Pitch Session

Andrew and Kirstin look at the pre-season coaches poll and the predictions for each conference. The preview this weekend's first games of the season and make their picks for national champion and national player of the year.  Kirstin gives her Games to Watch (tm) for this weekend and gives some love to D3 in the D3 Corner.

Andrew and Kirstin discuss the Netherlands completing the Olympic Field Hockey Double as they win both the men's and women's tournaments in shootouts.

They look back at their Olympic experience both from Paris and from home, and look ahead to the start of the NCAA season at the end of this month.

Andrew and Kirstin are back home to discuss the knockout round of the Olympic tournament from the comforts of their air-conditioned homes.  They discuss today's men's semifinals which included one thrilling finish and one not-so-thrilling finish, and look at tomorrow's semifinals in the women's tournament.

Andrew and Kirstin wrap up their Paris experience on the same day pool play ends in the Olympic tournament.  They discuss the U.S. team's loss to Team GB on Thursday and their 1-0 win over South Africa to close things out on Saturday.  They also reflect on their Olympic journey and discuss the best of the first week.

The temperatures in Paris are scorching and Andrew and Kirstin's Olympic Experience is a delicate mixture of sports, sunscreen, sweat, and surprise.  They look at Team USA's 3-0 loss to Australia, preview tonight's must-win battle with GB, and have a look at their experience at the men's tournament, the tennis tournament at Roland Garros and a world-class time at volleyball.

Andrew and Kirstin are live from the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris and breakdown what they saw at today's 1-1 tie between the United States and Spain.  They briefly discuss Team USA's 4-1 loss to Argentina on Saturday, look ahead to Wednesday's matchup with Australia, and take a look around the rest of the tournament.

On the final show before Andrew and Kirstin head to Paris for the Olympic Games, California head coach Shellie Onstead joins the show.  In addition to having just completed her 30th season at the helm of the Golden Bears, Shellie was an assistant on the staff of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team that finished 8th in the Beijing Olympics, and she is a member of the California Hall of Fame for her playing career at Cal.

They discuss her 2008 Olympic experience and what members of the team and staff are likely experiencing now as they prep to open Olympic play against Argentina on Saturday.  In the second half of their discussion, they reminisce about Cal's time in the America East and what's changing for the Golden Bears as they debut in the ACC this fall.

Andrew and Kirstin then make their picks for gold in Paris.  Spoiler:  Both think it'll be an orange-tinted gold.

With one week left until the Olympic Games in Paris, Andrew and Kirstin take a look at the men's tournament, make their predictions for the men's gold medal and look ahead to their trip to Paris.

Andrew and Kirstin get in the Olympic Spirit by chatting with Team USA forward Phia Gladieux a few days before she and the team depart for Europe.  They discuss where Phia was when she got the call -- well, text -- about joining the Olympic Team, and how she and her teammates are preparing for the Olympic tournament to begin on July 27.

They also discuss their upcoming trip to Paris, have a look around Pool A of the women's tournament and look at the betting odds for both the men's and women's gold medal favorites.

Andrew and Kirstin are back from their spring hiatus to preview their previews for the field hockey tournament in the upcoming Olympics Games.  They discuss their plans for Paris, look at Team USA's roster, and have a first look at their schedule in Pool B of the Olympic tournament.