Bio

When the 1996 Goucher College women's lacrosse team went 18-2 and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship, Courtney Crangi was the leading scorer—and not just for the Gophers, but among all Division III women's lacrosse players throughout the nation that year.

Goucher had experienced losing records in women's lacrosse for seven consecutive seasons when she arrived on the scene. With Crangi in the lineup, the Gophers won their final four games to finish with a 7-6 record in 1993 and Crangi, only a freshman at the time, was their leading scorer, with 46 goals and 12 assists. She missed the entire 1994 campaign after undergoing knee surgery and the team's record slipped back below .500.

Crangi made a triumphant return in 1995.  After a close season-opening loss to Dickinson, the Gophers proceeded to capture 13 consecutive victories—and the inaugural Capital Athletic Conference championship—behind her team-high totals of 73 goals and 43 assists.

Her final season, however, was undoubtedly one for the record books. Her 99 goals and 55 assists in 1996 are still single-season school records; and her 154-point performance remains both a school and an NCAA Division III national record 15 years later.  With Crangi leading Goucher's dominating offense, the Gophers repeated as CAC champions, defeating Salisbury, 18-3, in the semifinals and Mary Washington, 18-12, in the finals.

Goucher was invited to the 1996 NCAA Division III Championship and was pitted against Roanoke in the quarterfinals. In what is still the highest-scoring game in tournament history, the Gophers defeated the Maroons, 28-16, with Crangi supplying 10 goals and six assists.  Her 16 points in that game remains the record for an NCAA Division III postseason contest in women's lacrosse.

In the history of Goucher's women's lacrosse program, Crangi ranks first all-time in assists (110), second in points (328), and third in goals (218). She shares the single-game school record for goals (12) with Allison Armiger and possesses the standards for most assists (8) and points (17) in a game outright.

Crangi was recognized as both the CAC and NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Player of the Year in 1996. She was a first-team Division III All-America selection as a senior and an honorable mention as a junior, and in both years was a first-team All-Central Region and All-CAC attacker.

Her No. 25 Goucher jersey was retired in ceremonies conducted in February 1999.