Aug. 24, 2010

Rice senior Jordan Holloway has been fantastic for the Owls' soccer team this season. The midfielder from Carrollton, Tex., has helped control the tempo of games and created opportunities for her teammates. She recently passed one of the toughest tests of the young season, going one-on-one with the Just For Kicks questions!

Your name: Jordan Ashlei Holloway

The nickname my teammates call me: Jobin

My favorite soccer player: Fernando Torres

My favorite movie: Elf

My favorite web site: IAmSecond.com

My favorite CD or music artist: Shane & Shane, Needtobreathe

My favorite snack: mint chocolate chip ice cream!

My favorite meal at the Rice servery: pesto ravioli, the chocolate cookies with chocolate chips in them

My favorite class at Rice: Exercise Physiology

I chose to attend Rice because: the soccer team, the academics, I love humidity.

My pet peeve: people leaving their blinker on for forever

One athlete (non soccer player) I would like to meet: Colt McCoy or Josh Hamilton

One person (non athlete) I would like to meet:Tony Dungy

My favorite moment of my soccer career so far: Going to nationals with my club team

The person who got me interested in soccer: My parents

The best soccer advice I ever had was: "Hustle and everything else will come" - my dad

My favorite sport besides soccer: to watch, football; to play, basketball

When Rice started soccer for the first time 10 years ago (2001) I was busy: Playing soccer, surprise.

The Rice team I like to watch play their sport: Volleyball!! (My roommates are on the team)

The most embarrassing moment or thing that ever happened to me was: I broke a hammock this summer...

I describe myself as: the next white lightening

Other than myself, the Rice Owl to keep an eye on this season: Jessica Howard

The Rice soccer player with the best non-soccer talent: The freshmen's extreme knowledge of Harry Potter, or Hope's mad skills at geography.

One thing I'd like to say, but you didn't ask: Take it to the house!