Trailblazers: Betsy Duerksen and the 1994 Montana Women's Soccer Team

The impact of the 1994 Montana women's soccer team lasts far beyond that one season. In the third and final episode of Trailblazers, coaches and players discuss the 30-year legacy that first team had on the Griz soccer program -- and their lives.

The 1994 Montana women's soccer team was the first in program history. Part 2 of Trailblazers details that 1994 season from summer workouts through the final game as Griz players and head coach Betsy Duerksen chronicle a year of van rides, crappy fields, team pranks and making history.

In 1994, the Griz soccer team took the field for the first time. Part 1 of Trailblazers tells the story of how and why the Montana women's soccer team was founded, the challenges that come with starting a brand-new program, and how the Griz settled on their first-ever head coach - a sharp, energetic former college star named Betsy Duerksen.