Oct. 4, 2006

Name: Katlyn Ferguson (link to official Rice bio)

The nickname my teammates call me: Ferg and Fergie

My Rice College: Hanszen

My favorite soccer player: Fabio Cannavaro and David Beckham

My favorite movie: Miss Congeniality (Sandra Bullock is my all-time favorite)

My favorite web site: maps.yahoo.com/drivingdirections

My favorite CD or music artist: Ben Harper right now

My pet peeve is: cars that are not parked straight or correctly in their clearly marked parking spaces

My favorite snack: almond sweet and salty bars

My favorite meal at the Rice servery: the salad bar with spinach enchiladas

My favorite class at Rice: Sports Law

I chose to attend Rice because: I always knew I wanted to be an Owl

What I like most about college life or specifically college life at Rice: the beautiful campus and the future opportunities Rice provides its graduates

One athlete (non soccer player) I would like to meet: Pat Summitt

One person (non athlete) I would like to meet: Oprah Winfrey

My favorite moment of my soccer career so far: the Conference USA Tournament Championship

The person who got me interested in soccer: all of my friends in grade school who wore their jerseys to class

The best soccer advice I ever had: Play like you're in first. Train like you're in second.

My favorite sport besides soccer: basketball

The Rice team I like to watch play their sport: baseball

The most embarrassing moment or thing that ever happened to me: Some friends and I decided to watch a World Cup match on TV this summer and we got into a little screaming match against a group of younger men for the entire game. When it went into a shootout, everyone saw that I forgot which team I had been rooting for.

I describe myself as: ambitious

My teammates think I am: at least one of the top five coolest people they know

Coach Huston thinks I am: dedicated to team success

My favorite coach Huston expression is: anything she says after she rubs her hands

Other than myself, the Rice soccer player to keep an eye on this season is: Katelyn Ostendorf (strong name for a strong player)

The Rice soccer player with the best or most interesting non-soccer talent: Maria Fadool. She NEVER sweats. Ever.

One thing I'd like to say, but you didn't ask: Thanks for showing up! We know how hot it is. Your support is what helps push us through.