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Former #UNC star Alyssa Ustby on transfers in today's game and the reaction of fans
Jul 8, 2026
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How was it dealing with all the changes?
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I mean, there were a couple of players,
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I won't mention any names, and
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a lot of fans, one in particular,
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they were really surprised they
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transferred. And then, you know, fans
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really get to love players, and and then
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they'll go on and move on to another
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program. Is that just just the way it is
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these days?
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>> It kind of is the way it is, but I do
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understand where some fans are coming
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from. And without me being in the
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experience, I would have a hard time
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understanding it, too.
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Um but I do think that at the end of the
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day, the system that is set up, that's
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trying to benefit as many people as
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possible,
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um it's just it's there's not like every
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everybody can't win, and that's the hard
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part, because as a player, you want to
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go you want to be somewhere that you
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feel like you're growing, that you're
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supported by your coaches and your
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teammates and the community. And even if
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all those things are true, you still
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might have like an itch or a reason that
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you want to go somewhere else. And it's
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not because the place you weren't you
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were at wasn't great, it's because you
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think that there could be more
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opportunity elsewhere. And a lot of
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girls like relate like relate to
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Carolina or not, cuz I have a lot of
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other friends that are in the college
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scene all across the country, like
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it's a hard decision to make when you're
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a 19, 20-year-old girl, and you're
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trying to navigate what do I want to do
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academically? Does that school like
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offer that? And so, there's so many
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factors that go into it. And so, but at
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the same time, I understand the
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perspective from a fan, because you want
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to be connected to your team, you want
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to watch your favorite player grow year
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after year, and you're excited for them
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to come back and see what they can do
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with new added pieces.
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Um
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but I think at the end,
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it's it's kind of how the structure is
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set up, and everybody is just trying to
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make the best of what the opportunities
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are presenting.
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