Year: Senior (2008)

Hometown: Biddeford, ME

High School: Biddeford

Major: Nursing

Head Volleyball Coach, John Razsa:

Brooke Perry has been dedicated to playing volleyball all 4 of her years here. She began playing volleyball her junior season at Biddeford H.S. and loved it! She sought out the Portland North Junior Olympic program and participated in it for 2 years. I recruited her to play for me when I was at USM, but she chose SJC because of its stellar nursing program. I wanted her on the USM volleyball team because she was a very good player, but also for her positive attitude, great character and good spirit.

Brooke has always exhibited unselfishness in her approach to the game and to her teammates. A good example of this was her willingness to move to the middle hitter position - despite her small size for that role- because it's how she could best contribute to the team.

As a junior, she became a captain of the team because of those attitudes and her ability to share them as a leader. She has been a tremendous Senior Captain. In that role, Brooke has carried on positive St. Joe's traditions such as community service and secret buddies. These "extras", her on court leadership by example, and her strong voice in our huddles have served the team extremely well. She's made it her special mission to treat her teammates as sisters and insist that they all be good sisters to each other. She's shown us how to take on all the adversity of a tough season and always conduct ourselves positively. No negativity, no junk and no drama has been her motto.

What is your most memorable moment as an athlete at SJC?

"My most memorable moments as an athlete here were Andy's (Asst. Coach Pohl) long memorable talks about Nebraska. I have also made many awesome friends over the past four years and my times here at SJC were some of the most memorable moments of my life."

Who has had the greatest impact on your life?

"My parents have had the greatest impact on my life. They have always been there for me throughout my whole life."

Why did you choose SJC?

"The reason I chose SJC was because of the nursing program that is offered here and it is only an hour away from my house, which is good because I commute to school."

Can you tell us something about you that most people don't know?

"One thing that most people do not know about me is that I only started playing volleyball my junior year of high school after I stopped playing soccer. Now I have been playing for six years and I am the captain of the volleyball team."

What are your plans after graduation?

"I want to work in the emergency room and I will have my bachelor's degree in nursing. I am also getting married next September after graduation."

What are your favorite Book/ Movie/ Food/ TV Show?

"I do not really read many books but I like to read magazines and my favorite right now is Bridal Magazine. My favorite movie is I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry because Adam Sandler is my favorite actor. I think he is hilarious. My favorite food is ice cream and my favorite TV Show is watching the Patriots game every Sunday."

What would you say is the hardest part of being a captain of a collegiate team?

"The hardest part of being a collegiate captain is trying to make everybody on the team happy. Another hard part is trying to balance being a leader and being a friend at the same time."

After College do you still want to participate in your sport?

"Yes I would love to play volleyball after college and I have definitely considered coaching before."

The Volleyball team is going through a tough stretch this season. As a captain how do you keep team morale high? What do you say to keep your team on the top of their game?

"I try to tell them to not be so hard on themselves and to just go out there and have fun because the four years here at SJC go by so fast and if you don't enjoy them then you feel like you've missed out on a lot."

*Interview by Brian DeCandia '10, Athletics Assistant

The feature "Monk Confessions" is designed to call attention to student-athletes at Saint Joseph's College who excel both in the classroom and the sports arena. This feature will run in a bi-weekly manner so please keep checking the athletics main page to get to know our Monks athletes!