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the winnetka current | November 15, 2018 | 33
Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Mary Kate Lopez
The Loyola senior, who
will be playing volleyball
at Oregon State next
season, is also the starting
goalie on the water polo
team.
Do you have any
superstitions before,
during, or after a
match?
Before a match I always
look at the flag and identify
the five outer stars
on each corner. So like,
in my head, on the left
corner, there's like the star
in the middle and then
four stars around it and I
like go around it with my
eyes in a circle. And then
I go to the next corner ...
It's super weird. But I do
it every time during the
national anthem.
What's one thing
people don't know
about you?
I used to have pet snails in
third grade. I had probably
around 20.
What's the biggest
difference between
playing water polo
and volleyball?
They're very similar. Very
similar. I mean there's
the obvious one which is
it's not in water, playing
volleyball. But yeah,
water polo can be a very
individual sport. Like you
can have one really good
player, but volleyball you
need six good players to
be effective.
What's one item on
your bucket list?
To go skydiving.
What's one of your
biggest pet peeves?
People chewing really
loudly.
If you could go
anywhere in the
world, where would
you go and why?
I would definitely go
to Spain with my dad,
because he went with
his sister, and like totally
traveled around and he
said it was really cool. So,
I would totally wanna go
with him when I'm older.
What's the best part
about being a Loyola
athlete?
I think the fan base.
Loyola has such a good
fan base and they always
show up. Especially for
our big games and the
program really supports
each other, and other
programs support each
other, especially girls
sports. Yeah.
What's the best
part about playing
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volleyball?
It's team sport and yeah. It
teaches you to work with
other people, even if you
don't know them, or you're
getting to know them.
If you could play
another sport what
would you play and
why?
I would definitely continue
playing basketball. I
miss playing basketball.
What's been your
favorite moment at
Loyola?
My favorite moment at
Loyola was definitely going
down state for water
polo. That was the highest
level of competition, well
like obviously beside volleyball,
but it was something
completely random.
No one expected us to be
so good. And we were the
complete underdog. Took
everyone by surprise.
And yeah, it was a group
effort. It was, Oh my gosh
it was so hard, but it was
amazing. I've never experienced
anything like it.
Interview by Sports Editor
Michael Wojtychiw
The Varsity: North Shore Podcast
Guys talk huge Loyola football
win, announce volleyball honors
Staff report
In this week’s episode of
The Varsity: North Shore,
hosts Michal Dwojak and
Michael Wojtychiw tell
talk about another Loyola
win over Maine South,
and announce the Team 22
girls volleyball team and
Girls Volleyball Coach and
Player of the Year awards.
First Quarter
Dwojak and Wojtychiw
recap a Loyola football
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Second Quarter
The guys announce the
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Third Quarter
The guys recap the
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preview the state meet.
Fourth Quarter
They preview the Ramblers
rematch with Lincoln-Way
East.
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