Maya Wald and Grace Candrian are former Bishop Ryan athletes. Wald and Candrian played basketball and volleyball together at Ryan.

Q: Would you rather attack the basket or shoot a 3-pointer?

Wald answer: “Shoot a three. Usually, I have a higher percentage of making the three over getting to the basket.”

Candrian guess: “Shoot a three, for sure. She’s so good at that. Sometimes, she’s afraid to attack the basket. She has an amazing shot, and she’s confident with her shot. She’ll shoot a three any day.”

Bishop Ryan's Grace Candrian looks to pass the ball during a game.

Wald reaction: “Yeah, I would expect her to get that right. That’s always my go-to.”

Q: Who is your favorite college basketball player?

Wald answer: “Kathleen Doyle. She just graduated this year, but she played for Iowa. I just like how she plays the game. She’s always very controlled and knows what to do. She’s always a good team player, too.”

Candrian guess: “That’s a hard one. I’ve never talked to her about this. Let’s just go with her sister, (former Minot State guard) Maddie Wald.

Wald reaction: “We don’t really talk so much about college basketball or the WNBA, so that’s a pretty good guess. (Maddie) would be my second-favorite.”

Q: Choose one: Ace, assist or kill?

Wald answer: “Ace. It’s really exciting. It’s kind of like your own thing. You don’t get them very often, so it’s fun.”

Candrian guess: “I think she said assist. Whenever she got an assist for someone instead of me, she’d always say, ‘Hey, Grace, I got an assist instead of you.’ We’d just laugh about it because I’m the setter. She always had a huge smile on her face when she did.”

Wald reaction: “Yeah, I did do that a lot. That was just a little joke between us. An ace is more fun to celebrate.”

Q: What was your favorite volleyball moment from this past season?

Wald answer: “We played Our Redeemer’s in districts and took a set from them. That was the most exciting part. We haven’t done that in a very long time.”

Candrian guess: “I’d say her favorite game was Our Redeemer’s. We beat them in a set, finally. We all wanted to do that because they’re a very well-rounded team. That game, we all came together. We had such fun with it and motivation. That was the most special game.”

Wald reaction: “That was very fun for us. It’s once in a season that you get to do that.”

Q: With the game on the line, which one of your teammates will make the clutch shot?

Candrian answer: “Probably Sydney Upton. She actually had a lot of clutch shots this past season. In two or three games with the last-second shot, she’s made them. We all celebrated with her after the game and just laughed with her about it.”

Wald guess: “Sydney Upton.”

Candrian reaction: “She always came in clutch in the game when we needed her. If it was a free throw or a key shot at the end, she always came in clutch.”

Q: Out of all your opponents, who is the toughest player to guard?

Candrian answer: “Leah Feland. She’s a very athletic player. She always has her head in the game. She can get away from you sometimes. She can be very difficult, but I think our team did pretty well against her this year. She’s very difficult to guard.”

Wald guess: “Olivia Passa. She always gets to the basket. You don’t know exactly what she’s going to do. She can shoot and drive.”

Candrian reaction: “Oh, yeah. Olivia is also a very good player. She knows how to drive and get to the hoop. She can shoot from anywhere on the court. I’d agree with that, too.”

Q: What was the most special volleyball moment in your career?

Candrian answer: “When I got 1,500 assists. I couldn’t have done it without my teammates, so to celebrate with them and my coaches was very special for me.”

Wald guess: “When she got her 1,500th assist at Bishop Ryan.”

Candrian reaction: “I think she knew that because we all just celebrated with each other. It was a very special moment. It’s not even about the assists, but my teammates, coaches and family members. It’s just very special for me.”

Q: Which color or flavor of Gatorade is your favorite?

Candrian answer: “Probably the light blue kind.”

Wald guess: “I think she likes blue.”

Candrian reaction: “I thought she would say orange at first. Normally, when we go places, I get the blue Gatorade.”

Jimmy Lafakis covers Minot High School sports and Class B high school sports. Follow him on Twitter @JJLII30.