What other sports did you play in high school? Or before?
Before high school, I played pretty much every sport: soccer, tennis, basketball and golf. Then by high school it was pretty much just down to golf and basketball. Then I blew my ankle out while I was playing basketball in high school so I just went to golf because I knew I was going to be in that for the long run.

What made you choose to play golf in college?
I fell in love with the game early, when I was really young. Whenever I had to make a choice a between sports, (because) as you get older it takes longer to do each sport, golf was always the front runner. I fell in love with it early and I knew I wanted to play professionally. My mom and dad taught me early on that I need to get a college degree first, so I knew I wanted to play in college to get that.

How did you choose NC State?
My dad went here his freshman year, so I grew up a Wolfpack fan. I love the Raleigh area, so when I had the opportunity to represent the school that I grew up loving, it was a pretty easy choice.

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment so far as an athlete?
Being a good role model for young kids. I was asked to be the speaker at my junior state golf tournament last summer and the fact that those girls look up to me and that I represent my state the way that they would like, I really like that. It means a lot to me.

What do you still hope to accomplish in the future as an athlete?
I want to play professionally, obviously. I want to continue to set a good example and just get golf out there. It's grown a lot even since I've been playing. And just (to work to) increase the numbers playing and the opportunities it offers everybody. I have seen what it can do for me.

What do you do when you're off the course?
I love sports, watching sports, playing sports. We have a lake house on Lake Aspen and I think I have been swimming longer than I have been walking.

What was the best advice you ever received from a coach?
Every time I talk to my swing coach, she says something beneficial. Whether it's just a kick in the butt to get me back on track or whatnot. A couple of years ago, I work with Dr. Bob Rotella and he told me, when you go out there you have to play like you have already been told what's going to happen and just enjoy yourself as much as possible.

What is something that most people don't know about you?
I'm very clumsy, I trip over everything. I have fallen on the golf course numerous times.

What is your most memorable moment during your time at NC State?
Going to Nationals, you can't beat that.

How did the NCAA tournament last year motivate or benefit you?
It definitely helped me; I went to regionals and qualified there, played really well, really solid. My team was really close to making it. And then I went straight into US Open qualifying and won first stage there. It really built up my confidence to know that I can compete with the best out there. It led me to nationals; I ended qualifying for the nationals. It really boosted my confidence to know what I can do, you always have dreams about doing it and you think you can do it but until you do it you're not completely convinced.

What is your favorite part about playing golf at the college level?
The friends you make and not just at your school but I have so many friends at the schools we play with, you spend at least six hours a day out there with them.

What are your expectations for your team and yourself this season?
For my team, we're playing solid golf, we haven't quite put all three days together yet as a team but I think we are really close and could do it this week. We will be really close to home so hopefully the spring weather works in our favor. As for me, I want to finish strong, obviously. I haven't always represented myself as well as I would like to in the ACC Championship so I would like to redeem myself a little bit.

What is your favorite golf course you have ever played?
As far as manicured Interlachen where I played the US Open. My favorite course in layout, there are so many out there, but I really like Aaron Hills, right outside of Milwaukee. It was just a really good course, you could be aggressive at times but you had to be conservative too, that's the kind of course I like, it gives you plenty of challenge but you can go after things if you want.

What course would you most like to play that you haven't played?
Augusta National. I got to go the Master's my senior year of high school and I got to see the course and it made me want to play it even more. There isn't a blade of grass out of position.

What other sports did you play in high school? Or before?
I played ice hockey and baseball.

What made you choose to play golf in college?
Well, I'm 5-6 so I can't really play baseball and I was pretty good at (golf) so it was an easy thing to focus on.

Why did you choose Georgia Tech?
I was recruited there, it was my last visit and I was really impressed. They have a long history in the golf program and they really take care of their golfers.

What was the biggest transition from playing golf in high school to playing in college?
I think the courses are a lot harder and you are busier in college, you have more free time and you just have to manage it all. And the level of competition is a lot better.

What do you do when you're off the course?
I do a lot of fishing and some studying, obviously. But mostly fishing. My dad and I take a fishing trip every year.

What are your plans for after graduation?
I am probably going to move back to Phoenix, where I am from and work there, get out of the cold weather for a while.

What is your most memorable moment during your time at Georgia Tech?
On my recruiting visit, I was at the Auburn-Georgia Tech game and it was the first game of the year. We defeated Auburn and I was with the guys on the team and they all ran out on the field, so they lost me, I didn't know where anybody was, so I was running around on the field for 20-30 minutes. And the next day in the paper, one of the players I was with was in a picture hanging off the goal post. I thought it was awesome.

What are your expectations for your team this season?
Well, we have the ACC Championship, so obviously we want to win that one. And then we go to the national championships and we want to win, I think that was our goal at the beginning of the year. We are pretty intent on try to make it happen.

How did you manage to keep such a strong academic record and excel in golf at the same time?
If you ask anyone, it's probably just a time management thing. You have all that time to yourself. (You have to) just figure what's important to you and you do it.

What does being honored as an ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient mean to you?
I think it's the culmination of a lot of hard work, getting academics taken care of was a challenge but it was well worth it.

What was your favorite course you have ever played?
Probably Augusta National, we get to play it annually right before the tournament and its pretty special.

What is one course you haven't played that you really want to play?
Pine Valley, it's in New Jersey, I think. It's just one of those courses that's up there that you always want to get on but no one can get you on because you don't know any members or anything. Maybe one day.