Sports > September 4, 2008

By Allison Lange | Sports editor

Junior Kaley Fountain got to take the trip of a lifetime this summer. She traveled in England with the U-20 national team and this November she has big plans to join the team for the 2008 FIFA World Cup. With her international experience, Fountain brings a lot to the field for Wake Forest, having started in 21 of 23 matches last season.

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By Allison Lange | Sports editor

On the game she looks forward to the most:

I’d have to say UNC, because we get to play them at home this year.

I feel like UNC really brings out the best in us, so its always fun to play against them.

On her favorite class at Wake:

My favorite class at Wake would have to be a sociology class with Professor Hattery, Contemporary Families.

She’s an amazing professor.

On playing on the U-20 team:

I’ve been blessed to go travel abroad with the U-20 team. They’re really determined and we are really excited to win a world championship.

But at the same time, I’m very excited to come back to Wake Forest, where we’re determined to win a national championship.

On the Olympic sport she watched the most:

I watched swimming a lot, probably like a lot of people.

But I really liked watching gymnastics too, because I used to do it as a kid.

I also have had the chance to meet two of the girls on the team, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Lukin.

On the expectations of the team this year:

I think we’re totally capable of winning the national championship this year.

We have so much depth.

Anyone on our team could be a starter and can have an important impact on the field.

On the team’s motivation:

This year we’ve set more goals for ourselves as a team.

We want to score more and also have more shutouts, and we have those stats marked up in our locker room on the wall.