Giolas was a four year basketball player finished his career with 1,525 career points, which ranked her fifth among Clark’s all-time scoring leaders. She earned All-New England Honorable Mention as a freshman and then was an All-New England First Team selection the next three years.
As the team’s captain for the 1986-87 season, Giolas had an outstanding year loaded with accolades, including Kodak Regional All-America, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Player of the Year, and New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Year.
In addition to reaching the 1,500 point milestone, she also pulled down 978 career rebounds and broke school records for game points (41), game field goals (16), game free throws (14), career field goal percentage (.506), and career free throw percentage (.777).
In her four seasons, Giolas helped lead the Cougars to a 64-35 record that included two trips to the ECAC New England Tournament and a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 1987. Upon graduation, Giolas received the M. Hazel Hughes Trophy, which is given to the outstanding senior female athlete.
Giolas earned a doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut.
