High School: Played three sports... four-year volleyball letterwinner (two-year starter) who also played three seasons of softball and one of basketball... all-area and all-conference selection as a junior and senior in volleyball...
Other: Outside hitter with the Woodbridge-based Connecticut Juniors for three seasons
PERSONAL: Born Monica N. Gasch May 13, 1992…Parents: Judy and Jerry…Major: Psychology…Residence: New Fairfield, CT…
NICKI... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: All the people I have met
Favorite athlete of all time: Misty May-Treanor
Favorite professional sports team: Baltimore Orioles
The hardest class you’ve ever taken at Eastern: Behavior Science Statistics
Favorite subject in school: Psychology
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Women Studies, it was so boring
Most beneficial aspect of college life: Friends!
Greatest coach of all time in any sport, at any level: Coach Pete
Favorite Smart Phone application: Twitta!
Most famous American: Michael Phelps
Most important invention in last 100 years: Cell Phones!
Most important advancement in medicine in last 50 years: Vaccines, saving the world one step at a time
Biggest problem facing the world: Who will get more medals then Michael Phelps
Choice for a last meal: Thanksgiving, that way I’m stuffed
Should student-athletes receive an annual stipend for their service to their school? If so, how much?:
As much Nike gear that they can wear out of the store
Favorite college sports team, other than your own: UConn
If you could go to any sporting event in the world, which would it be?: Olympics
Last movie you’ve seen: Kerry Perry: Part of Me
Favorite musical artist: The Wanted
Favorite book: The Hunger Games (preferably Catching Fire)
Favorite sporting event you’ve ever attended: LEC quarterfinals
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Beach and indoor VOLLEYBALL!
Favorite human interest story revealed by Olympic coverage: Oscar Pistorius
Olympic sport which should be added: The Hunger Games
Olympic sport which should be dropped: Table Tennis
Olympic sport which you know nothing about: Judo
Best advice you’ve ever received: Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
Person with the most difficult job in the world: The President
Eastern’s biggest rival: Keene State
Your biggest rival: My mom, cause she is still taller than me
Pet peeve: The toilet seat left up
Biggest waste of time: Texting, but I love it
Your goals for the upcoming season: To win LEC’s!
If you could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Hawaii
Most dangerous animal: Dinosaur
Favorite pizza topping: Buffalo chicken!
What would you like to see as the University’s mascot?: I like being a warrior, maybe a minion
