Kim, what are you most looking forward to accomplishing in this rookie season?

I'm just looking forward to finding out new parts of the player that I am.

I think playing at different levels definitely unlocks different parts of players.

I've been doing things where I'm looking at myself like, well, you know, where did that come from?

But really, I'm just excited to play in this top league that I've been dreaming of and watching for

years. So I'm just really excited to see, you know, the ceiling that I can get to as a player.

Hello, everybody, a very warm welcome to full time. I'm your host, Jillian Sackavits. The start of the 26th NWSL season is just three weeks away. Time is flying. The preseason is rolling on,

and we thought that it would be a good idea to check in

with some of the most exciting new talent, the rookies, on this full-time podcast. So on today's

show, you're going to hear three very special interviews from three very different players

that are stepping out of the NCAA and turning pro in the NWSL this spring. The players you'll hear from are Elise Evans of the

Chicago Stars, Cameron, Cam Simmons of the Utah Royals, and Maya Lardner of Racing Louisville.

But before we get into those feature interviews, to celebrate Black History Month, we're going to be

starting every episode of full-time in February

with a bit of women's soccer black history. So for today's show, our trivia question is,

which Chicago native became the first ever Iron Woman in Red Star's history? And she played

every single minute of the 2021 and WSL season. And here is an extra clue.

Since leaving Chicago in 2022,

she has also appeared in every single NWSL match

of the 2023 and 25 season for her new team.

So you get thinking on that.

We'll reveal the answers at the end of the show.

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