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GET TO KNOW: Courtney Carroll
7/21/2015 | Soccer
Summer is upon us and in preparation for the 2015 season, OleMissSports.com is bringing fans of Ole Miss Soccer and the Rebel Nation a look at the players who will make up the latest incarnation of the Rebels on the pitch.
We'll take a look at what makes each player unique, how they came to choose Ole Miss as their home and family for their collegiate career and what they hope to do after college.
Courtney Carroll
So., MF, 1L
Davidson, North Carolina (Hough HS)
Major: Business with a French minor
1. What made you choose Ole Miss and how did you know it was the right place for you to play soccer?
I have family that lives within a three-hour drive as well as a sister who is currently a sister that goes to Ole Miss. Family is very important to me and that helped with my decision because Ole Miss is 10 hours away from my parents. The campus encompasses everything I imagined a college campus should, and I love the Grove.
2. What are your goals for the season?
I want to work on finishing games. I want our team to focus on finishing in the final third, capitalizing on our opportunities and playing strong until the last whistle blows.
3. What is your favorite athletic memory at Ole Miss?
I think it was the first home game, but all of the older girls on the team decorated the freshman lockers and locker room and we got really pumped. That was the moment I knew I had incredible teammates.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I hope to have worked in Washington D.C. for a period of time as well as have back packed across parts of Europe. I don't know what I want to do professionally yet.
5. What's something most people don't know about you?
I love old music like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding.
6. If you could meet anyone living or dead (or fictional), who would it be and why?
Matt Damon. I really like all of the movies he's in.
7. Do you have any superstitions before a game?
I put my left cleat on before the right, but I don't know why.
8. If you had a day off from soccer, what would you do?
I would try to play tennis or sleep, depending on how tired I was from soccer the previous day.
9. What is your favorite class at Ole Miss and why?
History 106. Despite my initial disdain for post-Civil War American History, I have developed an interest in it. My professor has assigned reading I found interesting and eye-opening. He lectures well and I enjoyed going to his class.
Favorite Soccer Move: Nutmeg
Favorite Band: Sam Cooke
Favorite TV Show: House of Cards
Favorite Book: The Kite Runner
Favorite Food: Smoothies
Favorite Place To Eat In Oxford: Old Venice
Favorite Sport (other than soccer): Tennis
