and giving positive feed-
back to my teammates,
and I think being so vocal
it helps me earn the re-
spect. The other day one
of my teammates asked
me if I had one mean bone
in my body and I respond-
ed with “Not usually but
ask my brother!,” stated
Sisti. “I feel more respon-
sible. I feel that I am well
trusted and that people
can talk to me and ask me
anything. My communi-
cation skills have grown
and it will help me with
tasks in the future. Being
a captain is an honor and
it’s always been some-
thing I’ve wanted to do.
This being my last year
it’s just the icing on the
cake.”
This interview was done
before Sisti’s season end-
ing injury at East Auro-
ra High School. It was
a battle between two of
the best teams in West-
ern New York . Sisti’s in-
jury was a f luke one - but
that’s how the game goes.
It wasn’t the first time
she was injured. She bat-
tled back from a torn ACL,
and never stopped play-
ing her type of game. Be-
fore, and after, her injury
Sisti would like to make
life miserable for oppos-
ing teams who dare try to
test her down the wings.
She is a physical de-
fender who doesn’t mind
making the opposing
players know they are in
for a battle.
“I like to play physical.
Being physical is part of
the game,” stated Sisti.
“I use my body a lot to
shield the ball and to pro-
tect my goalie. I have an
aggressive style of play
even after coming back
from a major soccer inju-
ry (I tore my ACL).”
Before her latest in-
jury, Sisti was part of a
very potent attack that
saw Lancaster attack the
opposing teams on the
wings. With the defend-
ers joining the midfield
and playing more of a
3-5-2 formation, it gave
Sisti a chance to get back
to her roots.
Before becoming a shut
down defender, Sisti was
a midfielder. So, this
new formation played
right into her strengths.
It allowed her to join the
rush, and to clog up the
midfield - which stymied
the other teams.
“This year we are play-
ing a new formation
where the outside de-
fense move up to be-
come midfielders,” stat-
ed Sisti. “This transition
is easy for me because I
have played midfield in
the past. I’m comfortable
with carrying the ball up
the field and getting into
offensive play.”
She is also comfortable
with being aggressive -
which is funny to some
of her teammates. She
might be the most mild
mannered soccer player
on the pitch. But, don’t
get her mad. She has a
mean streak that can only
be seen on the pitch.
Even when she gets
“mean” it’s still nicer
than most players who
get mean. Maybe it’s
a kill them with kind-
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ness kind of thing on the
pitch. Maybe it’s just her
personality.
“I’m okay with being
left off the score sheet be-
cause I’d rather my goal-
ie have a clean sheet. As
long as we are keeping the
ball in the offensive zone
I’m doing my job,” stated
Sisti. “Having a easy-go-
ing personality helps me
keep cool on the field and
helps me make smart de-
cisions. Off the field I am
very easy to talk to and
well liked by others.”
Besides being well liked
by it seems like everyone
in Western New York,
Sisti is a top student. She
takes the student in stu-
dent-athlete very seri-
ously. Soccer can get her
where she needs to be,
but her grades will allow
her to be what she wants
to be.
Without good grades it
doesn’t matter how well
you play on the pitch if
you can get on it. Sisti
takes her grades and
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schooling very seriously -
and it shows.
“Soccer has given me my
best friends and a sense
of family. Without soccer
I wouldn’t be as good at
teamwork, problem solv-
ing, time management
and communication. I’m
going to cherish every
moment I’ve made these
past four years in high
school,” stated Sisti. “I
take school very seri-
ously. I have been on the
honor roll since seventh
grade. I am very involved
in school. I am a mem-
ber of the National Hon-
or Society, Healthcare
Academy and Student
Union as well as playing
two sports. I think being
a well rounded student is
very important for all as-
pects of life. I plan on at-
tending college for nurs-
ing and eventually be a
nurse practitioner.”