When the Minnesota Lynx play at Target Center in Minneapolis, you can find Sloane Martin perched above Section 132 doing play-by-play.

She tells the story of the game beyond what fans see on TV, and brings fans exclusive conversations with the standout player of each game. It's a role Martin treasures.

"Women's sports to me is not a means to an end when it comes to my career. This is what the dream was," Martin said.

This dream did not come easy, but it was manifested at a young age, growing up in Los Angeles as a basketball player and big fan of the WNBA.

"I've been chasing this career since I was 14 years old," she said.

Martin went on to play Division III basketball at St. John-Fisher in New York, where she also got reps on the microphone calling other college games.

When she grad

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