Elizabeth "Liz" Hanson (2004) - Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame

Elizabeth "Liz" Hanson

Induction:
2004
Class:
1995

Liz Hanson set the RU record (men or women) for steals in a season with 117 during the 1993-94 campaign. Hanson finished her career with 1,413 career points and is among the Scarlet Knights' all-time leaders in career assists with 474 and steals with 287. On the stat sheet, Hanson was one the Scarlet Knights' most accurate outside shooters and she led her team in steals and assists in three of her four seasons "on the banks". Hailing from Sparta, N.J., she helped to lead her teams to two Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament titles (1993-94) and a pair of NCAA Tournament berths during her time "on the banks". Hanson earned First-Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a sophomore in 1994 and was a member of the 1994 and 1995 Atlantic-10 All-Tournament Teams. She twice was a member of the Atlantic-10 All-Academic Team (1994-95), earned a spot on the 1994-95 Atlantic-10 All-Second Team, and won a bronze medal at the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival as a member of the East Team.