SEPT. 24, 2007

Welcome to "XTRA Time," an insider look at your favorite Cal State Fullerton women's soccer players off the field. Each week, we will feature a new student-athlete and get their answers to the "hard-hitting" questions.

The second entry of the 2007 season comes from senior Stacey Thompson, a midfielder from Saugus, Calif., who has five goals and three assists for her career entering this season.

Entering this weekend's matches, Thompson ranks tied for second on the team with a pair of goals and an assist and had the game-winning goal in Fullerton's 3-1 victory over Washington.

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Junior defender Jenae Gibbens

Q: Cal State Fullerton will be fun to watch this year because...
A: "We will score a lot of goals, get into lots of tackles, and win games."

Q: My pregame ritual is...
A: "Eating peanut butter, drinking a Monster energy drink, and having a piece of gum."

Q: The best advice I have ever received...
A: "Do everything to the best of your ability so you can look back and know you did everything you could."

Q: Biggest Rival...
A: "Ourselves."

Q: The team I would most like to add to Fullerton's schedule is (and why?)...
A: "Unviersity of Virginia because we should have beaten them the first time (2005 NCAA Tournament)."

Q: If I could play any sport OTHER than soccer it would be (and why?)...
A: "Is shopping considered a sport?."

Q: What does it mean to be a Titan?
A: "It means putting on our orange jerseys and playing under the lights in our stadium in front of all our family, friends and TITAN FANS!"

Q: If I was stranded on a desert island and I could only bring one thing it would be...
A: "A yacht so I could cruise around."

Q: Favorite Movie...
A: "A League of Their Own."

Q: Favorite Actor...
A: "George Clooney."

Q: Favorite Actress...
A: "Reese Witherspoon."

Q: Favorite soccer moment...
A: "Game-winning goal against Auburn in double overtime and making it to the 'Sweet 16' of the NCAA Tournament in 2005."

Q: My favorite quote or saying by Head Coach Demian Brown...
A: " 'Competition does not build character as much as it reveals it' (and if someone could translate all that whistling I'm sure there's some wisdom in there)."

Q: If I could invite three famous people to dinner I would choose (and why?)...
A: "1. George Clooney - because he's sexy and funny.
2. Britney Spears - to see how crazy she really is.
3. Jake Gyllenhaal - because I think he's sexy and single."

Q: If I could have a superhero power it would be (and why?)...
A: "Have the power to grow a money tree."