Lizzie Colson
Manchester, Maryland
2021 Big Ten Conference Defender of the Year
Playing for Morgan's Message (opens in new tab)
Personal: Mother, Laura, played volleyball and lacrosse at McDaniel … lists Muhammad Ali as her sports hero … favorite pregame meal is trail mix and chocolate milk … majored in nutrition and food science at Maryland.
2022 Season: Member of inaugural All-Defensive Team who started all 12 games during first Athletes Unlimited season … finished eighth in the league with 1,348 leaderboard points … ranked third in the circuit with 1,045 win points … collected 100 or more points in a game eight times, including first six games of the season … registered 22 caused turnovers, good for second in the league … also collected 19 ground balls to rank 10th in the circuit … earned season-high 169 leaderboard points in Aug. 13 game against Team Glynn with three ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers … scored a goal and added an assist against Team Arsenault in Week Two finale, earning 151 leaderboard points.
2021 Season: One of 13 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft.
International Experience: Represented Team USA at 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship … appeared in six games while anchoring a Team USA defense that led the tournament in fewest goals against … scored twice in Championship Bracket opener against Hong Kong, China on July 5 … injured her knee during summer training camp with the United States team in 2019, but returned to Team USA for tryouts last summer.
At Maryland: Five-year letter winner for the Terrapins who started 63-of-82 games during her career … sat out 2020 campaign due to an injury … scored two goals with four assists and 106 caused turnovers … tallied 159 ground balls with 324 draw controls with Maryland … honored as IWLCA National Defender of the Year in 2021 after leading the nation with 49 caused turnovers … also earned Big Ten Conference Defender of the Year notice during final season with Maryland … three-time IWLCA All-America and All-Big Ten selection … also secured three Inside Lacrosse All-America commendations … finalist for 2021 Tewaaraton Award … member of two NCAA Division I Championship teams … served as a team captain during her final two years at Maryland.
