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March 4, 2009

Name: Lianne Bobal

Sport: Women's Lacrosse

Post-college ambition: To be a strength and conditioning coach at the college level

Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Dad

Biggest thrill in sports: To now be in the BIG EAST

Athlete you most admire: Peyton Manning

What impresses you most about your coach: Intensity and will-power

What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Being mentally tough

Hobbies and outside interests: Music, friends, I love watching and playing football and baseball

Pre-competition superstition: I must listen to music Favorite

Favorite movie(s): Taken, Bad Boys 2, Peter Pan, Aladdin, Failure to Launch

Favorite TV show(s): It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Friends, House, Bones

Favorite musical group/artist: Nickelback and Angels&Airwaves

Favorite foods: Mexican and Italian Foods

Favorite class: Anything to do with my major, Exercise Physiology

Favorite funny movie quote: "Shampoo is better. I go on first and clean the hair. Conditioner is better. I leave the hair silky and smooth. Oh, really fool? Really. Stop looking at me swan." - Billy Madison

Favorite professional team: New York Giants

Favorite sports writer or announcer: Bill Simmons

A "Stupid Human Trick" you can do: Kind of difficult to explain but being able to hold my stick and pull my body through while still holding onto the stick.

Person you'd most like to meet: Brady Quinn

Words that describes you best are: Serious

Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Even the biggest mistake beats the heck out of never trying."

What people should know about you but probably don't: My favorite animal is a squirrel.

If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Brady Quinn, Matthew McConaughey and Peyton Manning

Best part of being an athlete: The different experiences and opportunities you can encounter

The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: When I got calls from colleges my junior (high school) summer

The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: My cleat flew off in mid-sprint down the midfield in high school

What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Hawaii

What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Fall