Soccer In Snow & Smoke

In her 10 years as head soccer coach at the University of Montana, Betsy Duerksen shaped a completely new program into the best team in the early years of Big Sky Conference women's soccer. In the second part of a two-part episode, Duerksen recalls those years at Montana, including the ways the Missoula community embraced a completely new program, the players who helped the Griz dominate the first years of the Big Sky Conference, and their historic NCAA Tournament win over Washington State in 2000.

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.