Meet...Hartford's MaryLynne Schaefer - AmericaEast.com

Meet...Hartford's MaryLynne Schaefer - AmericaEast.com

Q: Three Things I Can’t Live Without...
A: 1. cell phone 2. a good book 3. i-pod


Q: Why I Chose University Of Hartford...
A: For the people. I really liked everyone I met especially the players and coaches.


Q: Favorite class and why...
A: Any English/Writing class that allows me to express my own thoughts through writing.


Q: One thing I have learned at Hartford that I will carry with me for the rest of my life is...
A: Opportunity. The opportunity to study whatever you want and the opportunities that are made available to you once you graduate. Your professors put you in a position to attain as much knowledge and understanding as possible putting yourself in a position to get the best job upon graduation.


Q: My Dream Job, other than the NBA/WNBA, is...
A: Coaching at the division one level, it would be great to be a head coach, but I could handle being a top-assistant.


Q: The person, other than my parents, who has had the most influence on me is, and why...
A: My older sister because if it wasn’t for her I probably never would have started to play basketball.


Q: The best thing about being a Hartford Hawks is...
A: A growing tradition of success; whether it is on the court or in the classroom being a Hawk puts you in a position to be successful.


Q: Most memorable moment as an athlete...
A: Along with beating Temple my freshman year in the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating top-25 ranked Michigan State this year by 3 at home is pretty memorable.


Q: What I did this week as a student (classes, tests, projects, study hall)...
A: Fortunately for us we are still on winter break so that means there are no classes so sitting down to a good book is the closest I have come to being a student in the last week.


Q: What I did this week as an athlete (practice, games)...
A: Having a week to prepare for our next game against Vermont we have just had practice and lift and watching game film.


Q: Based upon my experiences growing up, my advice for young kids about school and athletics is...
A: You need to find the balance. It’s possible to do both, so don’t ever think differently, but know that the same effort that you put into athletics you have to put that same effort into your studies because by doing that you put yourself in a position to be the best.


Q: Why I am looking forward to the America East Basketball Championship...
A: Its an opportunity to redeem ourselves from last year. We had put ourselves in a position to win it and came up short. We could have won the championship game and made it three years in a row, but now we get the chance to start over.