Female Athlete of the Week: Pomperaug’s Melanie Silverman

MELANIE SILVERMAN
POMPERAUG LACROSSE
Sophomore
Twitter: @melanieshae
Her week: 3 goals, 3 assists vs. ND-Fairfield; 8 goals, game-winner in overtime, 3 assists in win vs. Newtown.
FAVORITES
Opposing player: Eliza Crane, Amity.
Sports team: Seahawks.
Sports personality: Keith Hernandez.
City: Paris.
Celebrity: Taylor Swift.
Actor: Matthew Gray Gubler.
Concert: Florida Georgia Line.
Athlete: Noah Syndergaard.
TV show: Chopped.
Movie: Good Will Hunting.
Book: Handle With Care, by Jodi Picoult.
Song: I Like the Sound of That, by Rascal Flatts.
App: Instagram.
Music artist: Luke Bryan.
Sporting event: Met game.
Meal: Risotto.
Store: Gap
Restaurant: Miranda’s.
Pizza topping: Mediterranean.
Junk food: Talenti ice cream.
Car: Jeep Wrangler.
Childhood memory: Reading Kissing Hand before first day of kindergarten.
Video game: Mario Party.
Sports memory: Beating Newtown for the first time in Pomperaug history.
Vacation: Hilton Head, S.C.
Breakfast: Pumpkin waffles.
Q&A
Funniest sports moment: My dance routine on soccer field during game when I was 6.
Worst injury: Shin splints.
Superstition: I always spin my stick until the play starts.
Dream college: Tufts.
Career ambition: Author.
Coveted dinner companions: Taylor Swift, Thomas Rhett and Chad Michael Murray.
Celebrity sighting: Ryan Gomes at a fundraiser.
Biggest wish: Win states.
Biggest fear: Failing a class.
10 years from now: Writer for the New York Times.
Most overused phrase: “Literally LOLing.”
Pet peeve: When people honk at me for going too slow. I’m a new driver!
People would be surprised to know: I danced for 11 years.
Describe yourself in one word: Adventurous.
Deserted island necessities: Blanket, phone and book.
Foreign country you’s most like to visit: France.
Witness any event: CMA Festival.
Go-to karaoke song: Need You Now, by Lady Antebellum
Family athletic background: Uncle Pat played lacrosse at Syracuse and sister, Jamie, played lacrosse at American.
Cellphone brand: iPhone.
Band name: Pacific Coolers.
Beef, chicken or fish: None
Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts: Starbucks