X-Women basketball guard Vanessa Pickard is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Vanessa recently completed her first year with the X-Women and is a Human Kinetics student from Riverview, N.B.

Nickname:  V, Ness, V-Pick

What brought you to StFX?
The highly-regarded Human Kinetics and basketball programs.

What has been your best moment in a StFX uniform so far?
Making a half-court shot at UNB.

One thing I cannot live without is…?
My family

If I could have super-hero powers I would…?
If I could have a super power it would be the ability to teleport.

My biggest pet peeve is…?
Lying

My dream vacation destination is…?
Greece

My dream job is…?
Play professionally or doctor… or both

Tell us one thing that fans may not know about you?
One thing fans don`t know about me: I have a beautiful niece and two baby nephews

FAVORITES:
1.  Past-time/hobby:  Napping
2.  Food:  Pasta
3.  Website:   It's a toss-up between Pinterest and Twitter
4.  TV show:  Criminal Minds
5.  Movie:  Law Abiding Citizen
6.  Actor/Actress:  Denzel Washington
7.  Singer/Band:  Too many... Jack Johnson, Adele, Frank Ocean
8.  Sport (other than your own):  Soccer
9.  Pro sports team:  Chicago Bulls
10.  Pro sports athlete:  Derrick Rose