WASHINGTON (7News) -- When the Harlem Globetrotters take the court, you often see men on the hardwood, but Arysia "Ace" Porter, a woman basketball player, is running with the boys.

The Texas native started playing basketball with the team just three years ago and now joins them on a world tour, with stops in the D.C. metro area.

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There are currently five women Harlem Globetrotters. The basketball team originally started in 1926, but it didn't have its first woman player until 1985, when Olympic gold medalist Lynette Woodard made history as the first woman Globetrotter. This would later pave the way for the WNBA.

"She paved the way for me, and now I'm just getting it out there. That woman can who hoop too with the guys," she said.

Ace said having the chance to showcase her personality alongside her basketball skills has been a dream come true:

For me, to just be on the team shows that you can do anything you put your mind to. We can do anything anybody else can do; anything that the men can do, maybe a little bit better. I think it's just super important just to tell the younger little princesses that come up that if you're passionate about something, put your mind to it and work hard at it.

Ace said that as the group of girls continues to grow, she hopes to see an all-women's Globetrotter team in the future.

"I think that's like the goal, the all-top goal. I want to be a part of that. And I think it's going to happen, as the rate that we're going, we're growing so fast," she said.

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The Harlem Globetrotters are on a 2025 world tour. The team is stopping by Capital One Arena on March 8 at 1 p.m.