Aurora University Athletics

Hometown: Loves Park, Illinois
High School: Harlem
Team: Women’s Lacrosse
Major: Disabilities Studies
Minor: Spanish and Psychology

What is your favorite sports moment at AU?
Getting to and playing in the championship game last year!

What is your most memorable academic experience at AU?
Making the dean's list last year.

Why did you choose to attend Aurora University?
Not too far from home, and not too expensive.

Who is your all-time favorite athlete and why?
Mia Hamm, because she always plays her heart out and is inspirational.

What is your favorite class and why?
SPED 3815, Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities. This is my major class, and this is teaching me exactly what I need in order to get the career I want. The professor is great too.

Who is your favorite professor and why?
Professor Garrity. She has helped me so much and given me so many opportunities in this class. She always makes sure we understand the material and she always makes the class fun.

Other than the sport(s) you play, what other sports activity are you good at?
Soccer

Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby?
Fishing, reading, and being around friends.

What is your favorite meal in the cafeteria?
Sandwiches from the sandwich bar.

Who is your role model?
My mother.

What do you enjoy most about practice?
Coach always makes sure we are getting work done, but also that we are having fun.

What do you like least about practice?
Conditioning

What are your plans/goals after graduation?
I hope to get a job in a school district as a behavior analyst for children with disabilities.

Do you have any pregame rituals?
Other than team rituals, I always make sure to look down at my shoe where I have my great grandmother's written.

What will you remember most from your college career?
I will remember all of the people I have met, and even though there have been tough times, people will get you through them!

As a senior, what advice would you give to freshman at AU?
Take studying seriously. This will impact your future. Also, if you get injured, it sucks. Really bad. But keep your head up and work hard to get healthy again. It will take hard work and will not be easy, but you have to dig deep within yourself to find that strength and motivation to become better than you were even before your injury. You can do it!

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