Madi Bugg and Molly McCage have been friends for over half their lives thanks to volleyball. Hailing from different parts of the country – Madi from North Carolina, Molly from Texas – they met through the U.S. Youth National Team. While at tryouts, training camps and competitions, they were drawn in by each other’s nerdiness plus love of reading and giggling. Now in their 30s, they’ve maintained their friendship through different colleges, professional leagues and even continents. While not teammates in League One Volleyball, both Madi and Molly are excited to see each other from across the net while helping build a new league at home in the U.S. They recently caught up with host Tiffany Oshinsky to discuss their careers and friendship in and out of volleyball.

Other topics include:

• Half a lifetime of volleyball friendship
• Difference between LOVB and other pro leagues
• Excitement for First Serve
• A sport of community and family
• The importance of well-roundedness
• Getting into higher level volleyball
• Going Pro
• Coming to LOVB

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Host: Tiffany Oshinsky
Senior Producer: Anya Alvarez
Executive Producers: Carrie Stett, Tamara Deike, and Lindsay Hoffman
Theme Music: Pancakes by Eric W. Mast, Jr.
Sound Designer: Daniel Gonzalez

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