What is the best thing about being part of the NESCAC?
I love that it feels like I know a significant portion of the teams we play against. Between teammates from high school, club, summer pick-up, or just years of playing against the same girls, it’s always a joy to reconnect with NESCAC friends throughout the fall.
You have a blank canvas, paint your perfect day. What does it look like?
It’s 7:30 a.m. in Williamstown, Massachusetts on a mid-October day, and so naturally we’re in-season. I wake up to the gentle rouse of natural sunlight after an early night and some very restful sleep. I look outside to the sight of brilliant reds and oranges: we’re in the thick of the classic New England autumn and its changing leaves. I make a big breakfast in my kitchen to prepare for a big day ahead: a typical game-day-eve practice, preceded by a day full of cool classes and homework with friends. Maybe I can fit in time for a quick dip in the Green River or a trip to the local Alpaca farm.
What’s your go-to warm-up song?
It changes every few days, but usually I will listen to the same song over and over again until I find a new one that is particularly satisfying and energizing. Right now, I am really into Hideaway by Kiesza.
If you weren’t playing your sport, what other sport would you want to try?
Squash. I already dabble in it during the winter and spring but not enough to be very good. I hope to deepen my skills post-grad.
Have you studied abroad during your collegiate experience?
I went to Granada, Spain in Spring of 2026 and had an awesome time learning about the rich history, architecture, food, and culture of the city. I went in knowing no one and I was able to make a ton of new friends because of it.
What internships/research projectshave you participated in?
I am currently in the thick of my senior year thesis project supervised by Professor Matt Carter. I am investigating the connectivity and overall role of the Parasubthalamic Nucleus within the neural circuitry encoding appetite and consummatory aversion. This summer, I worked to perfect a lot of important techniques within this area of research. Honestly, most of these techniques are still not perfected! These past few months it has been a battle to not succumb to the negative self-talk in my head, especially when losing weeks of research by messing up a single, minute-long step, but I am proud to say that I have emerged on the other side of that time stronger and more comfortable during moments of failure!
What’s a class outside of your major that you surprisingly liked?
I took “Panopticon: Surveillance, Power and Equality" with sociology Professor Ben Snyder. The class allowed me to actually understand what it means for my data to be used, thereby making tangible the threat of data breaches. The prevailing themes of the class insisted on the existence of a simple pattern: behaviors are recorded, sold, and analyzed in order to dictate other behaviors. Sometimes this pattern can look like something as seemingly innocuous as crafting an advertisement personalized to my online habits that will eventually prompt me to purchase a new product. As a more overtly harmful example, this framework can lead to physical violence. A surveillance system tracking a community’s movements may allow the dispatch of police in high traffic areas with the intent of deterring crime. However, this tactic historically proves ineffective and often leads to more violence with the higher incidence of police-community interactions. Later in the course, we did a case study evaluating an experimental surveillance aircraft, the ‘Spy Plane’, which was deployed a few years ago in Baltimore and focused on the majority-Black portion of the city. Although incredibly expensive, the plane’s camera, ill-equipped to capture high-definition footage, ultimately could not function to deter or capture crime, especially when the technology was found in court to violate the 4th amendment. Besides disrupting the city with high emissions and a loud propeller for up to 12 hours a day, the technology also wrongfully imprisoned someone for a murder they did not commit. Class discussion was always super stimulating and interrogated the tenuous balance of convenience, safety, and violations of privacy in the context of surveillance, and whether this balance could even exist at all.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned from being a student-athlete?
I’ve come to learn in my time at Williams that in order to perform, whether it be on the field or in the classroom, one has to take care of their body first. Being an athlete necessitates diligence in routine, bedtime, eating sufficiently, rest, and spending time with friends and family. Every year I notice that I lose sight of all of these pillars when I lose the structure of season. Once the fall ends, I always have to impose a certain discipline on myself that simulates that same structure and prioritizes these aspectsof my health. Luckily I’ve found that when employed, this strategy enables me to not fall behind academically, socially, emotionally, etc.
What is your favorite place on your campus?
I love the Clark. Although not technically part of campus, the WORLD FAMOUS art museum is about a 10 minute walk from the majority of places I frequent in Williamstown, and displays an ever-changing collection that upon viewing brings me incredible joy. I also love the outdoors that surround the premises, arguably even more. They have a reflecting pool, beautiful trees, a modest hill, a great view of the Purple Valley, and most importantly, cows.
What skill do you have that has nothing to do with your sport?
I can walk on my hands in ~15 second spurts.
