In 2013, Lloyd was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni.
In July 2015, The Rutgers Board of Governors unanimously passed a resolution honoring Lloyd,
Interesting portion from a Targum article this past July -
When deciding between Rutgers and West Virginia, Lloyd chose Rutgers to help put the soccer program on the map, because it was close to home and because of the education.
“Rutgers is a really hard school academically ... I'm happy to say that I've earned my degree there and graduated," she said.
She said her favorite memory as a Scarlet Knight was Beating Notre Dame, Santa Clara and making it to the Sweet 16 tournament during her first year of college, she said.
As a New Jersey native, Lloyd also chose Rutgers because it was close enough that her family and friends to come watch her play, which is something she no longer allows.
Galanis has instilled in Lloyd the value of having no distractions, which is why even her fiancé, Brian Hollins, did not make the trip to Vancouver to witness Lloyd’s success against Japan.
Focus is something Lloyd’s been working on for a while. She met Galanis in 2003, while on winter break from college. She and Brian were planning a ski trip when Galanis gave her a call to come to the field so he could evaluate her.
“I remember him telling me that I need to put soccer first and everything else needs to come second, and I can’t do anything that is going to potentially hurt me,” she said.
Over the years, the focus and determination to be the best has led Lloyd to “miss out on everything — birthdays, weddings, even, unfortunately, funerals. I mean, there’s so many things that we miss and have to sacrifice, but that's what it takes in order to be at the top.”
Would seem that Rutgers should be appreciative of the attention that she does show - since it appears that she keeps things pretty focused on her priorities.
