Kaleigh Kurtz of the North Carolina Courage talks women's soccer

I LOVE THIS TOWN.

>>> THANKS SO MUCH, KENT.

IT IS HOT OUT HERE.

BUT MORE IMPORTANT, TEAM USA IS

PLAYING ON FIRE AND I'M SO

EXCITED FOR THE WORLD CUP ON

SUNDAY WHICH YOU CAN WATCH

RIGHT HERE ON FOX 50 ON SUNDAY.

JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THAT

IS A DEFENDER WITH NC COURAGE.

YOU HAD QUITE THE ROOKIE SEASON

LAST YEAR WINNING A

CHAMPIONSHIP YOUR FIRST SEASON.

>> IT WAS AMAZING.

IT WAS A STRANGE ENVIRONMENT TO

BEGIN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT LAST

YEAR.

TYPICALLY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO

WIN ALL BUT ONE GAME FOR AN

ENTIRE SEASON.

I THINK THAT SHOWS WHAT KIND OF

CULTURE WE BUILT FROM NOT EVEN

THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE BUT

THEY BROUGHT THE ROOKIES AND

RIGHT AWAY.

IT IS THIS CULTURE OF WERE

GOING TO GET BETTER EVERY

SEASONAL, SINGLE-GAME.

>> ARE YOU SEEING IT CONTINUE

TO GROW?

>> DEFINITELY.

THE MORE AND MORE WE WON,

PEOPLE SAUCE WIN THE ICC AND

THEN THE SHIELD AND THEN THE

CHAMPIONSHIP AS WELL.

OUR FANBASE HAS CONTINUED TO

GROW AND WORD-OF-MOUTH SPREAD

VERY QUICKLY.

>> WE'VE GOT TO TALK WORLD CUP

SOCCER.

YOU HAVE FOUR TEAMMATES ON THIS

TEAM AND THEY ARE PLAYING SO

WELL RIGHT NOW.

OVERALL REACTION TO HOW

DOMINANT THEY ARE.

>> WHEN I FIRST CAME IN I WAS

IN ALL I LOOK LIKE A DEER IN

HEADLIGHTS.

I GOT TO MEET EVERYONE AND YOU

KNOW, IT WAS CRAZY TO GET TO

TALK TO THEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT

IT WOULD BE SO INTIMIDATING.

THEY ARE THE NICEST PEOPLE IN

THE ENTIRE WORLD.

YOU SIT THERE AND SEE HIM

AMAZING THEY ARE AT SOCCER AND

IS HUMAN BEINGS AND YOU PUT

THEM ON THIS PEDESTAL OF

AWESOMENESS IN EVERY SINGLE

CATEGORY.

>> IT IS EPIC.

>> IT IS THAT BACK.

>> HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING TO

THEM?

>> YES.

IT WAS CRYSTAL DUNN'S BIRTHDAY

AND IT WAS SO COOL TO TEXTURE

AND SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

>> DO YOU KNOW HOW THEY'RE

FEELING RIGHT NOW?

>> I WOULD ASSUME A LITTLE

ANXIOUS BUT EXCITED.

THEY ARE GETTING TO SHOW

THEMSELVES ON THE BIGGEST STAGE

AND THE ENTIRE WORLD AND

COMPETE FOR THEIR OWN COUNTRY.

>> I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU THIS.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

THEIR CELEBRATIONS AND WHAT DO

YOU MAKE OF THE, ESPECIALLY

WHEN YOU DESCRIBE THEM AS NICE

WOMEN?

>> I FEEL LIKE YOU WOULD NEVER

TELL A MAN NOT TO DO A

CELEBRATION.

MEN RIP THEIR SHIRTS OFF WHEN

THEY SCORE A BIG GOAL AND WE DO

A TEACUP AND GET IN TROUBLE OR

A GOLF CLAP AND WE GET IN

TROUBLE.

WE DID SCORE 13 GOALS.

WE ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO SCORE 13

GOALS AND WHEN YOU SCORE A GOAL

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CELEBRATE

THAT AND NOT JUST TURN AROUND

AND NOT CELEBRATE SOMEONE NEW

ON YOUR TEAM SCORING A GOAL FOR

THE VERY FIRST WORLD CUP.

>> THIS IS BEEN SUCH AN

INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL

OF THEM AND ALL OF US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHATTING

WITH ME.

WHEN IS YOUR GAME TONIGHT?

>> IT IS AT 7:30.

>> CHECK THEM OUT.

SHE IS GOING NEXT.

BACK TO YOU.