Q: You, Kayla Mullaney and Kelly Knudsen have been here since freshman year, what is that feeling like having all three of you here for all four years?
A: It is wonderful, even today we were talking about how we went to team dinner and there was some controversy about it. Kelly, Kayla and I all said that we had been doing this since freshman year and we are very keen on keeping our traditions alive and that we all share that commonality means so much to us.
Q: What is the best thing to do during practice to really enhance your game?
A: Let’s say if our energy is running really down, something that we like to do is crack little inside jokes. I look to the energy from the group, it’s not something that I can find in myself, I need everyone else to pull together and I think volleyball is such a great sport because you depend so much on your team.
Q: Your major is nursing, what would you like to do with that?
A: I would like to do critical care nursing so eventually I would like to do ICU work and furthermore from that I would like to do Nurses without Borders. Wherever there is a natural catastrophe they send nurses there and I would like to do that.
Q: Do you want to stay in the game of volleyball once you are done at Saint Xavier?
A: I do. I coach right now and I would like to continue coaching as well as playing maybe on some recreational team. I do not think that I will go to Olympic level, but I would like to just continue playing.
Q: What is one thing that you like to do pregame?
A: Kelly {Knudsen} was just talking about this and she has so many little superstitions. I like to go to the athletic room and I like to heat, but I also like to in my own mind start with music.
Q: What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened on the volleyball court?
A: Ok, not to me, but this is to Kelly. This is last year and I had rotated out so middle was serving and someone hit the ball on the other side of the net over and it hit Kelly square in the forehead and it just soared back over the net. I did not even ask her if she was ok, I just fell to the floor laughing because it was so funny.
Q: What are some things that help you distress?
A: I like to make ‘To Do’ lists and I like running. Worst case scenario, I will just put my books aside and put volleyball aside and just go take a nap.
Q: Is there anything that motivates you?
A: This is based off myself, I have torn my ACL twice and I think that is self-motivating that I have been through so much physically and I think that says a lot about me and how much I love this sport.
Q: Do you have a favorite Disney character?
A: The Little Mermaid. When I was younger I had the chicken pox and I made my mom rewind that like 28 times in the span of two days.
Q: What is your preferred method of travelling?
A: Flying. We drove to Colorado one time and I will never drive to Colorado again, just get me there fast.
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