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Sam and Jordyn kick-off of the Big Life podcast as a new college soccer season gets underway! Jordyn, a Michigan State junior and forward and Sam, a 5th year senior and defender at the University of Iowa, go head to head as hosts of this new podcast. In this premiere episode, they’re just getting back on to campus and getting ready for their first practices. They chat about the excitement of starting up again, the rigors of soccer pre-season, passing the Spark test, manadatory ice baths and discovering that they actually play each other the last game of the season. Jordyn shares about her adventures in Australia over the summer and we learn that Sam is also a very accomplished referee.    OUR LINKS: Donate to the Big Life to help us to produce this kickoff season and receive a brand new Big Life sticker https://donorbox.org/the-big-life Please subscribe to the BIG LIFE wherever you love to listen. TheBIG LIFE is a Girls Soccer Network podcast. Subscribe to Girls Soccer Network’s GSN Newsletter to stay posted about upcoming episodes. Follow us on Instagram (@girlssoccernetwork) Follow us on Twitter @girlssoccernet Subscribe to our YouTube channel @girlssoccernetwork6137

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