Sports
Soccer sister rivalry
Sophomore twins Melissa and Laura Hollister work together and play against one another on the soccer field.
Laura and Melissa have both been playing soccer since they were five years old. Now the twins continue to play together on the team, offering each other support and competitive drive.
Laura enjoys the feeling of wanting to play harder with a sibling to constantly try and bring the best out of.
“If she’s (Melissa) doing better than me, I feel like I have to step it up,” Laura said.
While Laura enjoys the extra motivation and support from her sister, she also feels that it can bring out the negative sides of both of them.
“Trying to compete for who scores, who gets more playing time, all that, I’d call that the worst bit,” Laura said.
Melissa agrees with her sister’s statements, also enjoying the competition of natural sibling rivalry.
“I always have her to rely on, to like, back me up or stand up for me,” Melissa said.
Both Hollisters also admit that being related to a teammate does come with its difficulties sometimes.
“The big thing is, the team likes to like, call us the Hollisters or the twins on the field it makes me feel like we’re the same person,” Melissa said.
Teammate, sophomore Alyxis Beltz enjoys the sisters on the team and believes the competition between them helps boost their games.
“I think they help each other because they push each other. They try harder to beat each other out,” Beltz said.
Despite the difficulties and competition between them, neither sister would have it any other way. Both are proud of what they do and proud to play with and against one another.
“If she’s doing really good, I want to do better,” Melissa said.