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WKU Soccer fifth year defender discusses scoring the game-winner on Senior Night, helping find this year's team's identity, close matches this season, the trademark stingy WKU defense, her final season on The Hill and previewing the Conference USA tournament.

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WKU Football defensive coordinator Tyson Summers discusses the team's rivalry win at Middle Tennessee, the emphasis the Hilltoppers have put on defense, being promoted to defensive coordinator, his many connections to Tyson Helton including their days together at UAB and he previews WKU's game against UAB.

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WKU Soccer assistant coach Grant Williams discusses his experience as a WKU alum, his local ties with the Bowling Green soccer community, his previous time at WKU and his current stint on The Hill.

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WKU Football head coach Tyson Helton recaps the season so far, looks ahead to the remaining schedule, discusses Bailey Zappe's debut with the Patriots and talks about the game day atmosphere at Houchens-Smith Stadium

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WKU Volleyball assistant coach Craig Bere discusses the performance of the Hilltoppers this season, the tough non-conference schedule, earning the respect of the volleyball world, and his relationship with the coaching staff.

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WKU Football senior wide receiver Craig Burt, Jr. discusses his time on The Hill, improving each season, differences and similarities from last season to this season, what the team does in down time, recapping the Indiana game and looking forward to Conference USA play.

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WKU Volleyball's redshirt freshman Callie Bauer discusses the team's start to the season, how the veteran players are helping the younger players develop, replacing last season's roster departures, the environment in Diddle Arena for the season opener, her recent triple double and what the team will be working on as the season continues.

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WKU Women's golf freshman Sydney Hackett discusses her win in the USA Intercollegiate tournament, the recruiting process and what brought her to WKU, her play with Junior Golf this summer, the chemistry this year's team is building and goals for the season.

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WKU Soccer senior forward Katie Erwin discusses the start of the 2022 season, the WKU defense, the program's success against Power Five opponents the past few seasons, playing in-state teams and how much fan support means to the team during home matches.

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WKU Director of Athletics Todd Stewart opens Season 3 of the podcast and discusses the beginning of the 2022-23 sports season, expectations for the WKU Volleyball and WKU Soccer programs this fall, the chance for those teams to host Louisville and Kentucky early in their seasons, Hilltopper Volleyball’s new Taraflex playing court, WKU Football opening the college football season nationally against Austin Peay on Saturday, what to expect from the Hilltoppers on the gridiron, upcoming facility plans on campus, and the recent media exposure valuation completed by Nielsen Sports involving WKU Football and Hilltopper Basketball last December.

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WKU Director of Athletics Todd Stewart closes Season 2 of the podcast by discussing another successful year with four championships, WKU Softball’s strong season, the transformational time in college athletics with the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness, how WKU has adapted to NIL, the importance of community buy-in, upcoming facility upgrades, and what he sees for the future of college athletics and WKU’s place in that vision.

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WKU Sport Psychologist Dr. Joey Case discusses how common mental health concerns are among college athletes, ways to recognize and support mental health issues in others, the typical barriers to providing services, the success of WKU’s TOPCARE program, what a first meeting with him is typically like, advice for coaches to help themselves and their student-athletes, and his vision for the future evolution of TOPCARE.

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WKU Associate Athletic Directors Olivia Higgins and Zach Greenwell discuss how the first year of Name, Image and Likeness has gone, the importance of WKU's partnership with INFLCR to support student-athletes in NIL, the launch of Hilltopper Local Exchange to help businesses and student-athletes connect, negotiate and complete deals, how to sign up for Local Exchange and how payments work, the benefits of completing deals through Local Exchange, and the vital role of the community in ensuring WKU's success in the NIL landscape.

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WKU Track and Field freshman Keegan Barnette discusses what first brought him to the Hill, his relationship with coach Brooks LeCompte, what he attributes his first-year success to, his competition in the steeplechase and setting the facility record at UAB in the event, what he’s learned from the team’s veterans, and the camaraderie amongst the team.

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Current New Orleans Saints and former WKU offensive lineman Forrest Lamp discusses re-signing with the Saints this offseason, his journey through a NFL career, the brotherhood between former Hilltoppers in the league, how he keeps up with the Tops and his pride in the program, what it means to see WKU’s offense back in an explosive way, and his goals heading into the upcoming season.

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WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach Rick Stansbury returns to the show to discuss preparations for the 2021-22 season, the leadership of Luke Frampton and Dayvion McKnight, handling an influx of transfers in the first year of the transfer portal, Josh Anderson’s decision to return to WKU for a fifth season, what to expect overall from this year’s roster, the impact of 7-5 center Jamarion Sharp, a challenging non-conference schedule, and what it will mean to have Diddle Arena back at full capacity.

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WKU Softball alum and new Olympic medalist Larissa Franklin discusses winning a bronze medal with Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Games, what the training process was like for the delayed Olympics, being one of five Hilltoppers competing in Tokyo, becoming the first medalist in WKU Softball history and the third medalist in WKU Athletics history, what life has been like since returning from Japan, playing against WKU in an exhibition with Team Canada this past spring, and her thoughts on the Hilltoppers’ conference championship in May.

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WKU Women’s Golf sophomore Rachel Rich discusses the team’s chemistry, their most recent finish at the Lady Paladin Invitational in her home state of South Carolina, her freshman-year experience, her recruitment process to WKU, how the team bonds off the golf course, what it’s like to be coached by Adam Gary, and goals for the team and herself individually headed into the rest of the season. 

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WKU Soccer sophomore midfielder Brina Micheels discusses the team’s 2-0 start in conference play, her two-goal performance in a win over Vanderbilt, WKU’s comeback win at Marshall in the C-USA opener, the team’s defensive prowess lifting the offense, how she ended up on The Hill, what’s strengthened the team’s chemistry, her freshman season which included an East Division championship, her popular Instagram account (@skillchallenges) with nearly 90,000 followers, and her goals for the stretch run of the season.

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WKU Volleyball freshman outside hitter Katie Howard discusses playing her first matches in Diddle Arena and earning her first start, her experience watching the program growing up as a Bowling Green native, the start of the 2021 season, the impact the seniors have made on her and the team, the chemistry off the court amongst the players, her recruitment process to WKU, what it means to play for head coach Travis Hudson and his staff, and her goals for this season.

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