NWSL Star Michelle Alozie On Her Postgame Recovery Routine & Gym Bag

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When Michelle Alozie was traded from the Houston Dash to the Chicago Stars FC late last December, her subsequent move to Illinois in January brought a flurry of winter snow that almost kept her inside. “I couldn’t even enjoy the city,” she tells Elite Daily over Zoom earlier this month.

Luckily, now that the weather is warming up, the NWSL star and Yale University alum is looking forward to more coffee runs and Chicago MLB matchups with her teammates in her new stomping grounds: “Whenever we have a day off after a win, we usually try to catch a Cubs game.”

Beyond the team bonding and post-win celebrations, the 29-year-old’s top priority is always the post-game reset. As a Yale alum with a degree in biology and a second career as a cancer research technician, the World Cup veteran views performance through a cellular lens. “It’s so important to know the finite details that are happening in your body...