Frequent guest LaShayla Wright-Ponder typically comes on to discuss the sights and spaces she visits in her overseas travels, including a pair of stops in England and Luxembourg in her third season as a professional basketball player. That hasn't changed, but a series of trials upon her arrival in England and her return home proved illuminating in ways that stats can't measure.LaShayla goes deep in our most complex and revealing conversation yet, discussing the growing pains that accompany age and experience.

As Jordyn Johnson writes the final chapter of her high school volleyball career at DeLaSalle, she will write several new ones next year at UC-Santa Barbara. When she isn't racking up blocks or kills, you'll find Jordyn working on code as a member of the DeLaSalle robotics team. Her summer job? Interning with the Minnesota Twins as a business systems analyst in software development!

We explore all the achievements Jordyn has earned and how that will shape her as she prepares for life as a Division I student athlete.

From the late 1990s through the 2000s, Minneapolis North girls basketball was a pipeline for Division I recruits. Catrice Williams was no exception, winning three straight Class AAA state titles before landing a Division I spot at Arkansas State.

As a youngster, Catrice was inspired by the likes of Tamara Moore and Mauri Horton. In college, Catrice found herself in a mentally treacherous position, leading her away from the sport for several years. Raising two daughters has given Catrice a renewed love of the game, and the sport has served her well in her current role as a realtor and affordable homeownership advocate.