#2 Samantha Mancinelli    G    5-9    Fr.  Durham, Conn./Coginchaug Regional

My favorite high school athletic moment is:

Winning the first ever girl’s basketball state championship title my senior year in the school’s history.

My favorite class or professor at Brandeis is:

Introduction to Literary Studies [with Laura Quinney] because it’s the first step in becoming an English major, and also because I really enjoy the literature we read in class.

I chose Brandeis because:

I knew I would be challenged both academically and athletically and I also love the campus and the community feel of Brandeis.

My favorite meal at Brandeis or in Waltham is:

the gyro from Wilson’s Diner.

AND MORE: Four year starter at point guard for the basketball team and at center back for the soccer team at Coginchaug Regional High School... Led the Blue Devils to the 2012 Connecticut State Class S title... Was a first-team All-Shoreline Conference selection five times, including twice in basketball and three times in soccer... Has worked at the TPC Golf Course in Cromwell, Conn., at The Travelers PGA event held there.