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Water Girls15: Heather Stainbrook Returns!Washington Spirit's Heather Stainbrook returns to chat with the Water Girls! We chat the Euros, NWSL, tunnel fits, and taxes. What more could you want! Stay to the end to hear what Heather has learned from rookie season to her second season in the league! Follow the Water Girls on Instagram @watergirlspod12025-08-0228 min
Water Girls14: USWNT v Canada and Mystics v AcesWe took some field trips for the this episode! We went to the USWNT game at Audi field and then to the Mystics game against the Aces. Unfortunately, we did not make a field trip for the Euros but we do discuss! 2025-07-2325 minWater Girls13: Random discussions during the CBA breakJuly is pretty low key for the NWSL. The players have a mandated one week off per the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Then the Spirit had another week off. So we just chatted random topics including the new USWNT kits and some WNBA news. Recorded July 1. 2025-07-2311 minWater Girls12: Recapping a 3-1 win over NCCollege Softball wrapped up this week and we have some thoughts! Plus we are so excited that Brittany Ratcliffe was named NWSL player of the week! 2025-06-1514 minWater Girls11: Guess who’s back, back again? ….Adrian GonzalezIn a move that seems to have shocked everyone, Spirit head coach Jonatan Giraldez is leaving to become the head coach of OL Lyonnes (a club Michele Kang also owns). Spirt assistant coach Adrian Gonzalez will take over in June. .…and we pitch a new movie idea for Disney. Thoughts?2025-06-0111 minWater Girls10: Angel City is Looking GoodWe recap the game plus discuss the various people we saw in the stands! Marieka spotted a U.S. Senator. And not to be outdone, Amy brings up the Olympian she saw at the airport. 2025-05-0816 minWater Girls9: Beat the Pride, then lost to GothamGuest expert and Spirit fan, Payton, visits the show to tell us his thoughts about the last two Spirit games! .....and since one of those was a 0-3 loss to Gotham, we thought it would be more fun to put Marieka and Payton's knowledge of the NWSL to the test. Let us know if you beat their trivia knowledge! 2025-04-2830 minWater Girls8: Story time with Pineapple KurtIn his third visit to the pod, Pineapple Kurt regals us with stories of how he watched the Spirit's playoff game on the day of his wedding! #dedication. And we talk the season so far and predictions! and timely to the WNBA draft, Kurt has seen some famous players when they visit the Squadron!2025-04-1930 minWater Girls7: Louisville IRLWe wrap up our basketball coverage :) Then head into the Spirit v Louisville game where Spirit won 2-0 and Amy was there in person.2025-04-1422 minWater Girls6: USWNT Friendly and Bball Final FourWith 12 minutes left in the USWNT vs Brazil game, we started recording to break down our expert analysis of the play. Then we transition to the Womens basketball final four and our bracket challenge. 2025-04-0616 minWater Girls5: Win one, Lose oneSpirit lost to KC and came back with a win against Bay FC. We give an update for the Water Girls Bracket Challenge. And we want to know what a Water Girls goal celebration would look like?2025-03-2919 minWater Girls4: Challenge Cup and Season Opener RecapThe 2025 NWSL season is under way! Amy was in person for the Challenge Cup in Orlando! And Marieka has some thoughts about the opener against Houston! 2025-03-1716 minWater Girls3: USWNT SheBelieves RosterEmma Hayes dropped the USWNT roster for the SheBelieves cup happening later this year. We also chat the NWSL teams playing in the Coachella Valley Invitational this month, some Spirit news, and since it's still soccer pre-season, we also chat some college womens basketball.2025-02-1719 minWater Girls2: Of Docu-series and Press ConferencesThe Spirit announced a docu-series about the 2024 season coming....sometime in the future. Plus Carly is back to tell us about a press conference she attended with Ashley Hatch and Tara McKeown.2025-02-1021 minWater Girls1: USWNT January Roster DropWe're so back and ready for season 2! The USWNT January roster dropped and you know we have thoughts! Plus there are already some offseason NWSL moves! Insta: @watergirlspod1 2025-01-1613 minWater Girls42 - Final: Pride win just so Marieka can be rightAvid listeners will know Marieka has been predicting an Orlando Pride championship win for months. Turns out she does know what she's talking about. We spend most the episode discussing our experience at Fanfest and the game. We reflect on the season while Marieka gets in one more rant about the refs before we conclude our successful first season of Water Girls!2024-12-0218 minWater Girls41 - Pineapple Kurt Returns!We know it's been a minute, but we return with special guest, Pineapple Kurt! We talk the Spirit win against Bay FC in the first round of the playoffs, discuss favorite moments from the regular season, and just chat before Kurt drops some breaking news! ....at least for us, others probably already knew :)2024-11-1632 minWater Girls40 - Strong Passing and Mental GameThe Spirit beat Racing Louisville on Oct. 13, 4-1. Ashley Hatch continued her streak converting PKs. Which led us to have an actual session with her mental performance coach, Matt Moore. We tell you all about how we have now also become experts in the topic! :)2024-10-2015 min
Water Girls39 - Courtney BrownCourtney Brown dropped by to tell us all the behind the scenes details of her rookie season! Courtney shares some great stories and life advice. She was incredibly generous with her time and you will love getting to know her better!
Cover Picture: @robesrandomwalk2024-10-1127 minWater Girls38 - Sorry celebrity Angel City Fans, Spirit Win!The Spirit win in LA despite a lot of players on the injury report. Ashley Hatch scored early and Makenna Morris scored late to propel the Spirit to a 2-1 win over Angel City. As the only one of the pair to watch the full game, Amy, gives her analysis of the game. And we end the episode with a surprise announcement for Marieka. 2024-09-2917 minWater Girls37 - 13 retires and 33 dominatesAlex Morgan played her last game. Ashley Hatch scored twice in the Spirit's 3-0 win over Houston. And Marieka isn't mad at any refs this week. Mostly Casey Murphy for blocking Alex's last ever PK attempt. But love all around outside of that moment :)2024-09-2013 minWater Girls36 - No Longer Breaking News + Spirit v ThornsCroix is out with a season ending injury and Alex Morgan retired from soccer. The Spirit do it again with a stoppage time goal to win the game. Should players be able to comment how they truly feel about the referees performance? Well, until then, Marieka will hold it down and let us know how the ref did Saturday. 2024-09-0918 minWater Girls35 - Very Mindful Spirit vs Wave GameThe Spirit tied the Wave, 1-1, all thanks to a Wave player scoring once for each team. Very thoughtful....or mindful as the young kids are saying. Plus we discuss how standings and leader boards are shaping up toward the last third of the season and Amy goes on a tangent about refs based on a documentary she watched recently. 2024-09-0516 minWater Girls34 - Double Header at AudiOur bestie Fran is here to help breakdown the double header at Audi. Spirit beat KC 4-1 and Chelsea beat Arsenal. Plus some random banter about our first meeting Fran at Ashley Hatch's Train Like a Pro event and we end with our thoughts on the upcoming games. :)2024-08-2926 minWater Girls33 - Arsenal v SpiritMarieka put on her reporter hat and attended the Arsenal open media practice. We break down the international friendly AND discuss how Heather Stainbrook's career has really started to take off after her interview on Water Girls! ...sorry about audio issues with Amy's mic. Next week we'll have this remote recording down :)2024-08-2310 minWater Girls32 - WE'RE SO BACK BABYThe US wins GOLD!! And the phrase everyone has been saying has been proven! We are really hyped and have lots of thoughts! ....we recorded remotely sorry for any audio issues :)2024-08-1119 minWater Girls31 - USWNT v JapanWhew! It took until overtime but Trinity delivered! Marieka may have lost years off of her life due to stress during the game, but all's well that ends well :) Let's get hype for the next game against Germany!2024-08-0615 minWater Girls30 - Week 1 of the OlympicsAll we've done is watch Olympics. Do you think we could make the Team Handball team for 2028? Oh right soccer. We watched that too and we have thoughts!2024-08-0318 minWater Girls29 - USWNT v Mexico plus Marieka has a new bestieMarieka tells us all about the in-person experience at the USWNT v Mexico game including who her new bestie is. We also explore the idea of future jobs for the Water Girls. Let us know which job you think we would excel at!2024-07-1511 minWater Girls28 - Olympic Roster and Spirit v. NC CourageYou know we have thoughts about the roster drop (which happened 30 minutes after we had interviewed Hal, who (spoiler) got named as an alternate to the Olympics). Plus we discuss the Trinity-Ashley Sanchez reunion game. Yes, we are a week behind on Spirit games, but that's what happens when you have the opportunity to interview a player :) Check out episode 27 with Heather Stainbrook if you missed it!2024-07-1009 min
Water Girls27 - Heather StainbrookHeather Stainbrook of the Washington Spirit answers all our questions including who has been a mentor to her on the team and when she met with HR after signing. Heather came out of Utah Valley University undrafted but then signed with the Spirit after a successful training camp! You'll love hearing her story and experiences!2024-07-0120 minWater Girls26 Gotham Game Live or Partly LiveDuring stoppage time of the Gotham game, we recorded our 26th episode. We recap the highs and lows of the game. 2024-06-2613 minWater Girls25 - Alex Morgan High Fives MariekaMarieka's dream comes true. We recap the Utah and San Diego games. Plus we celebrate bringing 35 fans to the game to be part of the record setting attendance!2024-06-1715 minWater Girls24 - 2 Game RecapLet's gooooo!! Spirit won 4-2 against Angel City and 3-2 against Seattle Reign. Marieka gives an impassioned speech about how great the Spirit are....almost immediately followed by some critiques of allowing those Reign stoppage goals. So always a roller coaster :)
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@watergirlspod1 on instagram2024-05-1711 minWater Girls22 - Spirit vs Red Stars and other random newsBrittany Ratcliffe and co had a win against the Red Stars! One of us only watched the highlights. Can you guess who?
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@watergirlspod1 on Insta2024-05-0311 minWater Girls21 - Two Game Recap Spirit v Gotham and PrideOne win, one loss, and lots of excitement! Plus we end the episode with many shoutouts :)2024-04-2814 minWater Girls20 - Press with the Spirit and Dash Game RecapTrinty, Croix, Andi,...these are just a few of the names we've recently talked with at press conferences. Hear our inside information and our recap of the Spirit v. Dash game. 2024-04-2018 minWater Girls19 - SheBelieves CupWe recap the USWNT games and give our expert analysis (with some helpful notes from our on-the-ground analyst, Carly). Also featured in the episode, some information from a Washington Spirit press conference.....based on an excellent question asked by Amy. 2024-04-1214 minWater Girls18 - Spirit SquadronWe recap the Spirit v. Royals with special guest, Kurt aka Pineapple Kurt, from the Spirit Squadron. If you've been to a game at Audi field, you may have seen him in Pineapple attire leading the cheers!
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@kurtbosse2024-04-0319 minWater Girls17 - Spirit v Bay FCThe Spirit got their first win of the season! We recap the game and the fan experience. Followed by a NWSL roundup. 2024-03-2716 minWater Girls16 - NWSL Opening WeekendOpening weekend!!! Lots of exciting things even if Taylor Swift didn't show up and Marieka refers to the Spirit as a train wreck. (Don't worry Amy has high hopes for the Spirit and we all know Marieka is a bandwagoner anyway so she'll be back)2024-03-2117 minWater Girls15 - Training with Ashley Hatch....in support of DC ScoresIn order to not totally clickbait, we clarified the title :) (but our Lindsey Horan episode is the most listened to episode, so clickbait totally works). We start recapping the Washington Spirit's open practice and end talking about training with Ashley Hatch.
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watergirlspod@gmail.com2024-03-1714 minWater Girls14 - USWNT v Brazil CONCACAF FinalOur expert analysis is assisted by our OG fan, Carly. We are excited for the USWNT win and discuss the future roster.
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watergirlspod@gmail.com2024-03-1609 minWater Girls13 - CONCACAF UpdatesWe review three games but mostly focus on the game against Canada. We make our case to be employed by Emma Hayes! :)
Email us at watergirlspod@gmail.com2024-03-0913 minWater Girls12 - CONCACAF Group StageWe discuss the first two USWNT games of CONCACAF. We didn't forget the DRAMA around Alex Morgan and the #7 (she's afraid of it because 7 eight 9). JK :) She played great and our vote is she's 7 from here on out!
Connect with us @watergirlspod or watergirlspod@gmail.com2024-02-2513 minWater Girls11 - Feb Roster and TCU Open Try-OutsWe give our highly qualified commentary on the Feb USWNT camp roster. And discuss the recent storyline of TCU women's basketball holding open try-outs mid-season. Oh and we recorded and posted on Valentine's Day. So respond with your best soccer themed Valentine!
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2024-02-1517 minWater Girls10 - A Shout Out from Lindsey HoranLindsey Horan sees us and knows we don't know everything about soccer. But we are still Team Horan. Plus a recap of the West Ham - Arsenal game AND open try-outs for singing the National anthem! Do you think the Water Girls should try-out?
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watergirlspod@gmail.com 2024-02-0619 minWater Girls9 - NWSL Schedule DropFinally! The schedule is here. We talk our most anticipated games, the TV schedule, and predictions. And we didn't forget Kristie Mewis and Emily Fox debuting in the WSL :).
@watergirlspod2024-02-0115 minWater Girls8 - Our Starting 11FIFA chose their top 11. Why not us? One of us did research and one of us went off of pure name recognition....so up to you to decide if we did better or worse than FIFA :)
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Email: watergirlspod@gmail.com2024-01-2414 minWater Girls7 - NWSL DraftWe talk all things NWSL draft including the Bay FC jackets, name pronunciation, the Spirit deciding to take over the draft, etc. What were some of your thoughts?
Email us: watergirlspod@gmail.com2024-01-1815 minWater Girls6 - WSL overviewWe wanted to understand more about the WSL...including what it actually stands for and where all these USWNT players are going! Get your basics of the WSL here! Who's your team? We need help picking one. 2024-01-1013 minWater Girls5 - Emma HayesUSWNT has a new coach y'all. What do we know about her?2024-01-1014 minWater Girls4 - Jan 2024 Women's soccer updatesEveryone's going to Gotham and other news. We discuss it all...or at least the news that came up on our news feed.2024-01-1013 minWater Girls3 - Olympic Updates and OverviewWe go over who is in, who is out, and how you get into the olympics. Plus our hot takes on how the olympics are going to turn out. Thoughts?2024-01-1014 minWater Girls2 - 2024 PredictionsWhat's coming up for soccer in the year of 2024? Guarantee some good goal celebrations, fashion, and an interesting Olympics! Your thoughts?2024-01-1017 minWater Girls1 - Soccer Wrapped 2023We recap some of our favorite soccer moments from 2023. How do they compare to your top moments?2024-01-1019 minWater GirlsIntroduction to Water GirlsA show about women's soccer and occasionally women's sports in general from two highly qualified individuals aka Water Girls.2024-01-1000 min