Even Field: Recent Episodes
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A sports podcast that puts women first. Omaha World-Herald Photojournalist Eileen Meslar and Sports Online Editor Josie Whelan cover women’s sports in the state of Nebraska, including the Huskers, Creighton, and more.
In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton recap Nebraska volleyball's season and loss in the national championship.
The duo also look at how Creighton and Nebraska basketball's seasons are shaking out so far.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton preview Nebraska volleyball's Final Four match against Pittsburgh.
They also take a look at the Omaha Supernovas draft picks, Creighton volleyball's loss to Louisville in the Sweet 16.
They close out with a quick look at the Jays and Huskers heading into conference basketball play.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton break down Nebraska and Creighton volleyball's NCAA tournament wins and preview their upcoming Sweet 16 matches.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton break down Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha in the NCAA volleyball tournament.
The duo open with a look at UNO's first NCAA tournament match at the Division I level, then move into Creighton vs. Colgate and Nebraska vs. Long Island.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton take a look at Husker soccer's run in the NCAA tournament, how Nebraska and Creighton volleyball's seasons are shaking out and more.
The duo also takes a look at the upcoming Nebraska vs. Creighton women's basketball game and give a brief recap on the high school state volleyball tournament.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton preview No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 2 Nebraska volleyball's match on Saturday.
The duo also looks at Creighton, Omaha and high school volleyball. Plus gives a shoutout to the Nebraska high school state softball champions.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton break down the in-state college volleyball teams' first week of conference play. Plus more of the interview with the Omaha Supernovas.
They duo also talk high school cross country, volleyball and softball.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton discuss the in-state volleyball teams heading into conference play, plus where some of the top high school program are at so far this season.
The duo break down the in-state teams heading into conference play. They then discuss the top high school teams in Nebraska.
They then turn to college soccer and cross country.
The close out at a brief look at what will be talked about in next week's podcast.
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In the latest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton break down the latest local volleyball matches for Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha. Plus take a look at the No. 24 Husker soccer team is doing and have more interviews with the Omaha Supernovas.
The duo start with Nebraska soccer and the Huskers' best start in 23 years. They also break down how the college soccer teams are doing. Spoiler: All three have had great starts.
They then move to the local volleyball matches, including the two matches that pit in-state teams against one another.
They close out with more interviews with the city's professional volleyball team, the Omaha Supernovas.
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In a very special volleyball episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton break down Volleyball Day in Nebraska setting a world record and interview two of the Omaha Supernovas, the professional volleyball team in Omaha.
The duo open by looking at the Nebraska-Omaha match in Memorial Stadium breaking a world attendance record with 92,003 fans and the impact of the event on women's sports.
They then turn to an interview with Omaha Supernovas Nia Kia Reed and Tori Dixon on coming to Nebraska to play professional volleyball.
The discussion then turns to how successful Creighton and Omaha volleyball have been this season so far, before closing out with a brief look at high school sports.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton break down Big Ten volleyball media days, the Nebraska women's basketball team in Greece and the excitement around the Omaha Supernovas.
The duo start with a quick recap of high school track stars' performances on the national stage.
They then turn to Big Ten media days and what Nebraska volleyball had to say at the event.
The two next move on to Nebraska women's basketball in Greece, where the Huskers have won two exhibition games before discussing Jordy Bahl and Peaches James having streets named after them in Papillion.
They close out with the excitement surrounding the Omaha Supernovas from their season tickets being on sale to their newly released merchandise.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton preview Nebraska and Omaha in the NCAA softball tournament, highlight some state track performances and more.
The duo open with a look at the Nebraska high school state soccer champions, who both have now won three straight.
They then turn to what Nebraska softball faces heading into the Stillwater regional of the NCAA tournament.
The two then discuss Omaha making their first Division I NCAA tournament, and who the Mavs will face at the Baton Rouge regional.
They close out with track and field: first looking at the Huskers' performance at the Big Ten meet, and then looking at some highlights from day one of the Nebraska state track and field meet.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Ambre Moton discuss Nebraska volleyball selling out Memorial Stadium. Plus take a look at the college softball teams closing out the regular season, who is breaking records in high school track and more.
The duo open breaking down the big news of the day, aka Nebraska volleyball selling out Memorial Stadium.
After coming down from that excitement, they discuss what the final regular-season series look like for Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha and what impact those games could have.
They then turn to Nebraska high school track, looking at the new record holders and who may still break records as the teams compete in conference and district meets.
The close with a quick look at how the high school soccer districts and subdistricts are shaking out.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Z Long break down the Creighton's seeding in the NCAA tournament and Nebraska's spot in the WNIT.
The duo opens discuss the Bluejays earning a No. 6 seed in the tournament.
They then turn to the good and the bad of the ESPN Selection Sunday program.
They also take a look at what it means that the Jays have to prepare for two teams for their first-round matchup.
The two close out with Nebraska's spot in the WNIT and if the Huskers could win it all — like their coach Amy Williams did in 2016 at South Dakota.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Z Long break down Creighton's potential NCAA tournament seeding and the likelihood of Nebraska playing in the WNIT, take a look at the six champions at the state girls basketball tournament and Husker softball's Top 25 win.
The duo opens with the 2023 Nebraska high school girls basketball state tournament (March 1-4), the six state champions and some notable performances.
They then turn to Creighton's stressful run (March 4-5) through the Big East tournament and the Bluejays' potential NCAA tournament seeding.
They follow that by looking at Nebraska's frustrating loss to Michigan State (March 2) at the Big Ten tournament and the likelihood of the Huskers playing in the WNIT.
The two close out with a look at Nebraska softball's Top 25 win over Arizona (March 4) and how that bodes well for the Huskers as they take on No. 23 Wichita State this weekend (March 10-11).
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Josie Whelan and Z Long discuss Nebraska's and Creighton's potential postseason runs and the news of Husker volleyball playing at Memorial Stadium.
The duo starts by taking a look at Nebraska's loss in its Big Ten tournament opener (March 2, 2023) and how it impacts the Huskers' postseason hopes.
They then turn to Creighton's upcoming Big East tournament game (scheduled for March 4, 2023) and where bracketologists currently have the Bluejays are currently seeded in the NCAA tournament.
The two then make predictions on how many people will attend Nebraska and Omaha's volleyball match at Memorial Stadium, and how likely selling out the 85,000 seat stadium is.
Then they close out with a look at how Nebraska softball has been performing recently.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan take a look at Nebraska's and Creighton's big wins, plus Eileen makes a special announcement.
The duo starts by breaking down the Huskers' win over No. 25 Illinois (Feb. 22, 2023) and how it helps their case on the NCAA bubble.
They then discuss Creighton's win over Marquette (Feb. 22, 2023) and how the Jays' recent consistency bodes well for a NCAA tournament run.
Josie recaps how the three in-state college softball teams are doing early into the 2023 season.
Then they close out with Eileen's special announcement.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan take a look at Nebraska's and Creighton's heartbreaking losses, the start of the college softball season and more.
The duo opens with Nebraska volleyball's spring match (April 29, 2023) being televised on Nebraska Public Media.
They then breakdown the similarities between the Nebraska women's basketball team's loss to Minnesota (Feb. 15) and Creighton's loss to No. 6 UConn (Feb. 15), and look ahead to how each team can reach the NCAA tournament.
The duo then discuss the the three in-state colleges' softball teams and how they have started the season.
They close out with how Nebraska high school girls wrestling is going at the state tournament.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan take a look at the Grand Island girls wrestling team's journey to the state tournament.
With quotes from the wrestlers and coaches, the duo take a look at how the Islanders expanded their program over the two sanctioned seasons of girls wrestling in Nebraska.
The two also discuss Nick Rubek's story on the Islanders unique practice gym — an office building.
They also look ahead to the 10 Grand Island wrestlers, all who are ranked, that are headed to Omaha to compete in the 2023 state tournament.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan break down Nebraska's and Creighton's latest women's basketball wins, how Union Omaha building a stadium will impact the soccer scene in Omaha and more.
The duo opens by discussing how Union Omaha's proposed stadium will result in the city adding a women's professional team.
They then turn to Nebraska's game against Northwestern on Feb. 6 and its tale of two quarters before looking ahead to their matchup against Illinois (Feb. 9).
Eileen and Josie take a look at Creighton's five-game winning streak and how the Jays' 3-pointers are giving them confidence as the season comes to a close.
They close out with a discussion on Mike Patterson's latest girls basketball feature.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan discus National Girls and Women in Sports Day, plus break down Creighton and Nebraska's latest wins.
The duo opens with how both were introduced to sports at a young age and how that has impacted their lives.
Then they break down Creighton's win over DePaul on Feb. 1 and what the Jays can do to come out with a win over St. John's on Feb. 4.
They then turn their attention to Nebraska's loss to Iowa (Jan. 28) and win over Michigan State (Feb. 2).
The duo closes out discussing Class C-1 Bridgeport's rise into the Top 10 in Nebraska high school girls basketball.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan take a look at this past weekend's college women's basketball games for Creighton and Nebraska.
The duo break down how slow starts doomed second half comebacks from both teams and what's next as the Huskers and Jays chase after NCAA tournament bids.
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In the newest episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan take a look the impact of Whitney Lauenstein leaving the Nebraska volleyball team.
The duo then recap Nebraska's games against No. 3 Ohio State and Purdue and look ahead to their rematch with No. 11 Maryland.
They then break down Creighton's matchup with No. 22 Villanova and what the Jays need to do to beat the Wildcats a second time this season.
They close out looking at Nebraska girls basketball's new No. 1.
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In the first episode of Even Field, Eileen Meslar and Josie Whelan break down the Nebraska and Creighton women's basketball matchups for the week, plus take a look at the historic rematch between Millard South and Bellevue West.
The duo open with how the Huskers' dominant win over Penn State might lead to an upset over No. 3 Ohio State.
Then they take a look at the Bluejays up-and-down week, falling out of the Top 25 only to rebound with a bulldozing win over Seton Hall.
They close out looking at the Top 10 matchup between Millard South and Bellevue West that was one of the highest scoring girls basketball games in Nebraska history,
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A sports podcast that puts women first. Omaha World-Herald Photojournalist Eileen Meslar and Sports Online Editor Josie Whelan cover women’s sports in the state of Nebraska, including the Huskers, Creighton, and more.
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