University of Georgia Athletics
Getting To Know Georgia Volleyball Student-Athlete Erika Clark
October 31, 2007 | Volleyball
QUESTION: What is it that attracted you to Georgia?
ANSWER: I really liked the campus and clicked well with the girls.
Q: What do you like most about the city of Athens?
A: It's a good college atmosphere and a lot of school spirit.
Q: What is your favorite thing about the sport of volleyball?
A: The intensity.
Q: What is your earliest volleyball memory?
A: Getting my first overhand serve in 7th grade.
Q: What volleyball memory stands out the most for you?
A: My senior year in high school. The whole volleyball season we only lost 2 games.
Q: If you could play any other sport in college, what would it be?
A: Basketball.
Q: What is the best part of being a collegiate athlete?
A: Just being able to represent your school.
Q: What (if any) pre-game superstitions or rituals do you have?
A: Mara or Kelsey has to do my hair before every game.
Q: What are some of your favorite things to do in your spare time when you are not playing volleyball?
A: Shop and just hang out with my roommates.
Q: Who is your most influential role model(s)?
A: My parents.
Q: Who is your favorite professional athlete?
A: Tracy McGrady.
Q: Do you have a favorite type of music you listen to? A favorite artist?
A: Alternative, but I really like everything; John Mayer or Taking Back Sunday.
Q: What is your favorite sports movie?
A: Remember the Titans.
Q: Do you have a favorite food or meal?
A: I like Mexican food.
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas or Halloween.
Q: Name one thing that people would be surprised to learn about you.
A: I am still seventeen.
Q: What is the place that you havent traveled to, which you would most like to visit?
A: Italy.
Q: How did you spend your summer in 2007?
A: In Athens, working out and taking summer school classes.
Q: What is your favorite quote/saying?
A: Everything happens for a reason.
Q: Do you have a nickname on team?
A: Kika, Eka, E, Clark, Eky, Kiki, Keeks, and Frisco.
The Georgia volleyball team (14-10, 5-9 Southeastern Conference) will play host to Alabama (14-9, 11-3 SEC) and Mississippi State (10-13, 5-9 SEC) this weekend at the Ramsey Center. On Friday, Georgia will take on Alabama at 7 p.m. ET, and on Sunday, the first serve against Mississippi State will be at 2 p.m. Georgia played both schools on the road earlier this season, falling 3-1 to both contests.
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