UT DALLAS ATHLETICS HALL OF HONORS
SERENA GRIFFIN SANTANA
Women's Soccer 1999 - 2002
SERENA GRIFFIN SANTANA (Women's Soccer) was an aggressive, prolific offensive player in the middle of the Comet attack who helped lead the UT Dallas women’s soccer team to its first American Southwest Conference championship in 2002 and an appearance in the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.
During her four-year career from 1999 to 2002, Griffin was a force for the Comet offense, scoring 21 goals, including 12 game-winners. She also assisted on 19 other goals and ranks in UTD’s career recordbook, averaging 1.11 points per game. Griffin accomplished all this despite missing much of her sophomore season caring for a seriously-ill child.
Griffin was part of a UTD team that went 55-13-7 during her career and lost just four conference matches. She won All-ASC honors three times and was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region team in 2002. During her senior season, she was named Most Valuable Player in the ASC Championship Tournament after scoring the winning goal in the title game.
An honor student at Lockart High School in Austin, Griffin came to UT Dallas on a full academic scholarship. She earned a B.A in Psychology and her teaching certification in 2003, and spent four years teaching and coaching. She later earned a master’s degree from the University of Texas in Austin, where she currently resides.
