2012: Played in three games … Did not record any points …
Before Mount Holyoke: Member of the soccer team all four years … Four-time captain … Three-time Most Valuable Player … Ran on cross country team …
Personal: Political Science major … Daughter of Raul Portillo.
Getting to Know Andrea
Why did you choose to attendMountHolyoke? - The mission of the school. The types of women who choose to come here are very inspirational, and I wanted to be surrounded by women who have dreams and aspirations, and who want to change the world around them.
What do you like best aboutMountHolyoke? - The sense of community, and the personal attention that I get from teachers and advisors.
Favorite Sports Movie - Goal
Favorite Pro Sports Team - Barcelona
Favorite TV Show - House
Favorite Athlete(s) - Lionel Messi
Hobbies - Reading, painting, running
Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Sports Illustrated
Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Cesar Chavez
Most Prized Possession - My family
Place You'd Like to Visit - Peru
First Memory of Your Sport - My dad was my soccer coach when I was younger
Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - When the coach gave me a compliment
Best Advice From a Coach - Practice how you want to play in the game. Give 115%
If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Buy my parents there dream house and set them up so that they no longer need to work and worry about money. Then I would help out my whole family with what ever they needed. I would save some money for myself, and then I would donate the rest. Or start my own non profit organization.
Career Aspirations - Travel the world and start my own non profit organization, helping out and teaching kids in third world countries.