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Squash UniversityIntroducing: The Squash Podcast NetworkWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University and, for the first time ever, welcome to the Squash Podcast Network! Jackson and Gilly are joining forces with Bill Buckingham and Paul Johnson of Squash Radio, and Sean Choi of The Rally Report to launch the SPN, a home for some of the squash world’s biggest podcasts. This is a collaboration that we couldn’t be more thrilled about, so listen along to hear what the Squash Podcast Network has in store and check out our website! Follow Squash University on Instagram below...2025-07-1851 minSquash UniversityDrexel Head Coach John WhiteWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Jackson is joined by former PSA world #1, current Drexel University head men’s and women’s squash coach, and 2025 Golden Ball winner for "Name of the Year," John White. Coach White talks about his introduction to squash in Australia, being one of the best-liked pro players on tour, reaching the World #1 ranking, knowing nothing about college squash before becoming head coach at Franklin & Marshall in 2007, starting a varsity program from scratch at Drexel in 2011, building team culture, his biggest strength as a coach, and more. ...2025-07-111h 05Squash UniversityMarina StefanoniWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Jackson is joined by former Harvard University #1, current PSA World #26, and travel booking wizard Marina Stefanoni. Marina talks about winning the U-19 US Junior Nationals for the first time at just 13 years old, her college recruiting process, her experience (on and off-court) in Cambridge, her thoughts on the impending LA28 Olympics (don't ask what they means to her...), her toughest adversaries in college squash, goals for next season, and more. Huge thanks to Marina for joining us this week, huge thanks to eac...2025-07-0453 minSquash UniversityGilly & Jackson go to Camp!Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Gilly and Jackson discuss the announcement of the new Ivy League postseason tournament (and eradication of the preseason Ivy League Scrimmage), the US National Championships going on at the Specter Center, Jonah Barrington and Sarah Fitz-Gerald's inductions into the PSA Hall of Fame, and the first week of the U Penn summer squash camp, all live from Gilly's Penn office. Huge thanks to each of you for listening along, and as always, enjoy! Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com...2025-06-2038 minSquash UniversityDenison's Charlotte JonesWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Jackson is joined by his Denison University teammate and 2025 Liberty League Player of the Year Charlotte Jones to chat about her successful, but exacting, junior squash career, highlights from her first year of college squash, on and off the court, being elected team captain ahead of her sophomore year, and more (2:33). Huge thanks to CJ for joining us this week, huge thanks to you for listening along, and as always, enjoy! Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com/squashuniversitypod?utm...2025-06-1356 minSquash UniversityAsalMania Runs Wild on Chicago - Our World Championships Recap With Timmy BrownellWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Jackson and Gilly are joined by the men's World #32, US #1, and, most importantly, friend of the program Timmy Brownell to recap last week's 2025 PSA World Championships from Chicago, Illinois. The lads discuss the controversy surrounding Mostafa Asal in recent weeks, his historically dominant run through the men's draw, Ali Farag's bounce-back chances at next week's British Open, Olivia Weaver's devastating semi-final loss, Nour ElSherbini winning her record-tying 8th women's World Title, what lies ahead for Nouran Gohar, Hania El Hammamy, and Amina Orfi, how th...2025-05-231h 44Squash UniversityMatias Knudsen Returns + Gilly's NBA Player Comps With Joe RahoWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! Jackson and Gilly kick off this week’s episode with Tufts University Head Coach, friend of the program, and Gilly’s college teammate at UPenn over 15 years ago, Joe Raho. Coach Joe names his All-Gilly Lane-NBA Team, listing the 5 pro basketball players that best personify Gilly as a squash player and coach (2:06). Then, the boys welcome on another friend of the show, and 4-Time College Squash Association All-American, Matias Knudsen. Fresh off his huge upset win over World #19 Greg Lobban at the PSA World Championships in Chicag...2025-05-161h 01Squash UniversityAll-American Reactions & World Champs Preview With Timmy Brownell & Simon HerbertWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! Gilly and Jackson begin today’s show by discussing the first full day of the Papal Conclave from the Vatican City before diving into a preview of the 2025 Professional Squash Association World Championships, the biggest event on the pro squash calendar, kicking off this week in Chicago, Illinois (0:16). They also react to the release of the 2024-2025 College Squash Association All-American selections and chew over who would win in a fight to the death: 100 (average) men or 1 silverback gorilla (35:32). Then, friends of the program Timmy...2025-05-091h 49Squash UniversityAndrew DouglasWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Jackson and Gilly kick off the show by breaking down the first match of the 2025 NSL season between the Philadelphia Lightning and the New York City Knights and touch on Gilly's glee over Liverpool's Premier League title (0:16). They then welcome friend of the program Andrew Douglas onto the show. Dougie was a 4-time CSA All-American for Gilly’s Penn Quakers and joins the show this week to talk about playing in the NSL, why he went to Penn, retiring from the PSA tour last year...2025-05-021h 42Squash UniversityPaul AssaianteWelcome to a very special edition of Squash University! This week, Gilly and Jackson welcome the greatest coach in college squash history Paul Assaiante onto the show. In his storied 29-year run as the head coach of the Trinity College men's squash team, Assaiante led the Bantams to 17 CSA National Championships, and recently added 2 more as a special advisor for the Trinity women’s team. Coach A joins Squash U to talk about his tight-knit 20+ year relationship with Gilly, spearheading the international recruiting effort in college squash, Trinity's historic 13-year winning streak, coaching World Team Tenn...2025-04-251h 04Squash UniversityOffseason Mailbag!Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! Gilly and Jackson open the show by discussing Rory McIlroy’s win at the Masters last weekend before diving into an offseason edition of the mailbag. They answer your listener-submitted questions about building college programs from the ground up, the future of professional squash, recruiting, the NSL, pre-match music, and more. Huge thanks to everyone for listening all season long, and, as always, enjoy! Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com/squashuniversitypod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxN...2025-04-1845 minSquash UniversityNathan Lake Live From CharlottesvilleWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, the Pride of Britain Nathan Lake joins the show, live from the NSL Draft in Charlottesville, Virginia, to catch up with Jackson for the first time in over 2 years. This is the third interview Jackson and Nathan have recorded together, so make sure to check out the first 2 by clicking the links below. Nathan talks to Jackson about joining the NSL, losing weight, creating content, retirement, movies, and more. Huge thanks to Nathan for joining the show this week, huge thanks to you...2025-04-121h 04Squash UniversityThe First Annual Squash University Awards (The Golden Balls)Welcome to the first annual Golden Balls! This week, Jackson and Gilly hand out their season-end awards to the biggest and brightest stars in college squash including Name of the Year, Bald Guy of the Year, Friend of the Program Bump of the Year, and more. Huge congrats to all of this year’s nominees and winners, huge thanks to you for listening along, and, as always, enjoy! Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com/squashuniversitypod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Get your Squas...2025-04-041h 07Squash UniversityNSL Draft Recap With Bill BuckinghamWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Gilly and Jackson welcome Professional Squash Association/National Squash League MC and host of Squash Radio Bill Buckingham (of Buckingham Palace fame) onto the show to recap the NSL Draft from the Boar's Head in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bill and Jackson share behind-the-scenes insight from their experience at the commentary table in Charlottesville before the gents discuss who they think are the strongest men's and women's teams in the NSL in 2025 and Gilly shares his five major observations from watching the draft back in Philly. 2025-03-221h 07Squash UniversityPenn and Trinity Go Back-to-Back - Our Team Nationals RecapWelcome to a post Team National Championship edition of Squash University! We crowned our 2025 CSA National Champions over the weekend, starting with Trinity overcoming Harvard in a thrilling 5-4 women’s final and, of course, Gilly’s Penn boys taking down Yale in the men’s final! Jackson and Gilly kick off the show talking about Penn winning its second straight National Championship, how it compares to the first, and Gilly’s thoughts on people already writing them off next season (0:16). Next, they discuss the Trinity Bantams' winning their second straight National Title and dive in...2025-03-1455 minSquash UniversityDivisional Championships Recap & National Championships PreviewWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University. It's National Championship week! On this week's episode Jackson and Gilly recap last weekend's eventful CSA Divisional Team Championships in Philadelphia and discuss how Jackson's parents spent more time with Gilly over the weekend than he did. With the CSA National Team Championships getting underway this weekend, Jackson fills out his men's and women's brackets as he and Gilly preview the matchups and discuss which teams could be calling themselves "National Champions" after the finals on Sunday. Huge thanks to all of you for lis...2025-03-0757 minSquash UniversityStanford's Riya Navani + Our Divisional Championship PreviewWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Gilly and Jackson are back with a preview of the 2025 CSA Divisional Team Championships and an interview with one of college squash’s fastest rising stars, Riya Navani. The guys kick things off previewing this weekend’s Divisional Championships and Gilly makes his predictions (yes, you read that correctly, GILLY PREDICTIONS!!!) for who he thinks will come out of each bracket (0:33). Still in the midst of her freshman season at Stanford University, Riya Navani has already put the college squash world on notice. The two-ti...2025-02-281h 07Squash UniversityPenn Women's Head Coach Jack Wyant & Captain Jana DweekWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University. This week, Jackson is joined by University of Pennsylvania Women’s Head Coach Jack Wyant and Penn Captain Jana Dweek. Jack Wyant started coaching at Penn in 2004 (Gilly’s sophomore year of college). Over 20 years later, he’s coached 24 CSA first-team All-Americans, become the winningest coach in Penn squash history, and led the Quakers to 2 Ivy League titles, but one accolade alludes him as a head coach, a CSA Team National Championship. This season, thanks to an incredibly talented roster, a seasoned coach at the helm, and the...2025-02-2144 minSquash UniversityLive From New York, It's Squash University!Ahead of this weekend's Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary show, Jackson and Gilly are back to recap a jam-packed couple of weeks of college squash, including live interviews and audio from the CSA Individuals in the Big Apple. The gents open the show by discussing the Eagles Super Bowl win before diving into Penn’s big men’s and women’s team wins over Princeton last weekend, the Conference Championship tournaments around the country, and the Individual National Championships (1:06). During the preliminary rounds of Individuals, Jackson caught up with his Denison teammate Juan Felipe Hernandez and chat...2025-02-1459 minSquash UniversityTufts Head Coach Joe Raho Live From San DiegoWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!This week, Jackson and Gilly kick things off by talking about Penn’s emotional week and recapping matches from around the CSA (3:48). Squash Coach, Sous-Chef, God Father… Joe Raho is a man who wears many hats, but if you’re listening to this podcast right now, you probably know him as the head coach of the fastest-rising college squash program in the country, Tufts University. After leading the Jumbos to top 12 men’s and women’s finishes last season, the former Penn captain is looking to continue th...2025-01-211h 55Squash UniversityTrinity's Jana SafyJackson and Gilly are back for the first episode of Squash University of 2025, with one of the most talented players in college squash. The gents open things up by recapping their New Year celebrations and discuss Gustav Detter's first day as Penn's new assistant coach, the fluidity of the CSA challenge match system, and Gilly shares his recruiting tip of the week (0:16). Trinity senior captain Jana Safy helped lead her team to their first women’s National Championship in 10 years in 2024. In 2025, she's vying for a second straight Team National Championship for Trinity come March and...2025-01-031h 16Squash UniversityPenn's Abdelrahman Dweek & Roger Alber BaddourJackson and Gilly are back for the final episode of Squash University of 2024 with a pair of very special guests. Abdelrahman Dweek and Roger Alber Baddour are both in the midst of their final season's playing for our very own Gilly Lane at the University of Pennsylvania and, this year, they've been tasked with captaining the defending CSA National Champions. Dweek and Roger join the show to talk about their win at nationals in March (Penn’s first in program history), and how the team’s culture has evolved because of it, in addition to their approach to th...2024-12-271h 14Squash UniversityMidseason Mailbag + An Exciting AnnouncementWelcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! With the first half of the CSA season in the books, Jackson and Gilly take a moment to reflect on where things stand ahead of the holiday break and answer your listener-submitted questions on this week's mailbag episode. Plus, Jackson shares an exciting personal announcement. Huge thanks to each of you for listening along. As always, enjoy!Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com/squashuniversitypod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Get your Squash U me...2024-12-201h 10Squash UniversityUVA's JP TewJackson and Gilly are back for a post-Thanksgiving episode of Squash U featuring one of the top American players in college squash. The gents kick things off talking about why Gilly refuses to go see Gladiator 2 in theaters, what the CSA should do about the month-long break in play from mid-December to mid-January, and their dreamThanksgiving plates (0:16). University of Virginia men’s #2 JP Tew has taken a unique path to becoming one of the best American players in the CSA. Growing up in the Midwest, JP often struggled to find competition to help push him to...2024-12-061h 20Squash UniversityWeek 1 Recap & Week 2 Preview + PicksWelcome to a new episode of Squash University! Today, Jackson recaps last weekend's huge slate of matches, including the Men's CSA Match of the Week between UVA and Columbia and the Women's CSA Match of the Week between Tufts and Georgetown. Plus, he previews the marquee matchups coming up this weekend and shares his predictions. Huge thanks to each of you for listening along. As always, enjoy! Support men’s mental health by donating to Movember: https://movember.com/m/15278513?mc=1Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.ins...2024-11-2251 minSquash UniversityYale's Tad CarneyWith a huge slate of marquee CSA matchups ahead this weekend, Jackson and Gilly are back with another episode of Squash University. The gents kick things off by previewing the many big matches coming up across the country (0:16). As a sophomore, Tad Carney was a major contributor for a competitive Yale team in the middle of the team’s lineup, leading the squad in wins last season and earning Second-Team All-American honors. Now set to kick off his 3rd collegiate season against the University of Virginia this weekend, he finds himself in the #1 spot on the ladder for...2024-11-151h 05Squash UniversityConnecticut College Head Coach Tim Lasusa + The Squash U Preseason WatchlistJackson and Gilly are back with a jam-packed show for the people this week, starting off with the first official update on Jackson’s Squashstache, which he’s growing out all month to raise money for Movember. Please consider donating to this great cause by clicking the link at the bottom of this episode description (1:41).Next, Gilly recaps his weekend with the Penn team at the Ivy Scrimmages and discusses why the event is outdated and needs a revamp, before Jackson talks about Denison’s first match of the season against Navy (5:17). The gents then breakdo...2024-11-081h 34Squash UniversityCSA Commissioner Harry SmithHarry Smith has college squash in his blood. Growing up on Long Island, he, and his three siblings, had success on the junior squash circuit before each going on to play in college. Harry, his older sister, and his younger brother all played under the tutelage of Sakhi Khan at Colby College, while his twin sister played for John White at Franklin & Marshall. Upon graduating, Harry started working at US Squash, planning and organizing events and tournaments. Last year, he had the opportunity to step into an interim role as commissioner of college squash’s governing body. A successful 2023-2...2024-11-031h 46Squash UniversityBowdoin Head Coach Brendan McClintickWith the 2024-2025 CSA season only one week away, Jackson and Gilly are back for another fun episode of Squash University. The gents kick things off by recapping Penn alumni Aly Abou Eleinen’s huge upset win over Moustafa Asal at the US Open, and check in on Jackson’s Detroit Lions and Gilly’s Philadelphia Eagles, before getting to this week’s interview (0:16). Since squeaking onto the Connecticut College roster as the team’s #15 his freshman year, Brendan McClintick has had a burning passion for the game of squash. This passion drove him to improve leaps and bounds...2024-10-251h 13Squash UniversityA Big Red BonanzaTarun Mammen and Juan Felipe Hernandez are the captains of one of college squash’s newest varsity programs, the Denison University Big Red. This week, they join Squash University host (And their loving teammate) Jackson Bragman to talk all things college squash and beyond (1:27). Huge thanks to the lads for stopping by and thanks to each of you for listening along... Enjoy!Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com/squashuniversitypod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Get your Squash U merch here: https://squashpod.ite...2024-10-121h 10Squash UniversitySquash Radio’s Bill BuckinghamJackson and Gilly are back this week with a loaded show for the people this week. The gents kick things off by breaking down the latest CSA coaching carousel update, as former Georgetown head coach Tim Lasusa has accepted the head coaching position at Connecticut College. Gilly and Jackson talk through the huge acquisition for the Conn Camels and the fallout for the Hoyas women’s program. They also discuss last week’s Platinum PSA event in Paris and Gilly provides a Liverpool FC update (0:25). Then, Gilly and Jackson welcome a good friend onto the show for the f...2024-09-271h 31Squash UniversityRochester Head Coach Matt Dukarm With Cohost Yash FadteThis week's episode of Squash University has been a long time in the making, as Jackson welcomed University of Rochester #1, friend of the program, and this week's honorary cohost Yash Fadte onto the show. Jackson and Yash talked about being back on campus ahead of the upcoming CSA season, Yash's excitement to become a captain for the Yellow Jackets, helping the team's new freshman acclimate to college life, being snubbed from CSA Individuals last season, his goals for this season, what he's most looking forward to off the court in his senior year, and more (0:22). Then, Yash's f...2024-09-131h 13Squash UniversityTrinity Women's Head Coach Lauren PatrizioEpisode 16 kicks off with Jackson and Gilly discussing this week’s huge announcement regarding the future of the CSA Individual National Championships event, recapping Gilly’s experience cheering on his beloved Liverpool team in person in Philly last week, and previewing today’s interview with the newest individual to join the CSA head coaching ranks (1:02). After 40 years as the Head Coach of the Trinity College women’s squash team, Wendy Bartlett did what very few have, she went out on top, winning her 4th National Championship last season to put a bow on her legendary career. The individua...2024-08-1643 minSquash UniversityDrexel's Nico Serna With Cohost Matias KnudsenOn this week’s Squash University, Jackson was accompanied by honorary cohost Matias Knudsen! Matias graduated from Drexel University in 2023 where he played number 1 and helped lead the Dragons to a top 5 finish in the country (their highest in program history). Since graduating last spring, the Bogota, Colombia native has broken into the PSA World Tour top 100 and helped lead the New York City Knights to win the inaugural NSL Championship this past June, a league through which he met super-duper star commentator Jackson Bragman (see how it all comes together?) Jackson and Matias chatted about...2024-08-081h 35Squash UniversityYale's Rishi Srivastava & Harvard's Caroline Fouts + A World Juniors Recap & Plans for Squash University Season 2Rishi Srivastava and Caroline Fouts are each the #1 ranked junior squash players in the United States amongst men and women respectively. This week, they joined Jackson and Gilly on the season 2 debut of Squash University! First, Jackson and Gilly kick things off by previewing Season 2 of Squash University and all of the new things coming to the show ahead of the 2024-2025 CSA season. They then touched on Gilly’s assistant coach at Penn Stuart Crawford accepting the head coaching position of the English National team and talked about Stuart’s impact on the Penn men’s and wom...2024-08-011h 12Squash UniversityNavy Head Coach Tyler OsborneIt could be argued that the United States Naval Academy is the most fascinating program in all of college squash. They're the only military service academy in the CSA today, they perennially lead the country in dual matches played, are, and are one of only 6 schools to ever win a CSA National Championship. The man currently at the helm of this program is Navy’s Head Coach of the last 6 seasons Tyler Osborne. After growing up as a top junior in Canada, of all places, he was named to 3 CSA All-American Teams and helped lead Princeton to a N...2024-07-0457 minSquash UniversitySummer Mailbag!In the midst of summer, the college squash off season, and Gilly welcoming a pair of newborn twins to the Lane Clan (Mazel Tov!) the gents sat down for a light hearted mailbag episodes in which they answer questions submitted by you, YES YOU, the fans. Enjoy! Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com/squashuniversitypod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Get your Squash U merch here: https://squashpod.itemorder.com/shop/category/603873/ Visit The Squash Podcast Network to stay up to date with all things h...2024-06-0358 minSquash UniversityCSA Men’s Individual National Champion Veer ChotraniLast month, at the Arlen Specter Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cornell University’s Veer Chotrani took down Trinity College’s Mohamed Sharaf in a 4 game battle to claim the 2024 CSA National Collegiate Individual Championship, but that title was far from Veer’s first major accomplishment in college squash. The 4 time All American, Ivy League Player of the Year, and Skillman Award winner joined Jackson and Gilly on Squash University this week. Veer recapped his incredible run to the Individual title last month, wrapping up an undefeated season for the Big Red, before talking about training with Cornell head co...2024-04-221h 17Squash UniversityDenison Head Coach Mike MacDonaldMike MacDonald took the position of Head Coach of the Denison University men's and women's squash programs on short notice in the fall of 2022, but as an alumni of the Big Red himself, it was a job he couldn't pass up. Having just concluded his second year as head coach and in Denison's third season as a varsity program, Coach MacDonald is ready to take his programs to new heights. Among Coach Mike's biggest accomplishments in his coaching career, thus far, was successfully recruiting renowned 2 time Deroy Silver Junior Champion Jackson Bragman to headline his first recruiting cl...2024-04-071h 33Squash UniversityPenn Are Champions! Gilly Reacts With Team Captain Roger Alber Baddour (Live From The Arlen Specter Center)The University of Pennsylvania Quakers are your 2024 CSA Men's National Champions! After an amazing season full of talking about teams across college squash, this episode is all about our guy Gilly and his boys hoisting the Potter Cup for the first time in school history. And what better way to do it than live, in person, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in the heart of Philadelphia, PA, the site of Penn's National Championship win less than a week prior. Gilly tells Jackson how it feels to finally win a National Championship for the school he p...2024-03-1954 minSquash UniversityIntroducing ‘Squash University’The College Squash Show finally has its own feed and a brand new name. Squash University is in session! As a player, Gilly Lane was a 4 time All-American, and Skillman award winner for the University of Pennsylvania before he went on to become one of the greatest American squash players of all time. As a coach, he’s led his alma mater to a Sloane Team Sportsmanship Award, 2 Ivy League Championships, and last season, the first ever National Championship in Penn squash history. As a player, Jackson Bragman won Liberty League Rookie of the...2024-03-1802 minSquash UniversityTufts Head Coach Joe Raho (Originally Published 12/09/23)After months in the making, The College Squash Show is here. University of Pennsylvania Men’s Head Squash Coach Gilly Lane will join Jackson Bragman bi-weekly, to Breakdown the latest happenings, news, and updates, from the world of college squash. In episode 1, Jackson and Gilly open the show with a discussion about the current landscape of college squash, analyzing the brand new 12 team National Championship bracket and chatting about Jackson’s weekend in Lancaster Pennsylvania, playing 3 matches for Denison University against Dickinson College, Wesleyan University, and Franklin and Marshall College. Then, they get into their conversation with Tufts men’s and...2024-03-171h 05Squash UniversityGeorgetown Head Coach Tim Lasusa (Originally Published 12/24/23)On episode 2 of The College Squash Show, Gilly and Jackson recapped the last weekend of the first semester of college squash, highlighting a couple key men's and women's matchups ahead of the winter break from play. They then discussed the US Junior Open taking place last weekend and Gilly's experience watching and scouting some of the world's top juniors, as well as mingling with some of the Nation's best coaches.In the second half of the podcast, Georgetown Women's squash coach Tim Lasusa joined the show to talk about his college squash playing career at St. Lawrence...2024-03-171h 44Squash UniversityTimmy Brownell & Spencer Lovejoy (Originally Published 01/14/24)2 of the top players on the PSA World Tour and college squash legends Timmy Brownell and Spencer Lovejoy joined Gilly and Jackson on The College Squash show this week. They talked about their experience playing college squash, why more and more top juniors around the world are coming to the US to play college squash, their best memories, what they loved and what they’d change about the CSA, and finally their new project, The National Squash League, which is about to embark on their inaugural season.Before chatting with Timmy and Spencer, Gilly and Jackson recapped th...2024-03-171h 39Squash UniversityConnecticut College Head Coach Scott Brown (Originally Published 01/28/24)Connecticut College head men’s and women’s squash coach Scott Brown joins The College Squash Show this week.Scott graduated from Conn in 2019 and returned to coach his Alma Mater in November 2022.As a student, Scott kept busy in his time at Conn serving as a player and captain for the squash team, a player and assistant coach for the tennis team, and, off the court, a co pitch for his a cappella group, the Conn Artists (nice).As a coach, Scott is energetic, passionate, and is building the foundation of a very s...2024-03-1750 minSquash UniversityRankings Check In (Originally Published 02/02/24)Gilly is back on the show after a huge 7-2 win for his U Penn boys over Harvard over the weekend. Gilly and Jackson recapped the Quakers win over the Crimson, talked about the importance and prestige of the Ivy League Championship, which Penn can potentially clinch at least a share of this weekend, discussed the other men’s and women’s results around college squash, and previewed the big week of matches ahead. Enjoy!Follow Squash University on Instagram below!!! https://www.instagram.com/squashuniversitypod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ge...2024-03-1756 minSquash UniversityConference Championship Previews With Pat Cosquer and Anderson Good (Originally Published 02/09/24)This week Jackson and Gilly are joined by former Bates and Hobart/William Smith head squash coach Pat Cosquer and former George Washington squash coach and founder of the Mid Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Anderson Good to preview this weekend's three major CSA conference championship tournaments, the Liberty League, MASC, and NESCAC, in addition to talking about the inception of these conferences and their importance for the long term success of college squash. Before being joined by Pat and Anderson, Gilly and Jackson recap the previous weekend which saw Gilly's U Penn boys clinching a share of the Ivy...2024-03-171h 23Squash UniversityFranklin & Marshall Head Coach Gavin Jones (Originally 02/25/24)Franklin & Marshall just wrapped up an intense weekend at the CSA Divisional Team Championships, which saw 5 out of the 6 matches for the Diplomats men’s and women’s teams end in 5-4 results. Meanwhile F&M head coach Gavin Jones has just concluded his 13th season in Lancaster, PA, making him one of the longer tenured head coaches in the CSA.Jones joins The College Squash Show this week to provide a recap of last weekend’s Divisional Championships, discuss the F&M women’s team being promoted to Division 1 status next season, his thoughts on player conduct...2024-03-171h 46Squash UniversityRochester's Yash Fadte & Columbia Head Coach Chis Sachvie (Originally Published 03/06/24)The CSA National Team Championships are in the books and the women of Trinity College, and Gilly's men of the University of Pennsylvania each hoisted their respective trophies this Sunday at the home of this years competition, the Arlen Specter Center. Gilly and Jackson will breakdown the exciting National Championship weekend next week live in person when the gents are back at Specter for the Individual National Championship competition, but in the meantime, congrats to Gilly and his boys, as well as Wendy Bartlett and the Trinity women on amazing seasons.This week's show features 2 amazing interviews...2024-03-171h 55
The Bragman BreakdownTufts Head Coach Joe Raho l The College Squash Show Ep. 1After months in the making, the College Squash Show is here. University of Pennsylvania Men’s Head Squash Coach Gilly Lane will join Jackson Bragman bi-weekly, to Breakdown the latest happenings, news, and updates, from the world of college squash. In episode 1, Jackson and Gilly open the show with a discussion about the current landscape of college squash, analyzing the brand new 12 team National Championship bracket and chatting about Jackson’s weekend in Lancaster Pennsylvania, playing 3 matches for Denison University against Dickinson College, Wesleyan University, and Franklin and Marshall College. Then, they get into their conversation with Tufts men’s and...2023-12-101h 05
The Bragman BreakdownU Penn Men's Squash Coach Gilly Lane on His Penn Pride, Building Culture & the Qualities of a Great CoachAt 38 years old, Gilly Lane has taken the college squash world by storm and has turned the University of Pennsylvania into a perennial National Championship contender. He joined the show this week to discuss his time playing number one on the ladder for four years at Penn 2 decades ago, his love and admiration for the school, entering the coaching world at a such young age, his recruiting process, how he builds strong team culture, the one compliment that means the most to him from a former player, and more. Fun chat this week with a quality guy...2023-09-2249 min