1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky and this is Serving Pancakes with 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: League one Volleyball. The inaugural Love season is finally here. 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: Each episode will be going over the matches from the 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: week to keep you up to date on everything League 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: one Volleyball. Then stick around after the analysis for interviews 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: with some amazing people in and around the sport. Today's 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: episode features recent Wisconsin grad Madison outside hitter Sarah Franklin 8 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: and Love founding athlete in Austin middle blocker hiaka Ubago. 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: But before we chat with them, I'm so excited to 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: share that Love Austin opposite hitter Cat Bells here co 11 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: hosting Serving Pancakes with me. Kat, Welcome back to Serving Pancakes. 12 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 2: Thanks for having me back. I'm so excited about this opportunity. 13 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 2: I'm stoked about it. 14 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: I'm so excited that you are going to be joining 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: me and we're going to be recapping games, talking analysis, 16 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 1: dishing out information about the game and the players so 17 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: that everyone can get to know League one Volleyball better 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: and better. 19 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 3: Exactly. 20 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: So let's actually start because it's week two, yeah, and 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: let's start with your team Love Austin, because you guys 22 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: had your first serve, as did Love Madison. But we're 23 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: gonna start with Wednesday's match, which was you guys Austin 24 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: hosting Love Atlanta, with Atlanta winning in four competitive sets eighteen, 25 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: twenty five, twenty five, twenty three, twenty six, twenty four, 26 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: twenty five, twenty one. So what did Atlanta have that 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: night to pull out the win against you guys. 28 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 3: By throwing salt in the moon? You know, just throwing 29 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 3: salt in there. 30 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, but we got to talk about it. 31 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: Exactly, you know, get it off my chest. No, honestly, 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: Atlanta is an amazing team. I think Kelsey Cook is 33 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: obviously a phenomenal athlete, like she's from the national team, 34 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: and just being able to see her live and the 35 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: action is just great. So Atlanta came out really hot 36 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: and heavy against US. You know, I think there was 37 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: kind of a big judgment as far as like US 38 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: versus Atlanta. I think we were obviously expected to win, 39 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: but Atlanta came in and just really went to town 40 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: in our town, which is sad to say. 41 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, they did lose their first match of 42 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: the season against Salt Lake, yes, but this match they 43 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: made a bit of a change they put in Rachel Fairbanks, 44 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: who led Pitt to four straight NCAA semi finals before 45 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: joining Love. She was just you know, a college student 46 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago, and she finished the match with 47 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: forty three assists, eleven digs, a kill in a block. 48 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: So what did you see when it came to this 49 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: connection between Fairbanks and our hitters? 50 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 2: You know, it was a depth sub And I think 51 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 2: that's one thing that Love offers in this league is 52 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: that we have so many opportunities to make changes and 53 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 2: mike switches, and I think right now all teams are 54 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: kind of leaning towards that depth. 55 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 4: Sup. 56 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 2: We have so many great athletes on each team, and 57 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 2: she was able to put everyone out there on the 58 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 2: floor and do some really big damage against competitors is 59 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 2: a big thing. So when they made the depths of 60 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 2: then they brought in Tests, who was her opposite, and 61 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 2: bring it in the college kid from as their center. 62 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: It was definitely a round of applause. You know, I 63 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 2: think her and Tested connection was amazing. Tests was unbelievably unstoppable, 64 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: you know. And then obviously we have Kelsey coming in 65 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: and doing what she does on a night on a 66 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 2: daily basis, So it was very hard to big against 67 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: them in a defense around them as well. 68 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: Now, you guys get to play Omaha in week three, 69 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: So what does Austin need to do to prepare for 70 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: that match. 71 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: We got to do a lot we have to do. 72 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: You know, Omaha is they're undefeated right now and they 73 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: have just made such a huge wave. I'm coming into 74 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: Love obviously. You have Jordan Larson, who is the governor. 75 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 2: They have this amazing German opposite Kimberly. She is just 76 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 2: a force to be reckoned with. And I think as 77 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: being on the Austin Love team, you know, blocking a 78 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: defense going to be a very big thing for us. 79 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: You know, send him a good block versus their sly 80 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: hitter who's also a middle blocker. I'm playing opposite again 81 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: with that dev Sup and Gabby who is a player 82 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: I got to play against and with Wilds and Au 83 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: was also an amazing office of a setter from Penn State. 84 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: And you know, for us, it's all about communications, serving 85 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 2: well and trying to get them out balanced a little bit. 86 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,119 Speaker 1: Love it all right? Well, the next match was on Friday. 87 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: We saw another hard fought battle between Love salt Lake 88 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: and Love Madison with Madison, winning in five sets twenty 89 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: four to twenty six, twenty five, nineteen, nineteen, twenty five, 90 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: twenty five, sixteen, thirteen fifteen. It was Madison's first serve. 91 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: Do you think being in Madison in Wisconsin that helped 92 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: fuel that come back a bit? 93 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 3: Of course. 94 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: I think having a big environment, a big loud environment 95 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: cheering you on and having a big, large dand base 96 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 2: to help you long get your game is a great 97 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: way to use that momentum. You know, having everyone in 98 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 2: the gym yellings from your name, it's going to trying 99 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 2: to want to match, and I think that's part of 100 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: the plan. I think for any team going to have 101 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: a home game to use that as a momentum changer. 102 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: Now, last week, you guys actually swept Madison, So what 103 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: differences did you see them implement in this match. 104 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: Honestly, everyone's getting good. I think the repetition is coming 105 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: in across the board for everybody. The hitters connecting well 106 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 2: with your setters. Madison is a different team. You know, 107 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 2: Annie Drews is also amazing opposite hitter, but to be 108 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 2: able to have someone coming and back you up and 109 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: also do damage is an amazing team. 110 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 5: No clear. 111 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: Chausse had a Trances player against her in another previous 112 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: league with volleyball, and she is just another four see 113 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 2: referenced with Claire's It's so balanced. She's a great pass, 114 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,559 Speaker 2: she is a great server, she has an amazing strong tip. 115 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: So they're definitely a different team than what we saw 116 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: versus in Houston. 117 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: Now, this match also was like an absolute defensive battle 118 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,559 Speaker 1: and one of my favorite liberos to watch in the league. 119 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying it just because I was a 120 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: libero back in the day, but Manami Kojima, she's just 121 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: absolutely insane. She's so good and fun to watch. She 122 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: you know, both sides, I should say it had sick digs, 123 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: but Kojima was just kind of like unstoppable. So as 124 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: a hitter, how do you get past someone like that? 125 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 3: Mayna me, that's my girl. I love some Anami like. 126 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 2: I also had a chance to have played with her 127 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 2: and against her, and she is just an amazing libero. 128 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 2: Like she's like a ghost, like you can think she's 129 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: on the court and maybe you don't think she's in 130 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 2: a different position and she's going to be the addict 131 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 2: the ball, just trying to find any type of shot 132 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 2: against her is very, very difficult, So I think she 133 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 2: did really good jobs holding down the fork for Salt 134 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 2: Lags w. 135 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 3: She could all right. 136 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: Now for Saturday's doubleheader, first off was Love Houston defeating 137 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: Love Salt Lake in four sets twenty five to nine, 138 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:02,239 Speaker 1: twenty five, sixteen, twenty five, twenty seven, twenty five, twelve. 139 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: So first off, wow, twenty five nine is just crazy. 140 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: Twenty five twelve, twenty five, sixteen. I mean they outscored 141 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,679 Speaker 1: Salt Lake by thirty six points. It was one hundred 142 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: to sixty four. What about them made them so dominant? 143 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 2: Micah Micah is the glue man Mike Micah heard think. 144 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: I think she had four aces in the first set 145 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: to get the game get on and yeah, she was 146 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 2: just ripping them. And I think also, like I said, 147 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: everyone's finding that connection. JT JT is starting to find 148 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 2: her rhythm on the opposite side right now with Micah 149 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: and they're finding a flow as well as like they're 150 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: the college kid that came into she is also amazing. 151 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: So I think everyone's just trying to find the rhythm 152 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: together right now. And I think Houston is also going 153 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 2: to be a force to be again. I Reckon Wez 154 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: for sure. 155 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: Yes, Jess Murzek is the college player that you're talking 156 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: about from Penn State. She's amazing. But before I want 157 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: to ask you about her, but before I do, Micah Hancock, 158 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: let's talk about her because Yeah, so the match started 159 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: with four consecutive ases from Micah Hancock and she eventually 160 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: was named player of the match. Now, Austin played Houston 161 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: in week one, so you got to play against her, 162 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: and I know that you know her from previously. But 163 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: like me watching on TV and watching those jump serves, 164 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: I just like, how do you attempt to dig that? 165 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: But what is it actually like to be on the 166 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: court with that ball coming at you? 167 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 3: That ball is coming very fast, it's beIN on it. 168 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 3: It floats a little bit. 169 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: Obviously, when Mike is serving from the court, the director 170 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,679 Speaker 2: of the ball is going cross court but almost dies 171 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: back towards the line. 172 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 3: So it's all about Honestly, what I. 173 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 2: Would say to anyone is just stand there and put 174 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: your platform out. 175 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: If you try to make any kind of motion and movement, 176 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 3: the ball is gone into the stand and then to 177 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 3: the rafters. 178 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 2: So being able to witness that serve live coming at you, 179 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 2: it is scary. 180 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: I can only imagine. Well, now talk about Jess Murzach 181 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: outside of hit her for Houston. She just got the 182 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: NCAA championship title for Penn State a few weeks ago, 183 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: and now she is here playing with love Houston. What 184 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: makes her so deadly and what does she do in 185 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: these matches that just makes her so dominant? 186 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 2: No, Jess, she has so much experience it almost seems like, 187 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 2: you know, she's very crafty. 188 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 3: Her ball control is really good. 189 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 2: She just brings a certain maturity about her game that 190 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: I think most college players don't really quite have yet. 191 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 2: So I think her a will be being in the 192 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 2: gym with Batty King day Rachelle is also like a 193 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 2: great experience for her to be an opportunity for her 194 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 2: to have as well. So she's just she's lethal, She's 195 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 2: very calm. I think one thing about her and I 196 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 2: watch her serving, is that like she does the same 197 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 2: thing every single time. And if you have a great 198 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: like routine as far as like what you're doing making 199 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 2: the same platform for passing the same arm swing depending 200 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: on even if you're going cross cord down the line, 201 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 2: even from serving, I think having a great routine also 202 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 2: makes you a better volleyball player. So I think her 203 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 2: routine and what she does and sticking to what she 204 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 2: knows is definitely making her play do what she's doing 205 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 2: right now in the league and as well she's doing 206 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: in college. 207 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: And the final match of the week which almost kind 208 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: of felt like the match of the week be who's 209 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: Omaha versus Madison versus Wisconsin? 210 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 3: I mean, come on, that was the game. 211 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: That was That was the game, and Oma ended up 212 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: winning it in four sets, twenty twenty five, twenty six, 213 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: twenty four, twenty five to fifteen, twenty five, fifteen. It 214 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: was pretty tight those first two sets with Madison, but 215 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: then omahall put on a show basically for the last 216 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: two twenty five to fifteen both of those sets. So 217 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: what did they do in that third and fourth set 218 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: to change the game? 219 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 2: I think at the first set, Omaha was starting off 220 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 2: a little bit slow. I think they started getting Kimberly. 221 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: Kimberly kind of found she's a German opposite. She kind 222 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 2: of found her rhythm towards the end moctially the middle 223 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 2: towards the end of the first set, and once you 224 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 2: got her. 225 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 3: Going, that was just it was just insane. 226 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 5: What she was doing. 227 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: I think they kind of set the course once they 228 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: caught the ryb in their flow. De la Bero was 229 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 2: doing the amazing job covering a lot of ground that 230 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 2: kind of stuff. So I think it was my main 231 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 2: thing with just connection and rhythm and flow, and once they. 232 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 3: Had that, it was it. 233 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 4: That was it. 234 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: Opposite Laurence Stibns was named player of the match. He 235 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: had fourteen kills with no errors in twenty attacks. It 236 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: hit seven hundred. Stiffernce has never played opposite before this season, 237 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: so I mean, you play opposite, like, what is that 238 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: transition like? And how has she made this such a 239 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: successful move for her? 240 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 3: I think it's a great thing to do. I also 241 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 3: meant the same transition. 242 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 2: I was the middle at one time in college and 243 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,079 Speaker 2: then Jarrett moved me to the opposite side because I 244 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 2: was really good off of one foot as well as 245 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 2: two feet. And I think being able to come into 246 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,599 Speaker 2: that part of your game early right now and be 247 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 2: able to transition from a middle to a pen and 248 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 2: to an opposite pen, and be able to have that 249 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 2: those two kind of tools in your belt is a 250 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: great thing to have in this league for sure. But 251 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: her transition stuff are is amazing. I think she puts 252 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 2: a really good discipline block and it's a wall when 253 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 2: you're going from the position four, So I think it's 254 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 2: going to be a great move for her. 255 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: Now, Omaha is the only undefeated team left in League 256 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,959 Speaker 1: one volleyball. What is the key to beating them? 257 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 3: The key that's a lot. There's a lot of there's 258 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 3: a lot of keys. 259 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:44,599 Speaker 5: There's not that. 260 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 3: There's not too many keys. 261 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 2: Probably say honestly, with a team like Omaha, who's so 262 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 2: dynamic and they have so many variations of players, I 263 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 2: think it's important to really focus on what you're doing 264 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 2: on your side as a collective team and what you're 265 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: doing against them. 266 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 3: You know, if you get opportunity of a freeball, and 267 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 3: much a lot of free balls. 268 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 2: They're not giving a lot back to the competing team, 269 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: But if you get an opportunity, you have to seize 270 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 2: the moment. 271 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 3: Think it is really important. 272 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 2: So I think when you're playing against a team that's 273 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 2: so diverse and as running a great offense, and they 274 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 2: have a great captain and they have a great flow 275 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 2: and structure and communication as a team, it's very important. 276 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 3: To obviously rely more on what you're doing on your side. 277 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 2: Those opportunities that you have, you have to take very 278 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: big risk and very good chances the things you have 279 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 2: to do as far as like going against them. 280 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: All Right, Well, now that we've gone over all the matches, 281 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: well you're going to talk about the players of the game. Okay, 282 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have a little debate here. We want 283 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: to see if you agree with who was chosen as 284 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: the player of the game or if you thought that 285 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: there may be with somebody else who deserves a little 286 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: more recognition. So let's start with Atlanta outside hitter Kelsey Cook, 287 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: as you mentioned her in the honors thanks to her 288 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: fifteen kills ten digs in two aces. Do you agree 289 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,599 Speaker 1: or did anyone else stand out to you that you 290 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 1: want to give a shout out to. 291 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 2: I think Kelsey is a very great player and someone's 292 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 2: elevis and obviously a great pick as well she holds. Also, 293 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 2: I think Kelsey's a big glue for their team as well. 294 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:01,719 Speaker 2: Else He's going to be Kelsey day in and day out. 295 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 2: I don't think there's I mean, I'm not trying to 296 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 2: like put bad juju on her, but like she's gonna 297 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: have some really, really great days very very frequently. 298 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 3: So I think it's hard for Kilsey not to be 299 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 3: less than what she is. 300 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: But I think when they make the dev stuff, Tests 301 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 2: coming in and just doing what she does and doing 302 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 2: what you need to do for a team was definitely 303 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 2: a game changer. I think our blog versus Test was 304 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 2: very unpredictable. We couldn't figure out how to slow her 305 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 2: down at all. And I think Tests was definitely close 306 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 2: second run rout for having to be Player of the 307 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 2: match for sure. 308 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, she had seventeen kills, nineteen points in total, an 309 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: ace block, and seven dicks, so she definitely stepped up. 310 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, Test put on for the city. Yeah, she put 311 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 3: on for the city. 312 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: I also want to just give a shout out to 313 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: t Jafferson because you know, she's from Atlanta, and the 314 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: first week when they had their first serve, it was 315 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: just awesome to see her like show up and like 316 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: all the Atlanta youth cheering her on, and I feel like, 317 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 1: you know, she had fifteen points against you guys, and 318 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: I feel like she's just fun to watch, Like she's 319 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: someone to look out for. I'm not necessarily gonna take 320 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: over Kelsey or Tessen. This, Yeah, player of the game, 321 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: But I just want to give her a little a 322 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: little bit shout out. 323 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 5: Girl. 324 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: That's right. Our salt Lake versus Madison outside hitter Claire 325 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: Shawse had eighteen points from eighteen kills. She also had 326 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: ten digs. Do you concur or do you have another candidate? 327 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 3: I'm gonna say shaw say, like Claire is. I love Claire. 328 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 2: I guess I had a chance to play against her 329 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 2: this past year and like she's amazing, She's great, She's 330 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 2: gonna do what she does as well. I think Claire 331 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 2: has a very good game far as like you know, 332 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 2: staying calm and being resilient and a tough moment. 333 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 3: She's going for what she knows and she's trying to 334 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 3: get that point. So I love her aggressiveness in her 335 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 3: as a player. I think she was very well deserved. 336 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: You know, I am actually going to choose Lauren Carlini 337 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: as my player of the game. I thought, obviously like 338 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: Shasse played amazing, but Lauren Carlini her stats, so she 339 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: had fifty five assists, an ace, two blocks, and twenty digs. Okay, 340 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: watching her on some of the blaze, like there were 341 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: some insane cross court hits that she would just like 342 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 1: pick up. There was one rally unfortunately they lost the point, 343 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: but she had two amazing digs that kept the rally going. 344 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: And then I think it was Ronnie Perry Jones hit 345 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,599 Speaker 1: the line shot right at her and that was like 346 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: the one that she missed three times of charm right, 347 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: But like that match, watching her polay, I'm like, oh 348 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: my gosh, Lauren Curline, this is why he made the 349 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: Olympic team this year. 350 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 3: Of course, I would agree with Lauren Is. 351 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 2: I played against Therm when I was in college and 352 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: she's amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing setter. 353 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and honorable mention for Kochuma too, because again she's amazing. 354 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: All right. Next, Houston versus Salt Lake. Saider Micah Hancock 355 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: had forty assists, twelve digs and four aces. Any other 356 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: shout outs you want to give. 357 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 2: I'm staying I'm sticking with Micah Micah Is that's my 358 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 2: I love Baddie Richtel, It's one of my best friends. 359 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 2: I love her too, and Maddie's gonna put on for 360 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 2: the city as well, but Mike definitely go down for 361 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 2: the four. I think the same thing you were saying 362 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: about Lauren Carliny for Madison's the same thing I'm saying 363 00:14:58,360 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 2: for Mike Hancocky Houston. 364 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 3: She also was doing what. 365 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 2: She's supposed to do as a setter and auditioning out 366 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 2: the rock and finding out hitters on a good connection 367 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 2: and just being the dog that she is. 368 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: And with those serves, I mean my guessing the. 369 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 3: Rocket that she's launching from her arm the rockets. 370 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: Yes, I will also give an honorable mention to Chess 371 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: Mercic again because she's just insane. She had twenty two 372 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: points from seventeen kills an ace. She had four blocks 373 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: twelve days and three assists, so she got a lot. 374 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 3: Of good volleyball. 375 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: This is really good volleyball, right, This is what I'm saying. 376 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: There's so many people who I'm. 377 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 3: Like, yeah, people, they're finding that. 378 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 2: People are finding their rethments, people are finding their connections, 379 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying, Like it takes normally for me, 380 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 2: like if I'm going abroad, I don't come into like 381 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 2: my playing body to maybe like a month and a 382 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 2: half maybe two months coming to season, and by then 383 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 2: you know, you're preseason for about a month with and 384 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: a half. Anyways, by the time you're like finding like 385 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 2: your stride. It's just only take off from there. So 386 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: the volleyball is already getting better. It's gonna keep obviously 387 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 2: escalating as the time goes on. 388 00:15:55,360 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: So oh, elevating, sure, well, it's speaking of elevating your game. 389 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: Lauren Stivern's earned the honors of player of the Match 390 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: with Omaha versus Madison. We mentioned this, you know, hitting 391 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: percentage seven hundred fourteen kills two blocks. What do you 392 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: think does anybody else step up. 393 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 2: For I'm also applauding Lauren just because it is a 394 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 2: hard transition, you know, like her being able to play 395 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 2: an opfice position one that slide and be so detrimentals 396 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 2: against the competition. She did great, but as greate as 397 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 2: she is, as well as she played, I'm going with 398 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: my German Kimberly. 399 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 3: Kimberly is that girl? That girl friend ever would be 400 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 3: that girl. 401 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 2: I've know Kim since we were I was playing against 402 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 2: her in Turkey and we have mutual friends and she's 403 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 2: literally the most kindest, sweetest, gentle soul ever. So, Kim, 404 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 2: once you got her rhythm that first set, towards the 405 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 2: end of that first set, she was unstoppable from the 406 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 2: power tax cross court to the push tips out of 407 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 2: bounds like she was amazing, amazing. 408 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: Heart of Gold. But she's a killer. Nineteen kills against 409 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: against Madison. There, you know that one is a toss 410 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: up for me because I felt the same like Lauren 411 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: was amazing, saying Kimberly was amazing. 412 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 3: That death service deep, it's deep. 413 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll say, all right, well, we are going to 414 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: take a quick break, but when we come back, we'll 415 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: be chatting with the twenty twenty three and twenty twenty 416 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: four Big Ten Player of the Year and Love Madison 417 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: outside hitter Sarah Franklin, as well as two time Olympic 418 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: medalist and love middle Chiaka Tobago. All right, we're back 419 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: and we have Love Madison Sarah Franklin. Sarah is originally 420 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: from Florida, but went to Michigan State University for her 421 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: first foray into college volleyball before eventually joining the Wisconsin Badgers, 422 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: where she played a huge role in leading the team 423 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 1: to three national quarterfinal appearances. She was named the twenty 424 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 1: twenty three ABCA National Player of the Year, and she 425 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: was also a twenty twenty three sp Female Athlete at Nominee. 426 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: To top it off, She's a four time All American 427 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: with both Wisconsin and Michigan State University, and she represented 428 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: the USA as a member of the twenty twenty two 429 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: collegiate national team, where she competed in the twenty twenty 430 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: four NORSEEKA Women's Final six Pan American Cup and led 431 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 1: the US to a silver medal and her first stint 432 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: and professional volleyball is still in Wisconsin playing for Love Madison. Sarah, 433 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to Serving Pancakes. 434 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 4: Thank you. I'm so excited to be here. 435 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: We're so excited to have you. I know that Kat 436 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: and you have played against each other, but you guys 437 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: are kind of, you know, getting to know each other 438 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: in this league. What's it like so far for you 439 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: being now a professional volleyball player in the United States? 440 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 6: It's been an absolute berwind. I mean, getting to play 441 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 6: against some really high level athletes I think is just 442 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 6: one of my favorite things. It definitely poses as a challenge, 443 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 6: which is something that I absolutely love. So, you know, 444 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 6: getting to know the girls who have been playing professionally 445 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 6: for you know, ten years, is something that's that's really 446 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 6: cool and I'm just like soaked to be a part 447 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 6: of it. 448 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, you guys had your first serve now in Madison, 449 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: and like watching it, the crowd was absolutely insane. Did 450 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: it feel like you were at a Wisconsin Badgers game? 451 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 4: Oh? Fully? 452 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 6: Fully the fans were like fighting between like red and 453 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 6: blue like in the stands, and I was like, this 454 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 6: is this is awesome, Like I feel right at home. 455 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: I mean, Kat, did you feel the same way when 456 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: you're in Austin watching man? 457 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 2: It was I really a crazy situation, almost like being 458 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 2: back in gurgy, back at home, you know. 459 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 3: So like having all the fans there and just seeing 460 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 3: this witness like this first more like Mammy until moment 461 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 3: was great for a woman's why the league too. 462 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 2: Also, Sarah, watching you the other night was phenomenal, Like 463 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 2: you say, like you know, it's a bit, it's a 464 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 2: bitch of a change for you and a fast pace, 465 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 2: but like you're taking it on with so much grace. 466 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 3: And I'm really really mounting your admiring you right now. 467 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 6: Seriously, I'm like kiking up right now too because like 468 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 6: all of you girls, like I've been watching at the professional. 469 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 5: Side, like to be a part of it. 470 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 3: It's just like, dude, you're killing it. You're killing it. 471 00:19:59,520 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 4: Thank you. 472 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: I mean, so Kat has had to play professionally overseas before, 473 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:07,479 Speaker 1: and you get to go straight from college to staying 474 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: here in the United States. I feel like you got 475 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: some advantage that like Cat and those girls didn't get 476 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: a chance to experience big time. 477 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 4: Big time. 478 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's it like, you know, playing here with your 479 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 2: family and stuff, being able to witness you be in 480 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 2: the par league. 481 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 4: It's so nice. 482 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 6: I mean, I have my parents right like at my 483 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 6: apartment right now, and it's just it's a dream come true. 484 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 6: Really because when I was younger, like I knew that 485 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 6: I wanted to play in college and I would have 486 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 6: to play overseas because this wasn't this wasn't a thing like, 487 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 6: this was not even like a thought. So to be 488 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 6: able to have that, to have my parents at my 489 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 6: first like home professional game is just it's like no other. 490 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 6: And I think, you know, talking with girls who have 491 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 6: had to play overseas and it being a struggle with 492 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 6: not having family close by just to support you. 493 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 4: I know, I'm very very privileged in that aspect, and. 494 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 6: Because of all the girls who have come before me, 495 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 6: who have played and done that and made this happen, 496 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 6: which is just something that is beyond me. So I 497 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 6: definitely got an easy route right into it straight from college. 498 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: And you also get to play with some Wisconsin Badger's great. 499 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: I be like, how cool is it to play with 500 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: Lauren Carlini and all of them? 501 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 4: Absolutely dream come true again, like it is. 502 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 6: It is so fun just to know that I've watched 503 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 6: her as a as a former Badger, and then you know, 504 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 6: I played with Timmy here as well, and even have 505 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 6: Anne Marie on the coaching staff. I just it it's 506 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 6: been a seamless transition transition there. But me and Lauren 507 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 6: play very similarly, very competitive, very fiery. So it's been 508 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 6: It's been a lot of fun to be on the 509 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 6: court with her, for sure. 510 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 2: That's really so awesome for you to hear, Like I 511 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 2: feel that way too, but like reverse, you know, like 512 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 2: it's almost like a full circle moment be able to 513 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 2: play with Molly and Hiyaka and like now I was 514 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 2: able to witness like Logan all them in college and 515 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 2: we're on the same. 516 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 3: Team together, like we also has older players for the 517 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 3: exact same way. That's really cool. 518 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I got to ask in this first match 519 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: you had in the final rally of the entire match, 520 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: you had three hits. Eventually you got the final kill 521 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: to end the match fifteen thirteen. What was that like? 522 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 6: I mean, I I kind of had a feeling that 523 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 6: Lauren was gonna make that happen, and I was just 524 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 6: I was determined because the first hit, I had a 525 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 6: one on one and I was like, all right, I'm 526 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 6: I'm blasting it trying to hit that corner. 527 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 4: But you know, salt la Labert is fantastic, so she 528 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 4: got it up. We got a free ball bag. 529 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 6: I got the next one and they they got They 530 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 6: got a good swing off of that, and then after 531 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 6: I was like, all right, I don't care. I'm going 532 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 6: for high hands. I'm hitting this as hard as I 533 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 6: possibly can. And to just have that moment again in 534 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 6: the fieldhouse to get a to get a big win 535 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 6: and just hearing the crowd erupt was It's just it's 536 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 6: such a special feeling. 537 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 4: Like even thinking about it right now, I'm just I'm 538 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 4: getting so giddy. 539 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: I Actually it's funny because Minami Kojima, the libero for 540 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: Salt Lake, is one of my favorite players to watch. 541 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, so insane. I mean all respect to 542 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: Justine and Lexi Rodriguez, who I also love is LABERTI. 543 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: I was a libero, so I'm all about the defense 544 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: of Like watching Kojama, I'm like, it's insane. What's it 545 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: like hitting against her trying to get a kill? 546 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 4: Oh my gosh, it's it's again. It's just so fun. 547 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:13,400 Speaker 4: Like I love a challenge, like I love something that's 548 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:14,959 Speaker 4: gonna make me work for what I need. 549 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 6: So, you know, in college, I get to hit those 550 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 6: shots and they go down. But here it's like I 551 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 6: hit those shots, it's like, oh, great shot, and then 552 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 6: it's like an easy dick for her. 553 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 4: I'm like, all right, all right. 554 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 5: Like I see you, I see you. 555 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 6: So I'm gonna I'm gonna try a little sharper a 556 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 6: little further, you know. But it just makes it so 557 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 6: much more fun. It's definitely frustrating for sure, Like I 558 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 6: can definitely attest to that, but it just makes it 559 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 6: so fun. And find out at such a high level 560 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 6: in the United States, and can you just share that 561 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 6: with all of the Badger fans here in Madison is 562 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 6: something that I'm very. 563 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 4: Very grateful for. 564 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 2: I think it's also, like you said, it's a great 565 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 2: challenge for you also for you to kind of like 566 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 2: get your momentum going, and your gang will change eventually 567 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 2: and as you adapt and stuff your norse and you're 568 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 2: making better shots and better decisions. 569 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 3: So it definitely gonna help your game in the long 570 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 3: run for sure. That's why I'm thinking better. 571 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: Have you had a chance to take it all in 572 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: since you finished at Wisconsin. 573 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 6: I feel like I've been I've been here for about 574 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 6: two weeks, so I feel like it's finally settled in 575 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 6: and I can get into a little bit of a 576 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 6: more routine. But even when I'm warming up, when I'm playing, 577 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,200 Speaker 6: like it's still I do have those like moments that 578 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 6: I'm like, I'm getting paid to do this, Like I'm like, 579 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 6: this is something that people are like investing in, which 580 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 6: is something that's like really really cool because I've wanted 581 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 6: to play for as long as I possibly can, and 582 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 6: to know that it'll be in the States when I 583 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 6: you know, when I'm here and I can do that 584 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 6: with my family is something that's just oh again, it 585 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 6: just gives me so giddy, Like just being a part 586 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 6: of this is just it's it's so amazing. 587 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 4: Really. 588 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: Actually, going back, I kind of want to go a 589 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: little bit back to your roots because I always like 590 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: to find the origin stories of you ladies, like a 591 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:55,239 Speaker 1: good story, right, right? So how did you actually get 592 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: into volleyball? When did it all begin? 593 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 4: So? I was about eleven years old. I was soccer 594 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 4: player at heart. I absolutely love playing soccer. I'm from Florida, 595 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 4: so outside and the sun all that was great. Both 596 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 4: my parents played volleyball and I was going in soccer, 597 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 4: so I liked using my hands. And my mom was like, hey, 598 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 4: like you should, you should try volleyball, and I told 599 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 4: her word for a word, I'm a volleyball player, Mom, 600 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 4: I'm a soccer player. 601 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 6: And I refused for the longest time, refused to try volleyball, 602 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 6: but finally she got me into a volleyball camp. 603 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 4: And on the first day after we had finished camp, 604 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 4: I went. 605 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 6: Up to my mom and I was like, this is 606 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 6: so fun, like I absolutely love this, and from there 607 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 6: like you couldn't take me out of the gym, like 608 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 6: I just I fell in love and have played it since. 609 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 4: But it took me. It took me a little convincing 610 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 4: to get there, but eventually I got it. 611 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: Your first route was that, like, your first choice was 612 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: Michigan State when you went to college, what was the 613 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 1: impetus for that, and then eventually switching to Wisconsin. 614 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, so I wasn't as highly recruited as most people 615 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 6: would have thought of me and me in high school, 616 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 6: so my. 617 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 4: Top two choices were Illinois Michigan State. 618 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 6: And I knew I wanted to be in the Big Ten, 619 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 6: but when I was younger, the Big Ten at the 620 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 6: time was like the place to be, the conference to 621 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 6: be at, and I wanted to challenge myself. I wanted 622 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 6: to be around girls who were great and girls who 623 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 6: would make me better. And so I happened to love 624 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 6: Michigan State. 625 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 4: The girls. I still have so many best friends from. 626 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 6: When I was there, And once I got there, I 627 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 6: developed and got to a place that I was like, 628 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 6: I feel like I can get more out of myself. 629 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 6: And so that's what kind of led me to transfer. 630 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,439 Speaker 6: And Wisconsin fit the bill with everything with the girls, 631 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 6: with the coaches, and with how much I knew they 632 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 6: were going to pour into me. And so once I 633 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 6: transferred there again like just grew faster than I had 634 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 6: anticipated and was was just pushing that and pushing the 635 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 6: limits that I knew I could reach. And you know 636 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 6: that's led me here, which you know, being a bad 637 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 6: It was probably the best decision that I could have 638 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 6: made for my college career for sure. 639 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 3: It was like one of your best like highlight moments 640 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 3: from being a Badger. 641 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 6: Oh my gosh, there's so many. One that I really 642 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 6: remember was this year actually playing against Texas A and M. 643 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 4: That game was one of the most fun games. 644 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 6: Like I've had a lot of really fun games that 645 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 6: are like close that are just fun to play in 646 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 6: because it's just a gritty match. 647 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 4: But the Texas A and M team was Logan Ludnecki. 648 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 4: She was insane. She was cutting us up on the 649 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 4: right side. 650 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 6: Like. It was just so much fun because it was 651 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 6: really tit for Tad and it was close at the 652 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 6: end of the game, and to get to experience that 653 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 6: with the group of freshmen that are here and these 654 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,399 Speaker 6: groups for the these girls for the last year was 655 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 6: something that was really fun. And it was a long 656 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 6: match and it was grueling and we pulled it out 657 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 6: on the end. But I just think those long matches 658 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 6: are the ones that you really remember and getting through 659 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 6: the highs and lows or something that's just so fun. 660 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: No, I was going to play at Penn State, like 661 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,880 Speaker 1: way back in the day, I was a recruited walk 662 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 1: on back in oh four, I'm old, but I ended 663 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: up not going I went to NYU Film, so like 664 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: that's a whole other story, but it was a time. Yeah, yeah, 665 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: it makes me feel super old things. Thanks, It's okay, 666 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: I've accepted it. I'm I'm proud to be my age 667 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:35,680 Speaker 1: because now I thank you. I can live vicariously through 668 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: you ladies, and like what you've done, and I'm like, 669 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: oh my god, they're so amazing. But I just remember, 670 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: like you know, when I went to play, like this 671 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: idea of being a student athlete was seemed like really cool. 672 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: And then when I went to college and I was 673 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 1: just a student, I was like, how in the world 674 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: would I do this? So, like both of you experienced 675 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: this student athlete at intense schools, intense programs, very good 676 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: schools educationally too, but now you're going from that to 677 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: this pro level where your focus is like solely volleyball. 678 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: Now Kat's been out of it for a while now, 679 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: so I feel like you've adjusted. But like Sarah, since 680 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: you are so new, like you literally finished your season 681 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago and now you're here, Like, what's 682 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: that transition. 683 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 4: Like it's been weird. 684 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 6: I feel like I'm on like a long like travel 685 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 6: USA trip where you're just like constantly playing volleyball and 686 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 6: you don't really have anything else to do. 687 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 4: And I was I was even talking with Lexie about 688 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 4: it last night. 689 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 6: It's like you're trying to figure out what to do 690 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 6: with all this time, because like I go to the 691 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 6: gym for the entire morning and get home at like 692 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 6: two o'clock, and you know, I'll cook lunch, I'll cook dinner, 693 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 6: and then I'm like, all right, I need to find 694 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 6: a hobby because I don't have anything to do with 695 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 6: my life, Like I just don't know. I can, you know, 696 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 6: watch film, but you know, I'm not going to spend 697 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 6: six hours watching film, like I'll spend an hour. But 698 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 6: you know, it's it's been a lot of trying to 699 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 6: figure out I'm living alone for the first time. So 700 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 6: I'm even like, Okay, I need to be better about 701 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 6: like going texting people and like trying to. 702 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 2: Like so your life, you know, living your life you're 703 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 2: supposed to be doing, like having experiences, are supposed to 704 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 2: be doing. 705 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 6: That's I'm like, I'm like, I got to figure out 706 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 6: what I want to do what those experiences are, Like 707 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 6: I just I just got to do it, you know. 708 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 6: So it's definitely been an adjustment, but it's something that 709 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 6: I've loved because I've loved school. 710 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 4: It was great. But I'm glad that I don't have 711 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 4: to do that part anymore. 712 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 6: Philly be volleyball and fully invest in and do all 713 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 6: the recovery that I want and and all that stuff 714 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 6: and focused on nutrition and all that those good areas. 715 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 6: But it's definitely been an adjustment, but I feel like 716 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 6: I'm finally getting into like a groove with. 717 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 4: That, with that kind of stuff for sure. 718 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, do you remember your first hobby when you first 719 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: went pro sleeping? 720 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 3: For sure? I got lots of rest, lots of lots 721 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 3: of lots of rest. 722 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 2: I think it's also just really important to like fiel 723 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 2: that space because what happens in volleyball becomes like this 724 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 2: main focus and instead of like now you have so 725 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 2: much time, you don't want volleyball to take up more 726 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 2: of that time that you have free, like spend that time. 727 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 2: Obviously you said having those experiences and get to know 728 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 2: yourself and doing things, and maybe you didn't have time 729 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 2: for like being able to actually go to a coffee 730 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 2: shop and have your coffee and not reading a book 731 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 2: and just being there in that moment, you know, I 732 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 2: think it's like super important. 733 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 3: So like, yeah, I I slept, slipping was my main thing. 734 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 3: I was like, six AM's done? 735 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 4: What? 736 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 3: No study hall? 737 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 5: What classes? 738 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 3: I'm out of here like that time? 739 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: So yeah, what do you like to do now in 740 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: your spare time? Have you figured it out yet? 741 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 4: Not? Not? Really, We're getting there. 742 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 6: I'm I'm trying to figure out those little things I do, 743 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 6: like reading, but I can't do it for that long, 744 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 6: like I just get I'm like I need to move 745 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 6: and like do something, but I don't want to do 746 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 6: all that stuff, so I don't. 747 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 3: I have not figured that parting is something. 748 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 2: Doing nothing is something definitely like se So being still 749 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 2: is good, you know, because you're so used to like you're. 750 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 3: Being running around your brain your body, Like doing nothing 751 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 3: is helping you. Actually, so I was just I wouldn't 752 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 3: learn to fall into that as much as you can't 753 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 3: for sure. 754 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 4: Oh my gosh, it's definitely something that's really nice. 755 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 3: I can yes, don't feel bad about okay, don't feel 756 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 3: a bad. 757 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 4: I'm like I grew and ask me, and I'm like, 758 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 4: I cook, that's like, oh I got rid. 759 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 3: Do not feel bad about it? 760 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:02,480 Speaker 4: Okay? 761 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: Good cooking is pretty good though, and can be like meditative. 762 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: What do you like to cook? 763 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 6: I'm big on like chicken thighs, rice and like a veggie. 764 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 6: Like I'm I don't straight from that too much. I'm 765 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 6: trying to get a little more outside of that, but 766 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 6: I just you know, different spices every time and then 767 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 6: and then we're good. But I do enjoy whether it's 768 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 6: baking like banana bread or something like that, too, little snacks. 769 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 6: I just feel a lot better when I cook at 770 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 6: home instead of eating out all the time. So that's 771 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 6: what I've tried to hone in on a little more 772 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 6: for you. 773 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: Do you have any advice for cooking well, for coking, 774 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: for just like cooking cooking hobbies as a professional. 775 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 2: No, honestly, I was just going back to what I 776 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 2: said before, like, you know, just spend in the time 777 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 2: that you have now for me just to focus on 778 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 2: you a little bit more and seeing what is that 779 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 2: you like to do outside of volleyball and getting to 780 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 2: know Sarah as you know, living in life and this 781 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 2: adult like we're about to start living and stuff. 782 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 3: So I think what you're doing is great and don't 783 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 3: think you to do anything more. 784 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 2: I think volleyball is amazing and focus on being the 785 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 2: gym and the things you can learn from other players 786 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 2: and just I say, focusing on you as well and 787 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 2: finding out whose there is at this time. 788 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 3: It's a great thing to do. 789 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 4: I love that. I absolutely love that. 790 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: And actually, Sarah, now that you are a professional volleyball player, 791 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: like seeing the young like I was gonna say young students, 792 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: but like the young athletes, the club players out in 793 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: the stands like cheering for you. I mean you saw 794 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: that at Wisconsin too, but like, now knowing that you 795 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: are a professional athlete, what's that like for you? 796 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 4: It's it's crazy. 797 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 6: I mean we have our jerseys, like the shirts that 798 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 6: they sell and they were all like you're sold out, 799 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 6: like we have to order more. And to know that, 800 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 6: like I have that big of an impact on you know, 801 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 6: little girls, is something that I take very seriously, Like 802 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 6: I want those girls to be able to look up 803 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 6: to me. 804 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 4: And know that you're gonna have to work for what 805 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 4: you want. 806 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 6: You're gonna have to have integrity, You're gonna have to 807 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 6: be humbled, like all of those things so that they 808 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 6: can find what they love and they can do that 809 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 6: to the best of their ability. And it's something that like, 810 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 6: I just absolutely love after the game when I get 811 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 6: to you know, sit there and sign all the things 812 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 6: from these girls and I get a whole bunch of 813 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 6: the bracelets and stuff. To know that I have that 814 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 6: big of an impact is just it really makes me 815 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 6: happy because you know, when I was younger, college volleyball 816 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,760 Speaker 6: wasn't as in the eye as it is now. Professional 817 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,360 Speaker 6: volleyball wasn't even a thing in the United States. So 818 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 6: to know that I, like I have that much of 819 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 6: an impact is just it's crazy. 820 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 4: But I love it. And I love every time someone 821 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 4: comes up to me and says, we love watching you play, 822 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 4: like you inspire me like that every time. It makes 823 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 4: my day. It never it absolutely never gets old. 824 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: That's so sweet. I love that you get friendship bracelets. 825 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:48,240 Speaker 1: Do you give any out. 826 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:54,280 Speaker 3: Bracelet? 827 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't have one. When you make when I'm ready, 828 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: maybe that. 829 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 4: Could be my new hobby I just start making. 830 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, seriously, I'll take one. I'll take it. 831 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,320 Speaker 1: I love that, Yes, that can be the new hobby. 832 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:09,879 Speaker 1: It's a perfect hobby to get into. 833 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:11,839 Speaker 5: It's great. It's great. 834 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:13,319 Speaker 6: I got I'll have to make a lot that I'll 835 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 6: give them, give them out to everyone and everyone get one. 836 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,359 Speaker 1: Amazing well, Sarah. We're so thankful for like you, being 837 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 1: in this league and being part of it, and for 838 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 1: making an impact for these girls and for like everyone else, 839 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: because I feel like volleyball is growing, people are starting 840 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: to pay more attention and it's people like you who 841 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 1: helped the college space, like Cat and Chiaka and like 842 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:36,919 Speaker 1: Jordan Larson going back to just Jordan's my age, going 843 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 1: back to our age, like you know, this trajectory, like 844 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:43,200 Speaker 1: seeing all of these girls and who've made volleyball what 845 00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 1: it is and you guys are still continuing. It is 846 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: just awesome to see. And we're so happy that you're 847 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: part of this league and that you, like came straight 848 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: from Wisconsin and you're here and one of the college six. 849 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:57,920 Speaker 4: But I love it. We have a little group tad 850 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 4: together and we're like, hey, guys, how we doing. 851 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 1: That's so that's so adorable. 852 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 4: I love it. 853 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 6: It's just it was the perfect, perfect little thing, and 854 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 6: I couldn't have asked for a better, better send off 855 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 6: into the professional side of things for sure, amazing. 856 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:13,640 Speaker 2: Well, Sarah, it's been honestly really good to meet you, 857 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 2: and like now I know you, now, I'm like, okay, 858 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 2: we're friends. 859 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 3: When I see you next, I'm gonna give you a 860 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,280 Speaker 3: hug and be like hey, like crazy before. 861 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,320 Speaker 2: You're doing so well and so gracefully, and it's so 862 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 2: awesome to hear your passion behind just knowing who you 863 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 2: are and feeding into that that you are and wanted 864 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:29,080 Speaker 2: to help the young ones that are after you that 865 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 2: kind of thing, and I think that's really beautiful and 866 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 2: that has just honestly for me, like when I see you, 867 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:33,920 Speaker 2: just want to give you like a big hug now 868 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:35,719 Speaker 2: because I'm like, she's so cute, she's so sweet, So 869 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 2: you're awesome. 870 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 3: Just keep killing it, girl. 871 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 4: So well, thank you you guys have been awesome. 872 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:42,920 Speaker 6: I always love doing all this stuff because again, like 873 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:45,280 Speaker 6: the Folly Bele world is so small and like getting 874 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 6: to talk and chat with everyone is honestly one of 875 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 6: my favorite parts. So thank you guys too for inviting 876 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:51,439 Speaker 6: me to have me on here for sure. 877 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,759 Speaker 1: Of course, Sarah, thank you so much for coming on 878 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,400 Speaker 1: and best of luck this season, although I know you 879 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 1: and Ken are going to be playing against each other, 880 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 1: So Katy's blue. 881 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:06,680 Speaker 2: I'll say best of blocks on the court though, yeah right, 882 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 2: all right, watch out, okay. 883 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 1: Well, thanks very, I really appreciate you taking the time. 884 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 4: Hey you, tar, thank you. 885 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 7: Guys. 886 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: Don't go anywhere because coming up we have our interview 887 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:22,320 Speaker 1: with two time Olympic medalists and Love Austin middle blocker 888 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:39,920 Speaker 1: Chiaka Obago. We are back and we are here with 889 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: Love Austin's Chiako vagu Chiaka is a Texas native who 890 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,080 Speaker 1: led her high school to two state championships and was 891 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:49,879 Speaker 1: named the twenty twelfth Gatorade Texas Player of the Year. 892 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:52,840 Speaker 1: She then took her talents to the University of Texas, 893 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 1: where she was a three time first team All American. 894 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 1: She's also won two Olympic medals, a gold at Tokyo 895 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: and twenty two and a silver atte Paris in twenty 896 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,920 Speaker 1: twenty four. Professionally, she's played for some of the most 897 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:08,879 Speaker 1: dominant club teams in the world, winning the Polish Cup, 898 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:14,799 Speaker 1: Italian Cup, Italian Super Cup, FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship, 899 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:18,919 Speaker 1: Turkish Super Cup, and Champions League, while being named best 900 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: middle blocker at the twenty twenty two World Club championship. 901 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:27,320 Speaker 1: Chiaka is a badass basically. Now she's back playing in 902 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:31,399 Speaker 1: Texas for Love Austin, Hiaka, Welcome to Serving Pancakes. 903 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 5: Oh, thank you for having me. I'm so honored to 904 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 5: be a guest today. 905 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:38,360 Speaker 1: So excited to have you. You obviously know my co 906 00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:43,360 Speaker 1: host Kat Bell very very well, not for her snap 907 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,920 Speaker 1: snap snap. How well have you too? 908 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:47,160 Speaker 4: Like? 909 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:48,799 Speaker 1: How long have you two known each other? 910 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:49,319 Speaker 7: Yeah? 911 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,799 Speaker 5: So I my freshman year. 912 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 7: Kat was a junior, So we got to play together 913 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 7: two years and then have obviously stayed in touch and 914 00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:58,359 Speaker 7: be friends throughout the years. 915 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 5: Kat was like our big mama in college, and I. 916 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 7: Feel like just helped us like navigate college as stressful 917 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 7: and chaotic, as like the whole company of age thing is. 918 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:09,680 Speaker 5: I felt like she was a really good kind of. 919 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 7: Like mentor role model big sister to help us through 920 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:15,520 Speaker 7: that transition. And then I know we've just been friends 921 00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:17,719 Speaker 7: ever since. Then we just be friends temates again. 922 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, Kat, did you get to. 923 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:23,800 Speaker 1: Be like the big mom and like big sister character 924 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 1: when it came to Love Austin Too. 925 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 2: I think it was a role I didn't think at 926 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:31,279 Speaker 2: first was going to be presented to me and then 927 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:32,920 Speaker 2: as things have kind of progressed on, I think it's 928 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:34,239 Speaker 2: a role that I'm like to take it in on 929 00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:36,719 Speaker 2: my own. I think just trying to be the big 930 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:38,759 Speaker 2: sister and help people through their stuff, Like mentally, there's 931 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:40,399 Speaker 2: just like so many things going on within the league 932 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:41,960 Speaker 2: and on our team as well, so just trying to 933 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,319 Speaker 2: make sure everyone's in a really good, positive heads space 934 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,359 Speaker 2: for the most part, and just make sure the gym 935 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:48,799 Speaker 2: environment is still like, you know, good, and everyone's having 936 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 2: a good time for at our best we can and 937 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:51,879 Speaker 2: then just you know, enjoin each other's time. 938 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, love it and Shiaka, you're a founding athlete 939 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: of love. What made you get into this league? What 940 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 1: made you want to be part of it in that capacity? Yeah? 941 00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 7: I mean I credit a lot of like my national 942 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:08,080 Speaker 7: team teammates because they were the first ones to kind 943 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,920 Speaker 7: of like jump ship show to speak of like the 944 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,880 Speaker 7: whole overseas journey, and they've been talking my ear off 945 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:17,160 Speaker 7: for the past like two three years about it. Obviously 946 00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:20,279 Speaker 7: skeptical at first because it's new, it hasn't really been 947 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,440 Speaker 7: done at this level yet, so I was kind of like, 948 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:24,560 Speaker 7: I don't know if I'm ready to commit yet. But 949 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:27,759 Speaker 7: just seeing all of them take that leave and honestly, Kat, 950 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 7: I remember getting on the phone with Kat one day. 951 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 7: I was in Turkey driving I'm talking to Kat and 952 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:35,160 Speaker 7: I'm like, but I don't know, Like there's obviously these 953 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:37,959 Speaker 7: opportunities overseas, and at the time, that's all you see, 954 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,759 Speaker 7: so it's really hard to envision what life would look 955 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:43,000 Speaker 7: like outside of that, Like that was my new normal. 956 00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 5: But just having someone like her in my ear of 957 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,440 Speaker 5: like you get to play at home, your family and 958 00:40:48,520 --> 00:40:49,560 Speaker 5: friends get to watch you. 959 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:53,560 Speaker 7: Like also outside of volleyball, we understand this sport doesn't 960 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:56,440 Speaker 7: last forever, so it gives us another opportunity to kind 961 00:40:56,480 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 7: of like see what else is out there. 962 00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:00,799 Speaker 5: So once that was is in it, and then. 963 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,800 Speaker 7: The idea of a founding athlete, like I know, I 964 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,759 Speaker 7: want to stay involved in sports in some capacity. So 965 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:08,919 Speaker 7: it was a really cool opportunity to kind of see 966 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:11,719 Speaker 7: like how the league is unfolding and like kind of 967 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:13,800 Speaker 7: play a little bit of a role in that because 968 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:15,480 Speaker 7: overseas that you. 969 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,400 Speaker 5: Have zero say, so what it is is law. So 970 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 5: it's been really cool to kind of like have like 971 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 5: a little bit of a role in like how all 972 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,160 Speaker 5: of this is you know, developing. 973 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,439 Speaker 1: Did you have a role in getting Cap on your team? 974 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:34,680 Speaker 5: All right, That's why I talked to her and she 975 00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:35,400 Speaker 5: was like, come on. 976 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 2: I was like, and have good time, like get back 977 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 2: at home, you know, and just live a good life 978 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,120 Speaker 2: far as like you know, almost like playing like we 979 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:47,840 Speaker 2: were guys the NBA and if I'm being able to 980 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 2: play a pro sport that we love and making money 981 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:51,040 Speaker 2: that we're making and be home and being able to 982 00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:51,920 Speaker 2: go to vintages, you know. 983 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:55,200 Speaker 5: So I was like, girl, come on, Yeah, she definitely 984 00:41:55,239 --> 00:41:55,719 Speaker 5: recruited me. 985 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:59,680 Speaker 1: I would say, I love it a big sister again, 986 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:04,920 Speaker 1: right right, Well, you got to play your first serve 987 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:09,040 Speaker 1: in Austin this past week. What was it like coming 988 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:12,440 Speaker 1: full circle and being back in Austin, except now as 989 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:12,640 Speaker 1: a pro? 990 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:17,680 Speaker 7: I know, It's honestly, it was really emotional, just because, 991 00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:19,839 Speaker 7: like I mean, a CAA, I think you saw her. 992 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,960 Speaker 7: There were people who I remember from my freshman year 993 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:26,239 Speaker 7: at Texas who were like either season ticket holders or 994 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:28,279 Speaker 7: like people who would be in the VIP seats who 995 00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:30,920 Speaker 7: are now sitting at our game as a pro. 996 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:33,239 Speaker 5: So for me, it just felt like a very full 997 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 5: circle moment. 998 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:36,000 Speaker 7: There are people who have been in there who have 999 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:39,080 Speaker 7: watched us grow and struggle and get better and have 1000 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:41,759 Speaker 7: followed our careers past Texas. So for them to be 1001 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:44,160 Speaker 7: in that room with us, like it almost felt like 1002 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,359 Speaker 7: this was for them too, Like how cool that they 1003 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:48,440 Speaker 7: get to continue to be a part of our story. 1004 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:51,759 Speaker 7: So it was it was emotional. Obviously my family and 1005 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,279 Speaker 7: friends were there. I had family who and friends who 1006 00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:56,840 Speaker 7: traveled from Dallas just for that match that day, and 1007 00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:00,520 Speaker 7: now that's a possibility people who haven't seen me play college. 1008 00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:02,759 Speaker 7: So it was really cool to kind of connect with 1009 00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:05,719 Speaker 7: them too. But I think overall just emotional. 1010 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:09,160 Speaker 1: That's so cool that like you remember those people from 1011 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: you know, when you used to play, Yeah, when. 1012 00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:15,719 Speaker 2: These people are at every day every day, Like she 1013 00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:18,560 Speaker 2: was almost like she always like sat behind the service line. 1014 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:21,080 Speaker 3: She was behind the service line. Only that change was 1015 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:22,960 Speaker 3: the gym environment and the color what she was wearing. 1016 00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:29,200 Speaker 7: I know, orange was wild, but even then, like there's 1017 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:31,759 Speaker 7: still burnt orange in the audience and you can tell 1018 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:34,200 Speaker 7: like the same people who have been keeping up with 1019 00:43:34,239 --> 00:43:35,880 Speaker 7: our journeys since we were freshman. 1020 00:43:36,239 --> 00:43:38,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's so cool. 1021 00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:42,160 Speaker 1: I saw the head coach, Jared Elliott was also there. 1022 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,120 Speaker 1: Did he feel like kind of like a proud papa 1023 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:47,160 Speaker 1: seeing like all these players that he used to coach 1024 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:48,479 Speaker 1: altogether now on one team. 1025 00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 7: Yeah, I'm sure he I know, I'm sure he does. 1026 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:52,360 Speaker 7: I'm sure he feels a little bit like, you know, 1027 00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:53,600 Speaker 7: those are my girls. 1028 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:56,560 Speaker 3: A little bit too, like he would make sure. 1029 00:43:56,400 --> 00:44:03,440 Speaker 5: You like a little things, right, security, I'm sure. Well, 1030 00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:04,520 Speaker 5: but he also. 1031 00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:10,200 Speaker 7: Right, he also had his team there too, and I 1032 00:44:10,239 --> 00:44:12,279 Speaker 7: remember they were behind our bench too, so that was 1033 00:44:12,320 --> 00:44:14,440 Speaker 7: a really cool moment, just like kind of getting to 1034 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:15,960 Speaker 7: hear them as we're like coming. 1035 00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:17,960 Speaker 5: By again like grabbing water or something like they were 1036 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:19,879 Speaker 5: cheering us on too, so that was really cute. 1037 00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:23,600 Speaker 1: Oh that's so fun. I mean, you guys have like 1038 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:26,719 Speaker 1: nine Texas alums on your team, right or is it 1039 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:30,000 Speaker 1: eighty ninety nine? Yeah, all from like different I mean 1040 00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:33,279 Speaker 1: got Ajio, Neon, Logan, Egleson and just graduated basically, and 1041 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:36,279 Speaker 1: then like, you guys, what's it like playing with this 1042 00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:40,239 Speaker 1: array of different ages but all knowing that you were 1043 00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:42,040 Speaker 1: all Longhorns, right? 1044 00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:46,000 Speaker 7: I mean it's really cool because obviously not all of 1045 00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:48,200 Speaker 7: us have played together, but we have a lot of 1046 00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:52,040 Speaker 7: like shared experiences, like it's been essentially the same staff. 1047 00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:54,040 Speaker 7: Give or take one or two people at Texas for 1048 00:44:54,120 --> 00:44:57,080 Speaker 7: the past fifteen years, so we've all played for Jarrett, 1049 00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:59,520 Speaker 7: We've all really had We've had Eric in the program, 1050 00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:03,360 Speaker 7: like Dan, like people who are the staple of Texas 1051 00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:05,880 Speaker 7: volleyball are still there. So it's been really cool to 1052 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:08,640 Speaker 7: kind of like share stories and kind of how they 1053 00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:11,040 Speaker 7: line up. And then also it's kind of it's just 1054 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:13,480 Speaker 7: like a genuine based understanding. 1055 00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:15,520 Speaker 5: Like at Texas, I feel like we took a lot 1056 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:17,040 Speaker 5: of pride in being. 1057 00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:19,200 Speaker 7: There and working hard and having a really good work 1058 00:45:19,239 --> 00:45:21,520 Speaker 7: ethic and like kind of being dogs, and I feel 1059 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:24,040 Speaker 7: like it's kind of the same mentality across the board, 1060 00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:27,000 Speaker 7: Like I know someone who played at Texas like their dogs, 1061 00:45:27,080 --> 00:45:29,560 Speaker 7: Like they're gonna ride for you, They're gonna play hard, 1062 00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:31,719 Speaker 7: they're gonna fight hard, and I know I can expect that. 1063 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:34,480 Speaker 5: Each and every time from like a former like a lum. 1064 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:36,320 Speaker 2: And it's also really cool to see be in the 1065 00:45:36,320 --> 00:45:38,080 Speaker 2: gym with them too because you can also tell that 1066 00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:40,600 Speaker 2: like they genuinely like look up to us just the 1067 00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:42,399 Speaker 2: same way how they did when they were in high school, 1068 00:45:42,440 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 2: when we were in college, even though we're at the 1069 00:45:43,719 --> 00:45:45,880 Speaker 2: same level right now too, So being able to be 1070 00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:48,120 Speaker 2: like a mentor for them and help with them, like 1071 00:45:48,239 --> 00:45:50,120 Speaker 2: obviously get their career up running and going in the 1072 00:45:50,160 --> 00:45:54,160 Speaker 2: Pro League has been great experience as well to I agree. 1073 00:45:54,719 --> 00:45:58,480 Speaker 1: What's it like now being like this mentor figure? We 1074 00:45:58,600 --> 00:46:01,120 Speaker 1: talked to Sarah Franklin about it. But what's it like 1075 00:46:01,239 --> 00:46:04,759 Speaker 1: to be a mentor for these young girls that are 1076 00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:08,240 Speaker 1: playing club or who are in college right now at Texas? 1077 00:46:08,320 --> 00:46:11,480 Speaker 1: Like knowing that they can see you in the United States? 1078 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:12,320 Speaker 1: Like what's that feeling like? 1079 00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:15,920 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean Kat spoke to this a little bit, 1080 00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:19,160 Speaker 7: but it's really interesting now with this emergence of like 1081 00:46:19,640 --> 00:46:22,359 Speaker 7: the Pro League in America is most of them won't 1082 00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:25,960 Speaker 7: get that experience overseas. And Kat can probably agree to this. 1083 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 7: I feel like that's where you grow up very quickly 1084 00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,040 Speaker 7: and you have no choice but to So it's cool 1085 00:46:31,160 --> 00:46:33,800 Speaker 7: kind of like almost you don't have to feel the 1086 00:46:33,840 --> 00:46:36,120 Speaker 7: burden that we did. So let's share what information we 1087 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:37,880 Speaker 7: had so you can kind of close. 1088 00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:39,719 Speaker 5: That gap a little bit quicker because. 1089 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:43,040 Speaker 7: There's a huge learning curve overseas and professionally across the board, 1090 00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:45,600 Speaker 7: and it's obviously harder to understand. 1091 00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:47,279 Speaker 5: When you hear but it's really cool that we have 1092 00:46:47,520 --> 00:46:48,720 Speaker 5: like so many people who. 1093 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:51,880 Speaker 7: Are experienced who can help like translate and share that information, 1094 00:46:52,239 --> 00:46:54,759 Speaker 7: so you know, it's an easier transition for them because 1095 00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:57,520 Speaker 7: it's it's not easy, I think, but in general I 1096 00:46:57,600 --> 00:46:59,359 Speaker 7: feel like they've been good receiving it too. 1097 00:46:59,600 --> 00:47:01,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, just kind of picking your battles, you know, like 1098 00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:04,719 Speaker 2: don't complain about stuff you should not even be complaining about, 1099 00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:07,560 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying, like for example, yeah, like 1100 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:10,879 Speaker 2: oh my ice, there's no ice in my water? 1101 00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:11,920 Speaker 3: What are you talking about? 1102 00:47:13,520 --> 00:47:13,560 Speaker 4: What? 1103 00:47:14,160 --> 00:47:15,319 Speaker 3: What do you what are you saying? 1104 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:18,280 Speaker 5: Like we sometimes it's overseas. 1105 00:47:18,320 --> 00:47:21,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, everything you know, I don't know. 1106 00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:25,080 Speaker 2: I don't I don't eat pasta, or this is not 1107 00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,000 Speaker 2: the food that I want, or it could be anything. 1108 00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:29,759 Speaker 2: It's almost like you don't know, Like I was in 1109 00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:30,600 Speaker 2: China for a while. 1110 00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:31,720 Speaker 3: That's the trenches. 1111 00:47:31,840 --> 00:47:35,919 Speaker 7: You don't know, right, And if you ask for certain 1112 00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:37,960 Speaker 7: things overseas, they're looking at you sideways. 1113 00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:41,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, when you say ask for things, do you 1114 00:47:41,480 --> 00:47:46,359 Speaker 1: mean like in what regard like asking for a good 1115 00:47:46,480 --> 00:47:50,000 Speaker 1: weight room or asking for just like a specific meal like. 1116 00:47:50,080 --> 00:47:52,840 Speaker 3: What you Honestly, it could be literally, it could be anything. 1117 00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:54,359 Speaker 2: One thing I will say like right now, we're kind 1118 00:47:54,360 --> 00:47:56,279 Speaker 2: of experiencing as far as like you know, there's a 1119 00:47:56,320 --> 00:47:59,000 Speaker 2: different culture. What you do is trans conditioning wise a 1120 00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:02,400 Speaker 2: broth like conditioning wise abroad as completely different as it 1121 00:48:02,520 --> 00:48:04,080 Speaker 2: is completely different here. 1122 00:48:04,040 --> 00:48:04,440 Speaker 3: In the States. 1123 00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:06,920 Speaker 2: You know, like we have a lot more I would say, 1124 00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:08,880 Speaker 2: I would say knowledge, but as far as like you know, 1125 00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:12,040 Speaker 2: facilities and like different like weight programs and weights, all 1126 00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:14,560 Speaker 2: these different machines and stuff, and as well as like abroad, 1127 00:48:15,239 --> 00:48:16,440 Speaker 2: they may not have as much as what we have 1128 00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:19,000 Speaker 2: over here, so they're kind of compensate compensating. We're doing 1129 00:48:19,160 --> 00:48:21,080 Speaker 2: like more band activity and that kind of stuff too. 1130 00:48:21,120 --> 00:48:23,280 Speaker 2: So you can tell far as like athletic wise, muscle 1131 00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:25,400 Speaker 2: masks where you're abroad is a lot different than when 1132 00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:29,879 Speaker 2: you're here. As well as like training pts. Treatment over 1133 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:31,920 Speaker 2: there is a lot different than it is over here, 1134 00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:33,480 Speaker 2: Like we have more essential stuff that we have a 1135 00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:34,520 Speaker 2: lot more access to things. 1136 00:48:34,719 --> 00:48:36,239 Speaker 3: And over there, if something's hurting is more of. 1137 00:48:36,400 --> 00:48:39,680 Speaker 2: Like massage, rub you down, that's good, But over here 1138 00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:42,000 Speaker 2: you're going to do ice thereby cry out whatever it 1139 00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:42,239 Speaker 2: may be. 1140 00:48:42,520 --> 00:48:45,640 Speaker 3: It's just different kind of like ball game, Yeah, yeah, you. 1141 00:48:45,719 --> 00:48:49,239 Speaker 1: Say, we get the true pro athlete treatment here. I 1142 00:48:49,320 --> 00:48:50,600 Speaker 1: feel like you hear that with you know, like the 1143 00:48:50,640 --> 00:48:54,719 Speaker 1: football players, basketball players and all that kind of stuff, Like, yeah, there. 1144 00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:56,799 Speaker 3: Were times that sometimes you want need ice. They don't 1145 00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:57,560 Speaker 3: have ice in the gym. 1146 00:48:57,800 --> 00:48:58,520 Speaker 5: They don't have ice. 1147 00:48:58,760 --> 00:49:03,680 Speaker 7: Yeah, ice like machines or any type of like really 1148 00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:07,480 Speaker 7: high tech physical therapy items. Like you're kind it's kind 1149 00:49:07,480 --> 00:49:09,120 Speaker 7: of like what you have is kind of what you 1150 00:49:09,239 --> 00:49:10,879 Speaker 7: have to work with, and you figure out a way 1151 00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:11,480 Speaker 7: to make it work. 1152 00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:12,120 Speaker 4: Versus here. 1153 00:49:12,320 --> 00:49:14,400 Speaker 7: I mean, we have a lot of privilege in the States, 1154 00:49:14,480 --> 00:49:16,319 Speaker 7: like we have access to a lot of things. Whether 1155 00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:19,239 Speaker 7: if we don't specifically have it, there's always somewhere you can. 1156 00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:21,040 Speaker 5: Go where you can go get it, you know, and 1157 00:49:21,160 --> 00:49:23,640 Speaker 5: that's definitely not the case, and a lot of places overseas. 1158 00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:25,719 Speaker 3: WI Fi can be a thing like. 1159 00:49:28,719 --> 00:49:30,279 Speaker 2: You're supposed to have it in your contract, but they 1160 00:49:30,280 --> 00:49:31,680 Speaker 2: haven't given you a car and it's been a month 1161 00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:32,080 Speaker 2: and a half. 1162 00:49:32,280 --> 00:49:35,040 Speaker 5: You know, it can be see even in your apartment. 1163 00:49:35,120 --> 00:49:37,000 Speaker 7: You can get there in your apartments not ready and 1164 00:49:37,080 --> 00:49:39,440 Speaker 7: you're two weeks or mona. 1165 00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:43,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, seeing that too, well, now you get the privilege 1166 00:49:43,640 --> 00:49:46,160 Speaker 1: like your home and your friends are here and your 1167 00:49:46,239 --> 00:49:49,359 Speaker 1: families here. I feel like that's such a huge perk. 1168 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:51,279 Speaker 2: There's some people that go abroad and have to work 1169 00:49:51,360 --> 00:49:53,600 Speaker 2: and play volleyball, so it's definitely it's a luxury here. 1170 00:49:54,120 --> 00:49:54,759 Speaker 4: I have done that. 1171 00:49:54,920 --> 00:49:55,560 Speaker 3: She ain't never done that. 1172 00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,920 Speaker 2: But there's leagues that, like in teams that have players 1173 00:49:57,960 --> 00:50:02,440 Speaker 2: that come abroad and you're working for their shop filling 1174 00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:04,920 Speaker 2: T shirts and playing on their team to help compensate 1175 00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:05,880 Speaker 2: for your for your salary. 1176 00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:06,640 Speaker 3: Like it's a real thing. 1177 00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:10,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, you're like working for the main sponsor of the teams. 1178 00:50:10,719 --> 00:50:14,160 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, wow. Well, now that you're in the States 1179 00:50:14,200 --> 00:50:18,200 Speaker 1: and you do have like this quote luxury of you know, 1180 00:50:18,719 --> 00:50:21,800 Speaker 1: having what you need, having your family and friends close by, Like, 1181 00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:24,080 Speaker 1: what are you doing with your time? Chiaka, Like what's 1182 00:50:24,200 --> 00:50:26,800 Speaker 1: what's free off the court volleyball? 1183 00:50:27,600 --> 00:50:29,360 Speaker 5: Like that is a great question. 1184 00:50:29,640 --> 00:50:31,960 Speaker 7: I realized I need to find myself some more hobby 1185 00:50:32,440 --> 00:50:35,360 Speaker 7: because I now have more time than I. 1186 00:50:35,640 --> 00:50:36,480 Speaker 5: Like have ever had. 1187 00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:38,920 Speaker 7: I feel like, but this is kind of like one 1188 00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:40,759 Speaker 7: of the main reasons why I wanted to play in 1189 00:50:40,840 --> 00:50:43,320 Speaker 7: the States again was to kind of like establish that 1190 00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:45,920 Speaker 7: part of myself. I feel like when you're overseas, it's 1191 00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:48,279 Speaker 7: so easy to have this tunnel vision of just being 1192 00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:51,600 Speaker 7: focused on volleyball because you don't really have much outside 1193 00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:53,800 Speaker 7: of that to like stimulate your brain or anything. 1194 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:56,440 Speaker 5: But it's been it's been really fun just trying to. 1195 00:50:56,520 --> 00:50:58,520 Speaker 7: Envision, like, Okay, what would I want my future to 1196 00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:01,359 Speaker 7: look like if volleyball wasn't the case with this new 1197 00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:03,799 Speaker 7: league and with women's sports taking off, Like, I've been 1198 00:51:03,880 --> 00:51:08,080 Speaker 7: really excited about the possibilities of like what like ownership 1199 00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:10,440 Speaker 7: and management and all that stuff looks like from like 1200 00:51:10,520 --> 00:51:12,839 Speaker 7: the back end, Like I see all these boss women 1201 00:51:12,960 --> 00:51:16,880 Speaker 7: doing it and like the w being owners, being gms, being. 1202 00:51:16,719 --> 00:51:19,960 Speaker 5: Things like that. So that's been something that you know, 1203 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:21,640 Speaker 5: I've been trying to like poke my hand in a 1204 00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:23,160 Speaker 5: little bit just to see what that would look like. 1205 00:51:24,040 --> 00:51:24,279 Speaker 4: I put. 1206 00:51:24,320 --> 00:51:26,200 Speaker 2: That's something that also arranged with Sarah, you know, I 1207 00:51:26,320 --> 00:51:28,520 Speaker 2: was telling her, so she has this free time, I'm like, yeah, 1208 00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:30,560 Speaker 2: like resting and just kind of like being able just 1209 00:51:30,600 --> 00:51:32,799 Speaker 2: to focus on volleyball and not treating to my space 1210 00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:34,880 Speaker 2: that volleyball is consuming everything, but being able to like 1211 00:51:35,440 --> 00:51:38,840 Speaker 2: enjoy your free time, enjoy your life outside of school volleyball. 1212 00:51:39,080 --> 00:51:40,600 Speaker 2: But for us, it's like, Okay, well we've been doing 1213 00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:43,359 Speaker 2: it for so long. What am I a different time. 1214 00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:45,560 Speaker 2: It's a different process. Okay, well, my free time now, 1215 00:51:45,800 --> 00:51:48,520 Speaker 2: I'm focusing more on okay, well, transitioning out of volleyball 1216 00:51:48,560 --> 00:51:49,360 Speaker 2: with like she said, what that. 1217 00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:52,160 Speaker 3: Looks like, you know, post volleyball and when ball wasn't 1218 00:51:52,160 --> 00:51:53,080 Speaker 3: a thing in her life right now. 1219 00:51:53,200 --> 00:51:55,200 Speaker 2: So I think depending on your age and when you're 1220 00:51:55,200 --> 00:51:57,279 Speaker 2: coming in and when you're leading out definitely depends on 1221 00:51:57,320 --> 00:51:58,200 Speaker 2: what you're doing in your free time. 1222 00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:01,120 Speaker 7: Right That's so true because I think, as like a rookie, 1223 00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:05,160 Speaker 7: like you're really just thinking survival. Like I get home, 1224 00:52:05,239 --> 00:52:07,480 Speaker 7: I'm sitting my butt on this couch, I'm watching my Netflix, 1225 00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:09,520 Speaker 7: and I'm just trying to like unwind from the day. 1226 00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:11,920 Speaker 7: Once you get used to it, like you start to 1227 00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:14,839 Speaker 7: think like, okay, like now that I've been comfortable enough 1228 00:52:14,920 --> 00:52:16,840 Speaker 7: to know like what I need and when I can 1229 00:52:16,920 --> 00:52:20,160 Speaker 7: now like prioritize my time to dedicate to like hobbies 1230 00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:22,640 Speaker 7: or things I'm interested in or you know, things like that. 1231 00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:26,040 Speaker 5: But it definitely it depends on where you are in 1232 00:52:26,120 --> 00:52:26,800 Speaker 5: your career. 1233 00:52:28,239 --> 00:52:28,359 Speaker 7: Now. 1234 00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:30,719 Speaker 1: I know that also when you're overseas that you guys 1235 00:52:30,719 --> 00:52:33,760 Speaker 1: don't really get to celebrate the holidays with your family 1236 00:52:33,840 --> 00:52:38,080 Speaker 1: because you're traveling and living in another country and usually 1237 00:52:38,080 --> 00:52:41,280 Speaker 1: another continent. But did you go to Nigeria for Christmas 1238 00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:41,759 Speaker 1: this year? 1239 00:52:42,120 --> 00:52:43,399 Speaker 4: I did? I did. 1240 00:52:43,560 --> 00:52:46,240 Speaker 7: I was in the leg Us for something called Debty 1241 00:52:46,320 --> 00:52:48,160 Speaker 7: December is what they call it over there. 1242 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:49,920 Speaker 5: It's like a playoff the. 1243 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,520 Speaker 7: Word dirty, but it's nothing really dirty about. It'sasically just 1244 00:52:52,680 --> 00:52:56,600 Speaker 7: like everyone comes home for the holidays. So you have 1245 00:52:56,719 --> 00:53:00,839 Speaker 7: a bunch of like Nigerian like nay their first gen 1246 00:53:00,960 --> 00:53:03,080 Speaker 7: who live all over the world, but like come back 1247 00:53:03,160 --> 00:53:05,520 Speaker 7: home for the holidays. So it's just it's a lot 1248 00:53:05,560 --> 00:53:07,320 Speaker 7: of fun, a lot of family members, a lot of 1249 00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:10,760 Speaker 7: like random pop up concerts, festivals, food. 1250 00:53:11,040 --> 00:53:13,359 Speaker 5: But I was there for a short amount of time, 1251 00:53:13,560 --> 00:53:15,480 Speaker 5: but it was It was really cool to be back. 1252 00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:18,280 Speaker 1: That sounds so cool. Have you ever been to Nigeria? 1253 00:53:19,400 --> 00:53:23,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, actually I got to go last twenty nineteen when 1254 00:53:23,239 --> 00:53:24,080 Speaker 7: I was playing in Italy. 1255 00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:25,040 Speaker 5: We got a week off. 1256 00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:29,680 Speaker 7: Myself and my teammate at the time, Paalogana, who's also Nigeria. 1257 00:53:29,800 --> 00:53:31,880 Speaker 5: We both went but different areas. 1258 00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:33,799 Speaker 7: But this is my first time I feel like being 1259 00:53:33,880 --> 00:53:37,280 Speaker 7: in Legas, which is like the main city, as an adult. 1260 00:53:37,360 --> 00:53:38,080 Speaker 5: So it was really cool. 1261 00:53:38,680 --> 00:53:42,880 Speaker 1: That's awesome. Sore your parents like athletes are into volleyball 1262 00:53:42,880 --> 00:53:46,080 Speaker 1: when they lived in Nigeria or was volleyball like a 1263 00:53:46,480 --> 00:53:49,280 Speaker 1: brand new thing for like your family when you started 1264 00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:49,800 Speaker 1: to play. 1265 00:53:51,160 --> 00:53:54,200 Speaker 5: Very brand new for sure. I mean my dad claims 1266 00:53:54,280 --> 00:53:59,880 Speaker 5: he plays soccer. I don't know right, literally no record 1267 00:54:00,080 --> 00:54:00,760 Speaker 5: and no witnesses. 1268 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:05,320 Speaker 7: My mom's definitely not an athlete either, so sports is 1269 00:54:05,520 --> 00:54:08,279 Speaker 7: very much new to them. But just it's funny now 1270 00:54:08,680 --> 00:54:10,920 Speaker 7: like seeing how much they've just like adapted it to 1271 00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:13,200 Speaker 7: their life. Like my dad watches volleyball more than me now, 1272 00:54:13,400 --> 00:54:16,200 Speaker 7: Like he's the one who keeps keeps me updated with stuff, 1273 00:54:16,280 --> 00:54:17,000 Speaker 7: Like he's still. 1274 00:54:16,840 --> 00:54:20,040 Speaker 5: Watching games overseas. He watches all the love matches. He'll 1275 00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:22,520 Speaker 5: be like, oh, I saw Madison Omaha play like this 1276 00:54:22,640 --> 00:54:23,640 Speaker 5: person played really well. 1277 00:54:23,840 --> 00:54:27,080 Speaker 7: So it's funny to see now like how much they're 1278 00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:28,680 Speaker 7: like addicted to watching volleyball. 1279 00:54:29,160 --> 00:54:32,000 Speaker 1: Oh that's so sweet. I love that your parents are 1280 00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:32,640 Speaker 1: so into it. 1281 00:54:34,760 --> 00:54:36,359 Speaker 5: Wait with my dad, he keeps up. 1282 00:54:38,440 --> 00:54:40,839 Speaker 1: When you first started to play, were they like one 1283 00:54:40,920 --> 00:54:43,279 Speaker 1: hundred percent like all in or are they questioning like 1284 00:54:43,520 --> 00:54:47,160 Speaker 1: what is this athlete sports volleyball thing? 1285 00:54:47,360 --> 00:54:52,759 Speaker 7: Right? I think at first, like most kids, it's just 1286 00:54:52,880 --> 00:54:56,560 Speaker 7: like an extracurricular activity but I think with each stage, 1287 00:54:56,840 --> 00:54:59,200 Speaker 7: like they saw, okay, this is also a way you 1288 00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:01,920 Speaker 7: can help pay for okay, cool. And then once I 1289 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:04,480 Speaker 7: wanted to go pro, they're like, we don't know how 1290 00:55:04,560 --> 00:55:06,320 Speaker 7: you can make a living off of that, but like 1291 00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:09,120 Speaker 7: let's see. And so with each stage they've kind of 1292 00:55:09,160 --> 00:55:12,080 Speaker 7: seen like, Okay, this is something that has like longevity, 1293 00:55:12,239 --> 00:55:14,440 Speaker 7: you can support yourself, whether it was a school now 1294 00:55:14,520 --> 00:55:16,720 Speaker 7: it's a professional, like this is my full time career. 1295 00:55:17,440 --> 00:55:19,600 Speaker 7: So obviously there are a lot of questions and like 1296 00:55:20,400 --> 00:55:20,960 Speaker 7: what are you. 1297 00:55:21,120 --> 00:55:23,839 Speaker 5: Doing along the way, But I mean it's worked out 1298 00:55:23,960 --> 00:55:24,319 Speaker 5: thus far. 1299 00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:26,920 Speaker 2: What about the question maybe you have for yourself, like 1300 00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:28,560 Speaker 2: what are you doing? And things are kind of tough, 1301 00:55:28,600 --> 00:55:30,000 Speaker 2: Like it was some of the advice that maybe your 1302 00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:31,240 Speaker 2: parents were giving you in those moments. 1303 00:55:32,480 --> 00:55:36,400 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean their biggest thing was like you, at 1304 00:55:36,440 --> 00:55:38,320 Speaker 7: the end of the day, want to be okay with 1305 00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:40,400 Speaker 7: the decisions that you make, even if it doesn't pan 1306 00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:42,320 Speaker 7: out the way you think it's going to. So like 1307 00:55:42,480 --> 00:55:45,520 Speaker 7: there were moments where I was like questioning in the 1308 00:55:45,640 --> 00:55:48,239 Speaker 7: trenches in Poland, like what the hell am I doing? 1309 00:55:48,520 --> 00:55:51,359 Speaker 7: Like why am I in this foreign country struggling? I'm 1310 00:55:52,160 --> 00:55:54,440 Speaker 7: not the happiest right now in volleyball. You know it's 1311 00:55:54,520 --> 00:55:56,080 Speaker 7: not fun, But at the end of the day, Like, 1312 00:55:56,520 --> 00:55:58,320 Speaker 7: would I be okay even if I failed in this 1313 00:55:58,480 --> 00:56:02,320 Speaker 7: moment like taking the step, Yes, I would, because in 1314 00:56:02,440 --> 00:56:04,200 Speaker 7: that moment I wouldn't be spending the rest of my 1315 00:56:04,280 --> 00:56:06,320 Speaker 7: life wondering what if, Like what if I would have 1316 00:56:06,360 --> 00:56:09,160 Speaker 7: gone overseas? Where could that have taken me? So I 1317 00:56:09,239 --> 00:56:11,400 Speaker 7: think that was their biggest piece of advice, like, hey, 1318 00:56:11,480 --> 00:56:14,359 Speaker 7: you made this decision, Like you're okay with failing even 1319 00:56:14,360 --> 00:56:16,719 Speaker 7: if it's this decision, because you know you at least tried. 1320 00:56:17,160 --> 00:56:17,399 Speaker 4: Yeah. 1321 00:56:17,960 --> 00:56:21,240 Speaker 1: I feel like the failure or the fear to fail 1322 00:56:21,560 --> 00:56:23,320 Speaker 1: is like something that a lot of people are afraid 1323 00:56:23,360 --> 00:56:25,399 Speaker 1: to do, which makes sense. I mean, you don't want 1324 00:56:25,440 --> 00:56:28,399 Speaker 1: to look like a failure, but also feel like if 1325 00:56:28,440 --> 00:56:30,880 Speaker 1: you don't do it, you're going to regret your decision 1326 00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:33,040 Speaker 1: in the end, right, And. 1327 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:36,640 Speaker 5: It's easier to say that than to experience it. Obviously, 1328 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:38,800 Speaker 5: when you're in it, you're like, nah, I'm really not 1329 00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:41,440 Speaker 5: trying to do all this, like I don't want to 1330 00:56:41,480 --> 00:56:43,520 Speaker 5: look stupid. It's the fear of all of that. 1331 00:56:43,800 --> 00:56:46,759 Speaker 7: But obviously, as you get older and you just start 1332 00:56:46,800 --> 00:56:49,520 Speaker 7: to mature, like That's been my biggest thing that I've 1333 00:56:49,640 --> 00:56:51,360 Speaker 7: just been trying to be okay with, Like I have 1334 00:56:51,520 --> 00:56:54,120 Speaker 7: to be okay with the decisions I'm making regardless of 1335 00:56:54,200 --> 00:56:54,640 Speaker 7: the result. 1336 00:56:55,040 --> 00:56:57,280 Speaker 2: I think also with failure, I think I'll ask athletes 1337 00:56:57,280 --> 00:56:59,200 Speaker 2: we look too much far as like from people's perspective 1338 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:03,120 Speaker 2: instead of feel the fear failure doesn't come really stem 1339 00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:06,359 Speaker 2: from us. It comes from the outside perspective life. Oh yeah, 1340 00:57:06,400 --> 00:57:08,239 Speaker 2: I'm not playing will so people go things about me 1341 00:57:08,400 --> 00:57:10,800 Speaker 2: or I'm not starting people think this way about me. 1342 00:57:10,920 --> 00:57:13,000 Speaker 2: But like she said, with growing maturity, you turn to 1343 00:57:13,160 --> 00:57:14,960 Speaker 2: learn how can I turn that part off about it 1344 00:57:15,200 --> 00:57:17,400 Speaker 2: and focus on Okay, what am I feeling? 1345 00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:19,280 Speaker 3: How am I feeling about this? And getting myself out 1346 00:57:19,280 --> 00:57:19,800 Speaker 3: of the situation. 1347 00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:23,560 Speaker 7: So yeah, and I think that comes with advice too, 1348 00:57:23,720 --> 00:57:25,680 Speaker 7: Like as much as my parents tried to like help 1349 00:57:25,720 --> 00:57:29,280 Speaker 7: me through this process, like they've never been a pro athlete, especially. 1350 00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:29,640 Speaker 5: In this space. 1351 00:57:29,800 --> 00:57:33,280 Speaker 7: So you also can't let other people's fear and projections 1352 00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:35,400 Speaker 7: come on to you. You know they're doing their best 1353 00:57:35,480 --> 00:57:37,080 Speaker 7: to support you and to help you, but at the 1354 00:57:37,160 --> 00:57:39,600 Speaker 7: end of the day, like you're the only person going 1355 00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:42,120 Speaker 7: through this journey, so you can't expect other people to 1356 00:57:42,200 --> 00:57:43,439 Speaker 7: fully understand as well. 1357 00:57:45,000 --> 00:57:47,760 Speaker 1: For sure, I feel like it's such a good lesson 1358 00:57:47,880 --> 00:57:50,760 Speaker 1: just you know, not just for people who want to 1359 00:57:50,800 --> 00:57:54,320 Speaker 1: play professional sports, but just like life in general, just 1360 00:57:54,600 --> 00:57:57,720 Speaker 1: going out there and doing that. But bringing it back 1361 00:57:57,760 --> 00:58:01,520 Speaker 1: to volleyball in League one. You know, the season's young, right, 1362 00:58:01,560 --> 00:58:03,560 Speaker 1: we're all we just finished Week two, Week three is 1363 00:58:03,640 --> 00:58:06,480 Speaker 1: going to be starting. We got Love Classic coming up 1364 00:58:06,800 --> 00:58:08,840 Speaker 1: in a few weeks. But you know, what are you 1365 00:58:08,920 --> 00:58:13,240 Speaker 1: excited to see about how this league progresses and how 1366 00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:14,280 Speaker 1: the season progresses? 1367 00:58:14,880 --> 00:58:15,080 Speaker 4: Oh? 1368 00:58:15,800 --> 00:58:18,280 Speaker 7: I mean, I'm excited to see like how good the 1369 00:58:18,360 --> 00:58:21,000 Speaker 7: volleyball can get one like we've already seen it. Now 1370 00:58:21,040 --> 00:58:23,080 Speaker 7: everybody is lost at this point, like there are no 1371 00:58:23,360 --> 00:58:26,680 Speaker 7: undefeated teams, and it's it's funny because what you think 1372 00:58:26,800 --> 00:58:28,480 Speaker 7: is going to happen is often. 1373 00:58:28,320 --> 00:58:30,200 Speaker 5: Not what is actually going to happen. 1374 00:58:30,320 --> 00:58:32,600 Speaker 7: Like you may think you have an idea of how 1375 00:58:32,680 --> 00:58:35,120 Speaker 7: a team is because they beat someone three zero, and 1376 00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:37,760 Speaker 7: then the next night they're losing three zero. Like it really, 1377 00:58:37,880 --> 00:58:40,080 Speaker 7: the talent level is so even in this league that 1378 00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:43,080 Speaker 7: every night is kind of like a question mark, which 1379 00:58:43,160 --> 00:58:45,720 Speaker 7: is exciting because, I mean, Kat, you've played in leagues 1380 00:58:45,760 --> 00:58:48,560 Speaker 7: like that where Okay, you're playing like the last place team. 1381 00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:49,920 Speaker 5: The league, and you card it. You already know what 1382 00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:58,440 Speaker 5: it is, right going from the jersey to my clothes 1383 00:58:58,520 --> 00:59:00,000 Speaker 5: to dinner, Like it's not even. 1384 00:59:02,720 --> 00:59:06,840 Speaker 7: Exactly you know, And that's just that's not the case here, 1385 00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:08,920 Speaker 7: which a lot of us aren't used to like having 1386 00:59:09,080 --> 00:59:10,520 Speaker 7: every single time we step on the court. 1387 00:59:10,560 --> 00:59:12,440 Speaker 5: It's going to be high level, it's going to be intense. 1388 00:59:12,920 --> 00:59:14,760 Speaker 7: So I'm excited to see how much better it gets 1389 00:59:14,800 --> 00:59:15,880 Speaker 7: when teens. 1390 00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:18,160 Speaker 5: Like have a little bit more time to create that chemistry. 1391 00:59:19,200 --> 00:59:22,000 Speaker 7: And then I'm excited to see the fans like Austin 1392 00:59:22,040 --> 00:59:24,520 Speaker 7: showed out for us, really really grateful for that. 1393 00:59:24,720 --> 00:59:26,680 Speaker 5: I think Omaha is gonna be lit. We're gonna be 1394 00:59:26,760 --> 00:59:27,960 Speaker 5: their first game. 1395 00:59:29,520 --> 00:59:35,680 Speaker 7: And like bring all your bring your worse, like I 1396 00:59:35,840 --> 00:59:37,840 Speaker 7: hope it is. I think that's going to help this 1397 00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:39,880 Speaker 7: league and help the sport. And it was fun to 1398 00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:43,480 Speaker 7: watch the Madison crowds too. So I'm just excited to 1399 00:59:43,560 --> 00:59:46,000 Speaker 7: see with more people catching on to what's going on, 1400 00:59:46,280 --> 00:59:49,000 Speaker 7: like how much bigger this gets from like a fan perspective. 1401 00:59:49,480 --> 00:59:51,760 Speaker 2: What's funny is Sarah was on here and she was like, yeah, 1402 00:59:51,760 --> 00:59:54,320 Speaker 2: you know, we're saying like we're friends now and having 1403 00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:55,880 Speaker 2: good chat. She's like, yeah, it's kind of mass and 1404 00:59:55,920 --> 00:59:58,360 Speaker 2: you know, on the core, I'm like, mess it up, 1405 00:59:58,520 --> 00:59:59,040 Speaker 2: be careful. 1406 01:00:00,400 --> 01:00:01,400 Speaker 5: You don't know what you're talking about. 1407 01:00:04,120 --> 01:00:05,520 Speaker 4: The lower. 1408 01:00:07,840 --> 01:00:11,960 Speaker 5: You don't know right, all right, it's all cute now. 1409 01:00:12,360 --> 01:00:13,439 Speaker 5: But that's that's what's fun. 1410 01:00:13,480 --> 01:00:15,560 Speaker 7: And I hope there's more of that too. Honestly, there's 1411 01:00:15,640 --> 01:00:18,560 Speaker 7: more a little bit like spiciness. Like we were watching 1412 01:00:18,640 --> 01:00:20,440 Speaker 7: last night too, and it looked like it was good spicy. 1413 01:00:20,520 --> 01:00:23,840 Speaker 7: But I personally like watching sports for that, so I 1414 01:00:23,960 --> 01:00:26,919 Speaker 7: hope it continues to kind of get competitive and fun 1415 01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:28,720 Speaker 7: and spicy and at the end of the day, like 1416 01:00:28,760 --> 01:00:31,040 Speaker 7: we're all cool, but on the court it's a different game. 1417 01:00:31,720 --> 01:00:35,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, step on that court is game face. On competition, 1418 01:00:35,640 --> 01:00:36,520 Speaker 1: we lose and. 1419 01:00:36,560 --> 01:00:39,680 Speaker 5: We're planning to win, right right, exactly? 1420 01:00:40,840 --> 01:00:43,520 Speaker 1: Well, Chiaka, I mean, we could talk to you for hours, 1421 01:00:43,640 --> 01:00:45,800 Speaker 1: but I just want to say thank you so much 1422 01:00:45,880 --> 01:00:48,560 Speaker 1: for taking the time to come on serving pancakes, for 1423 01:00:49,120 --> 01:00:51,520 Speaker 1: you know, sharing your wisdom and your knowledge and your 1424 01:00:51,840 --> 01:00:55,200 Speaker 1: your story, because yeah, so many people look up to 1425 01:00:55,280 --> 01:00:57,480 Speaker 1: you and you are an amazing player and have done 1426 01:00:57,560 --> 01:00:59,240 Speaker 1: so much for the sport and are still doing so 1427 01:00:59,320 --> 01:01:01,280 Speaker 1: much for the sport. I can't wait to see you 1428 01:01:01,440 --> 01:01:05,400 Speaker 1: as a GM or president Shiaka Wago at some point. 1429 01:01:11,800 --> 01:01:12,160 Speaker 3: Over there. 1430 01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:12,880 Speaker 7: I love that. 1431 01:01:15,080 --> 01:01:17,040 Speaker 5: Thank you so much for having me. This is so fun. 1432 01:01:17,160 --> 01:01:18,040 Speaker 5: We got to do this more. 1433 01:01:20,080 --> 01:01:23,680 Speaker 1: Serving Pancakes is an iheartwomen's sports production and partnership with 1434 01:01:23,800 --> 01:01:26,680 Speaker 1: Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on 1435 01:01:26,720 --> 01:01:30,440 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 1436 01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:34,760 Speaker 1: Production by League one Volleyball. I'm your host Tiffany Oshinski 1437 01:01:34,920 --> 01:01:38,040 Speaker 1: and my co host is kat Bell. Anya Alvarez is 1438 01:01:38,040 --> 01:01:42,360 Speaker 1: our senior producer. Our executive producers are Carrie Stett, Cameron Dike, 1439 01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:46,959 Speaker 1: and Lindsay Hoffman. Our marketing lead is Joora Parker. Sound 1440 01:01:47,080 --> 01:01:50,880 Speaker 1: editing and mixing by Daniel Gonzalez. Our theme music is 1441 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:55,200 Speaker 1: Pancakes by Eric W. Mass Junior special thanks to Sarah 1442 01:01:55,240 --> 01:01:59,040 Speaker 1: Franklin and Chiako Balgo. Stay tuned for another episode of 1443 01:01:59,120 --> 01:02:01,680 Speaker 1: Serving Pancakes next week. Thanks for listening. 1444 01:02:05,600 --> 01:02:05,640 Speaker 4: M