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Lia Sinisi

Position:
Forward
Class:
Senior
High School:
West Essex High School
Hometown:
North Caldwell, N.J.

2021: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection … NFCA National Academic Squad … B1G Sportsmanship Award recipient … Was selected as a PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Month in December … Started 13 games for the Spartans, ranking fourth in points (8) and second in assists (4) … Opened her season with a goal – the game-winner - and an assist at Kent State (8/27) … Had a pair of assists in a weekend against Ohio State (9/17) and Central Michigan (9/19) … Had a goal and an assist at Northwestern (10/17).

2020-21: Started at forward in all 16 games played … Led the team with three assists … Scored one goal, in the season finale against Michigan (4/21) … Recorded her first assist of the season against Northwestern (2/27) … Followed up with another assist in the 2-0 win over Indiana (3/7) … Earned an assist on one of two goals scored at Ohio State (4/9) … Named Co-Offensive Player of the Year at the team banquet.

2019: All-Big Ten Selection ... Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad member ... Winner of the Offensive Player of the Year award at team’s Award Banquet.Led the team in scoring with seven goals ... Appeared in 18 games with 15 starts at forward ... Finished the season with 14 points and 16 shots on goal ... Second on the team with two game-winning goals ... Recorded two goals in a win vs. Saint Francis (10/31) ... Tallied a team-high five shots on goal against Central Michigan on (10/27) ... Registered a team-high four points in a win vs. Saint Francis (8/31) ... Scored the game-winning goal over UC Davis in double overtime (9/6) ... Rattled in the first goal of the game in a 3-2 sudden victory shootout win over Miami (9/3) ...Tallied her fifth goal of the season on a feed from Celina Riccardo vs. Ball State (9/22), helping the No. 23-ranked Spartans to a 3-1 win over the Cardinals ... At No. 7 Northwestern, put MSU on the board with a goal off a penalty corner rebound ... Against Central Michigan (10/27), she used six shots to tally her seventh goal of the season in a 3-0 shutout victory over the Chippewas.

2018: Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad.. Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in 20 games and started in 12 for the Spartans ... Finished the season with two assists, with one against Kent State (8/16) and the other against Indiana (10/26) in the Big Ten Tournament.

2017: Was the only freshman who has played in and started all 19 games in the season…Had 11 shots and four shots on goal for the Spartans…Claimed a .364 shot on goal percentage.

Prior to MSU: Four-year letterwinner in field hockey and two-year letterwinner in basketball... 2015-16 Regional All-American... Two-time All-State selection... First Team All-American .. Three-time New Jersey Group 2 State Champion... Led the team in scoring for two seasons... Elected captain two times.

Personal: The daughter of Danny and Elaine Sinisi ... Born on February 22, 1999 in North Caldwell, N.J. ... Has a sister, Olivia ... Favorite team is the New York Yankees ... Favorite athlete is former Argentine hockey player Luciana Aymar ... Favorite TV show is The Office ... Favorite movie is Grease ... Kinesiology major.