Q: What was your “welcome to college” moment?
A: The final for my first history class on the history of the Soviet Union. I spent far too many consecutive days and nights in a room in the Writing Center memorizing, and it was still a terrifying experience. It definitely wasn’t high school anymore, and I have no desire to ever learn about Stalin again. Ever.
Q: What is the greatest highlight of your sports career?
A: When I was in high school I played in the Canada Winter Games, a nationwide, Winter Olympics-type experience for under-18s. My hockey team won the gold medal and it was really special.
In college, though, it was in my freshman year when we swept a weekend against University of New Hampshire, who at the time was ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the country. It was an amazing feeling, and I remember thinking, ‘This is what college hockey is all about.’ It was exciting, especially as a new player.
Q: What is your least favorite thing about hockey?
A: Morning practices in the winter. Freezing temperatures outside plus being on ice equals my feet in a lot of pain.
Q: Who is your quirkiest teammate?
A: Well, we have a few this year that could be in the running, but I would still have to go with junior Ann-Marie Elvin. I don’t know anybody else who can casually use the word “octogenarian” in a sentence one minute and debate the pros and cons of a side part the next.
Q: Does your team have any odd rituals?
A: I don’t know if I would really call it odd, but we “jump” in the dressing room before every game — basically have a dance party. It’s where I get some of my best dance moves.
Q: What was your most embarrassing moment at Princeton?
A: Probably when I first got the nickname “Grams.” It was one of my first weeks here, and a senior on the team told people I had fallen asleep in my stall and “looked like her passed-out grandma.” While I’ve come to love and accept the name now, it was pretty embarrassing for the first few months. And I still maintain that I was not sleeping!
Q: What has been your favorite class at Princeton?
A: I’m in Abnormal Psychology right now and I really like it. The topics are interesting, and usually the lecture is pretty entertaining as well. Professor Michael Litchman has some interesting ways of demonstrating concepts.
Q: What is the best part about being an athlete on campus?
A: Using practice as an excuse to wear the Princeton Athletics sweatpants and sweatshirt all day when I’m too lazy to actually get dressed.
Q: What is the worst part about being an athlete on campus?
A: The time crunch for getting things done, especially on game weekends. Sunday gets a little hectic.
Q: If you were a coach for a day, what would you do?
A: Play Black and Colors (defense and coaches against the forwards) all practice.
Q: What is the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
A: I have a lot of Christmas music on there, but that’s only really embarrassing because it’s still on there in June. What can I say, I really love Alvin and the Chipmunks!
Q: If you were a T-shirt, what color would you be?
A: Green. Forest green.
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