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>>> WELCOME BACK TO TAKE 5. THE UW WOMEN'S TEAM IS BACK IN
SEATTLE AFTER HIGH PROFILE GAMES
IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
>> IT WAS SO EXCITING BUT THE
HUSKIES FELL SHORT IN THE
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES BUT THERE'S
STILL SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE
ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR SEASON.
WE TALKED WITH THEIR COACH.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO COME ON OUR
SHOW WHEN YOU COME BACK, OKAY?
>> YOU HEARD IT.
SO THEY'RE HERE.
YAY.
YAY.
YAY. >>
YAY. >> CONGRATULATIONS FOR MAKING
IT.
IT.
IT. YOU
IT. YOU GUYS, THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
YOU JUST LANDED AT NOON TODAY.
SO THANKS FOR COMING IN.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING IT
THIS FAR.
THIS FAR.
THIS FAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE
2009.
2009.
2009. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS
FOR YOU GUYS PERSONALLY?
AND LET ME INTRODUCE EVERYONE.
HAERTH IS THE COACH OBVIOUSLY.
THEN WE HAVE -- HEATHER IS THE
COACH OBVIOUSLY.
COACH OBVIOUSLY. THEN WE HAVE SIS, THE DANCING
QUEEN.
QUEEN.
QUEEN. [
QUEEN. [ LAUGHTER ]
TRISTAN, YOU'RE FROM SNOHOMISH.
LOCAL GIRL.
LOCAL GIRL. CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.
WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE FOR
GOING THAT FAR?
>> WE'VE BUILT THIS GROUP, FROM
TRISTAN'S FRESHMAN YEAR TO NOW
TO GETTING THEM BACK TO THE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO REPRESENT
SEATTLE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND HAVE SUCH AMAZING
PEOPLE LIKE THESE GUYS IN OUR
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. >> TRISTAN, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> LIKE SHE SAID, IT MEANS
EVERYTHING TO ME, ESPECIALLY MY
SENIOR YEAR AND GETTING FURTHER
THAN WE HAVE ANY OF THE OTHER
YEARS WE'VE BEEN HERE.
SO I'M JUST SO PROUD OF US AND
GLAD THAT THIS HUSKY FAMILY
COULD MAKE IT THAT FAR.
>> YAY.
>> YAY.
>> YAY. >> IT'S REALLY A DREAM COME TRUE
FOR US TO MAKE IT THAT FAR.
IT'S THE FARTHEST WE'VE MADE IT
AS A UNIT TOGETHER.
IT WAS JUST SO COOL TO GO OUT
WITH OUR SENIORS, THEIR LAST
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. IT
TIME. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE WATCHING
YOU PLAY OBVIOUSLY, BUT THEY
LOVE WATCHING YOU AS A TEAM
BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE FUN.
YOU'RE DANCING.
YOU'RE DANCING. >> LOOK AT ALL THIS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT'S THE STORY, FOR THOSE
WHO HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING
CLOSELY, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
>> I THINK SOFTBALL IN GENERAL
IS A UNIQUE SPORT AND I THINK
IT'S A GAME THAT YOU FAIL A LOT
IN.
IN.
IN. WHEN
IN. WHEN YOU HIT, YOU DON'T ALWAYS
SUCCEED.
SUCCEED.
SUCCEED. I THINK THESE GUYS REPRESENT THE
HAPPY PART OF WHAT IT'S ALL
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. THEY'VE GOTTEN TO SHOWCASE JUST
ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM AND IT'S
SO INFECTIOUS.
SO INFECTIOUS. THEY'RE TAKING THE GAME TO A
WHOLE OTHER LEVEL.
THESE UNICORNS REPRESENT
SOMETHING SPECIAL LIKE THEY ALL
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. IT'S
ARE. IT'S KIND OF AN INSIDE THING BUT
IT GOT EXPOSED.
HERE WE ARE WITH ALL THE PROPS
FOR YOU GUYS.
>> ALL OF OUR FANS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETELY JUST
OWNED THE UNICORN THING.
WE GOT THIS FROM HER COUSIN.
THESE THE FANS HAD AT OKC
HELPING CHEER US ON.
>> WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
SPORTS THROUGH THE SHOW.
SOMEONE SENT A STAT OF HOW FEW
KIDS ACTUALLY MAKE IT TO DO
COLLEGE SPORTS.
COLLEGE SPORTS. THEN TO MAKE IT TO THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP, WHEN YOU LET THAT
SINK IN.
SINK IN.
SINK IN. >> IT'S CRAZY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
THE PERCENTAGE IS SO SMALL SO
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OURSELVES
FOR BEING ABLE TO COMPETE AND
MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THERE.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A
LOT OF GIRL POWER?
I'M THINKING THE UNICORN FACTOR.
THEN I'M THINKING ABOUT THE
FINAL FOUR, ALL FOUR COACHES ARE
FEMALE, RIGHT?
FEMALE, RIGHT? I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE THE
SPECIALNESS OF ALL THAT.
>> GIVE US CONTEXT.
TO HAVE THE FEMALE COACHES.
GIVE US A SENSE FOR HOW
SIGNIFICANT THAT IS.
>> THE SIGNIFICANCE IS THESE
GUYS ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES
THAT EVEN GET TO MAKE IT BETTER.
WHATEVER BETTER MEANS, IT JUST
MEANS WHAT DO FEMALE ATHLETES
LOOK LIKE?
LOOK LIKE? HOW ARE THEY PORTRAYED IN
COMPETITION ?
COMPETITION ? IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL TIME FOR
FEMALES IN SPORTS AND THEY'RE
GOING TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. >>
LEVEL. >> ANY ADVICE FOR YOUNG ATHLETES
OUT THERE?
OUT THERE? >> I WOULD JUST SAY HAVE FUN AND
BE WHO YOU ARE, EXACTLY LIKE
WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
BE A UNICORN.
BE YOURSELF.
BE YOURSELF. USE YOUR STRENGTHS AND HAVE FUN
WITH YOUR BEST FRIENDS, YOUR
SISTERS AND MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
>> ANYTHING YOU WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW, SIS?
KNOW, SIS? >> JUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
FRIENDSHIPS YOU MEET ALONG THE
WAY BECAUSE YOU'LL BE WITH THESE
PEOPLE FOR THE REST OF YOUR
LIVES AND REALLY CHERISH THOSE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCH A GREAT
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. ANOTHER THING TOO THAT I JUST
LOVE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A
GREAT TEAM NEXT YEAR TOO.
THIS IS A YOUNG TEAM.
>> WE HAD SIX SENIORS OUT OF 21
WOMEN, SO IT'S A BIG CHUNK, BUT
THEY LEAVE LEGACIES BEHIND THEM.
LAST YEAR'S SENIORS GRADUATED
AND THEY GOT TO FILL THE ROLES.
NOW THERE'S ANOTHER ROLE TO BE
FILLED.
FILLED.
FILLED. AND WHO KNOWS IF UNICORNS WILL
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. >> THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE.
>> THEY SAY UNICORNS NEVER DIE.
SO HERE WE GO.
>> WE FEEL REALLY HONORED THAT
YOU TOOK THE TIME TO COME BY.
WE'RE SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF
EVERYTHING YOU ACCOMPLISHED.
SEND OUR REGARDS TO THE REST OF
THE TEAM.
THE TEAM.
THE TEAM. GO HUSKIES.
GO HUSKIES. CAN'T WAIT TO