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University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2015
- Class:
- 1987
During her tenure at UMass, Lisa Griswold was an accomplished two-sport athlete and a two-time all-American in lacrosse (1986, 1987) and field hockey (1985, 1986). She was also a 1986-87 Honda Award nominee in field hockey as one of the nation's best players.
In field hockey, Massachusetts' teams went 29-9-3 in her two seasons, making appearances at the NCAA Championships during each year. She ranked No. 9 all-time for points in a season with 44 in 1986 upon induction. In lacrosse, her teams went 15-9 and were the ECAC runners-up in 1987. Griswold scored 49 career points with 36 goals and 13 assists.
Following her collegiate career, Griswold was a graduate assistant at UMass (1988-89) before working as an assistant coach at Yale (1992-93). She was also a member of the U.S. Lacrosse Team from 1987 to 1992 and, in 1989, she led the squad to a gold at the World Championship.
She is currently the head coach at Darien High School in Connecticut, where she is one of the most decorated coaches in Connecticut high school lacrosse history. Griswold has guided her teams to more than a sozen FCIAC Championships and state titles.
Griswold was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
