30 Seconds With ... Erin Mikolai

Women’s soccer freshman midfielder Erin Mikolai has made an instant impact in her first year, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors twice and currently ranking second on the teams in points. After practice last week, Mikolai met with me at Penn Park for a 30-second review of her life as a freshman athlete and much more.

Favorite celebrity? Chris Brown. Just because he’s so good looking. He’s a really good singer too.

Favorite soccer player? [Lionel] Messi. His craftwork on the ball is just tremendous and his work off the ball is ridiculous.

Worst freshman moment? Consequences if you do something wrong. We have to run, we have to carry all the balls, freshman stuff.

Best singer on the team? [Junior] Laura Oliver. Amazing.

Worst singer on the team? [Freshman] Shannon [Hennessy].

Weirdest thing about Penn? The sculptures around campus. Like the Button! I don’t get it.