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The Late Sub with Claire Watkins

How the Orlando Pride became a contender with Haley Carter and Ally Watt, plus a quick look into the WNBA as the Olympic break approaches

The Late Sub with Claire Watkins

Just Women’s Sports

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4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week, Claire hones in on the upcoming marquee NWSL matchup between Orlando and Kansas City by pondering the question: how did the Orlando Pride transform into a contender? She speaks with Pride general manager Haley Carter about the construction of Orlando’s turnaround, and then chats with Pride forward Ally Watt about the team’s transformation on the field. Off the soccer field, Claire then does a check in on where the WNBA is trending as they near a significant Olympic break.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm not generally one to toot my own horn, but the Barbara Banding signing is one that I will.

0:05.2

It was like three or four weeks of not sleeping very much and making a lot of,

0:08.9

what have you done for me lately calls. Hello everybody and welcome to this week's edition of the late sub.

0:18.5

I am your host Claire Watkins.

0:20.0

It is Tuesday July 2nd.

0:22.4

We have a jam-packed episode for ya.

0:25.4

We're going to do a kind of keyed-in

0:27.6

NWSL preview of one of the biggest games

0:31.0

of the regular season.

0:32.0

That is, of course, the top of the table clash

0:34.4

between Kansas City and Orlando and the way we're going to approach that this

0:39.0

week is we are going to talk to a player and the general manager of the Orlando Pride and talk about how they have turned a team not always known for the post-season picture into a true contender for the NWSL shield.

0:52.6

And then after that, we are going to dig in a little bit

0:55.1

on a W MBA catch-up, see where teams are trending,

0:57.9

going into the Olympic break.

0:59.5

Really, really excited for how this is going to go.

1:02.0

Let's get started. We are joined by Orlando Pride

1:05.0

General Manager Haley Carter. Thank you so much for joining us. Haley, big week this week.

1:09.8

How's it going? How was I going? I was going to say, what are the vibes? How's the energy right now?

1:13.2

Good good. It's a pretty quick turnaround. We just got back from LA yesterday and the

1:17.8

team has an off day to kind of get their lives together and then two days in quick turnaround but yes I was gonna say I think maybe

1:25.2

underrated right that coming off an away trip it's a shorter away trip this time

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