Bulldog Dialogue 16: Celebrating The Big Dance at Gardner-Webb

Bulldog Dialogue 16: Celebrating The Big Dance at Gardner-Webb The Gardner-Webb Women's Basketball team, Big South Champs, will play at No. 2 seed Utah on Friday, March 17th, in the first round of the NCAA Division I Basketball Championships. The Runnin' Bulldogs (29-4), the No. 15 seed in the region, are taking on the Utes (25-4) from the PAC-12 Conference in the inaugural matchup between the two.  GWU President William Downs offers a deep dive into what’s ahead for this game and how you can celebrate GWU athletics on Episode 16 of Bulldog Dialogue with guests: GWU Women’s      Basketball Coach Alex Simmons Marc Rabb, Assistant      Athletic Director for Media Relations Wes Cogdill, Executive Director of the Bulldog Club Micahla Funderburk, “6th Woman Award” recipient for Women’s Basketball, Junior, Guard, hometown Charlotte, N.C. Four of Gardner-Webb's five starters earned All-Big South honors in 2023, led by Player of the Year and Big South Tournament MVP Jhessyka Williams – who needs only three more points to become the second-leading scorer in program history. She is already the third woman in Gardner-Webb basketball annals to reach 2,000 career points, sitting at 2,029 after tying a Big South title game record with 33 points on March 5th. We’ll also explore some Gardner-Webb news and social happenings. #### This is the official podcast channel for Gardner-Webb University. Here, you will find shows exploring the many aspects of Bulldog Nation. GW students, faculty, staff, alumni and community are thinkers, doers, and world-changers, seeking to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspired to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of those around them. Our guests offer a landscape of diverse thought and engaging discussions covering a wide range of topics impacting our world at home and around the globe. Music on today’s episode brought to you by: Bark and Bite (2022) by Christian Jessup with Carter McDevitt (guitar and bass)   www.christianjessup.com Alma Mater by Hamett & Hamett GWU Fight Song by Jerry Hill/Bob Decker/Oland Summers Energetic Rock by Alex-Productions & Efficsounds | https://onsound.eu/ Hiking Free Music https://www.efficsounds.co.uk Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US *Used in Daniel Thomas Webbstock PSA Inspire Me by MFCC/Soundcloud.com/youtubebackgroundmusic Music promoted by MFCC -Free Background Music *Used in PSA for BSN Straight Through by Groove Bakery | https://groovebakery.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/