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News Student Body President-elect Kathryn Edmunds talks about how the twists and turns of life landed her at the head of Student Government.

Softball Freshman

Emily Lochten Story by Ryan Lynch

Photo by Ryan Lynch

Soccer

Story by Patrick Martin

Sports The wage gap in athletics is affecting NCAA female athletes and the money they receive.

Story by Josue Simplice

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Claire Emslie Story by Sabrina C. Martinez

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Basketball Freshman

Sasha Cedeno Story by Emily Creighton

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Swimming Junior

Corrections 28 In our last issue, the UP reported that the budget for the LGBTQA Resource Center was identical to the budgets for Campus Rec. The budgets are actually $69,000 and $58,000, respectively.

In our last issue, an error occurred crediting Isaac Newton for a study done with stingrays. It has since been corrected to Kyle Newton.

Agnes Bucz Story by Emily Creighton Photo by Max Jackson

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Chelsey Tekavec Story by Josue Simplice

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s a modern-day woman, you can rock your highwaisted shorts, build an empire or represent in Congress — the opportunities are endless. But it’s getting there that’s the hard part. Women almost always have to take one more step or push a little bit harder — whether it is in the workforce (see our article on wage gaps. Page 10) or just everyday life. That is why we’re commemorating Women’s History Month with this special issue. It’s time to recognize those women who took the extra step and pushed a little harder to achieve success in the field of their choice. This issue highlights a select few who have made names for themselves in the Florida Atlantic community. We start with our Student Body President-elect Kathryn Edmunds (Page 6), who balances a workload with family life and a social life even through tragedy. Then we feature five female athletes at FAU who are notable in their own ways. From record-setting swimmer Agnes Bucz (Page 28) to two-time All-Academic Team member and soccer player Claire Emslie (Page20), all five of these young athletes exemplify strength and determination. The goal of this issue is to bring awareness to those women around us that are deserving of recognition and to empower those who are struggling to get noticed. We will also be continuing our commemoration of Women’s History Month on our website. Be sure to check out upressonline.com regularly for more profiles as the month goes on. Lastly, if there is a woman you would like to acknowledge this Women’s History Month, post a photo of her to your Twitter or Instagram account. Be sure to mention @upressonline with #YOUpress and tell us about her — we might just repost it.

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An in-depth look at the next student body president, KATHRYN EDMUNDS Kathryn Edmunds shares how she is able to balance life with her new responsibilities. Story by Patrick Martin

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alking through Student Union at 8 a.m. and greeting everyone with a smile on her face is Student Body President-elect Kathryn Edmunds. It’s just the start of her day — one that won’t end until well after midnight. This will be the same routine she will endure for the next year as she attempts to balance the responsibility of being president, a member of a sorority and an active family member — all while having a full course load. Sitting behind her oversized desk, peering at sticky notes perfectly aligned across a computer monitor, she starts her day by prioritizing all of the events she has to attend. Edmunds seems unphased by the amount of hard work that the presidency requires. “I don’t look at it as the duress, it’s more of an opportunity on a larger scale,” she says about the long days and countless meetings that are ahead of her. She hails from Macon, Georgia but has lived all over from South Carolina to Texas — a result of her parents’ missionary and military background. It has helped her develop the social skills to adapt to many different situations and talk to anyone, starting with a simple, “Hi, how are you?” Ashley Edmunds, the oldest of Kathryn’s Continued on Page 8

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“I came to FAU because it was the perfect fit, not the original plan, but it ended up becoming the best plan.”

- KATHRYN EDMUNDS

Kathryn Edmunds (top right) with her sisters. Photo courtesy of Kathryn Edmunds three sisters says she always loved the story that their mom would tell about when Kathryn was three. They were staying in a hotel and Kathryn left the room to go talk to everyone on the floor. Her sister isn’t the only one who recognizes Edmunds’ ability to strike up a conversation; coworkers of hers believe she is outgoing, too. Sakaia Gabriel, the office assistant for Student Government says, “She’s always willing to talk to you … Her personality is very infectious and puts you in a good mood.” As a communication major, Edmunds is interested in the business side of Student Government and communicating with the student body. As president, she will be able to speak with and hear the stories of her fellow students on a grander scale. “Most of the stories are really intense,” says Edmunds. One of the most impactful stories she heard was about a student who was sexually abused, but was able to push past the incident. “The FAU community told her she was worth something and it empowered her,” says Edmunds, who believes that was one of the most inspiring conversations even though she only met the girl once. P. 8

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But for the current governor and president-elect, coming to FAU was a toss up. She had another school, High Point University in North Carolina, also in mind when application time came around. “I came to FAU because it was the perfect fit, not the original plan, but it ended up becoming the best plan,” says Edmunds. “It just turned out that FAU provided the most opportunity.” While obligations to the university do take a lot of time out of this ambitious student’s life, she still sets time aside to hang out with her family, friends, her dog Peeta and attend events for her sorority Phi Mu. Edmunds is the oldest of three sisters who she tries to talk to everyday, whether by phone or Skype, and she considers them her best friends. “For funwise, it’s hanging with family and friends in that little spare time we do have, so it’s not often but when it is, it’s awesome,” says Edmunds. The future president also places a lot of importance on her spirituality and strongly believes she was brought to FAU because that was her life path. “For me, my personal faith is part of my core March 10 , 2015

values and defines my work ethic,” says Edmunds. But the road hasn’t always been so clear — she has encountered obstacles. “It has been the hardest experience of my entire life hands down,” says Edmunds on her life in college. Like most other students, this is the first time where she is out on her own. Just last year, while juggling several extracurricular activities and school, there was a death in her family that crushed her. What it taught her is that no matter the challenge, life keeps moving on. “You don’t just get to stop … Life keeps going on.” Ashley Edmunds noticed the effect the tragedy had on her sister. “It taught her life is short. You don’t know if you’re going to have your next day, your next hour,” she says. Kathryn’s advice to students on the challenges that they face is to stop and breathe. “Step back and instead of thinking the glass is half full or half empty, just be happy you even have a glass.” With the responsibility and workload that Edmunds endures, one may ask how she does it. Edmunds’ response is simple. “I take it one day at a time,” she says with a slight giggle, realizing how crazy her life can be. “Where that may sound mundane or cheesy, you have to take it one day at a time. If you look at all the stuff, it can be overwhelming.” Edmunds still has two years left at FAU, but during that time she hopes to get a better grasp on what her next endeavour will be. “I had it all figured out. I had a 10year plan, but it’s changing a lot right now,” she explains. “I want to do motivational speaking and leadership development on a national level.”

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WAGEWARS Despite putting in the same work as the guys, women still make less. Story by Josue Simplice Photos by Max Jackson

wo coaches have the same responsibilities, the same contracts, about the same level of coaching pedigree and are employed by the same school, but one coach makes almost twice as much as the other. FAU women’s basketball head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay makes $169,000 annually, while men’s basketball coach Michael Curry makes $325,000. Their contracts list identical duties. Men’s golf coach Angelo Sands makes $33,000 while women’s golf coach Kathy Baker-Guadagnino earns $30,000, and they share the same contracts and duties. FAU women’s tennis coach Marcy HoraCava who has played or coached tennis professionally for 26 years makes $2,400 less than her less experienced male counterpart Ricardo Gonzalez who is coaching for the first time in his career at FAU, $42,400 to $40,000. To explain these occurrences, you have to delve into some deep-rooted economic and social problems in American society. Women do not make as much as men in this country and this is a trend that does not seem to be changing. The U.S. Senate estimates that women in 2012 made 84.9 cents for every dollar a man made, but in 2013 that number fell to 83.2 cents. A so-called glass ceiling places an unseen limit on the amount a woman will make in her lifetime, and it keeps women from having upward mobility in their careers.

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“It keeps women from moving from midlevel managerial positions to top-level positions,” says FAU women’s studies professor Mark Harvey. “It’s called the glass ceiling, because since the Civil Rights Era, it is no longer legal to have explicit policies barring women from high-level positions.” Women also are not able to gain the institutional support and aid of their male counterparts because of the revenue that their sports programs bring in. FAU men’s basketball received $94,821, compared to $71,116 for women’s basketball. Institutional support is state funds, tuition, tuition waivers, transfers and federal work study — which support student-athletes. The disparity is not only in athletics at FAU, but also in the professional realm. Problems occur across all 50 states even though salaries, pay and aid may increase. According to the Sun Sentinel, median weekly wage for Florida women increased $3 a week from $676 in 2012 to $679 in 2013, while men’s weekly wages grew $20, from $796 to $816.

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Sharmila Vishwasrao, a female associate professor in the FAU economics department, believes the wage gap is due to the homemaking responsibilities that many women have. “Women might take breaks from work for personal reasons, for child rearing, etc., and that is expensive in that you very rarely catch up with people who have been working continuously and also the reason women have less work experience,” she says. The fact that a majority of high-level and high social positions in society are occupied by males contributes to the wage gap in sports as particularly. “Sports is a masculine institution in which women are subordinate participants. It is reasonable to assume that the glass ceiling and mommy track March 10 , 2015

[women leaving work due to child rearing] also apply,” says Harvey. Vishwasrao suggests women could move toward making the same amount as their male counterparts in both sports and the workplace once women are afforded the same amount of free time as men. “I think the reason the last 5-6 percent of the wage gap has been resistant to change is because it is based on differences in productivity rather than educational attainment, experience, choice of occupation or bias,” says Vishwasrao. “Women are productive at their paid jobs at work and their unpaid jobs at home – but they are splitting their efforts in both these directions. Maybe if we were to behave just like men with respect to housework and childrearing, we could close the gender wage gap.”

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Thanks to an executive order passed by President Barack Obama in 2014, women and men are freely able to discuss their salary with their employers. More progress has been made in the forms of laws such as the The Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the three Fair Pay Acts (2012, 2013, 2014) that require women in the same workplace as men be given the same pay. All have helped close the wage gap and have deterred some discrimination in the workplace. Only time will tell if men’s and women’s pay will equal each other. “I think women are more capable than ever now and it’s about time the wage gap closes, but unfortunately we still have to worry about the glass ceiling,” says Britney Bodden, a senior accounting major.

• The average NBA player makes $5.15 million annually, about half of the WNBA total. • The minimum NBA salary is $507,336 and the veterans minimum for an NBA player with 10-plus years of experience is $1,448,490. • In contrast, the WNBA minimum was $35,000 and the veterans minimum for a player with three years of experience was $51,000. • This past year male sports received $2,776,320 of athletic aid, while women’s sports only received $1,585,101 in athletic aid. March 10 , 2015

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Florida Atlantic is home to several notable female athletes, who come from as close as Lake Worth or as Hungary.

Here are a select few (L-R) Sasha Cedeno - basketball Emily Lochten - softball Chelsey Tekavec - sand volleyball Claire Emslie - soccer

Agnes Bucz - swimming

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The New One Freshman Emily Lochten is proving that age does not define skill on the field.

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hile most freshmen would be trying to work their way into a starting lineup at the start of the year, Emily Lochten has established herself as a standout shortstop in her first season with the Florida Atlantic softball team. The Lake Worth, Florida native has started in all 25 games for the Owls, batting .370 with 1 home run and 17 RBIs. She ranks 22nd out of all players in Conference USA for batting average. Lochten also leads all four FAU freshmen fielders in other offensive categories, including home runs, RBIs, and slugging percentage. She honed her skill set at Park Vista High School, where she was an all-state, all-conference, and allarea player of the year last season. She led her team within two games of the state championship in her senior year. “It’s not necessarily nerve wracking,” Lochten said on starting as a freshman for the Owls. “It’s a good experience. I love it, and I wouldn’t want to play anywhere else.” Lochten was also a basketball standout in high school. She scored over 1,100 points and 800 rebounds in her four-year varsity career with Park Vista. She led the team to the state finals for the UPRESSONLINE.COM

first time in the school’s history. But Lochten always knew she belonged on the diamond. “Softball was always my favorite sport,” Lochten said. “Basketball just got me into shape and I enjoyed the game, so I stuck with it through high school.” Besides a strong bat, Lochten brings a strong arm and the ability to play several positions to the Owls, originally recruited to play catcher by head coach Joan Joyce. She is a threat on the basepaths, stealing 18 bases (first out of all players on the team, tied for second in Conference USA) and scoring 28 runs — which is the most on the team and tied for first in Conference USA. Off of the field, Lochten enjoys the company of her teammates. “Outside of softball, we hang out and bond a lot,” she said. “We get to know each other more, we learn something new about each other every day.” With a 19-5-1 start, Lochten believes that she and her teammates can continue to win with hard work and perseverance. “We’ve had a great start,” she said. “We keep pushing more and more in every practice, we get better every day. Hopefully we’ll continue the streak.” March 10 , 2015

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ept. 16, 2012 — the University of Alabama Birmingham women’s soccer team closes the three-nill gap in the second half of the game against Florida Atlantic. With just over two minutes left in the 90-minute regulation, the Owls break away from the defense. Claire Emslie — a freshman at the time — receives a long-range pass and scores the game-winning goal, a header from the right sideline. This is her third goal of the match and her favorite goal of her FAU career so far. Rewind to her childhood — Emslie would play against her brother for fun. Soccer did not interest many of the girls in her community, so she began playing as an 8 year-old girl on a boys’ team in her hometown of Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. “It’s considered a boy’s sport, but I mean, it’s gotten a lot better. Now there’s a lot more girls who are playing in Scotland,” she explains. A competitive attitude built from playing helped earn the midfielder a spot in the Hibernian Girls and Ladies Futbol Club. This allowed Emslie to represent Scotland at every youth level. In 2013, she represented Scotland on the senior national team in a friendly game against Iceland. Now a junior, Emslie is a team leader in every offensive category and tied for first in assists with Hildur Hauksdottir. She is also tied for first in gamewinning goals (two) and ranked seventh overall at FAU with 22 goals. “I knew I scored a few goals but I didn’t realize it was that good … I just play and whatever happens, happens.” She needs six more in her final collegiate season to tie FAU’s all-time women’s record — 28 goals in a career. The record was set by Kelly McGrath in 1994. Her passion for the game is driven by a feeling of responsibility to her team. She explains, “Last year when we didn’t make conference … That was probably the worst [feeling] so far because of our seniors. You really want to do it for them and you let them down.” But the most emotional time for Emslie while wearing an FAU jersey was during her freshman year against the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

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Emslie had 66 shots on goal in the 2014 fall season. She scored five goals, two of which were game winning.

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With around 10 minutes remaining in a scoreless game, Emslie was granted a penalty kick that she missed. Knowing she had to redeem herself, she did so in the 87th minute of the match when she scored the game winning goal. “I think it was more of a relief than anything, but I was happy about that one,” states Emslie. Soccer is not the only field the Scotland native excels on — she also scores big in academics. “I’ve always been competitive with it, like sports and skills, so I like to get those A’s,” says Emslie. The exercise science major maintains a 3.93 GPA and was named Conference USA All-Academic First Team for the second year in a row. This award is earned by those who achieve the highest GPA in a specific sport in all of Conference USA. Competition drives Emslie’s success in class, but her passion lives in soccer. “I’m gonna try and keep playing soccer as long as I can, and as soon as that stops, I’ll start thinking about a career,” she says. UPRESSONLINE.COM

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03/28/15 vs. FIU Boca Raton, Fla. 8:00 p.m. ET

04/22/15 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Boca Raton, Fla. 8:00 p.m. ET

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03/29/15 vs. FIU Boca Raton, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ET

04/25/15 vs. UTSA Boca Raton, Fla. 6:00 p.m. ET

03/22/15 vs. Middle Tennessee Boca Raton, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ET

04/11/15 vs. Charlotte Boca Raton, Fla. 6:00 p.m. ET

04/25/15 vs. UTSA Boca Raton, Fla. 8:00 p.m. ET

04/12/15 vs. Charlotte Boca Raton, Fla. 12:00 p.m. ET

04/26/15 vs. UTSA Boca Raton, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ET

03/26/15 vs. UCF Boca Raton, Fla. 4:00 p.m. ET 03/28/15 vs. FIU Boca Raton, Fla. 6:00 p.m. ET P. 24

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The One Who Takes it Off the Court Standing tall among her fellow Lady Owls, breakout basketball star Sasha Cedeno is making a name for herself.

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t’s just another weekday morning, and trudging her way to the cafeteria from her Parliament Hall dorm for breakfast is women’s basketball player Sasha Cedeno. Standing at 6-foot-3 inches, she makes her way through idolizing looks and whispers of admiration from fellow Owls. Cedeno is one of eight freshmen on FAU’s women’s basketball team — the youngest team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The forward was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week on of Feb. 2 and continues to prove herself on the court, averaging five points per game and making 31.6 percent of all 3-point attempts. Head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay told FAUSports.com, “Cedeno has the potential to be one of the best players to come through the program.” She went on to praise Cedeno saying, “Sasha has that instinct for the game that you just can’t teach.” Being the tallest on the team, Cedeno is hard to miss. But it’s not just her stature that caught the eyes and hearts of FAU’s basketball fans. Cedeno has taken her fiery on-court presence out of the Burrow and into the university community as a warm-hearted person, quickly becoming a favorite March 10 , 2015

among athletes and other students alike. “She’s kind of like the fun one on the team. You can always laugh with her … She lightens up the mood in every situation,” said teammate Kat Wright. “I find that whenever I’m walking around with her, especially around campus, she knows absolutely everyone. And it kind of throws me off because they’re people I should know, people I’ve had classes with and stuff like that and she’ll just go up and hug them. Her presence is absolutely huge and everyone else notices it too.” The Spring, Texas native has a great attitude and passion toward FAU is also worth noting. “Everything here has been just amazing — the experience, the weather. Just being in college is a new experience that I feel like everybody should have a chance to witness,” Cedeno said. With the team set to participate in the Conference USA tournament after the season ends, Cedeno is ready to give it her all. “Since I was little, I dreamed about coming to college to play a sport,” she said. “What I would like to accomplish while I’m here is, first of all, make our team known and then, second of all, make it to all the tournaments and win.”

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The One Who Makes Waves From Budapest to Boca, Agnes Bucz is creating her own path with the FAU swim team.

arning two championship titles at this year’s swimming Conference USA Championships may seem like a hefty undertaking for some, but for Agnes “Agi” Bucz, it’s a breeze compared to her hometown. “She’s the most competitive girl I know … She cares a lot. She acts like she doesn’t, but she does,” says Matthieu Buretz, a junior and member of the Florida Atlantic swim team. Starting her career in Budapest, Hungary, Bucz found it difficult to seperate from the pack after spending her time competing in meets, including the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore — where she placed 10th in the 100-meter freestyle — and the 2009 European Junior Championships in Prague, where she came in sixth for the 200 free. “[In Hungary,] it’s really hard to get to the top because there are so many good swimmers,” Bucz said. “I feel that at college level there are so many more opportunities.” Now a member of the FAU swimming and diving team, the Hungarian powerhouse is breaking records. Bucz currently holds both school records for the 100 and 200 freestyle. At the 2015 Conference USA Championships, she placed first for the 100 freestyle with 49.01 seconds and third in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.58 against some of the best swimmers at the college level. Additionally, she participated in the 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams that also set school records. “She’s a swimmer with a lot of natural talent, that knows what she wants and knows how to work hard to get it,” says coach Lara Preacco of Bucz. “She has a natural ability to find

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the best stroke and the best tempo and the best work that she can do. And she works hard to achieve that.” Bucz is not the first in her family to make a name for herself at FAU. Eszter, Bucz’s older sister, graduated in 2012 after setting several school records, including the 200 and 400 individual medley. “I always feel [like I’m in competition with my sister], but in a good way,” says Agi. “It’s more like I can look up to someone, follow her path because she achieved many things that I would also like to achieve. She also qualified herself for NCAA, so I’m really proud to continue that in the family.” Eszter has nothing but praise for her sibling. “It’s great to see my sister have so much success both in the pool and in the classroom. I’m very proud of her and I’m excited to see what she can achieve in the future.” As for what’s next, the plans are wide open. Her goals are to compete in the NCAA Championships next year along with going to South Korea to race against college-level swimmers from across the globe. She’s not stopping there though. “Maybe I can go to the Olympics with the relay … I have to get in shape and do a long course time to qualify myself. But, I don’t know what the future holds.” But with another year left at FAU to worry about it, Bucz makes her priorities clear. “The most important part is that you can still maintain your schooltime responsibilities besides your athletics. And thats a huge part because you’re not going to swim forever and you really need a good start in life with your degree and FAU can provide all of that at the same time.” March 10 , 2015

Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Class: Junior Major: Finance Height: 5 foot 6 Event: Freestyle Individual School Records:

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The One Who’s Returning

After sitting out last season due to an ankle injury, sand volleyball defender Chelsey Tekavec is ready to return and lead her team to brilliance.

lorida Atlantic sand volleyball player Chelsey Tekavec has been without the game she loves for two years. She sat out for a year after transferring from Valparaiso University due to NCAA transfer rules and missed another year because of an ankle injury that she suffered during a tournament in February of 2014. “She pretty much was at every practice, went everywhere with us, but she wasn’t able to play, so I know that was really hard for her,” said her competition partner Mandy McIntosh. Sand volleyball has been at FAU for three years. It is a variation of indoor volleyball, played outside on beachy terrain. It is a separate competitive team from the indoor volleyball team and plays from February to April, while indoor plays from August through November. Because of her prior college experience and the skills she brings to the 14-member team, Tekavec will have an important role this season. “She’s a defender, she’s very scrappy,

she’s one of those players who goes through the wall to dig a ball,” said head coach Capri Grotowski. With Tekavec back in the fold, Grotowski at the helm and courts, the team will seek to improve from their 3-12 record last season. Her return is viewed as a benefit by her teammates and coaches due to her leadership. “I know it means a ton to have her back and we really need her,” said McIntosh. Tekavec, a communication major, came to FAU in 2013 after speaking with the Owls head indoor volleyball coach Fernanda Nelson and falling in love with the campus because of the scenery of South Florida. With FAU playing on their new home courts this season, both Tekavec and the the team are ready to impose their will at home. “We’re hoping to go to Nationals in Alabama this year and shock the world,” said Tekavec about this season. Grotowski, who is in her first year as the new head coach, expects Tekavec to March 10 , 2015

shine this season and lead by example with her stoic demeanor on the court. “She’ll be on our top three team, and we’re looking for her and Mandy to pull out some wins for us this season,” said Grotowski about Tekavec. “She’s a quiet leader, she leads by example and comes out here and does what’s expected of her and sometimes above and beyond that,” Grotowski said. While Tekavec is serious on the court, her off-court demeanor is a stark contrast. She has earned the playful nickname “Chonce” by her teammates and coaches because of her tendency to burst into song unexpectedly. “She said she’s better than Beyonce when it comes to singing,” said Grotowski. “She’s quite a goofball and fun to have around.” Andrea Galinis, a teammate of Tekavec, shares that same sentiment. “Chelsey might be one of the weirdest people to be around to be honest, but she’s actually hilarious and a really fun time and I really enjoy playing with her.” UPRESSONLINE.COM

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