Holly Ziegler

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Towson
Hometown:
Towson, Md.

High School: Lettered two years in lacrosse for coach Kathy Lavin... Played club lacrosse for Skywalkers... Lettered three years in soccer... Won Baltimore County Lacrosse championship her senior year... Second team All-County Lacrosse senior year... 2005 and 2006 Maryland soccer state finalist.

Personal: Born Holly Ziegler on January 25, 1989... Parents are Charles and Susan Ziegler... Has two siblings, Charlie (25) and Michael (22)... Major at U of L is Mathematics.

Q&A with Holly: Athletic goal at U of L is having winning season for every year she attends... Post-college ambition is to teach math and coach a high school lacrosse team... Two reasons she chose U of L are the welcoming community and big-time athletics... Best advice she has received is to follow her heart... What she likes most about Louisville is the people... Most prized possession is a crocheted napkin that her grandmother gave her when she was born... After her career at U of L is over, she would like to be remembered as a part of the inaugural women's lacrosse team at Louisville... Advice she would give to a young player is to choose your path by where your passion leads... Something about her that would surprise most people is when something is bothering her she goes to her room and sings to her stereo... Athlete she most admires is Assistant coach Lisa Staedt... Hobbies and interests are singing, shopping and being with her family... Biggest pet peeve is when people don't say "bless you" when someone sneezes... Biggest challenge she has had to overcome is her first semester of college... Title story of her life would be "Sister, Daughter, Player: The Life Story of Holly Ziegler"... Friends would describe her as genuine, supportive and optimistic... Most important aspects of her game are teamwork and tenacity... Proudest moment of her life is fighting for state with her soccer team... Earliest sports memory is hitting "home runs" in recreation softball when she was five... Role model is her mother.