Before Holy Cross: Played two seasons of varsity ice hockey at the National Sports Academy for Bill Ward…previously played four seasons of varsity ice hockey at West Islip High School…three-time member of Long Island Empire State Team…member of Empire State Games Gold Medal team in 2008...leading scorer in the 2010 Empire State Games…member of the 2009 USA Hockey National Camp 16…four-year member of the Long Island Lady Islander/Waves...won Gold Medal with Team USA at the 2011 World Games in Roccarosa, Italy…won Bronze Medal with Team USA at the 2010 World Games in Beroun, Czech Republic…won the 2011 NARCH  National  Tier 1 Championship…ranked third in graduating class.

Personal: Daughter of Richard and Mary Ann Giannino…has one sister (Jamie) and one brother (Ricky)…majoring in Biology.