Lisa Etienne returns for her second season as an assistant coach for the Colgate women's basketball team.
Etienne joined the Raiders with experience as a player and a coach. A four-year member of the Hartford women's basketball team from 2005-09, and a captain her senior season, Etienne played a key role in leading the Hawks to NCAA second-round appearances as well as accomplishing two America East Championships in 2005 and 2008. During her time at Hartford, Etienne was named to the 2009 America East All-Defensive Team and All-Conference Second Team, and she was the 2008 America East Tournament MVP.
In addition to becoming a top-flight coach, Etienne also is a veteran instructor of basketball camps hosted by the Fairfield Stags, Jennifer Rizzotti and the Hartford Knights. She was a participant at the 2009 WBCA “So You Want to be a Coach” Program in St. Louis.
The Norwalk, Conn., native earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Hartford in 2009. She worked at the Harlem Dowling-West Side Center in New York City and as a child development specialist at the Village for Family and Children in Hartford before deciding to return to basketball.
