One and One Podcast

Scott Martin played basketball for the University of Notre Dame from 2008-2013 and played 5 seasons professionally overseas.  He is currently the Development and Recruiting Coordinator for the Notre Dame Men's Basketball Team.  Scott talks about growing up in Valparaiso, Indiana, how he got into basketball, his AAU career, and his great career at Valparaiso High School.  He describes the recr...

Laura Kurz played basketball for Villanova from 2007-2009 after transferring from Duke where she played from 2004-2006.  She is currently the assistant coach for the Drexel Women's Basketball Team, and has previously coached at Villanova and Lehigh.  Laura talks about growing up in Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania in an athletic family, how she got into basketball, her AAU career with the Philly B...

Sydney Storey (maiden name Smallbone) played basketball for the late Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee from 2007-2011 and was a member of the 2008 National Championship Team.  Sydney talks about growing up in Granger, Indiana, how she got into basketball, playing AAU from a young age, and her excellent career at Saint Joseph High School in South Bend where she played with Melissa Lechlitn...

Angie Benson is a current goalkeeper for the Virginia Tech Women's Lacrosse Team who had previously played for Towson in 2016 and 2017, before stepping away from the game for a few years.  Angie talks about growing up in Palm City, Florida, how she got into lacrosse, playing goalie, and what it is like to be a black woman in a mostly white sport.  She discusses her great lacrosse career at Ma...

Kenzie Kent played for both the Boston College Women's Hockey Team and Boston College Women's Lacrosse Team from 2015-2019, was drafted into both the NWHL and WPLL, currently plays professional lacrosse for the New England Command, and is an assistant coach for the Harvard Women's Lacrosse Team.  She talks about growing up in Norwell, Massachusetts, coming from a large athletic fami...

Mike Paulus played quarterback for the University of North Carolina from 2007-2009 and then transferred to William & Mary where he played in 2010 and 2011.  He now works as an Associate Athletic Director for Navy.  Mike talks about growing up in Syracuse, New York, in a large athletic family, being the 6th of 7 children, how he got into football, his high school career at Christian Brothers Ac...

Barbara Turner is a current professional basketball player in Turkey who has also played in the WNBA, and played collegiately at UConn from 2002-2006.  She talks about growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, being the youngest of six kids, getting her passion for basketball through her grandmother, her great career at East Technical High School, and how important winning a state championship was to the cit...

Kelly Conheeney played professional soccer in the NWSL for the Sky Blue FC and Houston Dash, played in Sweden, and played collegiately for Virginia Tech from 2009-2013.  Kelly talks about growing up in Ridgewood, NJ, how she got into soccer, playing club soccer for the Montclair Aristocats, and her excellent career at Ridgewood High School.  She describes the recruiting process, why she picked Vir...

Haley Peters is a current professional basketball player who has played overseas, played in the WNBA for the San Antonio Silver Stars, Washington Mystics, and Atlanta Dream, and played collegiately at Duke from 2010-2014.  She talks about growing up in Red Bank, NJ, having two brothers that also played basketball, being a lifelong Duke fan, attending Peddie School where she had a great career both...

Barb Sullivan played lacrosse at the University of Notre Dame from 2012-2016, was a three-time All American, and played Professional Women's Lacrosse for the Philadelphia Force.  Barb talks about growing up in Garden City, New York, how big lacrosse is on Long Island, how she got into lacrosse, and playing soccer and basketball as well.  She describes her Garden City High School career where...

Lindsay Schutzler is a CrossFit athlete who played professional softball with the Chicago Bandits and collegiately with The University of Tennessee from 2004-2007.  Lindsay talks about growing up in Monterey, California, in an athletic family, how she got into softball through her father, and her excellent career at Notre Dame High School where she led her team in hits, runs, and stolen bases ever...

Austin Calitro is a current Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals.  He's played in the NFL since 2017 with various teams including the Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars, and played collegiately for Villanova from 2013-2016.  Austin talks about growing up in Danbury Connecticut, having a twin sister, how he got into football, being a three-sport athlete at Danbury High School, the recr...

Katie Meyer is a current member of the Stanford University Women's Soccer Team and was the starting goalkeeper for the 2019 National Championship team.  Katie talks about growing up in Newbury Park, California, how she became interested in soccer, and how she became the goalkeeper.  She details her time at Newbury Park High School, being a kicker on the football team, and her soccer career th...

Matt Ryan played basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2020 and before that played at Vanderbilt from 2017-2019 and Notre Dame from 2015-2017.  He talks about growing up in Cortlandt Manor, New York, how he got into basketball, being a pitcher in baseball when he was young, and being a quarterback in football before giving it up to focus on basketball.  Matt details his great...

Tricia Hurley (maiden name Tricia Liston)  played in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx in 2014 and 2015, and played at Duke from 2010-2014.  Tricia talks about growing up in River Forest, Illinois, being the youngest of 4 girls, and getting into basketball through going to her older sisters' practices and games.  She discusses her Fenwick High School career which included winning a state champi...

Abby Prohaska is a current member of the University of Notre Dame's basketball team who helped them reach the 2019 Final Four.  Abby talks about growing up in Liberty Township, Ohio, how she got into basketball, and her great career at Lakota West High School where she won a State Championship in 2015, broke the school assist record, and played in the U-17 Fiba World Championship for Team USA...

Alex Binder was the star of MTV's Two-A-Days in 2006 and won 4 State Championships in football while he attended Hoover High School.  Alex talks about how he got into football and baseball, what it was like playing for Head Coach Rush Probst, seeing Jeremy Pruitt become an SEC Head Coach at Tennessee, and how the show came to be.  Alex discusses how he became one of the main characters, what...

Jacob Rainey was a student coach for the University of Virginia from 2013-2016, and was a standout high school quarterback in 2011 when a freak injury on the football field led to an amputation of part of his leg. Jacob talks about growing up in Charlottesville, Virginia, going to UVA football games as a kid, and how he got into football.  He discusses his decision to attend the boarding school Wo...

Patrick Farrell was a walk-on for the Villanova University Basketball Team from 2012-2016 and was a member of the 2016 National Championship Team.  He talks about growing up in Rockville Centre, New York, playing both basketball and lacrosse growing up, his great career at Chaminade High School, and how he ended up at Villanova as a preferred walk-on.  Patrick describes what it was like to play fo...

JJ Hones played basketball at Stanford University from 2006-2010 and was a member of 3 Final Four teams.  She talks about where the name "JJ" comes from, growing up in Beaverton Oregon, and how she got into basketball.  JJ discusses her great career at Southridge High School, where she played with several other future D1 players, won 2 State Championships, and was a nationally ranked pro...

Jaclyn Wood played soccer at Villanova University in 2009 before transferring to Elon University and playing there from 2010-2012.  She talks about growing up in New Jersey, having a twin brother, David, how she got into soccer, and her club career.  She details her excellent high school career at Immaculate Heart Academy which was ranked #1 in the country at one point, being captain of the State...

Erica Williamson and Maria Noucas-Williamson are a married couple that met through basketball.  Erica played at the University of Notre Dame from 2006-2010, and then went on to coach at Loyola-Maryland, George Washington, Towson, and Notre Dame, where she was a part of the 2018 National Championship.  Maria played at Bowdoin College, and then went on to coach at Navy, Dartmouth, and Loyola-Chicago...

Kyla Irwin played basketball at the University of Connecticut from 2016-2020 where she was a part of 3 Final Fours and went undefeated in the American Athletic Conference.  Kyla talks about growing up in State College, Pennsylvania, being the youngest of 6 children, her mother being a basketball coach, and how she got into the sport.  She details her great basketball and volleyball career at State...

Adrian Ritchie played basketball at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay from 2009-2013, and then played professionally for a year in England.  Adrian talks about growing up in De Pere, Wisconsin, how she got into basketball, her great three-sport career at De Pere High School, which included being named Wisconsin's Miss Basketball in 2009, her recruiting process, and why she chose Green Bay...

Sean Wallis played basketball at Washington University in Saint Louis from 2006-2010.  He talks about growing up in Northbrook, Illinois, how he got into basketball, being teammates with Jon Scheyer since a young age, and his great career at Glenbrook North High School which included a 2005 State Championship.  Sean describes his recruiting process, why he chose WashU, and how competitive Division...