Enrolled at Eastern in the fall of 2013 after one year at Springfield College, where she did not use a year of eligibility.
Coach Hutchison: "Jenna has great field vision and helps her teammates with good advice. She is a team motivator and team cheerer."
High School: Played four years of field hockey, starting three seasons at midfield... also played four seasons of softball and swam for one year... in field hockey, first-team All-State as a senior... two-year all-conference and all-division as a sophomore... two-sport captain... earned Gold Community Service Presidential Award as a senior and ROTC Physical Fitness Marine Award as a junior...
Other: In the summer of 2015, served as a referee for the Disney field hockey tournament and as a Futures coach... with the Connecticut Revolution U-19 team, competed in the National Field Hockey Festival in Phoenix in the summer of 2012 and on the Revolution team which captured the Nutmeg State Games in 2010...
PERSONAL: born Jenna A. Mango December 17, 1994 in Mount Vernon, NY... Parents: Marisa and Patrick… Brother: Patrick... Major: Psychology… Career Plans: Law enforcement... Residence: Bethel...
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | GP | GS | G | A | TP | Shots | GW | Dsv |
2015 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
JENNA....REVEALED
Favorite aspect of my sport: When you execute a perfect dodge, and you hear your teammates cheering for you
Most difficult aspect of playing a sport in college: Balancing your schoolwork
Personal goal for the season: Give 110 percent all of the time
Favorite sport other than my own: Baseball
My favorite moment playing sports: Beating Bedford by bunting the entire game, and knocking them out Sunday, after losing to them on Saturday in a softball tournament
My most overused phrase: Ya killin’ me, smalls
Biggest rival: WestConn
The biggest influence in my athletic career: Derek Jeter
Dream job: Surgeon
If I were a superhero my superpower would be: Invincibility
Favorite athlete in my sport: Emily Wold
Favorite movie quote: “The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!” – Rocky Balboa
Favorite musical artist or song: Island in the Sun
Most despised professional athlete: Michael Vick
Pet peeve: When people don’t pick up their feet when they walk
My life motto: If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Determined
In 10 years, I hope that I am not: Doing something that doesn’t make me happy
If I won lotto, this is what I would do with the money: Save it
Longest time I’ve watched a Netflix series: Grey’s Anatomy is on their 12th season so…
My largest cell phone bill: Your guess is as good as mine
Biggest waste of time: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite smell: Vanilla
If I could go out on a date with a celebrity, the celebrity would be: Patrick Dempsey
Who’s on TV that shouldn’t be? Kim Kardashian
I can never get an answer to this question: “Dad, do you have a penny?”
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Hawaii
One thing or person I would bring if I was stranded on a deserted island: My boyfriend
This is impossible: To kiss your elbow
Biggest adjustment to college life: Trying to find something to eat at Hurley
What I will take away from my college experience: The value of money
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: To bring back old Disney and Nickelodeon shows
My spirit animal: An otter…. and Brooke Davis
What I spent most of my time doing this past summer: Annoying my brother
Deflategate: Did the punishment fit the crime? I’ll answer this question using the movie ‘Remember the Titans’. As Nicky Boone said to Sheryl Yoast in the bleachers.. “I.. do not care”
Last person I hugged: Maddie LaRusso
Favorite TV show growing up: Rocket Power
Define success: The accomplishment of an individual’s goal
My happiest memory: Playing Kings in the Corner with my grandma
If you had to move to a different state, where would you move? Vermont
What do you think is the single best decision you've made in your life so far? Transferring to Eastern