J.D.

Memories of Jessica Diakun...not another J.D...I am continuing to write about all the players I remember and interacted with while part of UCONN Soccer.

I didn't know J.D. for all that long. I know that's her nickname, and I'm not even sure if I ever called her that when I was there since I really was a very insignificant and small part of her time at UCONN.

I think the funniest thing I remember about her is the interview I did with her for our facebook page. She was really good during her interview, but she also spoke SO QUICKLY. As I was transcribing what she said I had to replay it about five or six times on my recorder to get one sentence right.

Two other moments I remember that were unrelated to me being with the team was the time she hobbled around Gampel Pavilion on crutches to get free marketing gear and the time she was on a UCTV show.

As far as on the field memories of her I just remember her as a solid and reliable player. I knew so little about soccer then, as compared to the little I know now, that I couldn't say much more than that. I remember editing her goal against Providence on film. I was happy she scored and mad she got railroaded in the process. I also remember her flicking the ball over a defender and getting it back to herself in a game.

My favorite memory of her was at our team banquet and its for a selfish reason. I really didn't think I meant all that much to the senior class that year because I never traveled with the team and only helped out for the last half of their practices. However, I knew I was doing something right when Jess came up to me after the banquet to thank me. I really didn't expect to hear that coming from someone who had been with the program for so long and known me for such a short time.