Family Values Inspire Isaiah Whittaker-Francis On and Off the Pitch

Isaiah Whittaker-Francis knows a lot about discipline. The senior midfielder on the South Carolina men’s soccer team is the youngest of five children in his family. His sister Kristina, who is 14 years older and the family babysitter of sorts while his parents were at work, taught him a lot about doing the right thing, even if he didn’t always like it. “My sister was sort of like a mother figure,” said Whittaker-Francis, who is studying economics and hopes to play professionally when he finishes at South Carolina. “You can’t get away with anything with her. Even now, she hates…