Nina Garfinkel

2023
• Recipient of the Lacrosse Team Award at the Hoos Choice Awards
• Started all 18 games on defense
• Finished the year with 13 ground balls and 9 caused turnovers
• Won a draw control at Boston College (4/15)
• IWLCA Academic Team
• All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022
• Started all 20 games on defense
• Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Syracuse (3/12/22)
• Tied career-high with two ground balls against Pitt (3/18/22)
• Finished the season with a total of 12 ground balls and seven caused turnovers

2021
• Appeared in 18 games, making four starts
• Recorded five ground balls, four caused turnovers and one draw control
• Had a ground ball and a caused turnover in both games against North Carolina (4/16 and 4/18)

2020
• Played in three games
• Had a caused turnover and two ground balls in win vs. George Mason

2019
• Redshirt

2018 
• Did not play

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity lacrosse member, three year starter
• Co-captain senior year
• Earned All-League honors in 2017
• Three year starter on varsity field hockey earning all-league honors in 2016
• Nike Elite 150 attendee (2015)
• Nike Ride invitee/attendee (2015)
• Honor roll student sophomore, junior and senior year

PERSONAL
• Graduated with Bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2022
• Graduate degree: M.Ed. in Counselor Education (expected graduation in 2024)
• Parents are Neil and Anne Van Dijkum Garfinkel
• Has two brothers, Ben and Nick
• Mother, Anne, played lacrosse and field hockey at Harvard
• Father, Neil, played lacrosse at Harvard
• Brother, Ben, played lacrosse at Amherst
• Brother Nick graduated from UVA in 2020