By Jess Owens – Entertainment Editor

Senior Katie Konareski has officially committed to Endicott College to pursue her career in basketball. She has been playing basketball for 12 years and says she will never stop loving the sport. It has taught her so much about herself and has been the one thing she’s always worked hard for. Advocate Entertainment Editor Jess Owens interviewed Konareski about her acceptance to Endicott College.

Jess Owens: What made you choose to commit to this school?

Katie Konareski: There was so much that went into deciding on which school was best for me and I think what really drew my attention to Endicott was there was really nothing I disliked about it. As I started narrowing down my decisions I made a pro and con list for each school I thought about attending. All around Endicott had a beautiful campus, not too far from home, very sports-based, and advanced labs for my major!

JO: What is the main goal you want to achieve from this school?

KK: The main goal I want to achieve from this school is not only to graduate after 4 years but to be happy and successful! College is obviously a once in a lifetime experience and I definitely want to make the most of it.

JO: What kind of lessons has Law basketball taught you that you can carry with you for the rest of your journey?

KK: Law basketball really showed me my potential. Throughout the four years I’ve played at Law I’ve had a dramatic improvement each season. I’m going to be honest as a freshman, playing in college wasn’t even a thought in the back of my head, but each year I played I realized how successful I was into building myself mentally and physically.

JO: What makes you most excited about going to this school?

KK: I’m most excited to play for another team and to meet new people. I like meeting people with similar goals and motives as me and I believe playing at the next level I will definitely meet lots of people like that.

JO: With all the hard work you put into getting here, what advice can you give others that want to take the same journey as you?

KK: I think the biggest piece of advice I can give is one day you’ll realize that things are starting to come to an end and how you handle that is most important. That goes for everything in life.