August 25, 2010 | Soccer
Aug. 25, 2010
Transcribed by Assistant Media Relations Director Brian Davis and UT student assistants Craig Harris and Caleb Center
Over the next few weeks UTLadyVols.com wants to help fans get to know the Tennessee Lady Vol soccer team. This week, it's the freshman class' turn on the Big Orange "Hot Seat." Check out the video interview with the group as well as each player's answers to our questionnaire (see below). Be sure to check back next Wednesday for a new installment where we will chat with members of the sophomore class.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sanna Saarinen -- #17 -- Midfielder -- Espoo, Finland Name: Sanna Saarinen I wear number #17 because? #13 wasn't available Favorite Food? Anything my grandma makes Best movie you've seen recently? Charlie St. Cloud (the only movie I've seen recently) Favorite Vacation Spot? Spain Favorite Childhood Memory? Winning the Helsinki Cup 2000 and also playing in all the other tournaments Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? Floorball, photography Favorite Athlete(s)? Essi Sainio (Finnish national team), Cesc Fabregas, Aaron Ramsey, Laura Kalmari Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My parents and family, just for everything they've done for me and taught me How would you describe your personality? Happy, quiet at first, relentless What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I've played for the Finnish U19 national team. If you could have a superpower what would it be? Reading other people's minds Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? Laura Kalmari If you could have dinner with any three people (present or past) who would they be? Laura Kalmari, Pia Sundhage, and my dad One possession you would keep if you lost all but one? My phone What would your dream job be? Soccer player Best advice ever been given? You miss 100% of the shots you never take List five random things below about yourself Facebook-style... 1) I started to play soccer with my brother's team when I was three years old 2) Every woman loves shoes, but I love cleats. I've probably saved most of the pairs I've ever used 3) I have eight caps with the Finnish U19 national team. My first games were against Australia's U21's and we lost both unfortunately 4) When I was five years old, I thought soccer was the worst thing in the world, because my brother kicked me on my feet (according to a paper I recently found) 5) According to that same paper, I wanted to be "nothing" or "a hunter" when asked what I'm going to be when I grow up. Way to set yourself high goals! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tori Bailey -- #3 -- Midfielder -- Fenton, Mich. Name: Tori Bailey Nicknames: Tori I wear number # because? 3 because I started soccer when I was three years old. Favorite Food? chicken Favorite TV Show? One Tree Hill Best movie you've seen recently? Charlie St. Cloud Favorite Vacation Spot? Florida Favorite Childhood Memory? family vacation Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? running, reading Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My sister Amanda, because she is always there for me and supports me through everything. How would you describe your personality? hard-working What is one thing you wish you were better at? singing & dancing What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I snort when I laugh. If you could have a superpower what would it be? to be invisible Snack food that I can't live without? peanut butter Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? Taylor Swift If you could have dinner with any people (present or past) who would they be? Dane Cook & Anne Frank One possession you would keep if you lost all but one? my pictures If there were a movie about your life, what would it be called? 4'11" Who would portray you in a movie about your life? Rachel McAdams What would your dream job be? physical therapist Best advice ever been given? Dynamite comes in small packages. List five random things below about yourself Facebook-style... 1) I snort when I laugh. 2) I like musicals, plays and operas. 3) I have my nose pierced. 4) I have played soccer in Germany, England, Holland, France and Brazil. 5) I am 4'11" tall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Caroline Capocaccia -- #2 -- Defender -- Memphis, Tenn. Name: Caroline Capocaccia Favorite Food (s)? sushi & fruit Favorite TV Show? One Tree Hill Favorite Knoxville-area restaurant? no answer Best movie you've seen recently? Charlie St. Cloud Favorite Vacation Spot? Winter Park, Colorado Favorite Childhood Memory? going on trips with my family Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? Pilates, skiing Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My parents because they are great role models and always encourage me to follow my dreams How would you describe your personality? persistent, laid back What is one thing you wish you were better at? I wish I could sing/dance/draw. What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I was born on leap day. If you could have a superpower what would it be? flying Snack food that I can't live without? Doritos Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? my dog or Beyonce If you could have dinner with any three people (present or past) who would they be? Oprah Winfrey, Bradley Cooper, Dr. Seuss One possession you would keep if you lost all but one? pictures Who would portray you in a movie about your life? Keira Knightley What would your dream job be? doctor Best advice ever been given? Pray about it. List five random things below about yourself Facebook-style... 1) I'm left footed. 2) I celebrate my birthday on February 28th & March 1st when there is no leap year. 3) I went to an all girls high school and wore Easter Egg colored jumpers every day. 4) I was homecoming queen my senior year. 5) I have two golden retrievers named Bode & Zoe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Caroline Brown -- #25 -- Midfielder -- Hershey, Pa. Name: Caroline Brown I wear number # because? 25 just because I always have Favorite Food? fruit Favorite TV Show? Friends Favorite Knoxville-area restaurant? don't know yet Best movie you've seen recently? Finding Nemo Favorite Vacation Spot? Caribbean beaches Favorite Childhood Memory? traveling with my family, especially to Disney World Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? photography Favorite Athlete(s)? Peyton Manning Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My parents because they have always been there for me. They have shown and taught me how to be a better person. How would you describe your personality? easy going What is one thing you wish you were better at? singing What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I LOVE tennis shoes. If you could have a superpower what would it be? to be really, really fast Snack food that I can't live without? bananas Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? my dog If you could have dinner with any people (present or past) who would they be? Ellen DeGeneres and Walt Disney Who would portray you in a movie about your life? Carrie Underwood Best advice ever been given? You can do anything through Him who strengthens you. List random things below about yourself Facebook-style... 1) I love Broadway musicals. 2) I have been to Disney World over 20 times. 3) Everyone in my family went/goes to Tennessee.
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Sanna Saarinen -- #17 -- Midfielder -- Espoo, Finland
Name: Sanna Saarinen
I wear number #17 because? #13 wasn't available
Favorite Food? Anything my grandma makes
Best movie you've seen recently? Charlie St. Cloud (the only movie I've seen recently)
Favorite Vacation Spot? Spain
Favorite Childhood Memory? Winning the Helsinki Cup 2000 and also playing in all the other tournaments
Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? Floorball, photography
Favorite Athlete(s)? Essi Sainio (Finnish national team), Cesc Fabregas, Aaron Ramsey, Laura Kalmari
Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My parents and family, just for everything they've done for me and taught me
How would you describe your personality? Happy, quiet at first, relentless
What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I've played for the Finnish U19 national team.
If you could have a superpower what would it be? Reading other people's minds
Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? Laura Kalmari
If you could have dinner with any three people (present or past) who would they be? Laura Kalmari, Pia Sundhage, and my dad
One possession you would keep if you lost all but one? My phone
What would your dream job be? Soccer player
Best advice ever been given? You miss 100% of the shots you never take
List five random things below about yourself Facebook-style...
1) I started to play soccer with my brother's team when I was three years old
2) Every woman loves shoes, but I love cleats. I've probably saved most of the pairs I've ever used
3) I have eight caps with the Finnish U19 national team. My first games were against Australia's U21's and we lost both unfortunately
4) When I was five years old, I thought soccer was the worst thing in the world, because my brother kicked me on my feet (according to a paper I recently found)
5) According to that same paper, I wanted to be "nothing" or "a hunter" when asked what I'm going to be when I grow up. Way to set yourself high goals!
Tori Bailey -- #3 -- Midfielder -- Fenton, Mich.
Name: Tori Bailey
Nicknames: Tori
I wear number # because? 3 because I started soccer when I was three years old.
Favorite Food? chicken
Favorite TV Show? One Tree Hill
Best movie you've seen recently? Charlie St. Cloud
Favorite Vacation Spot? Florida
Favorite Childhood Memory? family vacation
Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? running, reading
Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My sister Amanda, because she is always there for me and supports me through everything.
How would you describe your personality? hard-working
What is one thing you wish you were better at? singing & dancing
What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I snort when I laugh.
If you could have a superpower what would it be? to be invisible
Snack food that I can't live without? peanut butter
Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? Taylor Swift
If you could have dinner with any people (present or past) who would they be? Dane Cook & Anne Frank
One possession you would keep if you lost all but one? my pictures
If there were a movie about your life, what would it be called? 4'11"
Who would portray you in a movie about your life? Rachel McAdams
What would your dream job be? physical therapist
Best advice ever been given? Dynamite comes in small packages.
1) I snort when I laugh.
2) I like musicals, plays and operas.
3) I have my nose pierced.
4) I have played soccer in Germany, England, Holland, France and Brazil.
5) I am 4'11" tall
Caroline Capocaccia -- #2 -- Defender -- Memphis, Tenn.
Name: Caroline Capocaccia
Favorite Food (s)? sushi & fruit
Favorite Knoxville-area restaurant? no answer
Favorite Vacation Spot? Winter Park, Colorado
Favorite Childhood Memory? going on trips with my family
Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? Pilates, skiing
Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My parents because they are great role models and always encourage me to follow my dreams
How would you describe your personality? persistent, laid back
What is one thing you wish you were better at? I wish I could sing/dance/draw.
What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I was born on leap day.
If you could have a superpower what would it be? flying
Snack food that I can't live without? Doritos
Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? my dog or Beyonce
If you could have dinner with any three people (present or past) who would they be? Oprah Winfrey, Bradley Cooper, Dr. Seuss
One possession you would keep if you lost all but one? pictures
Who would portray you in a movie about your life? Keira Knightley
What would your dream job be? doctor
Best advice ever been given? Pray about it.
1) I'm left footed.
2) I celebrate my birthday on February 28th & March 1st when there is no leap year.
3) I went to an all girls high school and wore Easter Egg colored jumpers every day.
4) I was homecoming queen my senior year.
5) I have two golden retrievers named Bode & Zoe.
Caroline Brown -- #25 -- Midfielder -- Hershey, Pa.
Name: Caroline Brown
I wear number # because? 25 just because I always have
Favorite Food? fruit
Favorite TV Show? Friends
Favorite Knoxville-area restaurant? don't know yet
Best movie you've seen recently? Finding Nemo
Favorite Vacation Spot? Caribbean beaches
Favorite Childhood Memory? traveling with my family, especially to Disney World
Favorite Hobbies Outside of Soccer? photography
Favorite Athlete(s)? Peyton Manning
Who do you feel has been the biggest influence in your life and why? My parents because they have always been there for me. They have shown and taught me how to be a better person.
How would you describe your personality? easy going
What is one thing you wish you were better at? singing
What is one thing about yourself that most people don't know? I LOVE tennis shoes.
If you could have a superpower what would it be? to be really, really fast
Snack food that I can't live without? bananas
Person/thing you would most like to trade places with for a day? my dog
If you could have dinner with any people (present or past) who would they be? Ellen DeGeneres and Walt Disney
Who would portray you in a movie about your life? Carrie Underwood
Best advice ever been given? You can do anything through Him who strengthens you.
List random things below about yourself Facebook-style...
1) I love Broadway musicals.
2) I have been to Disney World over 20 times.
3) Everyone in my family went/goes to Tennessee.
