Q&A with Alaina Rice
12/31/2022 1:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
As the Syracuse Orange prepare to host #6 NC State for 80's Night in the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday, Jan. 1, (7 p.m., RSN/YES Network), we continue our Q&A series to help you get to know your Orange! In this edition we talk with senior Alaina Rice.Â
What is your favorite place on campus?
AR: The Schine Student Center
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Can you describe coach Jack in one word?
AR: Energetic
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What is one thing that took awhile to acclimate to when you first moved from Florida to New York?
AR: The Snow, it was pretty the first time I saw it but then it just became a mess.
What is your favorite pregame meal?
AR: I don't really have one. Maybe some candy, Sour Extremes.
What's your favorite place you have traveled to?
AR: Hawaii this past summer.
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What is your favorite family tradition?
AR: For thanksgiving we have a big dinner with my whole family.
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Who is your funniest teammate?
AR: Me.
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Who is the most serious on the team?
AR: Dyaisha [Fair]. Sometimes it makes me laugh because I don't know what she's really serious about.
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What are you most excited about this year?
AR: Graduating college with a degree in communications and rhetorical studies from Syracuse's College of Arts & Sciences
How do you spend your free time?
AR: Making TikToks or gaming.
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What is your favorite place on campus?
AR: The Schine Student Center
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Can you describe coach Jack in one word?
AR: Energetic
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What is one thing that took awhile to acclimate to when you first moved from Florida to New York?
AR: The Snow, it was pretty the first time I saw it but then it just became a mess.
What is your favorite pregame meal?
AR: I don't really have one. Maybe some candy, Sour Extremes.
What's your favorite place you have traveled to?
AR: Hawaii this past summer.
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What is your favorite family tradition?
AR: For thanksgiving we have a big dinner with my whole family.
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Who is your funniest teammate?
AR: Me.
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Who is the most serious on the team?
AR: Dyaisha [Fair]. Sometimes it makes me laugh because I don't know what she's really serious about.
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What are you most excited about this year?
AR: Graduating college with a degree in communications and rhetorical studies from Syracuse's College of Arts & Sciences
How do you spend your free time?
AR: Making TikToks or gaming.
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