Alana Cook

Thank you.

You got stuck in an elevator for an hour and a half with your team's national team defenders, Becky Sauerbrunn and Alana Cook, missing team and individual meetings.

You did get out of the elevator to make your debut and played well, earning a start in the next match where you unfortunately suffered a black eye after a ball struck you in the face.

Walk me through what was going on.

So I know from Georgia you went on to be the goalkeeper at Stanford, and I feel like we have talked to more Stanford Cardinals on this podcast than any other college.

I know you played alongside Lola Bonta, Andi Sullivan, Alana Cook, Kyra Carusa, but the program has also produced Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Cat Macario, Naomi Girma, Sophia Wilson, so many more incredible players.

What do you think it is that they're doing over at Stanford that other colleges should try to replicate, that US soccer fans should be, like, so grateful for?

Go Card.

Don't know if you've...

Heard of her Kayla Sharples, Claire Hutton, Alana Cook, and others, and went on to have back-to-back great seasons.

The Current finished fourth in 2024 and made it to the playoff semis, one year removed from an 8-2-12 season, and then in 2025, history was made.

Now, I'm going to start listing the 2025 accomplishments for Vlatko and the current Austin.