Andraya Carter played for the University of Tennessee Women's Basketball team from 2013-2016 and was a part of the last class that signed their letters of intent to play for Pat Summitt. Andraya talks about how she got into the sport of basketball, her love for the Tennessee program that started at a young age, her successful high school basketball career at Buford, injuries she faced during her senior year, and what it was like to be able to commit to a program she loved for so long. She also c...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Michelle Christmann was a member of the Bloomsburg University Track & Field team from 2009-2013. Michelle chats about how she got into the sport, the success her River Dell High School team had, recruiting herself to a college team, why she chose Bloomsburg, and the differences between Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field. She also talks about the events she competed in, what a track meet is like, her bond with her teammates that still exists today, and the races she's competed in since grad...
Oct 23, 2019•41 min
Madison Cable was a member of the Notre Dame Women's Basketball team from 2012-2016, won 4 straight conference tournament championships, and went to 3 Final Fours. Madison chats about how she got into basketball, winning 3 State Championships at Mount Lebanon High School, and her recruiting process to college. She discusses how hard it was having to redshirt her Freshman year due to stress fractures in both feet, the unique first game she played for Notre Dame, being a role player her first 2 se...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 21 min
Kyle Burke played Basketball at The College of New Jersey from 2001-2005. Kyle is the host of the podcast, Bridget B.'s older brother, and she is so proud to broadcast his incredible story. He discusses his love for basketball beginning at a young age, the big games in the driveway growing up, and his special bond with his father through Villanova Basketball. He then discusses his successful high school and AAU career leading to Division I and II offers, before a devastating knee injury took tho...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 43 min
Alec Reitzel swam at Lenoir-Rhyne University, graduated in 2013, and stayed on as graduate assistant and received his masters in 2015. He talks about growing up in a small, conservative town, having a religious background, and struggling with his sexuality. He describes the sport of swimming and how he got involved, playing tennis in high school, getting burnt out and deciding not to swim in college. Then, after the first semester of freshman year, he transferred to Lenoir-Rhyne University and b...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Billy Ashnault wrestled at Rutgers University from 2010-2012 after transferring from Lock Haven. He talks about growing up in South Plainfield, NJ, a town with an excellent wrestling program, his tremendous high school career, what led him to Lock Haven, and what led him to transfer to Rutgers, wrestling in a few different weight classes, qualifying for the NCAA Championships 3 times, and coming within one win of being an All-American. Billy also chats about joining the Rutgers Wrestling coachin...
Sep 18, 2019•43 min
Mike Fiuk played goalie for the West Point Soccer Team from 2009-2013. He talks about his love for soccer, why he likes the position of goalie, his dream of attending West Point, what is it like to attend a military academy and how it differs from other colleges. Mike also discusses what a typical day at West Point during the soccer season looks like, his fond memories of attending West Point, his career in the military, his marriage to his High School Sweetheart, Rachel, and his new adventure- ...
Sep 10, 2019•46 min
Kristina Nelson played for the Notre Dame Women's Basketball team from 2014-2018 and was a member of the 2018 National Championship team. Kristina chats about growing up in Buford, Georgia, and playing with and against good friend Kaela Davis, transferring high schools, and why she chose Notre Dame. Kristina also opens up about a family tragedy, and how her Buford community and Notre Dame community were there for her during a difficult time. She also discusses the transition from high school to ...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Reed Hunnicutt was a student at Notre Dame from 2015-2018, and at the end of his Freshman he decided to join the practice squad for the women's basketball team. Male practice players attend practice so the girls can go up against stronger, more physical competition to get them ready for the games. They will watch film on the opponents and run their defenses and offensive plays against the women. Practice players do not get paid, they don't get athletic scholarships, and they cannot travel with t...
Aug 20, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Brody Grothus wrestled for the University of Iowa from 2012 to 2016. Brody chats about growing up with 3 brothers, playing in the Little League World Series in 2004 and 2005 and what a special experience going to Williamsport twice was, the lifelong friendship he made with J.D. Pakledinaz from the Little League experience, playing 3 sports in high school, and choosing to stay local to be a wrestler for the decorated University of Iowa program. He talks about the unique sport of wrestling, and ho...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Derek Schell is back! In this special bonus episode, Bridget B. and Derek talk about their mutual love for the show The Bachelor, the crazy season of the Bachelorette that just ended, who should be the next Bachelor, why Derek needs to watch Bachelor in Paradise, and whether we believe there could ever be a gay bachelor.
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Roy Mabrey was a member of the Saint Anselm College Basketball Team from 2012-2015, and currently works as a High School Basketball Coach and trainer in the Jersey Shore area. Roy chats about his basketball journey in the decorated Jersey Shore Conference, playing against Kyrie Irving, choosing to attend Prep school for a year, what led him to choose Division II Saint Anselm College, and the success he had there. Roy also talks about being the oldest of 5 siblings, all successful basketball play...
Aug 07, 2019•55 min
Makenzie Fuller was a member of the Baylor Women's Basketball Team from 2011-2014, and is currently the Associate Director of Operations for the program. Makenzie chats about what it was like playing for and now working with Coach Kim Mulkey...who by the way is her mother. She also talks about playing in the Little League Softball World Series when she was 12 years old, the dynamic she and her mom had of being mother/daughter but also coach/player, whether it was hard for her to be the "coach's ...
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Hannah Huffman was a member of the Notre Dame Women's Basketball Team from 2013-2016 and went to 3 consecutive Final Fours. Hannah chats about growing up in Northern California, being a lifelong Notre Dame fan, what it was like to receive a scholarship offer from Muffet McGraw, and having to deal with the South Bend winters. Hannah also talks about how she dealt with seeing limited playing time in her first two seasons, transitioning from a guard to a wing/post, becoming the energy player that e...
Jul 23, 2019•59 min
Jo Kremer was a 3 time National Champion for the University of Southern California's Beach Volleyball team from 2015-2018. Jo chats with Bridget B. about playing both beach and indoor volleyball growing up, originally going to Notre Dame for indoor, transferring to USC to play 4 years of beach, the success of USC and winning 3 titles, beach volleyball's recent addition to NCAA sports, the differences between indoor and beach, and much more!
Jul 17, 2019•44 min
John Maughan was a member of the Villanova Football team from 2010-2013. On this episode John talks about his high school career at the decorated Bergen Catholic, the Bergen/Bosco rivalry, his family ties to Villanova, the difference between FBS and FCS, the injuries he faced in his career, and his involvement in scholarship fundraising today.
Jul 09, 2019•34 min
Matt Kaplon was a 4-year starting catcher for Drew University from 2010-2014 who came out as gay in 2014 in an Outsports.com article. He discusses his love for the game of baseball, how he ended up at Drew, the internal struggle he had with being a gay athlete, becoming friends with Derek Schell, coming out to his family, friends, and teammates, the importance of the Outsports community, his role in Jeff Sheng's 2015 book "Fearless", and what he is up to this month to celebrate Pride. Matt's Out...
Jun 25, 2019•59 min
Lindsay Allen played for the Notre Dame Women's Basketball team from 2014-2017, starting every single game in her career, leading the Irish to 4 consecutive ACC Regular Season Championships and 4 consecutive ACC Tournament Championships, and breaking the ACC record for career assists. Lindsay was drafted 14th overall in the 2017 WNBA draft, playing for the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces. She's also played overseas in Russia and Australia. Lindsay chats with Bridget B. about her decision to ...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 22 min
Sean Dugan was a student manager for the Rutger's Men's Basketball team from 2009-2012. He discusses his love for the game of basketball and how it led him to become involved at Rutgers, as well as what goes into being a student manager. He then discusses the Mike Rice player abuse scandal, and his different perspective than the public reaction from being with the team on a daily basis, and whether Mike Rice deserves a second chance coaching at the college level. To finish off the episode, Sean ...
Jun 11, 2019•40 min
Jenna Frush was a walk-on for her first three years on the Duke Women's Basketball team, before her hard-work and dedication earned her a scholarship for her senior season. Jenna talks about being a lifelong Duke fan, the decision to become a walk-on, the mentality she had as a player, balancing athletics and academics, earning a scholarship, starting her last home game as a senior, being a current medical student at Duke, and much more!
Jun 05, 2019•38 min
Derek Schell, a former Hillsdale College shooting guard who made headlines in 2013 when he came out as the first openly gay Division II basketball player, joins the show to discuss his early struggle to accept himself, his decision to write the inspiring article on Outsports.com, becoming a better player, and more importantly a happier person once he came out, and the state of openly gay athletes in the major sports today. They also discuss his recent engagement and end the show with some great ...
May 28, 2019•1 hr 14 min
In the very first episode, Shanna Zolman Mahaley chats with Bridget B. about growing up in Indiana where basketball is a way of life, her time at the University of Tennessee playing for Pat Summitt, her WNBA career, her passion for ministry, and her 2 podcasts of her own!
May 21, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Join Bridget B. on her quest to tell the stories of athletes that have worked just as hard and have just as many compelling stories, but weren't the ones featured on SportsCenter every day.
May 02, 2019•35 sec
