During her junior year at UConn, Lucille Vassallo received a National Basketball Officials' Rating. For the next two decades, she refereed girls' games at the high school and collegiate levels. She was involved in regular season games, championships, and a Class S Final.
Vassallo received the CIAC Girls' Basketball Officiating Merit Award in 2003, and was inducted into the New Agenda Northeast Women's Hall of Fame in 2005.