few extra points, I think they

655
00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,160
Speaker 2: wanted to put on the show for us or something.

656
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:23,760
Speaker 1: Got to get your money's with. So how are you

657
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,360
Speaker 1: ladies watching these matches? Are you watching them as a fan?

658
00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,040
Speaker 1: Is it tape study? Do you imagine being out there

659
00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,760
Speaker 1: one day? Like how do you process the games when

660
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:34,440
Speaker 1: you're watching it?

661
00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:38,320
Speaker 3: I feel like I watch it as a fan and

662
00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,479
Speaker 3: kind of I guess kind of like game tape too,

663
00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:44,720
Speaker 3: But it's also like our teammates, so we are rooting

664
00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,520
Speaker 3: for them as fans of USA. But then also it's

665
00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:48,160
Speaker 3: like those are my teammates that I've worked so hard

666
00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:49,920
Speaker 3: with over the summer that I want to do so well.

667
00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:51,840
Speaker 3: But then you're also watching people and I'm watching like

668
00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,760
Speaker 3: cheap Block and it shows the replay and I'm like,

669
00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,040
Speaker 3: the way that she shaped around that ball was perfect, Like.

670
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:56,600
Speaker 2: I need to do that.

671
00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,280
Speaker 3: So there's so many levels of what it is when

672
00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:02,600
Speaker 3: you're watching observing the games. But for me, at least,

673
00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:03,040
Speaker 3: that's how it is.

674
00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,040
Speaker 2: What about you look in I'm gonna say I definitely

675
00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,280
Speaker 2: a fan, like definitely like just like cheering for them

676
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:09,720
Speaker 2: and ringing them on hoping they pull it out. But

677
00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,240
Speaker 2: I'm the same like watching some plays, like I'll just

678
00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:15,040
Speaker 2: see attackers hit and I'm like, I should try that shot,

679
00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,040
Speaker 2: Like I'm going to try that tomorrow practice or just

680
00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:18,960
Speaker 2: like seeing like technique and stuff, I'm like, yeah, that

681
00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:20,640
Speaker 2: was really impressive. I need to try that, Like I

682
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,680
Speaker 2: need to put that in my toolbox. So it's kind

683
00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,000
Speaker 2: of cool to get to watch games like get this

684
00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,240
Speaker 2: level of people we know and people were cheering for,

685
00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,600
Speaker 2: but also like people we look up to and we

686
00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,240
Speaker 2: can learn from. And yeah, it's an interesting way to watch.

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Speaker 1: Definitely, Well, you ladies are the future of Team USA.

688
00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,120
Speaker 1: I mean, you guys could be out there in Los

689
00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,240
Speaker 1: Angeles in twenty twenty eight. So what does that mean

690
00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:45,520
Speaker 1: to you?

691
00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:49,880
Speaker 2: But the hope, Yeah that's the goal. Okay, I mean

692
00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:51,960
Speaker 2: you're close to what I was. But I think it's

693
00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:54,280
Speaker 2: it's cool to like I get chills like thinking about it,

694
00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,640
Speaker 2: because yeah, I'm like watching these players, and you know,

695
00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:58,400
Speaker 2: hopefully a lot of them stick around and get to

696
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,440
Speaker 2: play in twenty eight too. But it's it's like younger

697
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,400
Speaker 2: players always get in the gym and the next like

698
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,280
Speaker 2: in the next squad and get to compete, And so

699
00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:06,959
Speaker 2: it's cool to think that I'll get to be in

700
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,280
Speaker 2: the gym with Olympians and competing and playing with them.

701
00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,440
Speaker 2: But I get chills anytime the Olympics come around. Like

702
00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,640
Speaker 2: I was watching swimming this morning and got like teary

703
00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,360
Speaker 2: eyed when someone won a gold medal. You know, it's

704
00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,440
Speaker 2: like that the Olympics are such a cool, amazing experience

705
00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:25,040
Speaker 2: that every athlete strives for, and so just even thinking

706
00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,560
Speaker 2: that I could have an opportunity to play with Olympians

707
00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,480
Speaker 2: but then in the Olympics one days like just unreal.

708
00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:33,280
Speaker 2: So it's it's definitely something I have in my mind,

709
00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,880
Speaker 2: but just trying to keep myself very grounded and just

710
00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:38,080
Speaker 2: working every day to trying to get to that goal. Yeah, no,

711
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:39,000
Speaker 2: I feel the same way.

712
00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:41,000
Speaker 3: It is something that's so cool to think about that

713
00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:46,040
Speaker 3: you're even in the topic of discussion about accomplishing. But

714
00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,040
Speaker 3: then even just on a more personal level, like seeing

715
00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,280
Speaker 3: Avery do so well we both had our first VNL

716
00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:54,880
Speaker 3: season together last summer, and just herbing Olympia now and

717
00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:57,200
Speaker 3: just doing so well, like it makes me emotional. And

718
00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,600
Speaker 3: then knowing her sister Maddie, the one playing with Maddie

719
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,000
Speaker 3: in college, it's like, I'm so happy for that family.

720
00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,720
Speaker 3: And just seeing Avery shine on the greatest stage of

721
00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,320
Speaker 3: sports ever is so awesome, And it's just really cool

722
00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,600
Speaker 3: for your friend to do something that insane and be

723
00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:12,480
Speaker 3: able to watch them back here at home, which is

724
00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:14,440
Speaker 3: it's so special and it makes me really happy. And

725
00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,560
Speaker 3: then hopefully twenty twenty eight will all be playing together.

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00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,360
Speaker 1: Well, Logan, you've played a year overseas, but now you'll

727
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,360
Speaker 1: be back in Texas playing for Love Austin along with

728
00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:28,240
Speaker 1: you Asia and a lot of other Texas alums, including Chiaka,

729
00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:32,680
Speaker 1: who is out in Paris representing the US obviously. So

730
00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:37,080
Speaker 1: watching the Olympics and knowing that you're bringing this high

731
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:41,040
Speaker 1: level of competition stateside, what are you most excited for.

732
00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,880
Speaker 2: Man, I'm just excited for American fans to really see

733
00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:46,360
Speaker 2: what the international game is like. I think college has

734
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,480
Speaker 2: obviously grown so much like the college level of play,

735
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:53,560
Speaker 2: and so they're seeing high level volleyball at the college level,

736
00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,280
Speaker 2: but there's like a whole nother lot like notch that

737
00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,160
Speaker 2: they haven't seen yet. And so just playing in it

738
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,320
Speaker 2: in Turkey and then and I can bring that back

739
00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,200
Speaker 2: that same level, at same intensity, that same like physicality

740
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,800
Speaker 2: back to the States. It's so cool that I know

741
00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,080
Speaker 2: the fans will love it. I know the youth players

742
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 2: will love it, and it'll just make them fall even

743
00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,520
Speaker 2: more in love with the game and hopefully make them

744
00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:17,719
Speaker 2: all want to continue playing after college. It's the coolest

745
00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:19,760
Speaker 2: thing ever. And I just I really think the American

746
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:21,040
Speaker 2: fans are going to fall in love with the game

747
00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:23,720
Speaker 2: of volleyball even more than they already are. And I'm

748
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,000
Speaker 2: excited to see the growth in the next few years

749
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,120
Speaker 2: because it's going to be really really cool in Asia.

750
00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:32,280
Speaker 1: You already have the opportunity to play professionally here in

751
00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:36,360
Speaker 1: the US, so from your experience, what can we expect

752
00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:38,880
Speaker 1: when Love launches in January.

753
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,320
Speaker 2: I think it's going to be crazy, especially in Austin.

754
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,320
Speaker 3: The city already loves volleyball so much, and I know

755
00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:46,840
Speaker 3: they'll be excited one to have pro volleyball, but two

756
00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,920
Speaker 3: to also have Texas Volleyball alumni back in the city

757
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,800
Speaker 3: playing for them, but the country really wants.

758
00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:53,000
Speaker 2: It right now.

759
00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,200
Speaker 3: They want to see high level volleyball and they want

760
00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,560
Speaker 3: to see it stateside and it be easily accessible. So

761
00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:00,480
Speaker 3: I just know that across country, all the teams are

762
00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:05,160
Speaker 3: going to have great attendance and hopefully we're selling out

763
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:06,560
Speaker 3: games like every night.

764
00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:13,160
Speaker 1: All right, Well, before we end this interview, we have

765
00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:16,960
Speaker 1: a little trivia game for you where the answers are

766
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,560
Speaker 1: going to be you know, some of the Olympians and

767
00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:23,760
Speaker 1: your fellow Love players. So are you ladies already?

768
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,960
Speaker 2: Yes, we're ready. I think let's do it all right.

769
00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:33,040
Speaker 1: First one, what is the average height of the team USA?

770
00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:37,279
Speaker 2: Team six two? I'm gonna say six six to one.

771
00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,800
Speaker 1: The answer is six feet two and a half inches.

772
00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,200
Speaker 1: So Ahua got that one.

773
00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:48,040
Speaker 2: She stole my answer. Okay, all right?

774
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:52,879
Speaker 1: Next question, which fellow Love players and two players? Which

775
00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:56,240
Speaker 1: fellow Love players play the piano and guitar?

776
00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:02,840
Speaker 2: Jordan Polter, Yeah, I think and I feel like Kelsey

777
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,240
Speaker 2: would do that or something. The piano and the guitar.

778
00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,799
Speaker 2: I'm gonna go down and I'm gonna say I'm gonna

779
00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,840
Speaker 2: say like Haley, Haley no plays a piano and I

780
00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,319
Speaker 2: think Haley has some I don't know. I think she

781
00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,200
Speaker 2: has some secrets of her sleep. Hey, I'm trying to think. Oay,

782
00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:23,839
Speaker 2: give us five more seconds. I'm trying to think who else? Micah,

783
00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:24,480
Speaker 2: I don't know.

784
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,359
Speaker 3: She seems like she would be musically gifted, but I've

785
00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,520
Speaker 3: never heard her talk about playing any type of venture.

786
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,960
Speaker 2: I don't know. Kelsey was a good kind of a

787
00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:36,840
Speaker 2: good guess so too. Uh, Poulter for sure? Where are

788
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,000
Speaker 2: we going? Definitely Poulter, Definitely Polter. Justine okay, but she

789
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:46,080
Speaker 2: she had a she had a keyboard in Turkey. Oh, okay,

790
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:49,560
Speaker 2: do Chi do Chi? Okay, I think it's cheap. I

791
00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:50,799
Speaker 2: think we're gonna go Jordan and Chi.

792
00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:55,400
Speaker 1: Yes, you are right, it is Jordan and Chi Yaka.

793
00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,600
Speaker 1: Well done. He did a little slum Dog millionaire thing there.

794
00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:08,960
Speaker 2: Oh boom. Insider information about the keyboard and Turkey information. Yeah,

795
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:09,399
Speaker 2: all right.

796
00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:13,480
Speaker 1: Number three, which Love Atlanta player has a clothing line

797
00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:15,279
Speaker 1: called by the Sun.

798
00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,440
Speaker 2: Ah, that was too easy for you guys. All right.

799
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:25,960
Speaker 1: Number four, which Salt Lake player has a camper named

800
00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:35,719
Speaker 1: Charlie Haley Haley. Yep, all right. Number five, which Love

801
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:41,080
Speaker 1: Houston Player's uncle was Pro Football Hall of Famer Chris Dolman.

802
00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:43,880
Speaker 2: Because it has to be.

803
00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:51,240
Speaker 1: Yes, Jordan Thompson. Well done. All right, Now, this last

804
00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:53,880
Speaker 1: question is kind of a two parter, so there's you

805
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:56,319
Speaker 1: know what, an answer and then kind of like a

806
00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:59,680
Speaker 1: bonus if you can answer them all. So number six,

807
00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:04,719
Speaker 1: how many former University of Texas players are playing in

808
00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:06,600
Speaker 1: Love Austin next year?

809
00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,919
Speaker 2: Six? Eight? Eight? Eight? Who's eight?

810
00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:10,520
Speaker 1: You me?

811
00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:16,160
Speaker 2: Zoe's sage g Julianne Kat Molly. Oh yeah, I forgot dad.

812
00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:18,239
Speaker 1: You just answered the voters question.

813
00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:21,040
Speaker 2: That was it. That was the question. That was the answer.

814
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:22,960
Speaker 1: I was going to ask you to name them all,

815
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,080
Speaker 1: but yeah, the answer is eight, and yes, all of

816
00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:28,920
Speaker 1: those ladies are going to be playing for Love Austin.

817
00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:30,080
Speaker 1: Well done.

818
00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:34,040
Speaker 2: Wow, I know our team. Girl. I got a founding

819
00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:38,440
Speaker 2: member founding number right there, Austin, Texas. That's home.

820
00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,080
Speaker 1: Well, before we say goodbye, I just want to plug

821
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:46,000
Speaker 1: our social media superstars, Kayles Stapleton, who played volleyball at

822
00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:50,600
Speaker 1: San Diego and professionally overseas for three years, and Devin Newberry,

823
00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:54,160
Speaker 1: who played beach volleyball for UCLA. They'll be posting volleyball

824
00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:57,800
Speaker 1: one oh one on our social channels at love That's

825
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:02,279
Speaker 1: at l ovb to help those new two volleyball to

826
00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:05,080
Speaker 1: understand the rules, positions and everything in between. So make

827
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:08,680
Speaker 1: sure to follow so you don't miss that. And that

828
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:12,000
Speaker 1: is it. Asia Logan again, thank you so much for

829
00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:15,239
Speaker 1: coming on Serving Pancakes. It was so great chatting with

830
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:16,400
Speaker 1: you guys about volleyball.

831
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,440
Speaker 2: Thank you for having us, it was so fun.

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00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:30,640
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00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,879
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835
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:38,200
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00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:43,160
Speaker 1: Tiffany Oshinski. Anya Alvarez is our senior producer. Our executive

837
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:48,040
Speaker 1: producers are Carrie Stett, Tamaradike, and Lindsay Hoffman. Our marketing

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00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:52,759
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00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:56,800
Speaker 1: theme music is Pancakes by Eric W. Mast Junior. Stay

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Speaker 3: M