{"id":19454,"date":"2023-03-13T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/13\/carson-pickett-on-louisvilles-appeal-and-why-she-signed-on-for-more-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:58:56","slug":"carson-pickett-on-louisvilles-appeal-and-why-she-signed-on-for-more-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/13\/carson-pickett-on-louisvilles-appeal-and-why-she-signed-on-for-more-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Carson Pickett on Louisville\u2019s appeal, and why she signed on for more \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CX3T1277-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">Photo copyright Taylor Vincent\/The Equalizer<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No player truly knows what to expect at a new club. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/category\/nwsl-national-womens-soccer-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Women\u2019s Soccer League<\/a><\/strong> community is small, and everyone hears everything \u2014 good and bad.<\/p>\n<p>So, until a player actually experiences something for themselves, it is hard to know what they are actually getting into.<\/p>\n<p>This was the case with defender Carson Pickett when she learned she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/united-states-nwsl\/story\/4859920\/north-carolina-courage-trade--carson-pickett-and-abby-erceg-for-emily-fox-from-racing-louisville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/united-states-nwsl\/story\/4859920\/north-carolina-courage-trade--carson-pickett-and-abby-erceg-for-emily-fox-from-racing-louisville\">being traded to Racing Louisville<\/a> from the North Carolina Courage. Before the trade, she\u2019d heard from players like Jaelin Howell who said they loved being at Racing, but Pickett wasn\u2019t going to let herself be biased by anyone else\u2019s opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Once she saw what Louisville had to offer, however, she immediately knew she could see herself there for the long run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver since getting to this club, honestly, it\u2019s been incredible,\u201d Pickett told <em>The Equalizer<\/em> on Saturday. \u201cI think my experience so far has just been over the top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Racing Louisville announced that Pickett signed a three-year contract that will see the fullback in Louisville through the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Pickett sat down with <em>The Equalizer<\/em> to discuss why she decided to commit to Racing for a long-term deal and what she sees in the club\u2019s future<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"equalizer-paywall\">\n<div class=\"paywall-block\">\n<p>\n      Access the best women\u2019s soccer coverage all year long\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n     Start your FREE, 7-day trial of The Equalizer Extra for industry-leading reporting and insight on the USWNT, NWSL and beyond.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Equalizer Soccer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/2023\/03\/13\/carson-pickett-interview-racing-louisville-high-standards-contract-extension-2025-nwsl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo copyright Taylor Vincent\/The Equalizer No player truly knows what to expect at a new club. The National Women\u2019s Soccer League community is small, and everyone hears everything \u2014 good and bad. So, until a player actually experiences something for themselves, it is hard to know what they are actually getting into. 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