Sophomore Traci Edwards has been lighting up the score boards along with fan“s faces with her extreme skill and consistency. Assistant Sports Editor Mary Franzen talked with her to get the down low on who she is and what basketball means to her.

Q: What got you into basketball in the first place (dig deep)?

A. When I moved to Menasha in second grade, I would play horse in the backyard with my family all the time and I loved it. It just so happened that my baseball coach was a basketball coach as well, so I went to the gym almost everyday and worked with him.

Q: What do you think makes you the player that you are, (list as many things as you want)?

A: I think what makes me the player that I am is that I am very competitive. I hate to lose and I will try to do anything in my power to win.

Q: Do you get along well with your team? Do you guys hangout on the weekends?

A: Yes, I get along with my whole team. They are a lot of fun to be around, which works out great since we see each other everyday for hours. I usually don“t stay here on weekends, but when I do, I will hang with some of them.

Q: What happens after basketball and college is over? Do you intend to keep playing? How about your major?

A: When college is over I“m not sure if I will keep playing. I think it would be a lot of fun to play after college, but time will tell. I don“t have a major yet but I have to decide by the end of this year. I“m not sure which way I“m going either.

Q: What“s home like, small town, big town? Great supportive family or family more concerned with academics?

A: I think that Menasha is a pretty big town. It“s surrounded by a bunch of cities so it seems big to me. My family is very supportive of me; they make it to almost every home game and some away games. They are concerned about academics also because that is what I am here for.

Q: How does basketball rank in your life?

A: I would say that basketball ranks after family and school. Without my family I wouldn“t be where I am and school is important so I can be successful after basketball.

Q: Why did you come to UWM?

A: I came to UWM because there is a winning program here, it“s close enough to home, and the campus is really nice.

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