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Speaker 2: I don't know, it's mild to me.

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Speaker 1: Welcome back to sometimes. I hope today we've got one

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Speaker 1: of the most dominant scores in the country, quick humble

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Speaker 1: Bragg ranked third in scoring last season with twenty three

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Speaker 1: a game, Big East most improved player, and the newest

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Speaker 1: Iowah Hawkeye none other than Lucy Olsen. Thanks for hopping

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Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks for having me, of course.

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Speaker 1: Well, a quick icebreaker before we get into the basketball talk.

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Speaker 1: What was the first concert you ever went to?

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Speaker 2: Ooh, I think Charlie Pooth.

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Speaker 1: Charlie Pooth is that the guy who is on TikTok

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Speaker 1: like crazy and does all the perfect Yeah, did you

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Speaker 3: I used to love him. I still like him a lot,

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Speaker 1: I love That's a good first concert. I feel like

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Speaker 1: But jumping into the basketball landscape, transfer in Iowa, we'll

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Speaker 1: just start there. Amazing junior year at Villanova, huge jump.

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Speaker 1: What motivated your decision to enter the portal?

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Speaker 3: It was a bunch of things, But I think because

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Speaker 3: I only have one year left, I don't have a

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Speaker 2: I wish I had one more.

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Speaker 3: But at this point, the women's basketball thriving, Like I

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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I mean I was is the top of

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Speaker 3: I didn't have like an idea when I entered. I

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Speaker 3: what happens, and they were my first call. Coach Bluter

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Speaker 3: I was like my hands were speading. I was so excited.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, and I just like loved her through the phone,

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Speaker 3: I was talking to other coaches in the meantime and

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Speaker 3: I just loved everything about it, and then I committed

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Speaker 2: I was nervous at first.

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Speaker 3: I've never really been that far from my parents, and

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Speaker 1: Yeah, second home for sure, as any college campus should be.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel like the Big Ten they really be moving,

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Speaker 2: No way, yep, not basketball. I want one in tennis.

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Speaker 1: to your basketball career. When do you feel like there

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Speaker 3: But I never like I just didn't know people didn't

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Speaker 1: Oh everyone, Yeah, that's obviously that's what I'm going to do.

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Speaker 2: That's what I said. I People would ask like, oh,

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Speaker 3: I just like my mind was just I love basketball.

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Speaker 3: I want to keep playing.

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Speaker 3: So I never had a point where I was like, okay,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you're like, what else would I do? I want

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Speaker 2: I can exactly. That's still how I am.

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Speaker 1: I'm with you. I'm with you. And so you talked

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Speaker 3: Like I would just give her the ball every time

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Speaker 1: Yeah, like figure out your role on the team and

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Speaker 3: I would just say, I switched AAU teams to be

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Speaker 2: But I don't remember like a specific game.

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Speaker 2: Was like, oh wait, like that's so exciting.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you're like, let's do it. Love it. What about

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Speaker 1: Villanova stood out to you? Did you take an official

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Speaker 1: Okay, so then what made you want to pick Villanova?

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Speaker 1: Was it all over the phone and just like yeah,

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Speaker 3: I grew up going to some of the Villanova camps

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Speaker 3: little bit. But we walked around campus one day. It

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Speaker 2: It was like the perfect fit for me.

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Speaker 1: Oh, I love that. And so you get to Villanova

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Speaker 1: to do here? So getting to Villanova having those first

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Speaker 3: When I was coming in, Like their point guard just left, Okay,

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00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,159
Speaker 3: so there was a point guard spot open and they

442
00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:29,879
Speaker 3: didn't really have like a true point guard on the

443
00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,720
Speaker 3: bench already. Yeah, so it was like, okay, there's a

444
00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:34,800
Speaker 3: spot open. You just have to take it pretty much.

445
00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,000
Speaker 3: But then, like I said, Matti Segret like she was there.

446
00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,399
Speaker 3: She's obviously not a point guard, but I remember the

447
00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,000
Speaker 3: first few practices.

448
00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:42,879
Speaker 2: She like just didn't miss.

449
00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,760
Speaker 3: Yeah, Like, oh my gosh, this is so different than

450
00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,400
Speaker 3: high school. Yeah, it was a big adjustment just because

451
00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,720
Speaker 3: people are bigger, faster, stronger. It just took me a

452
00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,040
Speaker 3: few practices and be like, okay, we're still playing basketball.

453
00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, just play calm down. You obviously have to settle in.

454
00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,480
Speaker 3: But I remember being like, holy crap, Maddie, like you

455
00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:02,600
Speaker 3: don't miss.

456
00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, no, she really doesn't. I was at AU this

457
00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,040
Speaker 1: past year with her and I was like, girl, you

458
00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,280
Speaker 1: can't take a break. You ain't gotta be making all

459
00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:13,960
Speaker 1: these shots all the day time. It's like contested too,

460
00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,600
Speaker 1: it's not even like they're wide open. But I remember

461
00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,240
Speaker 1: for me freshman year, I have so many horror stories

462
00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,560
Speaker 1: just being in film Tarby and all me. I was

463
00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,280
Speaker 1: a turnover queen my freshman year because I want to

464
00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,000
Speaker 1: make all these fun passes and I feel like I'm

465
00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,439
Speaker 1: very high risk, high reward. So I was like, you're running,

466
00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,960
Speaker 1: throwing it, I'm doing it all the things. And so

467
00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,120
Speaker 1: do you remember maybe a freshman horror story from your

468
00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,760
Speaker 1: freshman summer on campus or even just throughout your first

469
00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:44,119
Speaker 1: year in the Big East.

470
00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,119
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think the only thing would be like the

471
00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,320
Speaker 3: first time we got like yelled at oh. I don't

472
00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,199
Speaker 3: remember what we did though, but it was yeah, we

473
00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,200
Speaker 3: probably lost, like watching film and like they just went.

474
00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:54,520
Speaker 2: Down the line.

475
00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,080
Speaker 3: It was like and you and yeah, okay, it.

476
00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:59,720
Speaker 2: Was like I deserve that one, yuh.

477
00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,359
Speaker 1: Because sometimes you just have to take it. Like sometimes

478
00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,080
Speaker 1: I remember tar I would ask us a question. She'd

479
00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,360
Speaker 1: be like, Hayley, what were you thinking? And I'm like, oh, well,

480
00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,040
Speaker 1: you know, like I thought she was gonna do this,

481
00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,080
Speaker 1: and that all my senior teammates are looking at me

482
00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,159
Speaker 1: like girls, shut up, just take it. And I always

483
00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,479
Speaker 1: was like, no, well, she asked me, this is what

484
00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,200
Speaker 1: I thought was gonna happen. Clearly not. But I feel

485
00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,320
Speaker 1: like once you get young that enough, you're just like, yeah,

486
00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,520
Speaker 1: you know, my bad girl, I'll keep the pushing.

487
00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,359
Speaker 2: Sorry, I want to do that again.

488
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:31,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, never again. Will I ever make that mistake. Talking

489
00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,680
Speaker 1: about that adjustment from high school to college, we talked

490
00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,639
Speaker 1: about bigger, faster, stronger everybody in college. What do you

491
00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,600
Speaker 1: feel like specifically for you, you felt like you were

492
00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,520
Speaker 1: going to stand out immediately. You talked about the point

493
00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,359
Speaker 1: guard role being open. What were you able to bank

494
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,560
Speaker 1: on yourself and be like, Okay, I bring this to

495
00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:48,960
Speaker 1: the team. This is what's going to get me that

496
00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:49,640
Speaker 1: starting job.

497
00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,680
Speaker 3: Just like my ball handling, like, I'm fine with pressure,

498
00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,320
Speaker 3: that type of thing. I feel like in high school,

499
00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,320
Speaker 3: we didn't have anyone else that went to you want

500
00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:00,440
Speaker 3: all my high schools team.

501
00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,840
Speaker 2: Mm hm, So I liked it a lot.

502
00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:08,159
Speaker 3: You carry the team, you yeah, but I think just

503
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,840
Speaker 3: like ball handling and then just my hustle.

504
00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,560
Speaker 2: But a lot of people have a motor, So.

505
00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:14,800
Speaker 1: I don't know, Yeah, a lot of people have a motor.

506
00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,159
Speaker 1: But I feel like when you play, like a lot

507
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,560
Speaker 1: of people have a motor and they could coach through

508
00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,360
Speaker 1: the whole game, but you you're like you're there, You're there,

509
00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,200
Speaker 1: You're on the ground, you're running, You're like you your

510
00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,480
Speaker 1: motor is like pale to the metal for forty minutes,

511
00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,719
Speaker 1: and so I feel like that's different where a lot

512
00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,000
Speaker 1: of people their motors just like okay, like I can

513
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,760
Speaker 1: go fast the whole game, I can run with pace,

514
00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,399
Speaker 1: but like when you're doing it, will continuously taking charges,

515
00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,960
Speaker 1: diamond on the ground, like I bet your jersey is

516
00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,560
Speaker 1: soaked off the games like like dang, I see you

517
00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,359
Speaker 1: working the whole time, which I feel like is a

518
00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,919
Speaker 1: really special trait to have. It's an intangible thing that

519
00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,760
Speaker 1: coaches look for that sets you apart. I feel like

520
00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,680
Speaker 1: youmates respect people a lot for that. So I think

521
00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,159
Speaker 1: that's definitely something that sets you apart as a player,

522
00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,160
Speaker 1: but as a freshman, you have seven points a game.

523
00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:01,639
Speaker 1: That is pretty nags as a freshman. You guys had

524
00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,360
Speaker 1: a great season, eleven seed in the tournament and then

525
00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:06,639
Speaker 1: was that like a surprising thing to be an eleven

526
00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,480
Speaker 1: seed after going twenty four to nine. Then you guys

527
00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,520
Speaker 1: upset BYU. What was that tournament run like? Because I

528
00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,240
Speaker 1: feel like you guys were kind of under the radar

529
00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,320
Speaker 1: that season compared to later seasons when you guys really

530
00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:18,560
Speaker 1: started to heat up in the Big East.

531
00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,719
Speaker 2: We were like we made merch mad, Like it did

532
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,439
Speaker 2: not matter what scene we were, we were.

533
00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,040
Speaker 3: Just yeah, we made it cause we were we were

534
00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:26,000
Speaker 3: right on the edge.

535
00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,200
Speaker 2: We're on the bubble of it. So that was super exciting.

536
00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,399
Speaker 3: Yeah, and then when we beat the YU, that was

537
00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,520
Speaker 3: an upset, so that was also crazy. Yeah, Like we

538
00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,720
Speaker 3: knew we deserve to be there, but then like we're like, okay,

539
00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,360
Speaker 3: we can just play. There's not really a lot of pressure.

540
00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,920
Speaker 3: No one expected us to be here anyway, so let's

541
00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,879
Speaker 3: just go out and see what happens. And then we

542
00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,840
Speaker 3: beat the YU, Like what that was awesome? And then

543
00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,080
Speaker 3: we lost to Michigan, But it was fun.

544
00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,040
Speaker 1: I feel like that's so fun when you don't have

545
00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,919
Speaker 1: any pressures, Like you just get to go in and

546
00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,120
Speaker 1: do whatever you need to do and it's if you lose,

547
00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,640
Speaker 1: you lose, But nobody expects anything. So I feel that's

548
00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,920
Speaker 1: kind of a fun position to be in. And then

549
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,960
Speaker 1: compared to later years, the next season, twelve points a game.

550
00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,720
Speaker 1: That's a big scoring jump. What do you feel like

551
00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,480
Speaker 1: changed from your game or something that you really focused

552
00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,879
Speaker 1: on that summer moving from freshman a sophomore year to

553
00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:17,760
Speaker 1: have a jump like that.

554
00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,439
Speaker 3: I think confidence, Like I said, like coming in as

555
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,919
Speaker 3: a freshman, I was a little scared of the seniors

556
00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,119
Speaker 3: and like the upperclassmen. So then once I got more

557
00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,200
Speaker 3: comfortable in my confidence, gir a bit, I was like, Okay,

558
00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,879
Speaker 3: I can play with Maddie. I don't have to just

559
00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,399
Speaker 3: give the ball to Maddie. Yes, So I think that

560
00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,919
Speaker 3: helped a lot, and that helped her too, because then

561
00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,760
Speaker 3: they had to guard more than just her.

562
00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,840
Speaker 1: Yeah, you guys really became a one two punch that year,

563
00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,280
Speaker 1: and it only got better with your connection moving into

564
00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,879
Speaker 1: your junior year, but specifically your sophomore year. Like you said,

565
00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,080
Speaker 1: it opens up things for Maddie, it opens up things

566
00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,359
Speaker 1: for you. The rest of your team. So when do

567
00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,199
Speaker 1: you feel like you guys really solidified being that one

568
00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,199
Speaker 1: two punch for Villanova, the go to players, And also like,

569
00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,280
Speaker 1: how was that for you? Defenders had to lock in

570
00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:00,880
Speaker 1: on you now more than they did the past year.

571
00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,639
Speaker 1: You know, you're getting harder scouts, better defenders are now

572
00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,400
Speaker 1: upon you. How is it dealing with that?

573
00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,919
Speaker 3: It just like naturally happened with Maddie and I. She

574
00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,200
Speaker 3: would be like, shoot at, like you're open, shoot at

575
00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:16,000
Speaker 3: Like she instilled confidence in us as well as the coaches. Yeah,

576
00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,000
Speaker 3: I don't, I don't know. It's just seemed natural. I

577
00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:19,280
Speaker 3: don't think anything specific.

578
00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,239
Speaker 1: Yeah happened, And I mean, and she's easy to play with.

579
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,840
Speaker 1: She is like that, like even though she's such a bucket,

580
00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,760
Speaker 1: she's always like, okay, but let's move it move. If

581
00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,320
Speaker 1: it comes back to her, she'll shoot it. But it's

582
00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,680
Speaker 1: not like some people are like one pass, Oh, it's

583
00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,199
Speaker 1: going up. But I feel like she's really good at

584
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,359
Speaker 1: still involving everyone. Which that's what made you, guys like

585
00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,040
Speaker 1: such a good team is having somebody like that, having

586
00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,880
Speaker 1: somebody like you who's still moving the ball do whatever

587
00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,120
Speaker 1: needs to be done. And so then through twenty two games,

588
00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:50,400
Speaker 1: y'all only had three losses playing against the legendary team

589
00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,440
Speaker 1: that Yukon is in the program, all your losses coming

590
00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:57,200
Speaker 1: to them. What was the atmosphere like at those games?

591
00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,159
Speaker 1: Because it is lit playing Connecticut, like y'all are, it's

592
00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,000
Speaker 1: turned up, so were there was there like a special

593
00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:04,640
Speaker 1: vibe to those games? What was it like?

594
00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,399
Speaker 3: Okay, so our freshman year, we beat them and that

595
00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,600
Speaker 3: was like my first game ever playing against them, Okay,

596
00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,680
Speaker 3: and like as a freshman, it's obviously like, oh my god,

597
00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:14,600
Speaker 3: like this is Yukon.

598
00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,240
Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, be husky.

599
00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,720
Speaker 3: So we just came out and beat them. I was like, what,

600
00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,280
Speaker 3: I'm undefeated against Yukon.

601
00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,000
Speaker 2: I have to say that.

602
00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:24,400
Speaker 1: Yeah yeah.

603
00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,880
Speaker 3: But then I think every game after that and then

604
00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,439
Speaker 3: like my sophomoreing, we lost to them, and then my

605
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,199
Speaker 3: softomaker came. It's like we can still beat them, Like

606
00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,240
Speaker 3: you never know what's gonna happen. We never did beat

607
00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,080
Speaker 3: them again, but we always going into that game, it

608
00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,080
Speaker 3: was always like super high energy. We're gonna be positive.

609
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,399
Speaker 3: We're not going into it thinking we're gonna lose. But

610
00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:47,400
Speaker 3: the crowd there it's so loud. Yeah, the energy's crazy.

611
00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,480
Speaker 3: But it's a lot of booing against them, So it

612
00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,520
Speaker 3: was fun, but it was definitely an experience.

613
00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,280
Speaker 1: Definitely an experience. I love that way, have the positive spin,

614
00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,000
Speaker 1: keep it pushing. And then you guys had a really

615
00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,399
Speaker 1: good tournament run that year after a great season that

616
00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,320
Speaker 1: you guys had, and I feel like it was really

617
00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:08,040
Speaker 1: from the outside perspective, it was the breakout year for

618
00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:11,040
Speaker 1: Villanova to be back on the map as a premier program,

619
00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,040
Speaker 1: and so you guys were forcing the tournament, got to host.

620
00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,480
Speaker 1: Did you guys expect that to happen or was that

621
00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:18,840
Speaker 1: like kind of like your freshman year making the tournament

622
00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,520
Speaker 1: excitement or did you guys like I deserve to host

623
00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:22,600
Speaker 1: and be a number four seed.

624
00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,320
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think a high seed for sure, But we

625
00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:27,800
Speaker 3: were like hosting that's crazy.

626
00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,199
Speaker 1: Yeah, hosting is kind of crazy, Like having everybody in

627
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,840
Speaker 1: your gym is such a fun experience. And then you

628
00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,159
Speaker 1: guys made it to the Sweet sixteen, ended up losing

629
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,840
Speaker 1: to the Cinderella team of that year being Miami. But

630
00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,560
Speaker 1: what was it like reaching the Sweet sixteen for the

631
00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,680
Speaker 1: first time program history in a long time. They hadn't

632
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,000
Speaker 1: been there in a minute, and for you really getting

633
00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,639
Speaker 1: your first time deep into March madness. So what was

634
00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,000
Speaker 1: that like getting to be in the Sweet sixteen? I know,

635
00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,040
Speaker 1: I was always looking forward to them gifting suites. I

636
00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,600
Speaker 1: got me an air fire, some lit What was the

637
00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,800
Speaker 1: whole Sweet sixteen experience like for you guys, I.

638
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,840
Speaker 2: Say, just like the host thing first.

639
00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,120
Speaker 3: That was really cool because we sold out our gym

640
00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,879
Speaker 3: and that hasn't really happened too much, and it was

641
00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,880
Speaker 3: so loud in there. And then we're like, okay, we're

642
00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,280
Speaker 3: getting on the airplane, like we're going to South Carolina.

643
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,679
Speaker 3: We're playing Miami. This is gonna be awesome. Yeah, it

644
00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:17,920
Speaker 3: was just like really good vibes all around. Again, we've

645
00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:21,240
Speaker 3: never really been there, and so it's like it's not

646
00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,680
Speaker 3: too much pressure. It's just like let's see what happens

647
00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:27,320
Speaker 3: again because it is what it is. But yeah, we

648
00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,119
Speaker 3: just like went out there and played I remember that

649
00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,199
Speaker 3: game too. We were down so much. It was I

650
00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,640
Speaker 3: think we got down twenty and then came back and

651
00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,840
Speaker 3: like tied it up and then we lost. But so

652
00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:40,360
Speaker 3: that was like we're like right there, like that's so annoying. Yeah,

653
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,560
Speaker 3: but it was a really cool experience all around.

654
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,720
Speaker 1: For sure. I feel like this Wee's sixteen. It's really

655
00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,240
Speaker 1: fun because that's what, like you said, you get to

656
00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,359
Speaker 1: travel and you get to be there for a minute.

657
00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,040
Speaker 1: And obviously losing a tough game like that is heartbreaking,

658
00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,560
Speaker 1: but it seemed like you use that as motivation moving

659
00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,120
Speaker 1: into junior year. Girl, going from twelve to twenty three

660
00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:02,440
Speaker 1: a game, Come on, who does aletoid difference? Is crazy?

661
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,400
Speaker 1: So what do you feel like allowed you to make

662
00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,840
Speaker 1: that jump in scoring? Obviously it's different Maddy left all

663
00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:10,439
Speaker 1: eyes are on you to kind of take charge of

664
00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,919
Speaker 1: the team, but it seemed like you really expanded your

665
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,800
Speaker 1: skill set as well to be able to take on

666
00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,960
Speaker 1: that role and stride And so what do you feel

667
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,560
Speaker 1: like we're your main focus is that summer?

668
00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:24,720
Speaker 3: Definitely picking rolls like that's been to focus. How to

669
00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,720
Speaker 3: use my body, getting stronger, that was a big one.

670
00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:28,960
Speaker 1: Yeah.

671
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,520
Speaker 3: I think a lot of it, like was just not

672
00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,640
Speaker 3: being used. So I didn't expand my game too much.

673
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,400
Speaker 3: I just worked on the things that I had and

674
00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,680
Speaker 3: made sure they came out the next year.

675
00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:39,560
Speaker 1: Yeah.

676
00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:41,680
Speaker 3: Yeah, and then I think, just like I said, my

677
00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,640
Speaker 3: instincts kind of took over at that point, Like m hm,

678
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,800
Speaker 3: we have that dog mentality like, all right, there's shots

679
00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:48,320
Speaker 3: to be taken.

680
00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:49,000
Speaker 2: We want to win.

681
00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,920
Speaker 3: If we need to score the ball, like, we're gonna

682
00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,400
Speaker 3: do it for sure. I think I don't know if

683
00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,240
Speaker 3: it was like my summer work or if it was

684
00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,920
Speaker 3: just more opportunity was there to change how I play.

685
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,000
Speaker 1: I feel like that makes it. It's a mix of

686
00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,440
Speaker 1: you continuing to work on the things that make you grade,

687
00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,200
Speaker 1: which is you being first of all, just a walking

688
00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,800
Speaker 1: bucket but lethal mid range, making the right decisions, and

689
00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,040
Speaker 1: so a lot of times like you met the opportunity,

690
00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,440
Speaker 1: you rose the occasion, which I think is why you're

691
00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:16,480
Speaker 1: able to carry Villanova to have a pretty good year

692
00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:20,120
Speaker 1: last year, And so I think that's big. And beyond

693
00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:24,000
Speaker 1: transitioning into more of a scoring role on the team

694
00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:25,880
Speaker 1: and leading the team in that way, you also had

695
00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,120
Speaker 1: to transition to a leadership role with like you said,

696
00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:31,800
Speaker 1: Maddie's class and all the older players leaving it opened

697
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,760
Speaker 1: up that role as well, and so transitioning it to that,

698
00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,040
Speaker 1: How hard is that to become a leader, Because I

699
00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,120
Speaker 1: feel like I'm not naturally a vocal person. When it comes,

700
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,920
Speaker 1: it feels awkward, and I feel like I'm constantly overthinking

701
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:45,840
Speaker 1: everything that I say, and I'm like, did that's on corney?

702
00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,840
Speaker 1: I'm trying to be inspirational. I don't know how to

703
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,480
Speaker 1: you know. So what was that transition like for you

704
00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,400
Speaker 1: to be more of a vocal leader on the team.

705
00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:52,840
Speaker 2: Yeah.

706
00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,680
Speaker 3: My coach has definitely got on me about that because

707
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,840
Speaker 3: I'm more like lead by example. I feel like, just

708
00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,000
Speaker 3: lead by example into it, you gotta know. Yeah, but

709
00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:03,600
Speaker 3: they were like, you need to have a voice out there,

710
00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:06,040
Speaker 3: even if you don't think you're saying the right thing,

711
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,720
Speaker 3: like they want to hear from you type of yeah things.

712
00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:09,880
Speaker 2: So I did stuff with.

713
00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,680
Speaker 3: Them just to try to learn more about leadership and

714
00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:14,040
Speaker 3: like read a book or.

715
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,680
Speaker 2: We all probably did that. But yes, but everyone goes

716
00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:18,000
Speaker 2: through that.

717
00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,160
Speaker 3: I feel like, but yeah, it actually really helped and

718
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:21,880
Speaker 3: I became more vocal.

719
00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:22,400
Speaker 1: M h.

720
00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:24,680
Speaker 3: So yeah, I feel more comfortable, and I think when

721
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,640
Speaker 3: you feel more comfortable, you're more confident and then you're

722
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:27,440
Speaker 3: willing to say more.

723
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,960
Speaker 1: Thanks to your team for sure. But it definitely feels

724
00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,440
Speaker 1: awkward at first. It's like it just doesn't come natural.

725
00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,320
Speaker 1: You're just like, oh, what do I even say? Does

726
00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,800
Speaker 1: that sound right? But like you said, I think once

727
00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,360
Speaker 1: you get comfortable in it. Then it's just you're rolling

728
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:44,120
Speaker 1: through it. You're confident, Teammates looking to you. So I

729
00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,400
Speaker 1: think that's amazing and you're going to need that moving

730
00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,640
Speaker 1: into your role at IA this year as well. But

731
00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,440
Speaker 1: last year a pretty good season, especially for you personally

732
00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,320
Speaker 1: not making the tournament. You guys went to the WBIT

733
00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:58,320
Speaker 1: first year of the existence, making the championship game. It

734
00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:01,480
Speaker 1: is postseason play. But do you feel like you felt

735
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,000
Speaker 1: a difference playing in the tournament because that's all you

736
00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,280
Speaker 1: had known at that point in time. Playing the tournament

737
00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:08,360
Speaker 1: compared to playing in the WBIT.

738
00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,680
Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I was just like annoying.

739
00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,760
Speaker 3: I'm glad we're still playing, but I want to be

740
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,800
Speaker 3: playing for the first place, not sixty fifth place.

741
00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,160
Speaker 1: Yeah, I got you.

742
00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:20,880
Speaker 2: So that was annoying.

743
00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:23,200
Speaker 3: But it was a really well rand tournament for being

744
00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,440
Speaker 3: like the first one, and there's still competitive. The teams

745
00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:30,120
Speaker 3: were still fighting for a championship for sure, it just

746
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,560
Speaker 3: wasn't the championship you want to be fighting for.

747
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,400
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I understand what you're saying. It's different, Like

748
00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:39,040
Speaker 1: it's still competition, but it's just it's not the NCAA title,

749
00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,040
Speaker 1: which is what everybody's obviously pushing for from the beginning

750
00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,520
Speaker 1: of the season. Okay, well, moving into our next area here,

751
00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,200
Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about NIL and how it's changed. I

752
00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:51,120
Speaker 1: think it's changed just the college landscape forever and how

753
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:55,360
Speaker 1: everybody moves. So what is the best financial advice you've

754
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,280
Speaker 1: received navigating ANIL and who gave it to you?

755
00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:04,040
Speaker 3: I think my parents, Like we just talked about anything

756
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,040
Speaker 3: you make is an extra bonus, like for you in

757
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,520
Speaker 3: the future to figure out your life after basketball. Yeah,

758
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:14,040
Speaker 3: and I think that that was like the best just

759
00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,560
Speaker 3: because I am here to play basketball. I just want

760
00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:20,160
Speaker 3: to play basketball wherever I'm at, and NIL is awesome.

761
00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:21,880
Speaker 3: At this time, I'm so happy I'm in it, But

762
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,440
Speaker 3: not everyone got to make this, so it is just

763
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,360
Speaker 3: a bonus, like you don't need it, but it'll help

764
00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:29,640
Speaker 3: you out in the future.

765
00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,880
Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. How do you feel like you've been

766
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:37,160
Speaker 1: able to balance your NIL opportunities with your obligations to basketball.

767
00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:41,840
Speaker 3: Yeah, at Villanova we didn't have too many, so coming

768
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,720
Speaker 3: to Iowa, it's definitely a balance they do a great

769
00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:48,480
Speaker 3: job with Obviously, everyone supports women's basketball around here, so

770
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,160
Speaker 3: they do a great job of finding us opportunities. And

771
00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,360
Speaker 3: I would say, the team has tried to get a

772
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,720
Speaker 3: lot of their stuff done like before the season really starts,

773
00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,520
Speaker 3: and like so then we're locked in to bas during

774
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:05,040
Speaker 3: the season. But I think navigating like you gotta find

775
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:07,200
Speaker 3: the right people to help you out. You don't want

776
00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,320
Speaker 3: to just sign something to make money. You want it

777
00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,320
Speaker 3: to be on brand, you want it to be you.

778
00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:15,160
Speaker 3: You want to support the right things. So I think

779
00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,640
Speaker 3: that's like a little balance that I like to look

780
00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:22,440
Speaker 3: into to make sure I'm not just signing some random I.

781
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,240
Speaker 1: Think you said it perfectly, especially earlier when you talked

782
00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,640
Speaker 1: about like you're here for basketball, And I think it's

783
00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,000
Speaker 1: also the understanding that Niil isn't going to come without you,

784
00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:34,360
Speaker 1: number one, performing on the basketball court and doing everything

785
00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:36,000
Speaker 1: that you need to be doing. But then also like

786
00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:37,440
Speaker 1: you need to do what you do in the classroom.

787
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:41,080
Speaker 1: Basketball doesn't come without school, and then Niles is gonna

788
00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:44,040
Speaker 1: come without that. So there's definitely a hierarchy in terms

789
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,960
Speaker 1: of your priorities. And I think what you said about

790
00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:48,920
Speaker 1: like not just signing something like you want to align

791
00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,280
Speaker 1: with you. I feel like whenever you see people posting something,

792
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:54,920
Speaker 1: I'm like, you don't use that product that doesn't even

793
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:57,320
Speaker 1: match up with anything that you ever talked about. And

794
00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:00,520
Speaker 1: so it's also about being authentic to your audio and

795
00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,239
Speaker 1: to yourself, Like I'm like, send me the product, let

796
00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,200
Speaker 1: me try it. And if I don't want this, if

797
00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,520
Speaker 1: my curls aren't popping after I try your products, I'm

798
00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:10,279
Speaker 1: not gonna promote it to my young girls who follow

799
00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,480
Speaker 1: me and are gonna go buy it. So I think

800
00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:16,839
Speaker 1: it's finding that balance is really important. But thinking about

801
00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,160
Speaker 1: your upcoming year, senior season, big stuff, how would you

802
00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:23,480
Speaker 1: describe the evolution of your game from freshman year to now?

803
00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:25,200
Speaker 2: I think stronger.

804
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,720
Speaker 3: I don't know if that's like a basketball but yeah,

805
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,759
Speaker 3: that's definitely one I had to focus on.

806
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:31,200
Speaker 2: And just confidence.

807
00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,760
Speaker 3: I think those two things they bring out the best

808
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,000
Speaker 3: basketball part of.

809
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,479
Speaker 2: You, and you can only do so much.

810
00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:40,680
Speaker 3: When you're weak or when you're not confident at all,

811
00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:42,160
Speaker 3: you're not going to be the best that you can.

812
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,800
Speaker 3: So I think those two things are were my biggest

813
00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,120
Speaker 3: growth throughout my college career.

814
00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:49,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think you're completely right, Like, you can work

815
00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:51,359
Speaker 1: on all the skills in the world, and you can

816
00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:53,319
Speaker 1: be in the gym shooting, shoot and shooting, but like

817
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:55,000
Speaker 1: you get ast to the game of your second guessing

818
00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:57,080
Speaker 1: it it's not going to play out how you wanted

819
00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:58,640
Speaker 1: it to, and all those outers in the gym are

820
00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,080
Speaker 1: really going to be for nothing if your mindset isn't

821
00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:03,920
Speaker 1: right and your body's repaired. So I think you're completely

822
00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,960
Speaker 1: on the money with that one and talking about coming

823
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,320
Speaker 1: into Iowa big shoes to fill, but like they're getting

824
00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:13,080
Speaker 1: you and you average twenty three a game last year,

825
00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,680
Speaker 1: Like they're getting a big bucket in you. And so

826
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,399
Speaker 1: what would you tell the Iowa fan base that they're

827
00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,280
Speaker 1: gonna get to see out of you this upcoming season?

828
00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:21,960
Speaker 2: Oh, it was some fun.

829
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:27,400
Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know, just like hardworking, gonna do whatever

830
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:28,960
Speaker 3: coach needs me to do to get away.

831
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,439
Speaker 2: Yeah, but yeah, we're gonna They're gonna have a fun year.

832
00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:36,360
Speaker 1: Good answer. If I'm a Hawkeye, I'm excited. I'm turned.

833
00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,239
Speaker 1: And then we talked about jan This is her first

834
00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,160
Speaker 1: year as a head coach. What do you feel like

835
00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,360
Speaker 1: she's bringing it to the team. Obviously a lot of

836
00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:45,960
Speaker 1: similarities with coach Blueter, but what do you feel like

837
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,399
Speaker 1: she's bringing that's her own flare that may be new

838
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:49,560
Speaker 1: to the Iowa fan base.

839
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:54,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think the system is gonna be

840
00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,600
Speaker 3: pretty similar. I think our defense is gonna get amped

841
00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:59,680
Speaker 3: up a bit. And she's just so positive. I don't

842
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:02,240
Speaker 3: really know Coach pleuted her coach she was the nicest person,

843
00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:05,279
Speaker 3: but I've never really got the basketball side of it. Ryah,

844
00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:08,640
Speaker 3: So Coach Shan is just like the most positive person ever.

845
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,799
Speaker 3: Even when she gets angry, she's like she'll like in

846
00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,040
Speaker 3: her speech, her anger speech, she'll be like, I love

847
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,360
Speaker 3: you guys so much, like like I'm just so proud

848
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,160
Speaker 3: to like I'm so happy that I get to coach

849
00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:20,279
Speaker 3: you guys, but you.

850
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,319
Speaker 2: Need to do this. And I'm like, oh things, yeah,

851
00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,520
Speaker 2: I agree, Like it makes you so much. But she's

852
00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:27,759
Speaker 2: just so positive.

853
00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,960
Speaker 1: That is so funny, just like yelling positive things at y'all.

854
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,040
Speaker 1: You're like, okay, so are we in trouble or am

855
00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:38,279
Speaker 1: I being votivating? What's going on? That's hilarious. And then

856
00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,040
Speaker 1: just talking about being at a bigger school of Iowa

857
00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:44,239
Speaker 1: and specifically it's kind of a Wombs basketball school nowadays.

858
00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,480
Speaker 1: So you guys already sold out your season tickets. How

859
00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:49,279
Speaker 1: excited are you to get to play in front of

860
00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,359
Speaker 1: a sold out crowd night in and night out.

861
00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:53,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm excited.

862
00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,759
Speaker 3: I can't believe that we practice in the gym and

863
00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,319
Speaker 3: there's so many seats in there. It's way bigger than

864
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,560
Speaker 3: our Villanova gym, and I'm just like.

865
00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,880
Speaker 2: All these seats were sold, Like I can't wrap my

866
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:04,399
Speaker 2: mind around.

867
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,360
Speaker 3: And I've never been to a game, so I'm so

868
00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,200
Speaker 3: excited to walk out for the first game and just

869
00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:12,200
Speaker 3: feel the energy of the crowd and that everyone there

870
00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:13,399
Speaker 3: like wants to come watch us.

871
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:14,920
Speaker 2: I don't know, it's mild.

872
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,680
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, it's definitely hard to fathom that all those

873
00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:19,359
Speaker 1: people are gonna be feeled. I feel the same way

874
00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:21,319
Speaker 1: whenever you're in a big arena you're looking around, You're like,

875
00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:23,839
Speaker 1: you're telling me about how many people up in here?

876
00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,480
Speaker 1: How am I gonna be able to talk here? Myself? Think, like,

877
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:29,759
Speaker 1: it's crazy to play an environment like that. So I'm

878
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:34,120
Speaker 1: excited for you. Also with the upcoming season, ESPN doesn't

879
00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:36,520
Speaker 1: have you guys in the way too early. Top twenty five.

880
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,440
Speaker 1: Are we using that as motivation one of the team's

881
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:40,960
Speaker 1: vibes moving into the season with.

882
00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:45,640
Speaker 3: That, Yeah, for sure, I mean, come on, like, we

883
00:37:45,719 --> 00:37:48,200
Speaker 3: got so many people returning, Like we've put the team

884
00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:51,640
Speaker 3: together like let's go. But yeah, no, it's definitely fuel.

885
00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:55,359
Speaker 3: We've talked about it. Yeah, but underdogs, like we said,

886
00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:57,760
Speaker 3: are always good. Like then you don't have too much pressure.

887
00:37:57,800 --> 00:37:59,760
Speaker 3: You could just go out and play and make something happen.

888
00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,160
Speaker 1: Everyone loves an underdog for sure. I feel like everybody

889
00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,000
Speaker 1: always gets behind one, especially you guys. Like the storyline

890
00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:08,920
Speaker 1: is huge, like you back to back nintal fours, losing

891
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,960
Speaker 1: key players, rebuild. Who doesn't love a rebuild, Like y'all

892
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,040
Speaker 1: gonna come out and go crazy. So I'm excited to

893
00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:17,000
Speaker 1: see you guys really shake things up. Thinking about that.

894
00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:19,680
Speaker 1: With the talent that's in the college landscape right now,

895
00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:23,120
Speaker 1: it's insane, from incoming freshmen to final the years of

896
00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:26,600
Speaker 1: eligibility senior seasons. Like you, what do you feel about

897
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:29,600
Speaker 1: this team? This year is going to surprise the world,

898
00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:32,160
Speaker 1: the nation about what you guys have, the talent that

899
00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:32,759
Speaker 1: you're bringing in.

900
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,800
Speaker 3: Yeah, I just think so many of us, like I

901
00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:38,640
Speaker 3: don't know, we just want to win so badly, and

902
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,600
Speaker 3: a ton of people do. But the competitiveness and like

903
00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:43,680
Speaker 3: I said before, Sit and Hana, I've been there, they

904
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,200
Speaker 3: know how hard it is. Not a lot of teams

905
00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,640
Speaker 3: can say they want to the past two final four.

906
00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:51,120
Speaker 3: So yeah, having people on the team that can help

907
00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,200
Speaker 3: lead you there that have already done it, I think

908
00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,799
Speaker 3: that's definitely unique. And then five freshmen coming in you

909
00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:57,839
Speaker 3: can't scout.

910
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:58,439
Speaker 2: Them, but they're good.

911
00:38:58,480 --> 00:38:59,799
Speaker 1: Sure, Yeah, I don't know.

912
00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:02,960
Speaker 3: I think we're just people are not getting the whole

913
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:03,520
Speaker 3: picture yet.

914
00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:07,080
Speaker 1: I agree when teams lose players like that. It's like

915
00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:08,759
Speaker 1: you talked about when Maddie left, and you had the

916
00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:10,880
Speaker 1: opportunity and you rose the occasion. And I feel like

917
00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:13,160
Speaker 1: a lot of the Iowa players on your team are

918
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,280
Speaker 1: really excited to get to do the same and showcase

919
00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:18,399
Speaker 1: their talents and why coach Blueda recruited them, she saw

920
00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:20,319
Speaker 1: something in them as well, and so this is their

921
00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:24,040
Speaker 1: opportunity to step on the national stage, prove some people wrong,

922
00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:26,880
Speaker 1: have them learn their names, and so I'm really excited

923
00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:29,640
Speaker 1: to see how you and the rest of them take

924
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,840
Speaker 1: that and stride. So I'm excited to watch you guys.

925
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,719
Speaker 1: But moving into our last section here, it's called the

926
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:39,319
Speaker 1: Vibe Check Rapid Fire Answers, So we're just gonna dive

927
00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:41,520
Speaker 1: into things I think you're gonna do great. So Okay,

928
00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:43,920
Speaker 1: what's the drill you never want to see on the

929
00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:44,480
Speaker 1: practice plan?

930
00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,320
Speaker 3: We did this two minute ball handling one. We just

931
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:51,880
Speaker 3: run up and down the court for two minutes.

932
00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:57,040
Speaker 1: Oh, no, ball handling is exhausting, stationary, like I've be

933
00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:58,880
Speaker 1: driven sweat for no reason.

934
00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:03,680
Speaker 3: Yes, I like ball handling, but no, I don't like

935
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,440
Speaker 3: that one.

936
00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:09,440
Speaker 1: Okay, So next one game winning shot or game winning steel.

937
00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:13,040
Speaker 2: Oh, game winning shot.

938
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:15,440
Speaker 1: I like it. And one or three pointer?

939
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:21,200
Speaker 3: Oh, that one's heard, I think. And one just because

940
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:22,560
Speaker 3: I don't get a man smash.

941
00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:27,240
Speaker 1: Group TikTok or solo TikTok oh group TikTok okay, toughest

942
00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:30,840
Speaker 1: place to play on the road, You can't. I was

943
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:32,360
Speaker 1: guessing the answer was going to be you can for

944
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,319
Speaker 1: that one. Who's the biggest trash talker you ever had

945
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:36,000
Speaker 1: to play against?

946
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,000
Speaker 2: I don't trash talk, so I don't know.

947
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:42,120
Speaker 1: If nobody's ever just done to you first type thing.

948
00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:46,799
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm very like, I like, I don't hear it.

949
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:49,440
Speaker 2: I don't know, so I think I'm I probably miss it.

950
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:51,799
Speaker 1: I'm the same way like I've had a game and

951
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:53,680
Speaker 1: then my mom will call me and be like, what

952
00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:56,640
Speaker 1: did she say to you? Who? Girl? I was going

953
00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:59,240
Speaker 1: to focus on my play and what I was doing.

954
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:02,799
Speaker 1: I don't have time for those things. I'm completely with

955
00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,200
Speaker 1: you on that one. Who's the hardest player you've had

956
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:05,560
Speaker 1: to guard?

957
00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:07,640
Speaker 2: Probably Paige Beckers.

958
00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:12,000
Speaker 1: That's a good answer, can't go wrong there. Who's the

959
00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:14,759
Speaker 1: biggest flopper? This could be somebody you've played, somebody at

960
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:15,920
Speaker 1: practice on the team.

961
00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:20,080
Speaker 3: Biggest flopper, probably my old teammate, Megan ol Breus Villanova.

962
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:24,320
Speaker 2: Yeah. Stop.

963
00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,279
Speaker 1: I feel like it's so hard at practice too, because

964
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:28,640
Speaker 1: I see you all the time and you gotta keep

965
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,600
Speaker 1: flopping with me. Okay, what's your biggest basketball.

966
00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:36,759
Speaker 3: Probably flopping? Like stop flopping. You're holding on to me

967
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:38,480
Speaker 3: the whole time, like exactly.

968
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:40,920
Speaker 1: And it's always the players who'll be doing the sneaky

969
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:43,120
Speaker 1: dirty stuff want to be the biggest floppers. Like you

970
00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:45,840
Speaker 1: were grabbing me over there, and now you want to flop.

971
00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:50,720
Speaker 1: I'm not dealing with this. Who is your basketball goat?

972
00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:52,080
Speaker 2: Kobe?

973
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:55,320
Speaker 1: Kobe? Okay? Do you feel like you have a celebrity lookalike?

974
00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:59,960
Speaker 2: If so, who Oh, I haven't really gotten too many.

975
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,640
Speaker 1: One of a kind. That's my favorite answer. Okay, If

976
00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:05,400
Speaker 1: you had to pick someone to be your two on

977
00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:08,600
Speaker 1: two teammate, but none of your current Iowa teammates. Who

978
00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:11,839
Speaker 1: would you pick? And it could be like anybody college bro.

979
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:14,759
Speaker 2: Can I pick Yannis or does it have to be No,

980
00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:15,200
Speaker 2: you can.

981
00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:20,439
Speaker 1: Picky, you can pick Honusya would be dominant. Okay. What's

982
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:21,759
Speaker 1: your favorite pregame song?

983
00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:24,840
Speaker 2: I'm a big like R and B before game?

984
00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:28,480
Speaker 1: Shut up? Okay, Okay, what's your what's your go to

985
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:29,279
Speaker 1: artist right now?

986
00:42:30,280 --> 00:42:33,759
Speaker 3: Oh gosh, I'm really bad at music. I just put

987
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:35,080
Speaker 3: on like some Spotify radio.

988
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:37,840
Speaker 1: I think that's so funny hearing R and B hearing

989
00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:40,520
Speaker 1: that your first concert was Charlie Pooth and now you're

990
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:45,040
Speaker 1: like big R and B girl, We've we've had a change,

991
00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:48,440
Speaker 1: and I like it a change for the better. Okay,

992
00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:52,480
Speaker 1: last question here, what's your best impression of coach jan Jensen.

993
00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,080
Speaker 3: Okay, so in the middle of practice, like we go

994
00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:57,520
Speaker 3: shoot free throws and she's like.

995
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:00,000
Speaker 2: Who are we gonna beat today?

996
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,479
Speaker 1: Okay what?

997
00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:06,240
Speaker 3: And then anyone will respond a team like whoever? She asked?

998
00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:09,640
Speaker 1: I would love to see that live every day.

999
00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:09,960
Speaker 3: Yeah.

1000
00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:12,120
Speaker 1: I feel like every coach has their little quirk like

1001
00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:14,840
Speaker 1: that that they have to do, and it like the

1002
00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:17,040
Speaker 1: first time you hear it you turn You're like, what

1003
00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:19,239
Speaker 1: are you zobed about right now? I'm sure when you

1004
00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:23,919
Speaker 1: first got there you were like, I don't know. Yeah.

1005
00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:25,359
Speaker 2: I was like, is this a normal thing?

1006
00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,279
Speaker 3: Like tont liter to this, And then I found out

1007
00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:29,600
Speaker 3: it was just I was like, okay, yeah, J trying.

1008
00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:31,759
Speaker 1: She's making her own mark. She said, yeah, yeah, I

1009
00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:33,520
Speaker 1: don't know, it's me now my program.

1010
00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:35,279
Speaker 2: I love that for her exactly.

1011
00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:37,880
Speaker 1: Well, Lucy, thank you so much for coming on. This

1012
00:43:37,960 --> 00:43:39,880
Speaker 1: has been such a pleasure. Good luck this season.

1013
00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:41,520
Speaker 2: Thank you, thanks for having me.

1014
00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:44,960
Speaker 1: Of course, and thanks everyone for listening. Stay tuned for

1015
00:43:45,080 --> 00:44:09,840
Speaker 1: more episodes of Sometimes I Hope the Players Tribute dot

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Speaker 1: Com