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Seg 6 - WBB Show w Meghan Caffrey 3-5 · Coaches Corner

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  Speaker 1: Final segment of the Women's Basketball Coaches Show for the season.
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  Speaker 1: Making Caffrey is with us from the Big East Digital Network.
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  Speaker 1: As we'll get in the games. Reminder, eight o'clock tonight,
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  Speaker 1: we've got the men and Marquette at Gamble. That's a
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  Speaker 1: huge game from the three spot, and Mike and Wayne'll
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  Speaker 1: have the pre game tip. According to Wan, will be
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  Speaker 1: somewhere around eight forty tonight right here on the Yukon
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  Speaker 1: Sports Network. All right, Megan, let's get into the games,
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  Speaker 1: because one of the games is a repeat of this
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  Speaker 1: past weekend that you were at Providence. Yeah, in Georgetown.
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  Speaker 1: That will be game number two of the triple header
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  Speaker 1: on Friday, that starts with Saint John's Butler. The winner
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  Speaker 1: gets Yukon on Saturday. Give me your thoughts on what
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  Speaker 1: was a pretty good game over the weekend in DC.
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  Speaker 2: Well, first and foremost, eleven am for that first tip
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  Speaker 2: off on Friday, we get hoops nice and early. You
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  Speaker 2: still have to be finishing off some of your coffee
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  Speaker 2: and if if you're someone which I absolutely love, I'm like,
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  Speaker 2: get me in the gym as early as possible. However,
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  Speaker 2: just kind of highlighting a little bit more so that
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  Speaker 2: the Providence Georgetown game. I'm really exciting, excited for this one.
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  Speaker 2: It's gonna be interesting because you said, right, they wrapped
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  Speaker 2: up the regular season against one another this past weekend
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  Speaker 2: sixty six sixty two. Really interesting game. And first and
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  Speaker 2: foremost on the Georgetown side, I mean, Kelsey Ransom Bob
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  Speaker 2: is spectacular, right, She is every bit of fun to watch,
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  Speaker 2: a really talented player. She finished the regular season actually
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  Speaker 2: leading the league in scoring, and it's so it's hard
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  Speaker 2: to put into words just what she's able to do
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  Speaker 2: for this Hoya's team, right, And when you're watching in person,
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  Speaker 2: you're able to see she hangs her hat on defense.
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  Speaker 2: She is so intense on defense, and she really communicates
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  Speaker 2: well with her entire team. You see, right, she is
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  Speaker 2: the leader and you see see it even more so
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  Speaker 2: out on the defensive end end of the court. But
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  Speaker 2: I think for for Providence, it's really gonna be interesting
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  Speaker 2: here because they finished Georgetown and that was kind of
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  Speaker 2: a big.
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  Speaker 3: Win for them.
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  Speaker 2: They had a six game winless streak against Georgetown. That
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  Speaker 2: game that they won, it was their first win over
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  Speaker 2: George down since January twenty third, twenty twenty two.
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  Speaker 3: All Right, I love a good nugget. That was a
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  Speaker 3: nugget that I had to have.
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  Speaker 2: But Providence has had their ups and downs throughout this season.
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  Speaker 2: They've they've had their spell of the injury bug. And
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  Speaker 2: I think what I saw this past weekend was Olivia Olsen,
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  Speaker 2: after going through a little spout of an injury this year,
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  Speaker 2: she looked a lot more herself. She looked more confident
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  Speaker 2: and like she wasn't second guessing anything right, And I
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  Speaker 2: think that that's so important and was such a big
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  Speaker 2: reason as to the why the Friars were able to
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  Speaker 2: come away and the hope what I would believe that
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  Speaker 2: the Friars are hoping is going to pull them into
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  Speaker 2: this tournament. Right, you kind of want to use momentum.
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  Speaker 2: That's what march is more oftentimes than not.
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  Speaker 1: Right.
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  Speaker 3: You lean on momentum when you've got it.
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  Speaker 2: And you could just see Olivia wasn't second guessing, was
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  Speaker 2: quicker than she had kind of been in the past.
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  Speaker 2: And she's just such a huge integral role part of
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  Speaker 2: this Friar's team as well that I think really having
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  Speaker 2: her get that mental confidence was something that they had
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  Speaker 2: been missing and is a huge part of their success.
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  Speaker 2: And what's going to lead them into the tournament.
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  Speaker 1: All right, Megan, I am hoping that Sunday evening we
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  Speaker 1: have round three of Creighton's Seaton Hall because and I
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  Speaker 1: know Tony is for that matter, and he really wanted
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  Speaker 1: that number three seed. But here's my question. Does Creighton
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  Speaker 1: finally get to a championship game? I mean, of all
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  Speaker 1: the things that they have done in this stretch with
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  Speaker 1: this group of seniors that includes in a lead eight
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  Speaker 1: apparents in twenty twenty two, they've never been to the final.
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  Speaker 1: Will this be the year?
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  Speaker 3: Bob?
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  Speaker 2: When you say that, let's just have a moment to
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  Speaker 2: just let that sink in, right, how crazy is that
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  Speaker 2: that they haven't had that level of success in the
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  Speaker 2: Big East Tournament specifically.
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  Speaker 3: And you know, when I think about.
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  Speaker 2: It, we cover this league and we're so lucky to
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  Speaker 2: cover this league, which is filled with great people, and
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  Speaker 2: especially getting to know this core unit of senior leadership, right,
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  Speaker 2: some grads in there for the Blue Jays with Creighton,
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  Speaker 2: you really root for people and you want them to
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  Speaker 2: be able to have that success. Similar to think about
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  Speaker 2: all the times we've spoken with Page Beckers right, and
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  Speaker 2: hearing back from Page Beckers right, the Unfinished business, the
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  Speaker 2: why she wanted to come back to have another chance
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  Speaker 2: with Yukon to be able to get to that final level, right,
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  Speaker 2: to be able to win the NCAA tournament for her,
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  Speaker 2: And you just feel like these Creighton seniors have that
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  Speaker 2: same level of unfinished business, right they want to be
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  Speaker 2: able to get to the Big East Tournament title game,
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  Speaker 2: and you just have to hope, right, it's what happens.
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  Speaker 2: Creighton and Seaton Hall have been some of my favorite
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  Speaker 2: matchups within the tournament because they play one another so well.
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  Speaker 2: They do have such different styles of play. You think
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  Speaker 2: of rivalries that have grown, it's usually been we would
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  Speaker 2: always say it in the past, it's Seaton Hall in
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  Speaker 2: Saint John's right because you're right over the river with
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  Speaker 2: one another. But it's become this really great rival with
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  Speaker 2: Seaton Hall and Creighton. I think Tony and Jim have
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  Speaker 2: a tremendous amount of respect for one another, both of
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  Speaker 2: the head coaches, and you have to see I think
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  Speaker 2: that this year's matchup is kind of really great with
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  Speaker 2: both of them of the differences with what they're able
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  Speaker 2: to bring with Creighton bringing back leadership veterans who have
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  Speaker 2: played so much together and then On the other side
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  Speaker 2: of the spectrum, Seaton Hall has had tremendous success with
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  Speaker 2: a team that hasn't had as much playing time together. Right,
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  Speaker 2: you bring in Faith masonis a transfer, You've got data Ads,
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  Speaker 2: a freshman who is shining, and you've got some other
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  Speaker 2: stays within the program.
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  Speaker 3: And they play, they play.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes you're looking at them and you're like, wow, it
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  Speaker 2: actually looks like you guys have had solid time together.
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  Speaker 1: Right.
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  Speaker 2: We're at the end of the season, so obviously things
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  Speaker 2: look a lot better than what they did in the beginning.
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  Speaker 3: So I think it's going to be.
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  Speaker 2: One thing we're guaranteed for Bob is entertainment, feisty play
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  Speaker 2: some true blue Big East basketball, which that game, if
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  Speaker 2: that ends up being the matchup, will be in a
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  Speaker 2: must watch.
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  Speaker 3: You have to watch that entire Game's better be watching.
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  Speaker 1: I'll be sitting in section fifteen in the radio deck. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: I know you have seen you kind of bunch over
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  Speaker 1: your time here, but this year a little different. The
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  Speaker 1: Page Beckers effect in the seats. I mean you Kon
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  Speaker 1: has pretty much sold out every home game. I think
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  Speaker 1: the Xavier game in December or early January the only
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  Speaker 1: game they didn't sell out at the Excel Center. You
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  Speaker 1: see on the road. I've heard stories in Chicago or
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  Speaker 1: fans because you know, the hotel in the arena and
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  Speaker 1: right next to each other in trees just to get
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  Speaker 1: pictures with Page. And then they sell out a Hinkle
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  Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago. Nothing but young teenage girls
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  Speaker 1: wearing Beckers jerseys all over the place, with the exception
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  Speaker 1: of course Ashland Shad's family, but that's another story. But
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  Speaker 1: the effect, what have you seen the Page Beckers affected
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  Speaker 1: how it's affected the Big East in a great way,
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  Speaker 1: because obviously the numbers are staggering and that people come
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  Speaker 1: out to watch.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, man, you gotta let that sink in.
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  Speaker 2: Huh you say that and you talk about selling out
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  Speaker 2: arenas and I can't.
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  Speaker 3: Help but get some chills a little bit here.
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  Speaker 2: Because I think you think of for some of these
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  Speaker 2: other players within the league, right, it's how special for
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  Speaker 2: them to be able to have an experience throughout their
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  Speaker 2: collegiate career that they're playing in front of a sellout crowd, right,
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  Speaker 2: And they're getting to be able to have that experience,
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  Speaker 2: and even more so, write y zoom out and it's
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  Speaker 2: just women's basketball. Is trending upwards is what it really
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  Speaker 2: really feels, right, and especially because of an athlete like
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  Speaker 2: Page herself. And I think why there's so much impact, Bob,
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  Speaker 2: And we've been lucky enough to have some really great
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  Speaker 2: one on one time with Paige, both you and I myself.
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  Speaker 2: It's all real and it is as true and as
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  Speaker 2: genuine as it comes. And I think that fans see
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  Speaker 2: that right when you're able to get these young girls
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  Speaker 2: who are looking up right, they've got their Becker's jerseys
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  Speaker 2: on there, looking up to her.
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  Speaker 3: They want a picture.
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  Speaker 2: It's not just because of Paige Beckers the basketball player.
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  Speaker 2: It's because Page does everything the right way. She leads herself.
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  Speaker 2: Faith is such a big part of who she is.
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  Speaker 2: And you can tell when you're talking to her she
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  Speaker 2: is so humble. Even sometimes we're you're like, okay, Page,
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  Speaker 2: come on, but she's she and that's just who she is.
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  Speaker 2: It's not a show. And people really feel how genuine
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  Speaker 2: that is. And I'll never forget, you know, it was
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  Speaker 2: it was one of their home games and everyone's running
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  Speaker 2: off the court right and Paige is just signing things,
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  Speaker 2: signing things, and the stat is like Paige, we need
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  Speaker 2: to get you into the locker room, gets you into
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  Speaker 2: the locker room. But she stopped bob at every single
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  Speaker 2: one of those little girls, and she.
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  Speaker 3: Made their days.
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  Speaker 2: And she she, you know, is the woman that they
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  Speaker 2: all look up to. And it's so cool to see
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  Speaker 2: that and to be able to be witnessing it firsthand.
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  Speaker 2: It's great for the sport, it's great for the conference,
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  Speaker 2: it's great for women's basketball, and it's also given flowers
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  Speaker 2: where they're due. It's great for Page that she's able
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  Speaker 2: to be able to relish this where she's doing it right.
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  Speaker 2: She's doing it obviously within her teammates and her program
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  Speaker 2: and everything.
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  Speaker 3: But she is performing so well and she.
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  Speaker 2: Is staying so true to who she is amidst all
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  Speaker 2: the success that she deserves it, and it's cool to
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  Speaker 2: see her. Hopefully so kit in a little bit as well,
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  Speaker 2: because she deserves every bit of every ounce of that.
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  Speaker 2: But it's been really special to see of just you
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  Speaker 2: look around and you're like, we've got a sellout arena.
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  Speaker 3: This is so cool.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, for sure, Megan, appreciate a few minutes. Look
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  Speaker 1: forward to seeing you this weekend and let's hope you
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  Speaker 1: have some great basketball.
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  Speaker 3: I'll talk about. Cannot wait Bob's yet Mohegan.
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  Speaker 1: By the way, congratulations on the Blink.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you very much.
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  Speaker 1: Over the holidays, our girl Megan Engage. Good for her.
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  Speaker 1: That'll wrap it up on the Yukon Women's Basketball Coaches
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  Speaker 1: Show for tonight. Thanks to Megan. Thanks to Gino for
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  Speaker 1: joining us. Don't forget men tonight, hockey tomorrow. I'll see
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  Speaker 1: you from Burlington seven to fifteen on the radio for
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  Speaker 1: that one. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Bob Joys. Have
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  Speaker 1: a good night everyone,