The Ereshena File

2012: Played in 15 games, including 14 as a starter … Did not record any points … Had three shots …

2011: Played in 15 games, including nine as a starter … Did not record any points … Had two shots on goal …

2010: Played in 14 games, including three as a starter … Did not record any points … Had four shots with one on goal …

2009: Played in six games … Did not record any points … Had a shot on goal …

Before Mount Holyoke: Four-year member of the soccer team … Captain … Varsity Scholar all four years …

Personal: English major … Daughter of Marisa and David Ereshena.

Getting to Know Dara

• Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - This school made me feel comfortable and welcomed. I knew this would be the place that I could reach my fullest potential.
• What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - More than anything, I love the soccer team. They have become my best friends, my family, and the people I will always turn to. Not many people have the chance to meet a group like this. 
• Favorite Pro Sports Team - US Men's Soccer National Team
• Favorite TV Show - How I Met Your Mother
• Favorite Athlete(s) - Tim Howard and Landon Donovan  
• Biggest Fear - Snakes   
• Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Neil Patrick Harris or Chelsea Handler 
• Place You'd Like to Visit - Greece and South Africa      
• Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - Beating Smith 3-1 
• Pre-Game Rituals - I always put on my right equipment before my left.      
• Career Aspirations - Working in development in production and becoming a high school English teacher.