Celeste

Celeste Moncure, a back up goalkeeper, holds the distinction of being one of only a handful of players that I saw from beginning to end at UCONN. As a matter of fact I may have been the first person she saw at UCONN and one of the last she saw at UCONN.

For that reason, I really liked Celeste. I also really loved that she was from California. I think it's cool to have players from that far away attend UCONN.

Celeste loved Kemba Walker. When she visited UCONN she mentioned that. I remember her coming to our game at Oakwood against St. John's. I tried to fool her during an interview with her by telling her that one of our players had Kemba visit their room during the beginning of the year. Hopefully Celeste knows that's not true, even though the person who told me the story claimed that Celeste believed and that another gullible goalkeeper did.

Celeste wanted to be interviewed and I am glad I was able too in the brief time she was in Storrs. My favorite part of her interview was when she started to impersonate someone and then Coach walked in on us during the interview. Celeste went from impersonating a teammate to going "and now coach is here." That made me laugh.

I was also thrilled she got to travel to St. Johns and experience life on the road. One thing I remember most about Celeste is that she really wanted me to wear a watch at practice so I could tell her what time it was. I don't wear watches, and she would get on me for not doing that.

Celeste was a really nice person and was also entertaining. Everyone seemed to really like her. She also did a good job in the talent show. I wish her the best and hope she meets Kemba Walker one day.