1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're in 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Kansas City, ready for a big winner and a trophy presentation. 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: Give us tears, give us hugs, give us confetti, give 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 2: us joy. 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: Just keep the camera off the losing NWSL team tomorrow. 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 2: We hate a sad face as much as we love 7 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 2: a happy one. 8 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: It's Friday, November twenty third, and on today's show, we'll 9 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: get you ready for the NWSL Championship Game, a battle 10 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: of the best as the top ranked Orlando Pride and 11 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: second seed Washington Spirit duel for the title. 12 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: We got your preview. 13 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: We got a flashback to our chat with two of 14 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: the Pride's best, plus the very first edition of a 15 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: new segment Take it Back that sends us to twenty 16 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: sixteen for a Western New York flash moment of greatness, 17 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: and we'll talk Turkey Time TV and give shouts to 18 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: a vegan island in a barbecue sea. It's all coming 19 00:00:46,479 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: up right after this welcome back slices. Mish has your 20 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: need to know today, Take it away, Misha. 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: Thanks Sarah. In NWSL Championship News, it all comes down 22 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 3: to tomorrow, the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit play in 23 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 3: the league finals Saturday at eight pm Eastern on CBS 24 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 3: and streaming on Paramount Plus. All the flights are landing 25 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 3: in Kansas City. Both teams are holding their final training sessions, 26 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 3: and the festivities are poppin'. I actually landed here Wednesday 27 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 3: night and got my first look at CPKC Stadium as 28 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 3: I headed to my hotel, and let me tell y'all, 29 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 3: the location on the river is gorgeous. There was a 30 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 3: brilliant pink light emanating throughout the stadium. I cannot wait 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 3: to see what it looks like full of fans. We'll 32 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 3: have more on the final here in a bit. More 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 3: in WSL News Awards season continues. Congratulations are in order 34 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 3: for the Washington Spirits Corbathun, who won Midfielder of the 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 3: Year on Thursday. That's after winning Rookie of the Year 36 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: on Tuesday, which she won even though she only played 37 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: in seventeen of the team's twenty six games. She's so 38 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 3: wild for that. And let's not forget Pethunes tenn asists 39 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 3: were tops in the league in the regular season two 40 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 3: and that she tied Tobin Hee's single season record for assists. Incredible, 41 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 3: so stuck to watch her play next season? 42 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 2: Did I mention I love living in the DMV. 43 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 3: Also congratulations to Gotham FCS and Caterine Berger, the twenty 44 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 3: twenty four Goalkeeper of the Year. Berger only conceded sixteen 45 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 3: goals in the regular season, earned eight clean sheets, and 46 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 3: saved eighty point four to nine percent of opponents shots 47 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 3: on goal nuts. The German international is the first European 48 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 3: player to win that award, and cheers to Defender of 49 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 3: the Year Emily SAMs of the Orlando Pride. She became 50 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 3: the first player from the Pride to win that award. 51 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 3: SAMs was second in the NWSL in recoveries this year 52 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 3: and leads the team in possessions in the defensive third, 53 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: clearances and blocks. She notched an eighty eight point one 54 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: to eight percent passing accuracy, which which was the best 55 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 3: among Pride defenders in last but not least big props 56 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 3: to BFC's Jen Beatty. She's the recipient of this year's 57 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 3: Lauren Holiday Impact Award, which celebrates players community involvement. She 58 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 3: was nominated for her outstanding work within the breast cancer 59 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 3: community in the Bay Area and previously in the United Kingdom. 60 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 3: After her own early diagnosis with the disease in twenty twenty. 61 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: In college faki Yeah I Said It, or Field Hockey News, 62 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: the twenty twenty four NCAA Semifinals are today. 63 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: First up Friend of the Show. 64 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 3: In North Carolina, head coach Aaron Matson's number one ranked 65 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 3: Our Heels take on number four ranked Saint Joseph's at 66 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 3: twelve pm Eastern, then number two ranked Northwestern faces UMass 67 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: at three pm Eastern. Both contests will be available to 68 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 3: stream on ESPN Plus. In College Soccer News, the second 69 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 3: round of the College Cup gets underway today. The remaining 70 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 3: field of thirty two teams will be chopped down to 71 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 3: just sixteen by day's end. You can catch all those 72 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 3: games on ESPN Plus starting at two pm Eastern. In 73 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: WNBA News, the Los Angeles Sparks have found their new leader. 74 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: The franchise named Lynn Roberts as its new head coach 75 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 3: on Tuesday. She was the head honcho at Utah for 76 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: the past nine seasons and earned PAC twelve Coach of 77 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 3: the Year honors in twenty twenty three. She's the second 78 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 3: college coach to leave their post for the pros in 79 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 3: the past couple weeks, after Florida Gulf Coast. Carl Smesco 80 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 3: was announced as the head coach of the Atlanta Dream 81 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 3: on November thirteenth. Roberts enters a potentially promising situation. The 82 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 3: Sparks now have the second overall pick in the twenty 83 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: twenty five draft. They'll also return Rakia Jackson, the small 84 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 3: forward who made the All Rookie Team in twenty twenty four, 85 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 3: and Cameron Brink, the center who finished second in blocks 86 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 3: per game despite missing twenty five contests, was the torn 87 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: acl in her rookie campaign. More WNBA, could the Cleveland 88 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 3: Rockers be making a comeback. The Rock Entertainment Group, which 89 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 3: is tied into the mnba's Cavaliers, is looking to submit 90 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: a bid to bring an expansion team to Cleveland. The 91 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: league's already added three teams in the next two seasons, 92 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 3: the Golden State, Valkyries, Portland and Toronto, which will bring 93 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 3: the total number of squads to fifth teen. W Commissioner 94 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 3: Kathy Engelbert has stated that the league wants to add 95 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 3: a sixteenth team by the twenty twenty eight season. This 96 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 3: could be a renaissance for the pro women's hoops franchise 97 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 3: in the city. The Cleveland Rockers were one of the 98 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 3: WNBA's original teams in nineteen ninety seven before folding in 99 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 3: two thousand and three. More basketball news, Unrivaled released all 100 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 3: six of its club rosters on Wednesday via a fun 101 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 3: and super creative video on YouTube. In it, each of 102 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 3: the league's coaches discussed the talents and strengths of the 103 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 3: field of players helped construct the rosters, and then were 104 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 3: told which basketball club they'd be leading in that order. 105 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 3: We'll link to the video in the show notes. Reminder, 106 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 3: Unrivaled tips off on January seventeenth. Tickets are available to 107 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: folks who subscribe to the league's newsletter. 108 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: Now. We'll drop that link below too. 109 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 3: In college basketball news, it's official, y'all. Gino Oriema is 110 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 3: now the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history, surpassing Stanford 111 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 3: Legendara Vanderveer's all time wins record. His number two ranked 112 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 3: Yukon Huskies sealed the deal Wednesday night with an eighty 113 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: five forty one win over Fairleigh Dickinson at Gamble Pavilion. 114 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 3: Oriema now has one thy two hundred and seventeen wins 115 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 3: in counting since taking over in nineteen eighty five, and 116 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 3: for those keeping track. I was negative twelve years old 117 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 3: back then. Associate head coach Chris Day has been part 118 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 3: of Yukon's success from the start too. Together, she and 119 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 3: Oriama have led Yukon to eleven national titles, twenty three 120 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 3: Final four appearances, and six undefeated records in forty seasons. 121 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: Oh and the team had some fud celebrating daily. They 122 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 3: donned blonde wigs in the postgame presser and in the 123 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 3: locker room, paying homage. 124 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 2: To her signature. 125 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 3: Look, we'll link to their postgames shenanigans in the show notes. Also, 126 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 3: I want to say congrats to red shirt junior guard 127 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 3: Azy Fudd on suiting up in her first game this 128 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 3: season after sitting out for a year with a knee injury. 129 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 3: Nothing feels sweeter than those first few minutes of game 130 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 3: action after working so hard to get back on the court. 131 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 3: In some more college hoops news, USC sophomore sensation Juju 132 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 3: Watkins docuseriies titled On the Rise Juju Wi f. Hawkins 133 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 3: drops this Saturday at three pm Eastern on NBC, right 134 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 3: before USC squares off with Notre Dame at four also 135 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 3: on NBC. The series explores Juju's connection to her family 136 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 3: and to the Southern LA community she grew up in 137 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 3: and how both play a role in the success she's 138 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 3: seen on and off the hardwood. I want to give 139 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 3: a big old shout out to the homie and fellow 140 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 3: DMV Melanie Page, who helped bring that story to the screen. 141 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 3: We really can't retire from this. If you know, you know, 142 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: if you don't peep the show. 143 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 2: Notes, thanks me. All right? 144 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: It all comes down to this, folks. The NWSL season 145 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: started back on March sixteenth. We were all so much 146 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: younger then. Who could have guessed that the Orlando Pride 147 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: perennial also rans would almost run the table en route 148 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: to the NWSL shield at a spot in the final 149 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: And in our wildest dreams, could we have imagined a 150 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: Marta for all the marbles opportunity? And what about the 151 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: Washington Spirit and the Cape clad Michelle King coolly dropping 152 00:07:58,040 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: thirty mili on the growth of girls and women's soccer 153 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: just a few days before her team takes the field 154 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: looking for a second title. That is baller shit. This 155 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: one to two matchup of powerhouse teams that have been 156 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: in the top tier of the league all season long 157 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: is honestly a gift to footy fans, and we thank 158 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: the footy gods for this one. So let's take a 159 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: quick look at this matchup that we've got. These two 160 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: teams had major go ups in twenty twenty four, just 161 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: two seasons ago, the Spirit finished eleventh in the league 162 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: with just three wins and Orlando was in tenth, winning 163 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: just five times. Last year an improvement, but both still 164 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: on the outside looking and the Spirit finished in eighth place, 165 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: the Pride in seventh, both just missing out on the playoffs, 166 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: which hadn't yet expanded beyond six teams. This year, they 167 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: both shot to the top, with the Pride adding electric 168 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: scorer Barbara Banda, who had sixteen goals in the regular season, 169 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: second best in the league. And of course, they were 170 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: buoyed by the legendary Marta, who, at thirty eight years old, 171 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: somehow had her best individual campaign since twenty seventeen. She 172 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: had eleven goals and an assist. Now all Marta holds 173 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: it down for the the Olds and the Pride. The 174 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: Spirit have relied on a bunch of young stars making 175 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: waves in their debut seasons, six rookies contributing, to be exact, 176 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: so rookie of the year. Friend of the show, Corey Besoon, 177 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: led the way all season. Of course, she unfortunately got 178 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,599 Speaker 1: injured and will still be sidelined for tomorrow's championship. 179 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 2: But fellow rookie. 180 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: Hel hirschfeldt she scored in the Spirit semi final win. 181 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: She has been huge all season long. And of course 182 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: the Spirit have Trinity Rodman, who was a rookie the 183 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: last time the team won it all in twenty twenty one. 184 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you I was at that championship then 185 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: as an owner of the Chicago Red Stars, and I 186 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: will admit that I was cursing Rodman under my breath 187 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: for most of the game. She was a dog, impossible 188 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: to guard, terribly tricky and so aggressive. The player that 189 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: you love on your team and hate to see on 190 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: the other side. So no doubt she'll look to come 191 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: up big in the title game. As for the team's 192 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 1: meetings this season, Orlando prevailed in both of them. They 193 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: won the first three to two in April out in DC. 194 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,719 Speaker 1: Then again in October they won two nil on their 195 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: home field to clinch the NWSL shield. The question is, 196 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: of course, can they claim the ultimate hardware or is 197 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:06,719 Speaker 1: the third time the charm for the Spirit in their 198 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: third meeting this season. 199 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 2: This should be a good one. 200 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: We got to take a quick break when we come back. 201 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: It's an Orlando Pride interview readucks. Back in September, I 202 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: talked to defenders Emily Sam's and Kylie Strum about taking 203 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: pride in their back line and their expectations for the 204 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: rest of the season. Spoiler alert manifesting works because tomorrow 205 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: Orlando will compete in the club's first ever NWSL final. 206 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: To get you ready, we decided to revisit that conversation. 207 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: It's coming up right after this. 208 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 2: Welcome back. 209 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: As I mentioned before the break, here's a chunk of 210 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: that interview with Emily and Kylie from September. 211 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 2: Joining us today. 212 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: We've got a defender for the top of the table, 213 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: Orlando Pride of the NWSL. She won gold with Team 214 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: USA and Paris and was a national champion with her 215 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: Florida Seminoles. 216 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 2: A twin. 217 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: She loves Dakota, a guy, not a state. She's got 218 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: cat's name Linguini and Rigatoni, and she got married in February, 219 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: but her wedding's in December. It's Emily Sam's what's up, 220 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 1: Emily what's up? 221 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:11,719 Speaker 4: Thank you? 222 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 5: That was crazy. 223 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 1: Also joining her a defender for the Orlando Pride. She's 224 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 1: played in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Spain, and she's a. 225 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 2: Proud bu alum. 226 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: She was on the most recent NWSL Best eleven for 227 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: the month of August. She's just a quiet gal who 228 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 1: likes to read books and watch Jeopardy, but says she 229 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,839 Speaker 1: turns into a monster on the field. 230 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 2: It's Kylie Strom. 231 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: Hey, guys, ladies, it is great to have you, and 232 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: we are really excited to shine a spotlight on this 233 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: defense for the Pride. I get why we have so 234 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: many conversations about the goal scorers like Barbara Banda and Marta, 235 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: but we got to talk about the lockdown that's been 236 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: happening with the Pride of late. You shut out your 237 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: opponents in four straight matches. You set a new club 238 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: record for longest clean sheet streak. You've also set a 239 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: new club record for regular season minutes played without conceding 240 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: four hundred and eleven consecutive minutes without giving up a go. 241 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 2: So let's just start there. 242 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: Emily, what's the secret, Like, what's been the secret to 243 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: this incredible defensive stretch? 244 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 4: Oh gosh, I would say, although we're talking to two 245 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 4: defenders right now, it's definitely a team effort. Yeah, even 246 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 4: just like the midfielders from to the forwards, everyone's included 247 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 4: in our defending and I think that's what helps make 248 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 4: it so successful. And of course having players like Marta 249 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 4: and Barbara on offense, I think changes teams to their 250 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 4: behaviors and makes them play maybe a little bit more defensively, 251 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 4: which makes them makes our job easier. 252 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,719 Speaker 1: That's such a defensive player's answer to just differt. That's 253 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 1: why I never could have played defense. I'm way too 254 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: much about myself. I'm like, give me the goals. Meanwhile, 255 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: you're just spreading the love. 256 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 2: But it's true. 257 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: It's incredibly complete team and that's what's made it so 258 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: impressive to watch. And that goes back to the goalkeeping. 259 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 2: To Emily. 260 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: Anna Moorhouse tied in NWSL single season record the other 261 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: day in your nil nil draw with Case. That was 262 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:00,959 Speaker 1: her eleventh clean sheet of the seas And so tell 263 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: me about playing with Anna and your communication back there. 264 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, Anna's great. I mean, she's obviously has a big 265 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 4: presence and like, for example, end of the game, we 266 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 4: have a corner, like we have full confidence that she's 267 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 4: going to come out grab the ball and just like 268 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 4: secure the win for us, or you know, get the 269 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 4: shut out for us. So it's been great, and part 270 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 4: of what makes it so great is that we can 271 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 4: communicate in practice, like get it all out there. Like 272 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 4: she says her opinion. She's very strong opinion, which is good, 273 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 4: and I think I'm strong opinion too, So we can 274 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 4: just like swear it all out there on the field 275 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 4: and not you know, dance around what's going on. We'll 276 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 4: just get it all out there and come to a 277 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 4: common ground. 278 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, Kylie, is there something in particular that the defense 279 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 1: has worked on or prioritized of late or is this 280 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: just a team clicking in the final stretch. 281 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 5: Honestly, I think it's just kind of like a mentality, 282 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 5: you know. I think our coach Sam Hines, he was 283 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 5: a defender in his career, and yeah, we just take 284 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 5: a lot of pride in our defending. I think we 285 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 5: have like such good camaraderie from front back, and I 286 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 5: think like the defensive unit is super tight and like 287 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 5: we all have a common goal. So yeah, hopefully we 288 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 5: can keep it going. 289 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: Well. Twenty one games unbeaten. That's the most in league history. 290 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: There's only a few weeks left in the regular season, 291 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: so how much pressure is there to try to go 292 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: an entire season without a loss? 293 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 5: Kiley honestly, like, like it's not a main goal for us, 294 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 5: Like we've broken a lot of records and all that stuff, 295 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 5: but it's never once been a goal for us. I mean, 296 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 5: we want to win the Shield, we want to win 297 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 5: a championship. I mean, we want to go to playoffs, 298 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 5: which we've accomplished already, but we just want to keep 299 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 5: playing like our best games ever game. So that's kind 300 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 5: of the motivation here. No pressure with any of like 301 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 5: going undefeated and stuff. So we're just we're just going 302 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 5: with it. 303 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: Is it like a Jinks mentality, like you don't even 304 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: talk about it or is it like mentioned we. 305 00:14:58,040 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 5: Don't even talk about it on it Like I think 306 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 5: sometimes we look at each other, like we tell the 307 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 5: story a lot, Like in the beginning of the year, 308 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 5: but like preseason times, we were going through our schedule 309 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 5: and kind of like predicting, like you know, how many 310 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 5: points we would have and which games we would win 311 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 5: maybe like draw, lose, whatever, and we gave ourselves like 312 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 5: a ridiculous amount of points like crazy, and we're like, 313 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 5: afterwards we went through We're like, guys, this probably is 314 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 5: a little unrealistic, you know, like let's be real and 315 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 5: like now we're like even out performing on So yeah, 316 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 5: I think sometimes we're just like, wow, this is crazy 317 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 5: and we. 318 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: Call that manifesting. Right, you just put it out there, 319 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: like here's all the points. 320 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 2: That we want and then you just made it happen. 321 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 2: That's awesome. 322 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: Let's talk about Marta FIFA World Player of the Year 323 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: six times, first football or of any gender to score 324 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: five different World Cups, first of any gender to score 325 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: five straight Olympic games, Like, Kylie, what's it like playing 326 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: with an all time great like that You've had a 327 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: couple of years with her. 328 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 5: It's unbelievable, Like every single day we step out on 329 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 5: the field with her as like such a privilege and 330 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 5: an honor. She is hands down the greatest of all time, 331 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 5: Like no debate, and the fact that she's like still 332 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 5: doing these things that she's doing like at her age, 333 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 5: like she's like getting better if that's even possible. Yeah, 334 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 5: it's it's just like such an honor and a privilege 335 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 5: to be her teammate. 336 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: I remember talking to some of my Chicago Red Stars 337 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: players at an end of season event, and I ask 338 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: the question, like, is there a player that you got 339 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: out in the field and you have trouble just playing 340 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: with or against because a little bit of you is 341 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: like kind of freaking out a little And I feel 342 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: like that would be the case with Marta. Did you 343 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: feel that way when you were in your first couple 344 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: of practices together. 345 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 5: The coolest thing about Marta is like she'll never make 346 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 5: you feel like she's, you know, the greatest of all time, 347 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 5: Like she doesn't act like it or anything. Like she's 348 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 5: so humble, She's just like another person you meet her, 349 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 5: she's I'm like, oh, I'm kind of like, oh Marta, Like. 350 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know, that's like Madonna. Okay, yeah, yeah. 351 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: Has she taught you anything or is there anything that 352 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: stands out from your years playing with her that that 353 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: she's taught you? 354 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 5: Oh? I mean I've learned so much from her, you know, 355 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 5: just her like being a captain and the way she 356 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 5: leads is one of the most inspiring things. Uh. She's 357 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 5: so passionate about everything that she does, like every single training, 358 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 5: like she's she's not there to just like show up 359 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,360 Speaker 5: and you know, do her job, like she wants to win. 360 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 5: So I think she just showed me, like what it 361 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 5: what it takes to be a winner. 362 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, Emily, it's just her first year, but it feels 363 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: like Barbara Banda is a legend in the making in 364 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: the same way. 365 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 2: What makes her so special? 366 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think she's a world class player. She's so 367 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 4: hard to defend. You know, there's time where I go again, 368 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 4: she're in practice and she's making me better, and I 369 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 4: hope I'm making her better. But she's obviously she has 370 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 4: her speed, and but she's good with like back to 371 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 4: goalplay and like to connect with as the nine. So 372 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 4: she's got like both of those aspects she's so good 373 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 4: at like just a little flick ons and to get 374 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 4: behind the back line, and of course her speed, Like 375 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 4: she's just so good. 376 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, it feels like you have this incredible torch passing happening. 377 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: And I'm certainly not pushing Marda out, but like to 378 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: have the greatest of all time and then have this 379 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: player that in such a short amount of time has 380 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: sort of taken this league by storm. It feels very 381 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: promising for the future of this team, and that's really nice. 382 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 2: To see. 383 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: I think I don't mean this in a condescending way, 384 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: but there are certain teams that go through such struggles 385 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: that it's hard not to root for them when they 386 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: start to find success, and the Prideer are kind of 387 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: one of those teams, like best in the league right now. 388 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: But things haven't always been so sunny in Orlando. The 389 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: team has missed the postseason for the last five regular seasons. 390 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: They've missed the postseason in all but one of the 391 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: seasons that the team has existed. You've already clinched a playoff, Berth. 392 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: You're playing so while, like Kylie, you've been on this 393 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: team since twenty twenty one, why is this year so different? 394 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's it's been a roller coaster to say the least. 395 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 5: So to kind of finally see everything coming together is 396 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 5: like the best feeling in the world. I think like 397 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 5: one of the strengths of this team and something that 398 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 5: makes us really special is just the bond and like 399 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 5: the culture that we have amongst the girls. It's something 400 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 5: that I've never experienced on any other team, and I've 401 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 5: been a part of like some really good teams, but 402 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 5: something that we have is just really special and kind 403 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 5: of unexplainable. 404 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, how did you deal with it when the team 405 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: was sort of the butt of jokes? I mean we 406 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: had Ali Riley and said LaRue and I was talking 407 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: to sid about her time there, and how literally people 408 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: would be like, Oh, if you play too badly, you're 409 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: gonna end up with the Pride. Like being a team 410 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: that's sort of the butt of the joke is hard. 411 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 5: How did you handle that nobody wanted to come to 412 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,479 Speaker 5: the Pride, Like I remember there was like before one 413 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 5: of the seasons, there was like this meme I wonder 414 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 5: if I could find it, and it was literally like 415 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 5: like you know, Pride Potential starting eleven and it was 416 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 5: like Marta and then like the rest was like a 417 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 5: rock and. 418 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 4: Yeah. 419 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 5: Like but like we're like, oh wow, yeah, so we 420 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 5: were down bad, but we climbed our way out of it. 421 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 5: You know. I think we made a lot of good 422 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 5: changes from you know, like front office standpoints and stuff, 423 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 5: and people have just really invested in the culture of 424 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 5: this team and took it really seriously. So it's pretty 425 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 5: incredible how drastic of a turnaround it took in a 426 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 5: rather short amount of time. 427 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, Emily, it's just your second season. With the team. 428 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: It's the only NWSL squad you've been a part of. 429 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: But I wonder how much the team staff, coaches, anybody 430 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: talks about those past seasons or previous struggles. 431 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 5: This year. 432 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I was just thinking. I feel like one of 433 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 4: the main messages from SEB last year was just like 434 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 4: changing the narrative of Orlando. So yeah, people would come 435 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 4: to Orlando and be like, Okay, easy three points. Like 436 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 4: SEB would always just hammer that message into us, and 437 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 4: he's like, we have to change the narrative. We have 438 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 4: to make it a nightmare for teams to come here 439 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 4: and play. And I think we just had that chip 440 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 4: on our shoulder last year of like, no, you're not 441 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 4: gonna come here and just get an easy three points 442 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 4: and go back home. Like it's we're trying to make 443 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,439 Speaker 4: it a nightmare to come here. And same thing with Away. 444 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 4: You know, obviously it's a different like shot at you 445 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 4: when you go to another person stadium, but you know, 446 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 4: same thing, like we're not gonna this isn't gonna be 447 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 4: an easy game for anybody. And I think even from 448 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 4: like two years ago to last year, like although I 449 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 4: wasn't part of the team two years ago, we did better, 450 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 4: and we were so close to making playoffs, and I 451 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 4: think even almost making playoffs was again more fuel for 452 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 4: us this year to be like, Okay, we could have 453 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 4: done it last year, and now we've added more players 454 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 4: and now we definitely know we can do it this year. 455 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 4: And I mean it's worked, it's been I don't think 456 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 4: it's any team has walked away thinking it's been easy 457 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 4: to play us. 458 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: What message do you have for the fans of the Pride. 459 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: I know there's been time to, you know, react to 460 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: the success you're having and it's hard to demand this 461 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: huge outpouring for a team that has struggled in the past, 462 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: but I'd like to see Orlando get behind a squad 463 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 1: that's doing unprecedented things. Kylie, what would you say to 464 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: fans to try to get them to come out and 465 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: see what y'all are doing? 466 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, we have some of the best players in the world. 467 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 5: Marta Barbara Like, there's literally nothing more you could ask for. 468 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 5: You know, we're flying right now. So yeah, we have 469 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,439 Speaker 5: great fans. Our environment this year especially has been like 470 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 5: so great, and yeah, it'd be nice if one day 471 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 5: we could sell out enter Inco and keep this going. 472 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 2: How about you, Emily, Yeah, I would say the same. 473 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 4: Like the growth even from last year to this year 474 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 4: has been awesome. You know, we're starting to fill out 475 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 4: the upper part of the stadium, or not fill out, 476 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 4: but starting to get people there. So I just want 477 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,439 Speaker 4: to keep that going. Like, huge shout out to the 478 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 4: fans that have been with us, you know, through the 479 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 4: hard times and through last year, and that have been 480 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 4: here every game this year. So bring your friends, bring 481 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 4: your friends, friends, bring your parents, whatever you like. 482 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 5: Let's fill it. 483 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 2: Bring your enemies. 484 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, yes, exactly, literally anybody. 485 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: And let's The last thing I want to ask you 486 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: to is to tell me something about your team that 487 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: most of the fans wouldn't know. 488 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 2: I feel like there's been such incredible coverage of the. 489 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: Soccer, but I don't really know a lot of the 490 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: members of your team as well as some other teams. 491 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 1: So give me some good stuff, Kylie. What's something like 492 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: and team inside joke or somebody on the team that's 493 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: always like singing or or in charge of the music 494 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: in the lockerom more dancing or doing tik toxic. 495 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 2: What are some of the characters. 496 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 5: Of your team that we shih get an. I don't 497 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 5: even know where to start. Like I feel like we 498 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 5: have a really fun team. Yeah, Like I mean Laro 499 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 5: uh loto cat. She's she's a special one. Uh. She's 500 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 5: bringing all the pregame vibes in the locker room. She's 501 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 5: getting everybody going. She's like so important to this team. 502 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 5: Oh God, like there's so many. 503 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 4: What about you, Emily, Yeah, I would say as far 504 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 4: as like tiktoks, like mac cron gets her little squad 505 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 4: and like Ali Limos, they like love making their tiktoks 506 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 4: so on the field and they yeah, they provide all 507 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 4: that content for like all the field tiktoks, which is 508 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 4: kind of fun. And they try to like pull some 509 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 4: of this in. Like me and Kyler are like, no, 510 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 4: you gotta go ahead, but yeah, they rope some people 511 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 4: in somehow. Uh. 512 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's so funny because like we have some you know, 513 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 5: like Ali Limos, like she's so young and like I 514 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 5: feel like an old grandma, but like at the same time, 515 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 5: like she's one of my favorite people. Like we just 516 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 5: like get along so well, and she just is teaching 517 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 5: me nonsense. 518 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: And with all the like international players and especially all 519 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: the Brazilians, are we mixing it up? Are we getting 520 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: like some Boston Nova and some samba music and stuff 521 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: in there, or is it are there little clicks of 522 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: like all the international players and then all the Americans 523 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: are hanging over here. 524 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 4: I would say, like in the locker room, it's funny 525 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 4: because we'll be like playing like you know, rap music 526 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 4: or you know Drake whatever. Like I can't even tell 527 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 4: you who the new rappers are. 528 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 5: I don't listen to that crap. 529 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 4: But they'll that'll be playing the locker room, and I know, 530 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 4: like come, they'll like come a time where like Marta 531 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 4: and someone's like, Okay, we're like tired of this, and 532 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 4: then they'll like go over and put their Brazilian playlist on, 533 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 4: and then everyone's like, hey, it's a little nice vibe, 534 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 4: like let's go. Yeah. I feel like they get yeah, 535 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 4: they get fed up and they're like we're changing the vibe. 536 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 5: Then em comes in and puts like I don't know, 537 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 5: like journey On or something like amazing. 538 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: I feel like we've we've got like a movie in 539 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 1: the making here, sort of like a bring it On style, 540 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: but like not enemies. It's just the warring factors of 541 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: the locker room Bosonova rap going back and forth, or 542 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: we can get some pretty fire remixes. To be honest, 543 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: if you just put them together and you combine forces. Well, 544 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: thank you to so much for joining us. Was so 545 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: great to talk to you. Congratulations on the success you're having. 546 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: It has been really fun to watch. 547 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 5: Thank you so much. Appreciate it. 548 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:17,959 Speaker 4: Yeah, thank you, Sarah, I appreciate it. 549 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 2: Well, you heard Kylie. We want to win the shield check. 550 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 2: We want to win a championship. We'll see you. 551 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: Got to tune into the NWSL final tomorrow at eight 552 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: pm Eastern on CBS or Paramount Plus. 553 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 2: We have to take another break when we. 554 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: Come back the debut of a new segment, Welcome Back Slices. Today, 555 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: we're introducing a new segment inspired by all of you 556 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: in the survey we sent out a few weeks ago. 557 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: A whole lot of folks requested a sort of on 558 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: this Day or women's sports her Story segment, and we're 559 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: nothing if not accommodating. 560 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 2: So it's time for the very first edition of Take 561 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 2: it Back. 562 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: In honor of the upcoming NWSL championship, were taken it 563 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: Back to twenty sixteen, when the NWSL title game was 564 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: decided on penalties. It would end up being the final 565 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: NWSL season for the Western New York Flash, as the 566 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: franchise rights were sold to the owners of North Carolina FC. 567 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: The team was moved to carry North Carolina and then 568 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: rebranded as the North Carolina Courage. Now they didn't know 569 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: it then, but the Flash were about to exit the 570 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: NWSL in a blaze of glory. Standing in their way 571 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: the Washington Spirit, one of the other original eight teams 572 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: and one of the other teams in the league also 573 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 1: looking for its first title. So the Spirit were coming 574 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: off a semi final win over the Chicago Red Stars, 575 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: while the Flash had defeated the Portland Thorns, and in 576 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: that game their head coach, Paul Riley, since banned from 577 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: the league, was given a red card and sent off, 578 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: so he was suspended for the championship and the Flash 579 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: would be without their head coach. Washington got on the 580 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: board first thanks to a Crystal Dun goal in the 581 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: ninth minute, but Sam Muis equal in the fourteenth minute. 582 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 1: Knotted up at a goal apiece after regulation, the game 583 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 1: went into extra time and Crystal Dunn scored again almost immediately. 584 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 1: Listen to this, she had two goals all NWSL season 585 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: and two goals in the championship. 586 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 2: What a gamer. 587 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: With thirty seconds left in stoppage time of extra time, 588 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: Lynn Williams beat two defenders to score on a header 589 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: and even things up again penalty kicks with the title 590 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 1: on the line was how this one was decided, and 591 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: the Flash came out on top thanks to three big 592 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: saves from Sabrina D'Angelo. So Western New York finished their 593 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: brief NWSL run on top, and the core of that 594 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: team headed to North Carolina to help the Courage start 595 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: its dynastic NWSL run, winning three straight shields and making 596 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: three straight championships, winning two of them. So if you 597 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: want to understand how the Courage franchise got off to 598 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: such a hot start, you gotta take it back to 599 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: the Western New York Flash and that title win in 600 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: penalty kicks back in twenty sixteen. 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