CAREER HONORS
• 2021 IWLCA National Defender of the Year
• 2021 Tewaaraton Finalist
• 2021 IWLCA First Team All-American
• 2021 Big Ten Defender of the Year
• Leads the nation in caused turnovers (49)
• 2021 IWLCA First Team All-Region
• 2021 Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American
• 2021 First Team All-Big Ten
• 2021 All-Big Ten Tournament Team
• Inside Lacrosse National Player of the Week (3/25/21)
• IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (3/23/21)
• 2020 & 2021 Team Captain
• 2019 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• 2019 IWLCA Second Team All-Region
• 2018 & 2019 IWLCA Third Team All-American
• 2018 Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
• 2018 & 2019 All-Big Ten
• 2018 IWLCA First Team All-Region
• 2018, 2019 & 2021 All-Big Ten Tournament Team
• 7x Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (2/13/18, 3/6/18, 3/20/18, 4/3/18, 3/16/21, 3/23/21, 4/20/21)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/2/17)
COLSON IN THE NEWS
• Maryland’s Lizzie Colson has gone from the top of lacrosse to its depths and is rising again (Washington Post, May 13, 2021)
• Lizzie Colson didn’t miss a beat in her long-awaited return for Maryland women’s lacrosse (Diamondback, February 25, 2021)
• Game-Changer: Maryland's Lizzie Colson Returns From ACL Tear to Lead Terps in '21 (Inside Lacrosse, February 9, 2021)
• Maryland's Lizzie Colson easily transitions from prolific scorer to stingy defender (Baltimore Sun, May 19, 2018)
• Lizzie Colson hardly played last season. Now, she stars for Maryland lacrosse’s defense (Diamondback, March 14, 2018)
As a Redshirt Senior in 2021: Tewaaraton Finalist ... Led the nation & second all-time in program history in single season caused turnovers in caused turnovers (49) ... 10th highest draw control single season mark (80) ... Third all-time in draw controls (324), Third in the country and led the Big Ten in groundballs (59) ... Has at least four groundballs in 10 of 17 games ... Has at least three caused turnovers in nine of 17 games ... Was phenomenal in NCAA Second Round at Duke (5/16), tallying six groundballs and five caused turnovers to lead the game, also had four draw controls; Had four GBs and CTs in the first half... Led Maryland on the draw in win vs. High Point (5/14), winning seven to go with two groundballs and two caused turnovers ... All-Big Ten Tournament Team ... Tallied four draw controls, two groundballs and two caused turnovers in Big Ten Championship vs. Northwestern (5/2) ... Made the game winning play in Big Ten Semifinals vs. Johns Hopkins (4/30), intercepting a Hopkins pass with the Terps up one goal with a minute left to seal the win; had five groundballs, four draw controls and three caused turnovers in the win ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (4/20) ... Posted four groundballs, four caused turnovers, seven draw controls and her second assist of the season at #24 Rutgers (4/18) ... Caused four turnovers, won five draw controls and picked up a groundball vs. #20 Johns Hopkins (4/14) ... Notched four groundballs, three draw controls and a caused turnover at #14 Penn State (4/11) ... Had sensational game vs. Rutgers (4/8), tallying career-highs with seven groundballs and six caused turnovers, both the most by any Maryland player in seven years, and won four draw controls ... Tallied five groundballs, four draw controls and two caused turnovers at #3 Northwestern (3/29) ... Picked up four groundballs, won six draw controls and caused two turnovers in game one at #3 Northwestern (3/27) ... Inside Lacrosse National Player of the Week (3/25) ... IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (3/23) ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (3/23) ... Had sensational weekend vs. Ohio State, totaling 16 draw controls, nine groundballs and six caused turnovers over the weekend ... In the first game against the Buckeyes (3/18), tallied five groundballs, eight draw controls and four caused turnovers ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (3/12) ... Stuffed the stat sheet at Johns Hopkins (3/12), tallying six draw controls, five groundballs and three caused turnovers ... Caused three turnovers, won four draw controls and picked up two groundballs in win over Michigan (2/28) ... Posted two caused turnovers and two draw controls in win over Michigan (2/26) ... In first game back from ACL tear at Penn State (2/21), led game with a career-high four caused turnovers.
Redshirt Season in 2020 due to ACL injury.
As a Junior in 2019: A force all over the field, starting in 22 of 23 games for Maryland ... Led Maryland with 45 groundballs and stood second in both draw controls (127) and caused turnovers (25) ... Her 127 draw controls are the sixth most ever in a single season by a Terp ... Also tallied a goal and an assist ... NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Was fantastic in National Championship vs. Boston College (5/26), tallying four groundballs, seven draw controls and two caused turnovers ... Posted three groundballs, five draw controls and two caused turnovers in National Semifinal against Northwestern (5/24) ... Led Maryland with eight draw controls while tallying three groundballs and two caused turnovers in NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Denver (5/18) ... Tallied nine draws and two groundballs, caused turnovers vs. Stony Brook (5/12) ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... Led the Terps with three caused turnovers while tallying six draws and two groundballs in Big Ten Tournament Championship vs. Northwestern (5/5) ... Scored second career goal after intercepting a pass and bringing it all the way in Big Ten Semifinals vs. Penn State (5/3) ... Posted career-best 10 draw controls vs. Johns Hopkins (4/27) ... Had seven draws, including six in the second half in comeback win at Georgetown (4/17) ... Tied career-high with five groundballs while also causing two turnovers at Northwestern (4/11) ... Posted two groundballs, two caused turnovers and six draw controls at Rutgers (3/30) ... Caused three turnovers, picked up two groundballs and six draw controls vs. Princeton (3/27) ... Filled up stat-sheet with eight draw controls, four groundballs and two caused turnovers at James Madison (3/24) ... Set career-best with five groundballs while also tallying six draws and two caused turnovers at Penn State (3/21) ... Assisted on a Caroline Steele goal vs. Penn (3/13) ... Won seven draw controls at Hofstra (3/2) ... Tallied then career-high nine draw controls at UMBC (2/28) ... Had three groundballs in top five road win at Florida (2/14).
As a Sophomore in 2018: Stepped into a starting role on the Maryland defense, earning the start in 21 out of the 22 games ... Led Maryland in groundballs (39) and caused turnovers (23)... Tied a career-best with eight draw controls in NCAA Quarterfinal win over Navy (5/19) ... Picked up three groundballs and recorded four draw controls in the NCAA Tournament opener against Denver (5/13) ... Paced Maryland with a career-high eight draw controls in Big Ten Semifinals against Johns Hopkins (5/4) ... Posted first career assist on a Megan Whittle goal against Virginia (4/4) ... Filled up the stat-sheet with a then career-high seven draw controls, two groundballs and two caused turnovers at Michigan (3/31) ... Caused three turnovers while recording four draw controls and two groundballs against Georgetown (3/28) ... Totaled five draw controls, a career-high four groundballs and a career-best three caused turnovers at Johns Hopkins (3/17).
As a Freshman in 2017: Appeared in 20 games on defense with three starts ... posted 16 ground balls and 26 draw controls ... tallied two ground balls and three draws against Boston College (5/28) ... had four draw controls vs. Stony Brook (5/20) and Johns Hopkins (5/5) ... notched three ground balls and two caused turnovers vs. Northwestern (4/27) ... picked up three ground balls vs. Michigan (4/1) ... scored once and picked up two ground balls at William & Mary (2/11).
Before Maryland: 2016 USA Today Player of the Year ... ranked No. 2 freshman by Inside Lacrosse ... 2016 Under Armour All-American … three-time Carroll County Times Lacrosse Player of the Year (2014, '15, '16) ... Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year in 2016 ... set a Carroll County record with 108 goals as a senior … led Manchester Valley to three straight state titles in 2014, '15 and '16 … scored 300 career goals and 396 career points … played club for Skywalkers.
Personal: Parents are Harry and Laura Colson … has four siblings, Allie, Steph, Beanie and Harrison … mother played volleyball and lacrosse at McDaniel … sports hero is Muhammad Ali … favorite pregame meal is trail mix and chocolate milk … chose Maryland for the coaches, campus, academics and lacrosse program … majoring in nutrition and food science.
COLSON'S CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 (2x), last vs. Penn State (5/3/19)
Points: 1 (6x), last at Rutgers (4/18/21)
Ground balls: 7 vs. Rutgers (4/8/21)
Draw controls: 10 vs. Johns Hopkins (4/27/19)
Caused turnovers: 6 vs. Rutgers (4/8/21)
