09/14/2026
3 SECONDS IN THE FRAME
A storytelling project celebrating the women behind women’s sports.
Created by B Philly Photography
Sponsored by Stoop Pigeon
We’re telling the stories beyond the game—the people, places, influences and experiences that shape who these athletes are and where they’re going next.
Because the game is only one chapter.
FRAME 001 — MOLLY RULLO
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For Molly, basketball is a family language. A Philadelphia language. A legacy more than 80 years in the making.
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Her grandfather played four sports at Temple before joining the Philadelphia Warriors in 1946 as a member of the team’s first NBA championship in 1947.
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Her grandmother was a standout PCL player at Hallahan in the 1950s, winning three championships and serving as a captain.
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Her parents, Jim and Maureen, both played basketball at Drexel—and both captained their teams.
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Now Molly wears the same Drexel jersey they once wore, alongside her younger sister, Megan.
She grew up immersed in Philadelphia basketball, from playing at Markward Playground, where her grandfather once worked and made an impact in the community, to watching games at The Palestra and dreaming of playing there herself.
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That dream became reality her freshman year of high school, when she played at The Palestra with her grandmother watching. For Molly, the moment carried even more meaning knowing they both shared a Catholic League championship—two generations connected by the same game, in one of Philadelphia’s most historic basketball gyms.
Molly and Megan later shared a state championship at Cardinal O’Hara. Now they share the court at Drexel, carrying their family’s connection forward.
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But Molly isn’t simply continuing a legacy. She’s building one of her own.
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At Drexel, she studies Finance and plans to minor in Management, drawn to problem-solving, leadership and the possibilities beyond the court. She hopes to one day captain the Dragons herself.
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She hopes to be remembered not only for what she accomplished, but for the way she treated people, the relationships she built, and
