Avery Patterson talks the Houston Dash's growth and USWNT gratitude

On this week's episode of Full Time Focus, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by Avery Patterson to go inside the Houston Dash’s impressive second half of the season and growth under head coach Fabrice Gautraut. In a a fascinating conversation, Patterson opens up about her journey to becoming a USWNT player, her athletic family genes and a broken DVD player that helped her along the way. PLUS: Producer Theo has all the latest news from Matchday 1 of the UEFA Women's Champions League and get focused with Full Time's 1-2-3 of what to watch this NWSL weekend from a high-stakes playoff seeding battle in Orlando, to a potential Championship preview in Kansas City, and a loser goes home game in Los Angeles. _______________ Referenced on the show: _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUEST: Avery Patterson PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen _______________ Get in touch: ⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠here⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.