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mix up or I would train with some of their teams," Lindsey said. "So in the last couple years a lot of us have trained together in the offseason. "I would say since I'm older than them they probably look at me as an older sister, somebody who has been around a while they can look towards for some guidance on what it takes to be a professional and what it's like." At 25, goalkeeper Chantel Jones is the secondoldest member of the group, and she was teammates with Miller, Roberts and defender "It's definitely a cool experience and a fun Kika Toulouse at UVa, which makes being reunited with them in the bond to share with four other girls. It's a NWSL extra special. "It's really cool, especially belot of fun. We had the same coach and we cause Lori is such a UVa legend and can reminisce on the trainers we had and I never got to play with her," Jones people that work around the team." said. "She's eight years older than Kika Toulouse me and I've always heard so much about her, so it's cool to actually be Forward Caroline Miller — along with midfielder on her team now and to play with her. Julia Roberts, who she was teammates with at UVa "She's a great leader and a great player. I was here in 2012 — is one of the youngest members of the for Kika's whole career at UVa and most of Caroline group at 22. And while she and Roberts were never and Julia's, so it's nice to be with them again." teammates with Lindsey, regarded as a legend in WaMiller and Roberts are in their first seasons at the hoos women's soccer, they are definitely relishing professional level while Toulose is in her second the opportunity to play alongside her now. after spending last season in Sweden. Having team"I've known Lori since I was in high school, and mates who come from similar backgrounds has just getting to be on the field with her is awesome definitely helped ease their respective transitions to because it's someone we've all looked up to and pro soccer. watched play for so long," Miller said. "Just having "It's awesome. Going into the team, it was so nice her to help smooth that transition at the professional because usually when you start a new team, it's allevel has been really nice." ways difficult making new friends," Miller said. "It's Some veterans in her position might shy away not difficult, but you've got to go and meet everyone from such a leadership role and from being a big in a new environment. sister to their younger teammates, but Lindsey is "But on this team, it was so nice. Just going in, I definitely not from that mold. Mentoring teammates already had a good connection and chemistry with is not only something she embraces, it's also somefour other girls on this team." thing she enjoys. Toulouse agreed. "It's definitely a cool experience and a fun bond "I think I've known all of them for quite a while to share with four other girls," she said. "It's a lot of now because playing with the Washington, D.C., fun. We had the same coach and we can reminisce team — because they were local — our teams would Former UVa midfielder Lori Lindsey, the 2000 and 2001 ACC Player of the Year, is the veteran of the group at 33. Her experience includes time with the United States women's national team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and as an alternate for the 2012 Olympic Team. She has also played in a variety of women's leagues, including Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), a league where she earned a spot on the Best XI in 2009 with the Washington Freedom.