In this special episode of The Athletic Women's Basketball Show, Chantel Jennings brings you the story of Notre Dame freshman forward Kate Koval. Kate grew up in Ukraine, and moved to the US, solo, at age 15 to pursue her dreams of basketball stardom. Less than a year after she arrived, though, Kate's world was upended again, when her home country was invaded by Russia, rending her family apart in ways she could have never imagined – and forcing Kate, and all those around her, to reconsider the true meaning of sacrifice.

Audio clip credits:

LuHi vs St Joseph By the Sea game tape provided by Long Island Lutheran High School

News reports on war from: ABC, BBC, MSNBC

Joe Biden speech in Warsaw March 2022 - WH.gov

Kate Announces commitment to Notre Dame from Instagram (@kateekoval)

Art image credits: Cal Sport Media via AP Images, Spencer Platt/Getty Images, Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Koval Family, Fighting Irish Media

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