Throughout the 2020-2021 year, the Aurora University athletic department will highlight the senior student-athletes. The seniors will provide some insight to their time at AU while getting to know them as individuals they have grown into in their time as a Spartan.
Senior Spotlight: Amanda Tsao (Women's Lacrosse)
Major: Health science and Psychology Â
    Minor: Physiology
What are your plans after graduation? I plan on taking a gap year before I go to PA school
What is your most memorable/best academic experience at AU? My favorite academic experience was actually my intro to academic writing class. Dr. Hipp is such a great professor! I always enjoyed reading novels and writing about them so I really liked that class a lot!
What is your most memorable athletic moment at AU? Definitely beating CUW for the first time in our history. It was such a cold day and rainy day but we were so amped up from adrenaline and energy that it made it all worth it!
Other than the sport(s) you play, what other sports activity are you good at? I'm too uncoordinated to play any other sports.
Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby or activity? I enjoy painting and binge watching tv shows
What is your favorite meal in the cafeteria? Chicken nugget and Mac and cheese Friday's!!!!
What AU faculty or staff member had the greatest impact on you and why? It's a tie between Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Rodriguez-Estrada. They both are such great professors. They make sure each student understand the material and they make the class really interactive so everyone participates!
What do you enjoy most and least about practice? I love game day. There's nothing like the energy in the locker room before each game! It's even better once we win! I really don't enjoy the sprints that we do
Do you have any pregame rituals? I always get an iced coffee from Dunkin. It's a must have!
What advice would you give to underclassmen at AU? Don't forget shower shoes if you're living on campus
If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be and why? Younger by Ruel. It's been one of my favorites for a couple years now. I don't know why it's my favorite but I could listen to it forever
What is something that people may not know about you but should? I never respond to people over texts or social media unless it's important or I start the conversation
If you could spend an hour each with three people (past or present), who would you choose and why? I would pick my late grandpa. We were always super close and he died suddenly this June and I wasn't able to see him due to Covid so I would just want one last conversation with him.
I would also pick both my grandparents on my mom's side. They both live in China so I've only met them twice in my life. There's a language barrier too since I'm not great at speaking Chinese but I would love to spend time with them.
