Elyse Bennett, Forward – Post-Training Press Conference • 1-25-23

Forward Elyse Bennett

On being back in Washington:

“Yeah, I’m just super excited, honestly, just for a fresh start and a new team. I know that Reign has a really great culture and the team has been nothing but welcoming, so I’m just super excited to be here and obviously, I went to school in Pullman but it’s good to be in Seattle.”

On what the first few days with the team has been like:

“I would just say it’s more so just getting our feet under ourselves. There are new players aside from me, so I think just bringing the team together, getting our feet moving and getting back on the ball is the most important thing coming out of the offseason, so I’d say that that’s the main focus right now.

On if there are any jitters:

“Yeah, I would say maybe a little, but I feel like that’s to be expected just joining a new team and meeting new faces. Like I said before, they are very welcoming, so I would say that the jitters have kind of subsided since yesterday.”

On how the trade happened:

“It was just a part of the league and I happened to get traded here, so I’m blessed to be here and I’m excited to get started.”

On if she’s the type of person to set her own goals:

“Yeah, I would say, I don’t have strict set goals for myself. I think my goal going into every season is just to play at my highest capacity and do whatever I can to help the team win, so I would say that my goals haven’t really changed much and I’ll be giving my best foot forward every single day I step out on the pitch.”

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