Alex

I loved Alex's goal against Syracuse.

I love that goal.  Her reaction was priceless.  She just shrugged her shoulders.

It was definitely my favorite goal of that game and one of my favorite goals of that season.  

I thought she made a big difference in the South Florida game, as did my cousin's husband who attended the game.

My cousin's husband Charles knows soccer.  He knows it.  He is a huge Arsenal fan.  In his house he has a 700 page, 80 pound, gold plated book, signed by Arsene Wegner

http://www.thisisopus.com/arsenal

I don't know how much 3,000 pounds is worth in dollars, but that has to be, um...a lot...I'm guessing about $4,500.

You could trade that book for a used car.

He showed me the book and he used gloves to turn the pages...no finger prints allowed.  The book was amazing, so was his Thierry Henry used jersey he had hanging up on his wall. 

He's even traveled to London to watch Premier League games.

He knows soccer.

At halftime of the USF game I ran into him and he goes "Man that number 28 made a huge difference." - From a man who owns an 80 pound book on Arsenal.

Alex worked really hard and improved a lot.  I may not know much about soccer, but it showed pretty clearly to me.  

Alex was probably the second or third player I ever interviewed.  I interviewed her after her goal.  I thought she would be really excited to talk about it.  I anticipated that she would just be full of great quotes. 

I asked her "What did it feel like to score your first goal?"

She said "It was great!"

It was great, but I thought she could say more so I asked "Would you like to elaborate?"

She went"No, that's good"

Alex had the longest interview ever this year on camera though.  I don't even know why, but it just kept going and going and going.  Part of that is my fault.  A lot of it probably was.  Our assistant coach also asked a few questions.  She was really good, and funny.  I'd say she might have had the best interview this year of all the seniors.

She was also awesome during Cory's prank.  I realized it as I was watching the tape and editing it how much Alex was able to freak Cory out.  My favorite was when she went "Cory, you don't have your bag?  That's not very good."  I'm sure that only helped freak Cory out.  It was like Alex poured gasoline on a wildfire with that comment. 

I don't know how to explain this, but I always got the impression that Alex was funny, but in a way that I just can't describe.

I watched her play basketball once and she got a rebound and then went "I got it" which I found funny.  It was almost as if getting it surprised herself.

As was the time she made a mistake in volleyball and said that it was bad judgement, and that her team should leave her alone.  Just thought that was funny.

I liked her passion for SAAC as well.  She wanted to win the most points of all the programs.  

Most of all with Alex I am just a little sad I didn't get to go to Birch Street Bistro in my time with the team.  You should go.