"Brandi Ransom, a wide receiver for the Storm, commutes two hours several evenings a week from her job as a research scientist at IBM in San Jose to the team's practice field in Fairfield. She's used to people looking surprised when she says she plays tackle football. 'You have to repeat it a few times, usually because they're like, oh, flag football. And you're like, no, tackle football. And they're like, tackle football; they let women play tackle football? And I'm like, they do and we're good at it,' Ransom said."
"Linebacker Paulina Lopez has traveled from Mexico for the past three years to play in the WNFC. She began playing football at age 15 after asking to join her younger brother's team in Zacatecas, Mexico. 'They say, okay, if you can last one week, we're going to let you play football. So look at me now, chasing my dreams. And I'm still here,' Lopez said. She described herself as 'very physical,' 'very fast,' and able to read plays well."
The Golden State Storm is launching its first season in the Women's National Football Conference, becoming the 16th team in the league. The Storm joins other recent women's professional teams in the Bay Area, such as Bay FC and the Golden State Valkyries. Players come from diverse athletic backgrounds, as there are no high school or college women's tackle football programs. Notable players include Brandi Ransom, a research scientist, and Paulina Lopez, who traveled from Mexico to pursue her football dreams.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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