The COVID-19 outbreak forced the sudden cancelation of the NCAA winter and spring sports seasons. In the weeks following, the Aurora University athletic department highlighted senior student-athletes. We began with the seniors from the spring who had their seasons cut short and now begin to recognize the seniors from the winter and fall sports who completed their time at AU.
 
Senior Spotlight: Makayla Fincher (Women's Volleyball)

Majors: Business Administration, Sports Management, and Leadership Studies-Nonprofit and graduated in December of 2019.

What are your plans after graduation? I am currently pursuing my MBA with plans to graduate in May 2021.

What is your most memorable/best academic experience at AU? The most memorable experience for me was graduation in December and accomplishing my degree with 3 major in 3.5 years.

What is your most memorable athletic moment at AU? My favorite memory was making to the NCAA Elite 8 and traveling to Pittsburg my junior year.

Other than the sport(s) you play; what other sports activity are you good at? I played soccer when I was younger.

Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby or activity? Watching sports and traveling.

What is your favorite meal in the cafeteria? Chicken nugget day and the days they had an ice cream sundae bar.

What AU faculty or staff member had the greatest impact on you and why? I would say that Coach Seitelman and Brynn Speh had to most impact on me during my time at AU. As an out of state student, both Coach and Brynn helped make AU feel like home especially during the many unexpected challenges I faced on and off the court.

What do you enjoy most and least about practice? My least favorite part was the first day of preseason when we had to do the conditioning test.. sorry Chad! My favorite part of practices were the different games we would play and the 2v2 tournament we played at the end of season.

Do you have any pregame rituals? Each season I would have one pair of shoes that I would wear to every game and travel days.

What advice would you give to underclassmen at AU? Cherish every moment and not stop believing in yourself.

If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be and why? Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs.

What is something that people may not know about you but should? I have a goal to travel to all 50 states.

If you could spend an hour each with three people (past or present), who would you choose and why? I would choose to have one more hour with my grandpas and grandma who have passed away.