Meet the Spartans: Jessica Lindner
5/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
May 17, 2011
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State field hockey team will feature a student-athlete every week this spring in attempt to "Meet the Spartans". This week sophomore Jessica Lindner (Louisville, Ky.) sat down with msuspartans.com to answer some questions about her favorite memories from this past season and why she chose to come to MSU. Lindner scored three goals and tallied one assist in 2010, including scoring twice against Pacific. She was named a member of the 2010 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad and was a 2010 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Name: Jessica Lindner
Nickname: Baby because I am really young for my age or Jess
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Major: Human Biology
Jersey number: 25
Best thing about being at MSU: MSU is such a big school with such a beautiful campus
Favorite class: Biology
Favorite movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite food: Anything that is seafood
Favorite restaurant: Maru in East Lansing and Seviche in Louisville
Special talents: I am a second degree black belt
Famous relatives: Ulysses S Grant is my ancestor
Pets: Two cats named Callie and Tiger and a betta Fish named Squishy
Siblings: One older brother who goes to University of Michigan
What do you want to be when you grow up: Doctor, preferably a plastic surgery
The most exotic place you have traveled to: Aruba
Dream vacation spot: Greece
Favorite musician or band: Taylor Swift
What is song gets your pumped up before a game: Like a G6 by the Far East Movement
Why did you pick MSU: I loved the team, the coaching staff, and the fact that it was such a big college.
Favorite TV show: Fringe
Favorite celebrity: Lauren Conrad
Favorite thing to do besides play field hockey: Hang out with friends
Favorite store to shop: BCBG or Forever 21
If you were not playing field hockey, what other sport would you be involved with: Lacrosse
Anything else you want the world to know about you: I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Favorite spot on campus: The locker room
Favorite pro sport & team: NHL, The Red Wings
Favorite game played at MSU: All the games we played in California because it was such a fun trip full of a lot of great memories
Pre-game ritual: I have to straighten my hair and listen to Like a G6
Funny memory of a team mate or team trip: Having insane dance parties in the locker room
