You're listening to the MIB Media Network, and this is the women's game.

And so I sit down and she's like, so you're actually going to go to the Olympics with us? And I was like, what? And then I think I had something else to say, but I'm forgetting. Did that answer your question? It answered my question perfectly. I also, Emma was like, don't tell anybody. I'm going to tell people tomorrow. The elevator door opens on our floor and I see soap and Trent and I'm like crying.

And they was like, don't tell anybody. I'm going to tell people tomorrow. The elevator door opens on our floor and I see soap and Trent. And I'm like, cry. And they're like, oh, no,

what's wrong? I'm like, what do I say? Like, what do I do? And so.

Hi, everyone. And welcome back to Friendlies, brought to by the women's game. Today on the podcast

we have Angel City and US Women's National Team defender Emily Sams. Rathoon through,

Sears in plenty of space here, rolls it across goal. And that one is put in. And it's the captain

for the night. Emily Sam's furthest ballons have put the ball in the net from close range.

That was Emily scoring her first goal for the U.S. women's national team while wearing the

captain's armband this past January against Chile.

The U.S. went on to win the game five to nothing.

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All right, everyone, big announcement. The women's game is joining the fun for women's March badness by entering the big bracket challenge with all the other women's sports

podcasts that you know and love. It's going to be us, coach Jackie, the recap show, good game

with Sarah Spain, time wasting, and welcome to the party. We're all submitting our brackets, and you can too. Head to the link in our show notes and fill out your own bracket and compete against all of us. Yep. Preston, Kelly and Allie, Julie, Abby, Billie Jean King, Sarah Spain, coach Jackie, and all of us here at the women's game are doing this

bracket challenge.

So get your bracket in by Friday at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

And keep in mind that none of us are basketball experts, I have influenced this disproportionately,

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