Just 15 out of 100. That was Belmont’s 2021 score on the athletic equality index compiled by Athlete Ally, a nonprofit LGBTQ athlete advocacy group. In its final year in the Ohio Valley Conference, Belmont currently holds the third-lowest AEI score in the conference. The average score for OVC members is 20.6, while the average score in the Missouri Valley Conference — which the Bruins will join in 2022 — is 38.8. For queer-identifying athletes like ‘21 softball alumnus Georgi