ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — We’ve hit week four of our weekly Q&A with a returning University of New Mexico women’s soccer player as we get closer to the Lobos’ season opener Aug. 18 at home against San Francisco.
This week we catch up with senior Quincy Slora. The Stafford, Virginia, native played in all 19 games for the Lobos last season and made eight starts. In her career, she’s played 55 games in her first three seasons and has scored five goals and added six assists.
Let’s catch up with Quincy with this week’s Lobo 5:
As you head into your senior season, when and how did it hit you this is your final year as a Lobo?
I’m not quite sure that it’s fully hit me yet. I think the closest I’ve come to acknowledging that it is my last year was when I drove in to Albuquerque for captain’s practices. I rode in with a friend and when we arrived she said, “Welcome to your senior year.” That really brought things into perspective.
Being the lone person from the East Coast on the roster, what was your biggest adjustment to coming to Albuquerque and the Southwest?
The biggest adjustment I had to make in moving to the Southwest was how dry it was here. It’s so humid in the east that my lips and skin were always pretty hydrated. When I moved to Albuquerque I went through more chapstick to keep my lips from splitting and more lotion than I had used in my entire life up until that point!
Throughout your entire soccer playing career, what is your funniest and/or most embarrassing moment in the sport?
One of the funniest experiences I’ve had on this team was on an away trip. We were driving on a charter bus from one school to another in California. It was a longer trip and everyone started to get antsy. Someone suggest we play our own version of American idol. With beats on and music blaring so loud you can’t hear anything else, we individually walked up and down the isle singing our favorite songs. Without fail, each song was sung with extreme confidence and even more off key.
If you could meet anyone throughout history, who would you want to meet and why?
I would really love to meet my paternal great grandfather. He was a first generation American. He emigrated with his family from Lithuania. They entered the US through Ellis Island. I would love to ask him about the experiences of his life living in both countries and in a different time period.
What are your plans when your days at UNM are over?
I would eventually like to go to grad school in a field that will bring both my exercise science and psychology majors together. As for my days immediately following graduation, I’d love to spend a considerable amount of time visiting my family in France. I cant wait to be completely immersed in the culture and fulfill a life goal of mine to learn the language.