Ally Sentnor first overall pick | Bethune on being drafted by Spirit | NWSL Draft Night trade recap | Gotham FC's post-championship strategy (Soccer 01/12)

A3's NWSL Draft Special kicks off with Jenny Chiu and Darian Jenkins live from the studio and Darian describing her experience getting drafted into the league in 2017. The two then discuss UNC's presence early on in the draft having several players picked in round one (1:09). Next, Croix Bethune is welcomed in to talk about getting drafted by the Washington Spirit third overall (6:53). Then, Sandra Herrera joins the show to talk about the atmosphere surrounding the 2024 draft (11:10). Next, Jenny and Darian go over all the notable Draft Night trades that occurred prior to the start including the Spirit sending iron woman Sam Staab to Chicago (23:01). Then, a chat about defender Emily Fox signing with Arsenal and how new USWNT's coach Emma Hayes is encouraging more US players to get experience overseas. Sandra Herrera returns to talk about who has won and lost the draft so far and Bay FC's draft strategy (32:50). And finally, the A3 crew talk about Gotham FC's NWSL Draft strategy post-championship (42:24). Attacking Third is a finalist for the "Diverse Voices Award" category in the Sports Podcast Awards. Click on the link to vote for us! https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/sports-diverse-voices-award/ Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL games on P+" with a link to https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Attacking Third is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: @AttackingThird, @SandHerrera_, @LisaCarlin32, @Jordangeli , @JennyaChiu and @Darian_Jenks. Visit the Attacking Third YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/attackingthird You can listen to Attacking Third on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast." For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices