Feb. 14, 2006
1. This is your senior year, what has playing basketball at UTPA meant to you?
JF - "It's been a challenging experience and a great opportunity."
2. What has it meant for you to go from being a walk-on to now starting in your senior season?
JF - "I tried out because I wanted to see how different college ball really was. I didn't think I would make the team. Making my first start at Wichita State was exciting as I finally accomplished one of my goals."
3. What do you go through in preparation for each game?
JF - "I prepare by listening to music, praying that I perform well and I go over the game plan."
4. What is the biggest challenge you have had to overcome in your life?
JF - "To be a confident woman."
5. How would you describe yourself as a player?
JF - "I'm a hard worker and as a player, I love defense. I also like to set screens or give that extra pass to my teammate to score."
6. What is the single best thing about being a basketball player?
JF - "Wearing a uniform and actually playing and starting during my senior year."
7. Who has had the biggest impact on your life and why?
JF - "My parents! They always tell me to keep my head up, try my hardest and not let anyone get me down. I thank them for always being there for me."
8. What is the biggest thing that a normal everyday person doesn't realize about being a college basketball player?
JF - "Practicing for hours a week and weekends, going to class and studying. Everyone thinks we have it easy, but we don't."
9. With your senior season winding down, what are your post-basketball plans?
JF - "To finish my education."
10. What will you miss most about UTPA?
JF - "I will miss my teammates, coaches, and surprisingly, the conditioning."
1. What was the first car you drove after getting your license?
JF - '93 Dodge Spirit
2. What was the last magazine you read on a road trip?
JF - Cosmopolitan
3. What is the first thing you pack before going on a road trip?
JF - Personal items
4. What was the first CD you ever bought?
JF - KC and JoJo
5. What is the last karaoke song that you've performed?
JF - "I've never done karaoke... I only perform for myself."
6. What is the last DVD that you bought?
JF - Transporter 2
7. What is the first costume you remember wearing on Halloween?
JF - I don't remember.
8. What is the first thing that goes through your head in the morning when you wake up?
JF - Thank the Lord for another day.
9. What was the last movie you watched?
JF - Wedding Crashers
10. What was the first concert you ever attended?
JF - I've never been to one.
1. Break From School - Spring Break or Christmas Break?
JF - Christmas Break
2. Cartoon Child Troublemaker - Stewie Griffin or Bart Simpson?
JF - Stewie Griffin
3. Board Game - Sorry, Clue or Monopoly?
JF - Sorry
4. Year in School - Freshman or Senior Year?
JF - Senior year
5. Detective - Sherlock Holmes or Inspector Gadget?
JF - Inspector Gadget
6. Shoes - Reebok, Nike, or Adidas?
JF - Nike
7. Adventure - Scuba Diving or Skydiving?
JF - Skydiving
8. Trash Magazine - National Enquirer or Star?
JF - Star
9. ABC TGIF Show - Full House, Family Matters or Perfect Strangers?
JF - Family Matters
10. Singer / Actress - Hilary Duff or Lindsay Lohan?
JF - Hilary Duff
1. The best advice that I ever received from somebody?
JF - "Don't let anyone put you down or you will never succeed."
2. The worst advice that I ever received from somebody?
JF - "I always got good advice."
3. The best class that I've taken at UTPA?
JF - Racquetball
4. The worst class that I've taken at UTPA?
JF - Anatomy and Physiology
5. The best road trip I've been a part of?
JF - It was a family trip from McAllen to Idaho.
6. The worst road trip I've been a part of?
JF - I can't think of one.
7. The best trash talker on the team?
JF - Devin Reed
8. The worst trash talker on the team?
JF - Danielle Kostacky
1. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?
JF - Mind control
2. If you could pick a movie star to play you in a movie, who would it be?
JF - "I like action movies, so any woman who is athletic and dangerous."
3. If you weren't a basketball player at UTPA, where would you be and what would you be doing?
JF - "Going to class at UTPA and living a boring life, because I wouldn't have been able to meet my team and friends."
4. If you could be one place in the world right now, where would you be?
JF - "Anywhere with nice weather and beautiful scenery."
5. If you could play three-on-three with anyone dead-or-alive on your team, who would your teammates be?
JF - Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson
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