Yestino - The Signal ยท Ayla McDowellhttps://yestino.com/entities/ayla-mcdowell-478e05Every event involving Ayla McDowellen'She never stopped encouraging me': How Dawn Staley refused to let hearing loss hinder Ayla McDowellhttps://yestino.com/events/she-never-stopped-encouraging-me-how-dawn-staley-refused-to-c9d1b4https://yestino.com/events/she-never-stopped-encouraging-me-how-dawn-staley-refused-to-c9d1b4Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:17:57 GMTAyla McDowell relied on lip-reading and physical cues to combat her sensorineural hearing loss, but coach Dawn Staley convinced her to finally take action. Sources: ESPN