~~Do you take an umbrella to class?~~
No — I’m scared of umbrellas — I just don’t like the way they close.
If someone wants to hold it for me, perfect, [but] I’m not going anywhere near an umbrella.
~~Who’s the hardest player to block in practice?~~
Talia Attieh, she’s hard. She’s hurt my fingers a couple times. I hate blocking her.
~~What school does it feel the best to beat?~~
UBC … they’re always top dogs, and it gets annoying.
We beat them last year, and it was one of the best feelings ever. I always want to beat them. We went to five sets … past 15 because it just kept going back and forth — back and forth — eventually we got it, and the whole gym went crazy. It was insane! One of the best feelings.
~~Who are your favourite athletes?~~
Andi Jackson; she’s on the Nebraska [volleyball] team … she’s a really good middle.
She was kind of underestimated last year, and this year she’s being looked at as the potential player of the year. I love her demeanour out there, [there’s] something about her … she plays so confident.
Outside of volleyball, probably Caitlin Clark — she’s a freaking killer. I’m a big hockey [fan], so Conor Garland [too]; I love the Canucks. He is so small … and I love how he gets into everything, he’s just zooming around on the ice, and he’s always in the middle of it.
~~What’s your favourite Aubrey Gingles cheer?~~
When I’m serving she goes, “You got this Mo!”
She’s so good; we [have] little pins we give out, and she got [one] for having such good bench presence — she’s the best — she’s also one of my best friends.
~~Do you have any cheat day meals of choice?~~
Olive Garden … [I’m a] big Olive Garden girl.
I’ll absolutely go to Langley … I’m not [a pasta addict], which is the weird thing, but Olive Garden just gets me. I eat pasta at home, but that’s not my go-to… [but] Olive Garden? I’ll go there every day.
~~What song fires you up the most pregame?~~
“Only” by Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne. I have to listen to it.
I’m really into [rap], but only on game days. Every other day, I’m more country, and 70s and 80s, but, [for] anything volleyball it has to be rap. It kind of just happened a few years ago … and I’m like — okay … I’m a rap girl — I have to listen to it.
~~Who is the most underrated player on your team?~~
I’d say Kinna [Fisher], because she’s small. She’s very small for being a setter, but she has crazy volleyball IQ. She’ll be blocking up at the net sometimes, and she’ll get these crazy touches that not even I can get.
~~What do you do after games?~~
Friday nights we do Subway, and on Saturday nights we do Freshslice pizza. Me, my mom, my aunt, and my cousin, we all go. I don’t know why we started [that], but we did, and it’s just stuck.
~~Who on your team has the most dawg in them?~~
Lauren Attieh, she’s got that dawg in her. Sometimes I’m like, “oh shit,” but it’s a good dawg.
~~What does “the Cascade way” look like in volleyball?~~
Not letting any ball hit the floor; just going for everything.
We take pride in our game plan. That’s a really big thing about Cascades volleyball, we want to follow our game plan and get it down leading up to the game. We [watch] video on Mondays and Wednesdays; we take pride in that.
Inspiring the community too … trying to build that. Bringing in the fans and inspiring all the little ones and everything.
Q&A has been edited for length and readability.
