Rice University Athletics

JUST FOR KICKS!
10/7/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 7, 2013
Meet the players on the Rice Soccer team in the Q&A feature Just For Kicks. In today's edition sophomore midfielder Danielle Spriggstakes-on the rugged questions.
Full name: Danielle Ashton Spriggs
My Rice College: Wiess College
The nickname my teammates call me: Spriggs
My favorite soccer player is: Allison Martino
My favorite movie is: a tie between 10 Things I hate About You and Free Willy
My favorite book is: The Summer Fitness Packet
My favorite web site is: Facebook
My favorite CD or music artist is: Avril Lavigne under my skin
My pet peeve is: whaling
My favorite snack is: peanut butter and pretzels
My favorite meal at the Rice servery is: mini corn dogs
My favorite class at Rice is: FWIS
I chose to attend Rice because: Great academics and great team
What I like most about college life at Rice is: people watching
I knew I had gone off to college when: I still don't feel like I'm in college
I'll be loyal to my Rice College because: it's the closest college to Tudor Fieldhouse
One athlete (but a non soccer player) I would like to meet is: Michael Phelps
One person (but a non athlete) I would like to meet is: Khloe Kardashian
The celebrity who people say I most look like is: Alexandra Trenary
When I last looked, I had this many friends on Facebook: 1000
My favorite person/site to follow on Twitter is: Jessica Hojo Howard
My favorite moment of my soccer career so far: going to the state semi finals with my high school team
So far in my career, I've probably been through this many pair of soccer shoes: 26
The person who got me interested in soccer was: myself
The very first kids' soccer team I ever played for was nicknamed: the Shooting Starlights
The best soccer advice I ever had was: use your brakes
My favorite sport besides soccer is: Football
The Rice team I like to watch play their sport: Volleyball
The most embarrassing moment or thing that ever happened to me was: my credit card got declined at Chipotle
I describe myself as: Californian
My teammates think I ... : am awesome
Coach Nicky thinks I ... : am awesome
My favorite expression Coach Nicky uses: "I love soccer!"
Other than myself, the Rice Owl to keep an eye on this season is: Alexandra Trenary
The Rice soccer player with the best non-soccer talent: Lauren buzz Busansky has amazing massaging abilities
One thing I'd like to say, but you didn't ask is: I can fit a ping pong ball in my belly button









