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Female Student-Athlete of the Month - January 2017

Laura Betesh continues to evolve for the women's basketball team. She scored 12 points to help lead Yeshiva to its first Skyline Conference win since rejoining the league in 2015. 


                                                                                       

 

Name (First and Last)

Laura Betesh

Major/Minor

Undecided

What is your career ambition?

Real Estate

What is your favorite thing about Yeshiva University?


Being in a religious atmosphere with life- long friends, and making lasting connections.
What is your favorite thing
about being a student-athlete at Yeshiva University?

YU enables me to balance my incredible education, but also managing my time playing in the NCAA.

What Yeshiva University class have you found most beneficial?
                                                                                                     

Spanish
 

What was your greatest
memory as a Yeshiva student-athlete?

Winning my first college basketball game. 

Who was the most influential
person to you as a child?

My parents! They supported me through every step of the way and even attended all of my sports games.

Growing up what teacher in school do you remember to have the biggest influence on you? 
  My 8th grade principle-Mrs. Silverstein

What is your favorite food?


Fruit
 

What is your favorite movie?

The Parent Trap

In high school, what clubs were you involved with?

Yachad Club, Basketball Team, Photography Club

If you can have dinner with any celebrity, who would you choose?

Dwayne Wade

What is your favorite hobby
(besides the sport you play)?

Baking, traveling, and photography.

Favorite sport to play (besides your sport)?

Baseball and Soccer
What is your favorite sports team?
Miami Heat
  
What would people you know now find surprising about you when you were younger? I played for the Maccabi games for 2 years in Omaha, Nebraska, and Austin, Texas.