Five Questions: Sydney Chastain

LITTLE ROCK – Freshman Sydney Chastain is one of six newcomers joining the Trojans in 2016-17. In high school, she was the Oklahoma winner of the Wendy's High School Heisman Award in 2016.
 
Chastain holds the Westmoore High School record for assists and steals, and set the school single-season assist record with 159.
 
What has been biggest surprise so far with college level workouts and practices?
Definitely the speed and strength that comes with it. The girls are a lot faster than you would expect, and strength wise it's a lot more aggressive and physical.
 
What are your goals for your freshman season?
So far it's to get playing time and to produce on the court and be more aggressive.
 
What gets you hyped up before a game?
Hearing the crowd right before the game, but sometimes I'll listen to music. Also, if we're getting hyped up in the locker room that's always pretty fun.
 
How do you recover after a hard loss?
I go back and try to figure out what I did wrong, and I try to make sure that I focus on that in practice. I try to make my mistakes in practice rather than in the games.
 
What was it that made you sign with the Trojans?
It was a choice between Little Rock and the Air Force Academy. I met the team here at Little Rock, but not at Air Force Academy. From those couple of minutes I could just tell that they were really fun and more of a family. That was a big deal for me because I didn't just want to come into a team, I wanted to come into a family.