Sooner Soccer: If You Only Knew - Fifth Edition

April 5, 2012

If You Only Knew ... Fifth Edition
The Sooners opened the offseason schedule on March 30 with a 3-0 win over Oral Roberts at the OU Soccer Complex in Norman.

In preparation for the spring slate, SoonerSports.com will highlight each of the players on the 2012 squad.

Some of the questions and answers will be soccer related, while others will help fans get to know the Sooners better.

The fifth edition takes a look at sophomore Hannah Gordon. Read more about her soccer career on the right and get to know her better below:

1. Nickname ... Flash.

2. Biggest compliment given .... That my eyes were really pretty..

3. Biggest Influence on your life and why ... It might sound cliché, but I truly think God is. Without him, I would have no purpose I feel like to accomplish anything in my life.

4. Strengths ... My heart, wow that sounds really cliché as well, but I am so emotional and love people!

5. Weaknesses ... My height, I am so short, I am almost considered a midget. It's hard to reach things on higher shelves, and I feel like I have to jump twice as high for a header.

6. Favorite Candy ... Reeses.

7. Favorite holiday ... Christmas.

8. Do you have any heroes? Ty Pennington, what he does for a living is the most remarkable thing anyone can do, and Flash Gordon the superhero because he is just so fast, I wish I could get anywhere in little to no time at all.

9. Do you have any hobbies, if so, please list them ... It's really weird but I love collecting small/mini versions of normal things, like objects of any kind.

10. What is the last song downloaded on your ipod? Police on my back - The Clash

11. Favorite Movie ... Bridesmaids.

12. Favorite TV show ... The Big Bang Theory.

13. Describe yourself in five words ...Short, compassionate, comical, scatterbrained and crazy.

14. Name three people you would invite to dinner? Sheldon, Leonard, and Howard from The Big Bang Theory.

15. Tell us something that we don't know about you? I have never met anyone with smaller hands than me.

16. In five years, I will be ... I don't know. It freaks me out thinking about it.

Hannah Gordon Bio Brief:
Gordon appeared in 17 games as a true freshman, including three starts against Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Texas A&M. Gordon scored her first career goal off the bench against Missouri State.

Gordon was a three-year letterwinner at Stephen F. Austin H.S. where she was a two-time all-district honoree. She was part of the South Texas Olympic Development Program in 2009 and 2005.

Sport Related Questions
1. What team(s) do you support?
I love Liverpool. The Houston Texans football team is my all time favorite team because I am a true Texan fan.

2. I play a bit like (example of a player) ... People say that I play a little bit like Dirk Kuyt on Liverpool. He is a passer and loves playing that final through ball like I love to do.

3. What is your best highlight moment? Your dream highlight moment?
Heading in the game-winning goal in a state tournament in middle school. We went on to win the regional tournament.

4. Who is the biggest joker on the team?
Kathryn Watson

If You Only Knew Archive:
First Edition - Katharine Nutman
Second Edition - Carley Yates
Third Edition - Kali Fournier
Fourth Edition - Carrie Whigham

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Sooner Soccer: If You Only Knew - Fifth Edition

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