The Hustler Sports 30 on VandyRadio: Soccer picks up a win, VandyBoys compete in Black and Gold, Football practices
The Hustler Sports 30 podcast is back to discuss Vanderbilt soccer’s huge win, among other topics.
Vanderbilt baseball competes in its 2020 Black and Gold Series. (Hustler Multimedia/Hunter Long)
October 22, 2020
On this week’s episode of the Hustler Sports 30, Simon Gibbs, Alyssa Muir, Betsy Goodfriend and Justin Hershey are back to discuss Vanderbilt soccer’s 2-1 overtime victory over Florida, along with what’s to come for Darren Ambrose and the Commodores.
In a rather quiet week in Commodore sports, the hosts then recap Vanderbilt baseball’s Black and Gold Series and touch on football’s absence.
Here are some highlights from the show:
2:30 — Vanderbilt soccer picks up its first win since the season opener. What, if anything, has changed in this team?
7:10 — Heading into their final three regular season games, does Vanderbilt soccer have room to improve?
12:00 — Betsy recaps Game One of the three-game Black and Gold Series, as the Black team took a series lead with an 8-7 victory.
14:30 — Simon recaps Game Two of the Black and Gold Series, where the Gold team evened up the series with a 5-2 win.
16:58 — Alyssa recaps Game Three of the Black and Gold Series, where the Black team won 9-8.
19:09 — The hosts each highlight a Vandy Boy that had a great weekend and could contribute in 2021.
25:52 — The show concludes with a brief discussion on Vanderbilt football and its next opponent, Ole Miss, despite the game not being until Oct. 31.
Simon Gibbs (‘21) is the Sports Editor of the Vanderbilt Hustler. He has been on staff since the first semester of his freshman year, previously serving as a Staff Writer, Senior Writer and Deputy Sports Editor. Simon is also the host of VU Sports Wired on Vanderbilt Video Productions and The Hustler Sports 30 on VandyRadio.
Simon has attended several events as credentialed media, including the 2019 NFL Draft, 2019 College Baseball World Series and the 2019 SEC Tournament. Outside of his Commodore...
Justin Hershey ('22) is the Lead Sports Analyst for the Vanderbilt Hustler. He has been on staff since freshman year, formerly serving as a Staff Writer and Deputy Sports Editor. He is majoring in Human and Organizational Development with minors in Business and Economics. In addition to writing, he serves as a co-host on VU Sports Wired, a Vanderbilt sports talk show, and The Hustler Sports 30, a Vanderbilt sports podcast on VandyRadio.
If he is not watching Commodore sports, you may find Justin...
Alyssa Muir ('21) is a Deputy Sports Editor for the Vanderbilt Hustler. She has been on the staff since her freshman year. Alyssa is majoring in Economics with minors in Business and Sociology. When she has free time, she can usually be found binge-watching Grey's Anatomy or rooting on her hometown teams, the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Betsy Goodfriend ('21) is a deputy sports editor for the Vanderbilt Hustler. She is majoring in Human and Organizational Development with a minor in Business. In her free time, she enjoys online shopping, creating to-do lists, and watching football even if she has no interest in either team playing. She can be reached at [email protected]
