Union College Athletics

Liz Flanagan (Forrest) excelled in multiple sports at Union, earning laurels both on the field and on the ice for the women’s lacrosse and ice hockey teams from 2001-05.
 
Flanagan was one of the first stars of Union’s nascent women’s ice hockey program, scoring 29 goals with 35 assists for 64 points in only two seasons on the ice. A two-time All-ECAC East selection and two-time team Most Valuable Player, she set school records with 40 points and a conference-best 26 assists in Union’s final Division III season of 2002-03, including a school single-season and career record four shorthanded goals that led the country that year. The only player in program history to score five goals in a game and the only player to record multiple five-point games, she still ranks fourth all-time in points, fifth in assists and seventh in goals despite playing in just 50 games.
 
Flanagan also made a big impact with the women’s lacrosse team as well, helping the team to a pair of NCAA Tournament berths and a 53-16 overall record while earning three All-Conference selections and a pair of IWLCA All-Region first-team nods over four seasons. She shared the Terry Lynch-Jackie Havercamp Cuttita Memorial Award with her twin sister Molly ’05 HOF ’15 as first-years, and she followed up with a school single-season record 70 caused turnovers as a sophomore. She was named to the WomensLacrosse.com All-America third team and the ECAC Upstate All-Star first team in addition to her second straight All-Region honor as a senior, captaining the team to a Liberty League title and NCAA appearance. Flanagan finished her career with 177 ground balls and 113 caused turnovers to go with 31 goals and 38 assists in 67 career games, ranking third in career caused turnovers and seventh in ground balls all-time at Union.