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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
SOCCER Q&A
Colleen Quinn
Coach, players comment on current and past seasons, reminisce on favorite team experiences on and off the playing field
Emily Striden
Mark Francis
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007
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Name: Colleen Quinn
Position: Senior goalkeeper
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo.
BY ALISON CUMBOW
acumbow@kansan.com
What are your favorite Lawrence hot spots?
One of our favorites is Bistro Bella, and I love the dog park.
What do you think about Britney Spears' VMA performance? I thought it was horrendous. I really, really don't like her. Don't tell Afton (Sauer, defender).
Who is your favorite non-athlete celebrity?
Clive Owen.
Who is your favorite athlete?
Lance Armstrong.
What's your favorite type of food?
My mom's food.
What's your favorite type of music?
Country.
How do you feel when you see the ball coming at your face? Excited.
What goes through your head when you're trying to save the ball for the sake of your team? Whatever it takes to save it. It has to do a lot with how they shoot the ball.
What about just diving into the ground?
It doesn't hurt as bad as it looks.
Do you hear the fans?
Yeah, they are pretty close.
What's the worst injury you've seen on the field? An elbow dislocation.
What's your favorite color?
What's your favorite color? Yellow, because of Lance Armstrong.
What do you do besides soccer?
Seriously? (Laughing) I like to read.
I like things to be the same, but we do end up dancing in the locker room.
Do you have any weird rituals before the game?
Do you sing while the team dances?
What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done on the road with the team?
(Laughing) I do. I'm really ... bad.
I spilled my juice all over my lap at breakfast in Hawaii. It was really loud, and everybody got quiet. There was, literally, a pool of juice in my lap.
What's your favorite KU soccer moment?
It would have to be ... beating A&M during my freshman year on their field.
What are some things you would like to come out of the season having accomplished? I would like to beat both Texas A&M and Texas.
**Name:** Emily Strinden
**Position:** Senior midfielder/forward
**Hometown:** Lufkin, Texas
What are your favorite Lawrence
hot spots?
I love football and basketball games,
behind soccer. I do enjoy the occasional night out at Quinton's with
the girls.
What is your favorite food?
Pizza, meatloaf and scalloped potatoes.
What has been your favorite KU soccer moment?
It was my freshman year when we beat A&M on their field.
Do you have any weird rituals before games?
Yes, I do. The seniors all do something, and then Afton, Colleen and I have something. Jess (Bush, junior midfielder/forward) and I do too; we push each other, it's really hard to explain.
Who's your favorite athlete?
I don't really have an answer. The national women's soccer team was an inspiration.
Is there anyone you want to beat?
A&M, and Mizzou, of course.
How about Britney Spears' VMA performance?
That was awful.
What's your favorite movie?
What are you looking forward to on Friday?
I really liked "Cinderella Man." Oh, and I love "Miracle". Probably before the Portland game, I will watch "Miracle."
Playing in front of 8,000 people on a Friday night and beating Portland. We know that we are the underdogs, and we know that everybody's not expecting us to win, but we know that we can.
Name: Mark Francis
Position: Head coach
Hometown: London
What are your favorite Lawrence hot spots?
Zen Zero is one of my favorite places. I also like Sandbar and Jazzhaus.
Did you have any weird rituals before a game when you played soccer?
Yeah, I always put my equipment on in the same exact order.
How reflective are games of practices?
The intensity in practices is usually pretty good, usually pretty consistent.
How are you going to keep the
powers of your psych up?
women's psyches up?
I think they're doing fine. They're pretty positive. I think they're excited about going out and turning stuff around.
What has been your favorite KU soccer moment up until now? Probably... making it to the Sweet Sixteen.
— Edited by Meghan Murphy
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