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Avery Patterson talks the Houston Dash's growth and USWNT gratitude
Full Time: A show about women's soccer›
Oct 10, 202526:54
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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.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUEST: Avery Patterson
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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"Avery Patterson talks the Houston Dash's growth and USWNT gratitude" is an episode of Full Time: A show about women's soccer. Runtime 26 min. Published October 10, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
