Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame
Rachel Schroff Grandstrand ’13 played an integral role in the most successful era of Connecticut College women’s volleyball. During her four seasons the Camels posted an overall record of 84-26 and qualified for the NESCAC Championship each year. As a senior in 2012, she led Conn to a 25-4 record and the program’s first ever NESCAC regular season title and NCAA Championship berth.
Grandstrand is the only student-athlete in program history to win the NESCAC Player of the Year award, earning the honor in 2012. That same season, she wrapped up an outstanding senior campaign as a first team All-NESCAC recipient and an AVCA All-Region and All-America honoree. A team captain and Anita L. DeFrantz Award winner, she finished her collegiate career with the second-best hitting percentage and fourth-most kills in program history.
Grandstrand served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in human development. She later earned a master’s degree in nursing from Northeastern University and currently works as a nurse practitioner at Beth Israel Lahey Health. She lives in Dover, Mass., with her husband, Paul, and their son, Samuel.
