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Lorraine Quinn Question & Answer
11/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 3, 2004
Freshman Lorraine Quinn has come in as a freshman and started every game in the midfield position. A native of Farmingdale, N.Y., Quinn has scored three goals and had four assists for 10 points on the season.
GoDuke.com: How as the transition from High School to college been for you in both academics and athletics?
Lorraine Quinn: Academics... it's definitely more difficult. You have a lot more free time, but there's a lot more work outside of the classroom that you have to arrange for. So it's definitely different. My senior year of high school, we had open campus, so we could leave for lunch, so we had a lot of freedom in high school. Athletically, the season for high school is not as intense as the college season, but it's just as long of practices every day. The scouting reports aren't as thorough. So it's a little more intense in college, but high school wasn't that bad.
GoDuke.com: How different is the soccer in college and high school?
Lorraine Quinn: High school, club, and college are all completely different. High school is not nearly as competitive. Only a few people play on a club team, so it's definitely not as physical, not as skilled. It's just completely different. College is definitely more intense. We're playing in Division I, so we're playing against people that know how to play soccer, that have been playing competitively their whole life. In high school, you just don't get that.
GoDuke.com: Did your experience playing for the U.S. National teams help you in your preparation for college?
Lorraine Quinn: Well it definitely helped me, because I was always playing with the best players in the country. So when I come here and play in Division I, I'm playing with the best players in the country, so it gives you that experience.
GoDuke.com: With all the traveling you have done with the U.S. National Teams, is there a trip or a team you have played with that stands out as your most memorable trip or team you learned the most from?
Lorraine Quinn: I took two trips with the Under-19 team to Mexico, which is probably the most memorable because you go to a different country, and you walk in and you're the U.S. U-19 team and you're like celebrities there. People are just waiting for you to sign autographs and we had to get escorted on and off the bus. There were thousands of people at our games-- it was just a completely different atmosphere.
GoDuke.com: Do you have plans to play for the National Team against this spring and summer?
Lorraine Quinn: Youth-21s is the next thing I could make, so we'll see...they're probably pick the team my sophomore year. I probably won't be in competition for that just yet, but during the summer I'll be playing on a club team, so I'll be playing all summer.
GoDuke.com: How excited are you to play in your first ACC Tournament this week?
Lorraine Quinn: I'm excited, I'm definitely ready to pick up my game, because I haven't been having the season that I was expecting, so I'm definitely ready for it. Our team is well prepared.
GoDuke.com: What are the strengths of your game?
Lorraine Quinn: Probably my one-on-one attacking on the outside, and then getting the cross off. I wouldn't say that I have a strong shot or the best speed, but skill-wise, footwork is probably my best aspect.
GoDuke.com: In a game earlier in the season, you did a rainbow towards the end of the game. Is that something you practice and done it in a game before?
Lorraine Quinn: Well, I've tried it a few times with my club team. I think it worked once or twice. When were in Boca with the regional teams, it was my Region 1 team playing the U-17 Scotland national team and I just had a good feeling about it, so I was like, "Give me the ball, I want to try something different." So I got the ball and I did a rainbow and it worked perfectly. The whole National staff was on the sidelines. Ever since then, everyone is like "there's a video clip online" and everyone is always asking me about it. They want to see it, so everyone is always bugging me about it. You can hear people in the stands going "Rainbow, rainbow!" I just wanted to try it and it just came up.
GoDuke.com: Heading into postseason play, the team has lost four out of the last six matches, but all have been by only one goal. How is the team feeling heading into postseason play?
Lorraine Quinn: We're excited for the postseason. We've had a few tough losses. We've played top teams - Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland we dominated but hit the crossbar a few times. So we're excited to get revenge on teams that we've lost against and try to prove ourselves.
GoDuke.com: Do you have any idea what you want to major in or do after graduation?
Lorraine Quinn: No, I'm still exploring.
GoDuke.com: What are your hobbies other than soccer?
Lorraine Quinn: I just like to have a good time. I spend the majority of my time playing soccer so when it's not that I'm probably just hanging out with my friends.
GoDuke.com: If the WUSA returns, is that a goal of yours to play professionally after college?
Lorraine Quinn: Yeah, definitely, so I don't have to move on just yet to getting the career, that job and settling down. It'd be great for a few extra years to play soccer.
GoDuke.com: If you could play another sport at Duke other than soccer, what would it be?
Lorraine Quinn: Lacrosse
GoDuke.com: Did you play any other sports in high school or growing up?
Lorraine Quinn: I played softball, basketball, lacrosse, and soccer. Lacrosse I only played the spring of my senior year. Everyone was trying to get me to play, my whole high school, because Long Island is really big into lacrosse, and my team was the top team on Long Island all four years that I was there. So, they finally got me to play the spring of my senior year and it was just a great experience. I had so much fun. We did well; we lost in the Long Island Championship. We were ahead, and then we ended up losing at the end. So it was definitely a great experience, I had a lot of fun.
GoDuke.com: How close is Farmingdale, N.Y. to Manhattan and did you grow up going to the city much?
Lorraine Quinn: It's about a 35-40 minute train ride. You don't really drive into the city. I didn't really go into the city much. I went a select few times, like we used to go before Christmas every year. We would go to a musical and see the tree in Rockefeller Center. Now that I'm older, I go in with my friends more often. A few times during the summer we went. You just have to wait until you're older to learn how to take the train and get around and just be safe.
Favorites:Type of soccer shoe: Adidas Predator Food: New York Pizza TV Show: I don't watch too much TV CD: My mix CDs Movie: The Notebook Professional team: The Yankees Professional athlete: Christine Lilly Place at Duke: Alpine
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