California Institute of Technology

As a First-Year (2012-2013)

Played in 22 games including 13 starts…Averaged more thanfive points and five assists a game…Scored 13 points andgrabbed five rebounds (one offensive) in Caltech’s win overBethesda Christian (12/05)…Amassed seven or more reboundseight times…Rebounded in double digits (11) against Chapmanon 2/14/13 and reached double digits in points for the second timetwo days later against Whittier 

High School:

Member of the soccer and basketball teams in high school...Hersoccer team was the league, section, region, and state championsduring 2008 and her 2009 team was the league and sectionchampions...Her basketball team was the 2011 leaguechampions...Named to the All-Academic Team for Section I in NewYork...Captain of her high school basketball team

Personal:

Undecided major...Lists her hobbies as basketball, double bass,hiking, and running...Her favorite team is the New YorkYankees...She played for the Lady Knicks AAU team...Her biggestinfluence was her AP Calculus teacher Mr. Valinoti...Her mostexciting research project was while interning at NYU with professorMarco Arellaneda...Daughter of Valerie and Scott...Has two siblingsnamed Sarah and Alec

Getting to Know ...

1.    Something about you most people would besurprised to discover?
I went to circus camp for 8 years as a kid.
2.    Do you sing in the shower and if so what doyou usually sing?
Sometimes. It’s usually something upbeat by The Beach Boysor Sublime.
3.    What was the chore you hated doing and youloved doing as a child?
I hated mowing the lawn, until my dad started paying me. Ican’t say there were any I loved.
4.    If you could order the perfect birthday partythis year, what would you want the theme to be?
Finding Nemo!!
5.    Why do you love math and science?
They’re all about solving real world problems.
6.    I knew I loved sports when… I walkedout to see the plush, green field at Yankee Stadium. The feeling Igot is indescribable.
7.    If you could choose, a past decade would youhave liked to grow up in and what is it about that decade that madeyou choose it?
I would have loved to grow up in the 1960s. I wish Icould’ve been part of the women’s rights movement, aswell as the civil rights movement. They also had great music andstyle back then.
8.    The most difficult thing in life islearning…How to forgive.
9.    What family member do you take after most andwhat trait do you share?
I suppose I most take after my mom. She strongly believes thatwomen are equally, if not more, capable of men, and isn’tafraid to stand up for what she believes. Both are traits Iemulate.
10.     What was the social event you reallydidn’t want to go to but went anyway and had a greattime?  I wasn’t too psyched for senior prom, but I endedup having a lot of fun dancing with all of my friends.
11.    What people would you want to be stuck in alife boat with and why?
My AAU basketball team. They’re the funniest people Iknow.
12.    What is the most self-less thing you haveever done for someone?
I spent two summers teaching underprivileged kids math andreading.
13.    What is the one family value you believe inthe most?
Family will always be there when you need it.
14.     What do you admire most about yourparents?
They support my every venture, no matter whether or not theyagree.
15.    What trait does your sibling have that youwish you had and why?
My sister has an incredible memory. She can recall details anddates easily. I, on the other hand, am quite forgetful.
16.    What is something your teammates will loveabout you?  I think my team will enjoy my sense of humor.Sports should be fun!
17.      One goal you hope to achieve thisseason?
Many double doubles. I’ll strive for one each game.
18.    Define “Excellence” in your ownwords - Excellence is achieving beyond what is deemed possible.