CWPA Hall of Fame Member Betsey Armstrong Featured on January 31 ESPN Radio 710 AM SoCal Experience

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 2008 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Hall of Fame inductee, Olympic silver medalist and United States National Team goalie Betsey Armstrong will be a featured guest on the Sunday, January 31st ESPN Radio Los Angeles 710 AM Southern California Experience with LaFern Cusack.

The SoCal Experience with LaFern Cusack, is the 710 ESPN AM public affairs show. Airing Sunday mornings, from 5-6 am Pacific Standard Time /8-9 Eastern Standard Time, The Experience strives to present topical guests and stories in an entertaining and comfortable format.  

Armstrong will be part of a segment entitled Getting the Edge with Olympic World Champion Betsey Armstrong as the 2007 and 2009 World Champion, will provide tips on being a goalkeeper and playing water polo.

The goalkeeper for the United States National Team at the time of her induction, she spent four seasons tending the cage for the University of Michigan Wolverines, leading the team to four divisional titles and two NCAA tournament appearances, including a sixth-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championship. She wrapped up her U-M career as the program leader in blocks (1,267), minutes (3,329), goals against average (5.64) and save percentage (.654). She also holds the top four Michigan single-season blocks totals and three of the top five spots on the single-season save percentage and GAA lists.

During her career with the Maize and Blue, Armstrong racked up a pair of divisional Most Valuable Player accolades (2003-04) and four CWPA All-Division First Team honors (2002-05). Armstrong excelled at the Eastern Championship, earning two MVP honors (2003, '05) as part of three All-Eastern Championship first team nominations (2002, 2004-05). On the national level, she earned All-America recognition in each season, making the second team in 2004, third team in 2005 and honorable mention in her first two campaigns at Michigan.

In May 2006, she earned a spot on the USA National Team following an open tryout. In just under two years with the squad, Armstrong led Team USA to a gold medal at the XV Pan American Games -- securing the country's spot at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China -- and gold medal victories in both the FINA World League and FINA World Championships. At the World Championships, Armstrong was recognized as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Goalkeeper.

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she guided Team U.S.A. to the gold medal game against the Netherlands as the team captured the silver medal.