In part 1 of her interview with Cleats & Sneaks, Pepperdine Waves and Philippine Women’s National Team standout Ariana Markey lists her GOATs — one of them is pretty good with a lightsaber — talks nicknames, and digs into how she and the Filipinas punched their ticket to the World Cup at the Asian Cup in Australia.  
  
How did it feel playing against host nation Australia?    
Ariana’s answer: “Like a video game.”  
  
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