Oct. 11, 2006

Name: Shelley Wong (link to official Rice bio)

The nickname my teammates call me: Lil' Shell, Shelleh

Rice College: Will Rice

My favorite soccer player: Zinedine Zidane

My favorite movie: Heartbreakers

My favorite web site: nike.com

My favorite music artist: Kenny Chesney

My pet peeve is: people leaving their blinker on while they are driving, but have no intention of turning

My favorite snack: popcorn

My favorite meal at the Rice servery: Tuna sandwich, pineapple, strawberries and rice

My favorite class at Rice: Religion and Hip hop

What I like most about college life or specifically college life at Rice is: there is more diversity

One athlete (non soccer player) I would like to meet: Andy Roddick

One person (non athlete) I would like to meet: Kenny Chesney

My favorite moment of my soccer career so far: winning the state championship in high school my senior year

Who got me interested in soccer: my parents

The best soccer advice I ever had: "take a shot" my dad

My favorite sport besides soccer: field hockey

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

The most embarrassing soccer moment or thing that ever happened to me was: It was raining during one of my high school games, and it was a really intense game. We were down 1-0 and the ball went out of bounds. The field was surrounded by a cement track and I sprinted after the ball because time was running out in the game. My cleats slipped on the surface, and my feet flew up in the air and I landed right on my butt.

I describe myself as: tired

My teammates think I am: their little sister

Coach Huston thinks I am: always tired

My favorite coach Huston expression is: "work rate guys!"

Other than myself, the Rice soccer player to keep an eye on this season is: Christine Petric

The Rice soccer player with the best or most interesting non-soccer talent: Traci Fraser - she can specifically identify the type of guy every girl on the team would date

One thing I'd like to say, but you didn't ask is: I am obsessed with microwave popcorn