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Q & A With Freshman Kim Kincaid
9/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 17, 2004
HOW HAS THE ADJUSTMENT FROM HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TO COLLEGE SOCCER BEEN FOR YOU?
It's been good. It has helped a lot that my brother Scott (Kincaid) has been here helping me with the adjustments.
HOW DIFFERENT IS COLLEGE SOCCER FROM HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER?
It is much more demanding and time consuming. High school is just a certain season and this is year round. It is also much faster and the girls are a lot more aggressive than I thought they would be. It's about what I thought it would be, only much more intense.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER PLAYERSS ON YOUR TEAM FROM KANSAS- SARAH KITTS AND ALLISON DODD. DID YOU KNOW THEM PRIOR TO TULSA?
I knew of them. I played against them in high school and I was friends with some of their friends, but we didn't know each other. I never played against Allison in high school but I played her in club soccer. Sarah Kitts' high school and my high schools were big rivals, so I knew who she was.
DID ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA YOU WOULD BE COMING TO THE SAME COLLEGE TO PLAY SOCCER?
No, I did not know until this summer. I met Sarah Kitts during camp this summer. That's when we all knew we were going to play together.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO START IN YOUR FIRST COLLEGIATE GAME?
I was shocked. I did not think I would be starting and then it felt good to know that all the hard work in the summer and preseason paid off. Starting really motivated me to keep working hard.
WHAT IS IT LIKE GOING TO THE SAME COLLEGE AS YOUR BROTHER?
It's awesome. I love it. He is my best friend so it's not a problem. He gives me a lot of advice with both soccer and schoolwork. I talk to him everyday and ask him `What should I do here, should I go to this class, or what do you think about this professor.'
WHAT ADVICE HAS SCOTT GIVEN YOU ABOUT SOCCER?
Just to keep working hard and if you loose the ball, just go fight and get it back, and to have a solid work ethic.
WHAT ADVICE HAS SCOTT GIVEN YOU ABOUT COLLEGE?
He tells me how to do school work and how to get help, and he also gives me information about different classes.
HOW IMPORTANT IS TIME MANAGEMENT?
It has been a big adjustment. At home I am so organized and on top of everything, and now in college I don't have any time. I had so much time, but I now don't. Sometimes I think `taking a nap sounds so good' but I realize instead that need to get homework done and do some studying.
Study hall helps me a lot. Its eight hours a week, they make sure that we do our homework.
HOW MUCH OF AN INFLUENCE HAS SCOTT HAD ON YOUR SOCCER CAREER?
Scott has played a huge part in my soccer career. Before this past summer, we used to run and workout together. I was not going to play soccer in college but Scott was like `come on play, you'll regret it if you don't.'
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS?
Spanish. The professor is fun. She makes learning Spanish fun. I took Spanish in high school, so it makes it a lot easier to take in college.
WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE FUNNIER MOMENTS?
Most have been with some of the soccer girls, like Molly Fitzsimmons spilling her tray in the cafeteria, and she got spaghetti all over herself, or Carrie Schnarre trying to hang a picture and she hammered a nail into a water line.
HOW DO YOU LIKE LIVING IN TULSA?
I love it! It reminds me a lot of Kansas City. I've been down here to watch Scott play over the past three years. I can't imagine going somewhere and not knowing anybody or not knowing my way around.
