Back into the game

Brianna Siravo is a sophomore midfielder and defender for Quinnipiac’s women’s soccer team

In October of 2011, Brianna Siravo thought her soccer career may have been coming to a close when she was diagnosed with compartment syndrome in both of her legs.

“I would be playing in a game and my legs would go numb,” Siravo said. “It was scary because I really didn’t know what was wrong and most of the time I kept playing through it.”

Siravo was a senior at Smithfield High School, in Rhode Island at the time of her diagnosis. She was captain of her high school team, and played on the FC Stars of Massachusetts, a premier team based out of Massachusetts.

A life-long dream of hers had been to play soccer in college, but with her new prognosis she questioned if she would ever get there.

In November of 2011, Siravo went into surgery. Siravo says she was nervous the doctors would not be able to fully fix her.

After hours of surgery and several months in two full-length casts, Siravo was back on two legs moving around and soon after back on the field.

Now a sophomore at Quinnipiac University, a division I college soccer program, Siravo wears a bobcat jersey.

“It is great to be part of a team here in college. When everything happened with my legs I was nervous my college soccer dreams would be down the drain,” Siravo said. “I look forward to playing here for the next few years as I continue on with my soccer dreams.”

Taking on sports photography

 

Sarah Anne Harris takes photos at the Quinnipiac basketball game.

Having  different types of skills within the communications field allows you to be more marketable, according to Sarah Anne Harris, sophomore print journalism major at Quinnipiac University. 

Harris is the associate arts and life editor of Quinnipiac’s student newspaper, The Chronicle. Although she is able to write and edit a variety of stories within the arts and life section of the newspaper, she wants to become more versatile. 

With the help of the sports editor and other upperclassmen, Harris purchased a Nixon 3200 camera and began to explore photography as she shot a Panic of the Disco concert at the Oakdale Theatre and a the Quinnipiac men’s basketball game against Canisus on Jan. 30 at the TD Bank Sports Center. 

“You are right there, right on the edge of the court, you feel their sweat on you,” Harris said. 

Harris said her experience taking sports photos was one she will never forget. 

” I don’t usually like basketball, but after taking pictures at the game I wouldn’t mind going to more basketball games and just watching” Harris said. “Taking pictures was really fun because I was able to capture some dunks and they were really cool.”

Although she has only covered one game thus far, she has already planned to attend more games and take pictures for the Chronicle. Harris looks forward to seeing her photos printed in the paper for the student body to see. 

What you should know

Amanda Hoskins here with NBC WJAR reporter Julie Tremmel

Amanda Hoskins was a soccer player for most of her life. When she was just 12 years old she was asked to play with a premier soccer team out of Rhode Island. She continued on to playing for the Rhode Island Olympic Development team and other premier teams in the Rhode Island, Mass. area.

During her time as a premier player, she traveled to many regional championships and even played in the Futsol National Championships in California. One of Hoskins’ teammates is now playing for the U20 US Women’s World Cup Team.

Hoskins was later captain of her high school soccer team. Unfortunately, her dream to play in college never did occur because of a back injury that developed throughout her soccer career.

Hoskins continues to play in her free time and enjoys watching professional games.