Smith College

Induction Video

Mary Marino was instrumental in laying the foundation for the Profs’ lacrosse and field hockey teams, serving as the head coach for both programs and posting a combined total of 271 victories over a period of 19 years.
 
She is the school’s all-time leader in career victories in women’s lacrosse, compiling a 170-115 mark in 19 seasons, from 1988 to 1997 and then from 1999 to 2007. Marino led the women’s lacrosse team to its first NCAA Tournament in 1993 and would go on to guide the Profs to a total of five NCAA appearances. 
 
Marino’s 1995 squad went 13-3, for the most wins in her tenure, while the Profs matched that total with a 13-4 record in 1999. She saw 15 of her players earn All-America honors, with seven student-athletes earning All-America First Team status.
 
With 101 wins in 11 seasons as field hockey coach from 1987 to 1997, Marino ranks second all-time in career victories. Her teams recorded double-digit win totals seven times with a high of 13 wins in 1992 and 1993. Marino’s field hockey teams also made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament and the Profs’ victory over Lebanon in 1992 became the first-ever NCAA win for the program.
 
Marino, a graduate of Beaver College, served as a coach with the U.S. National Developmental team and had previously been honored for her contributions to the game with induction into the New Jersey chapter of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame.