Episode 40 - Betsy Duerksen (Part 1)

When Betsy Duerksen took the women's soccer head coach at the University of Montana in 1994, the Grizzlies were just becoming a varsity team. But in 10 years under Duerksen, they went from a non-existent program to one of the first powers in Big Sky Conference women's soccer. In this first part of a two-part episode, Duerksen - a recently-announced member of this year's Grizzly Hall of Fame class - gives an update on where she is now and the path that took her from being an All-American midfielder at Boston College to the first-ever coach in Griz soccer history.

What is Soccer In Snow & Smoke?

Soccer, football, the beautiful game. Whatever you call it, we're talking about it on Soccer in Snow & Smoke, the new soccer podcast from Andrew Houghton and ESPN Missoula. From the Griz to local high schools and youth programs, soccer culture is strong in the Garden City. We'll cover all of it, plus whatever else happens in the wide world of soccer.