Three Terps Named Preseason All-Americans
2/1/2021 12:00:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Three Maryland women's lacrosse players, redshirt senior Lizzie Colson, fifth year Brindi Griffin and senior Grace Griffin were named Preseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse, the publication announced Monday.
Colson garnered First Team honors, Brindi Griffin earned Third Team honors and Grace Griffin was selected as an Honorable Mention honoree.
Colson, who redshirted in 2020 due to an ACL injury, is a two-time All-American, earning third team honors in 2018 & 2019. The redshirt senior also is a two-time All-Big Ten honoree, a two-time All-Big Ten Tournament honoree and a four-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. Colson led Maryland with 45 groundballs and stood second in both draw controls (127) and caused turnovers (25) in the 2019 National Championship season and tallied 127 draw controls, the sixth-most ever in a single season by a Terp. Earlier this winter, she was named the 14th-best player in lacrosse by Inside Lacrosse.
This is the second straight season Brindi Griffin is an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American. Last season, Griffin led the Terps with 15 goals and stood second with 18 points while picking up six groundballs. The fifth year attacker finished strong last season, totaling eight goals and one assist in the final two games of the season, en route to Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors. Griffin has 97 goals, 54 assists and 151 points in her career thus far and was crucial in Maryland's 2019 National Championship run, scoring nine goals in the Final Four.
This is the third straight season that Grace Griffin has been selected as an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American. The 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year enters her senior season with 77 goals, 22 assists. 99 points, 73 groundballs and 35 caused turnovers under her belt. Griffin was second on the team with 17 groundballs and third with eight caused turnovers last season.
Even though we have reached February, the Big Ten has yet to release a schedule for the 2021 season but stay locked on UMTerps.com and @MarylandWLAX on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates regarding Maryland's 2021 season.
Colson garnered First Team honors, Brindi Griffin earned Third Team honors and Grace Griffin was selected as an Honorable Mention honoree.
Colson, who redshirted in 2020 due to an ACL injury, is a two-time All-American, earning third team honors in 2018 & 2019. The redshirt senior also is a two-time All-Big Ten honoree, a two-time All-Big Ten Tournament honoree and a four-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. Colson led Maryland with 45 groundballs and stood second in both draw controls (127) and caused turnovers (25) in the 2019 National Championship season and tallied 127 draw controls, the sixth-most ever in a single season by a Terp. Earlier this winter, she was named the 14th-best player in lacrosse by Inside Lacrosse.
This is the second straight season Brindi Griffin is an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American. Last season, Griffin led the Terps with 15 goals and stood second with 18 points while picking up six groundballs. The fifth year attacker finished strong last season, totaling eight goals and one assist in the final two games of the season, en route to Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors. Griffin has 97 goals, 54 assists and 151 points in her career thus far and was crucial in Maryland's 2019 National Championship run, scoring nine goals in the Final Four.
This is the third straight season that Grace Griffin has been selected as an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American. The 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year enters her senior season with 77 goals, 22 assists. 99 points, 73 groundballs and 35 caused turnovers under her belt. Griffin was second on the team with 17 groundballs and third with eight caused turnovers last season.
Even though we have reached February, the Big Ten has yet to release a schedule for the 2021 season but stay locked on UMTerps.com and @MarylandWLAX on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates regarding Maryland's 2021 season.
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