Sept. 17, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - In the second edition of this series with the UCF women's soccer team, senior Hanna Wilde (Westlake, Ohio) and freshman Stacie Hubbard (Jacksonville, Fla.) serve as this week's featured players on UCFAthletics.com.
For part one, check out LUTCW Part One .
Hanna Wilde - Sr. - MF - Westlake, Ohio
What drew you to UCF when deciding where to attend college?
Wanting to get out of the Cleveland area, and I had a fabulous official visit.
How does it feel to be a member of this soccer program, which is historically one of the most successful teams on campus?
It's an amazing feeling but sometimes I feel like we are unappreciated. It's frustrating when I tell people to come to our games and they respond by saying, "I didn't even know UCF had a soccer team." And then I have to tell them that we have had a soccer team for a very long time and that we have made it to the NCAA Tournament numerous times and that our field is located right next to the huge football stadium.
Describe your favorite personal experience.
I went on a trip to Moab, Utah, when I was 18 with some of my friends. We camped and hiked out in the desert for 10 days and it was incredible.
List your top three places you have ever been to.
Moab, Utah - It's gorgeous there.
Peru - The culture there is amazing and I absolutely love the rainforest. It's so different from what our lives are like here in the States.
New York City - It's by far my favorite city that I have ever been to.
List your top three places you want to go to.
Africa - There is a lot of conflict going on in Africa with the Darfur situation and I would like to go there to do humanitarian work. I also want to go to the Serengeti to see the animals.
Italy - I'm Italian
Chicago
Where do you see yourself living in 10 years?
Hopefully in New York or possibly back in Cleveland.
What game show would you rather be a contestant on and why?
Family Feud. My family would win fo' sho'.
If you worked for CNN, would you be at the anchor desk, out in the field, a cameraman, a weatherman, a sportscaster or sitting in a cubicle all day away from the studio.
Out in the field. I don't ever want a desk job.
Reflect on elementary school. Is there a project you had that you will always remember, like a field trip or cutting open a frog?
We had to do an ecology project where we had to kill bugs and pin them to this board. I hated it because we would kill the bugs by putting them in a jar with cotton balls soaked in nail polish remover so the bugs would suffocate. Who wants to watch or do that?
You have $1000 to spend at Best Buy. What do you get?
A see-through refrigerator.
You have $50 to spend at Publix to stock up the kitchen. What do you get?
Lots of redbull
Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico. Why?
The Gulf for sure. It's cleaner and the people are less annoying.
You're going to play a 2-on-2 pick-up soccer game tomorrow and you can pick anybody who has ever lived to play with you, even if they never played soccer before. Who are those three people?
Tim Burton, Janis Joplin and Marilyn Monroe. That would be hysterical.
Stacie Hubbard - Fr. - MF/D/F - Jacksonville, Fla.
What drew you to UCF when deciding where to attend college?
I really liked the campus and they offer what I want to major in.
Describe your favorite soccer moment.
It would have to be when my high school team beat Fletcher High to make it into the district championships. We were down 2-0 at halftime and ended up winning 5-2.
List your top three places you have ever been to.
St. Louis - It's my hometown and one of the coolest cities to visit.
Virginia Beach - It has amazing night life and an awesome amusement park right on the beach.
Turks and Caicos - The water was so pretty, and swimming with stingrays was incredible.
List your top three places you want to go to.
Australia - To surf and scuba dive
England
Italy - Get some authentic Italian food!
Where do you see yourself living in 10 years?
I would either like to live somewhere either in Florida or California on the beach, or back in St. Louis.
What game show would you rather be a contestant on and why?
That kids show G.U.T.S because all the challenges look fairly easy.
If you worked for CNN, would you be at the anchor desk, out in the field, a cameraman, a weatherman, a sportscaster or sitting in a cubicle all day away from the studio.
Definitely a sportscaster - why not do something fun?
You have $1000 to spend at Best Buy. What do you get?
A bunch of songs for my iPod, DVDs, all the FRIENDS seasons.
You have $50 to spend at Publix to stock up the kitchen. What do you get?
Easy mac, powdered sugar doughnuts, frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts, kiwis, oranges, milk, peanut butter, oreos and grape Gatorade.
Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico. Why?
Atlantic. It's closer to where I live and has better waves to surf.
You're going to play a 2-on-2 pick-up soccer game tomorrow and you can pick anybody who has ever lived to play with you, even if they never played soccer before. Who are those three people?
Michelle Akers for sure since she's my idol, Natasha Kai, Ryan Giggs