Aurora University Athletics

Hometown: Guilford, Illinois
High School: Rockford
Team:  Women’s Basketball
Major:  Nursing

What is your favorite sports moment at AU?
Taking the chance to rejoin the basketball team

What is your most memorable academic experience at AU?
1st day at clinical

Why did you choose to attend Aurora University?
Close to home

Who is your all-time favorite athlete and why?
Jordy Nelson. I really enjoy watching him play, he can make some great catches.

What is your favorite class and why?
Medical Surgical Nursing because I feel as though I am actually learning how to be a nurse in that class.

Who is your favorite professor and why?
Dr. Jane Davis! She was the best and encouraged me that I was able to be a nurse!

Other than the sport(s) you play, what other sports activity are you good at?
I really enjoy playing recreational volleyball.

Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby?
Shopping... I am definitely a stress shopper.

What is your favorite meal in the cafeteria?
Soup and sandwiches are pretty good.

Who is your role model?
My parents, they both have worked so hard for the life that they have.

What do you enjoy most about practice?
The escape from the stress outside of the gym

What do you like least about practice?
Running

What are your plans/goals after graduation?
My dream job would be to be an ICU nurse.

Do you have any pregame rituals?
I always make sure that I make a layup on each side before running into the huddle.

What will you remember most from your college career?
How much I have changed and grown since my freshman year.

As a senior, what advice would you give to freshman at AU?
Don't let anyone or thing get in your way! Just go for it!

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