On this episode of The Playbook, host Ian Book sits down with Notre Dame women's soccer's dynamite strike force: Izzy Engle and Annabelle Chukwu. Izzy finished her freshman season with 19 goals, tied for the most in the country that year, and went on to become the first Notre Dame striker to win ACC Offensive Player of the Year. Annabelle, playing for Canada on the international stage, holds the Canadian youth record with 39 goals across 42 international youth appearances and scored the championship-winning goal for Canada at the U-20 CONCACAF tournament in extra time.

The two get into what it's being teammates and the very different paths that brought them to South Bend — one a Minnesota native chasing a childhood dream school, the other a Canadian international balancing college ball with senior national team call-ups — and the chemistry that's made Notre Dame's attack one of the most dangerous in the country. They also talk NIL, life as student-athletes representing two different flags, and what it takes to keep scoring at the highest level on both sides of the border.

It's a conversation about talent, trust, and what it means to build something special together on the front line.

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