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  Katrina Dowd
Katrina Dowd

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

High School:
Yorktown

Height:
5-4

Position:
M/A

2009: Had a breakout junior season, playing in all 23 games with 20 starts ... Led the team in goals with 75, the third-highest total in program history ... Added 13 assists to finish with 88 points on the year, shattering her previous highs in all three categories ... Named an IWLCA first team All-American ... Notched her 100th career goal in the victory over Penn (4/25), and her 132 career goals is tied for 10th all-time in program history ... Scored a career-best seven goals in both the NCAA first round game against Massachusetts (5/10) and the NCAA quarterfinals against Princeton (5/16) ... Recorded 22 goals in the NCAA tournament, surpassing the previous record of 17 en route to being named the NCAA Championship Most Valuable Player ... The record setting goal, and most memorable of the year, was a no-look, behind-the-back shot with 0.2 seconds remaining in the first overtime period against Penn in the NCAA semifinals (5/22), tying the game at 12 ... Tallied five goals at Johns Hopkins (4/17) and against Vanderbilt in the ALC semifinals (5/1) ... Dished out a career-best three assists against Ohio State (4/22) while also netting four goals ... Had three or more points in all but four games for the Wildcats ... Her 34 ground balls was a new season-high, sparked by a five ground ball effort against the Buckeyes ... Caused four turnovers in the victory at Georgetown (3/7), a new personal-best ... A first-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection and was named to the ALC all-tournament team ... Tewaaraton Trophy watch list ... Enters her senior season with a 29-game consecutive point streak.

2008: Continued to establish herself as one of the Wildcats' scoring threats ... Saw action in all 22 games with 19 starts ... Tallied a career high 45 points on 40 goals and five assists, finishing fourth on the scoring charts ... Netted a career-high four goals at Syracuse (3/24) and at Penn State (4/13) ... Also added an assist against the Nittany Lions for a career-high five points ... Registered hat-tricks at Hofstra (2/26), against Boston University (3/9), at Ohio State (3/14) and against Princeton in the NCAA quarterfinals (5/17) ... Recorded at least one point in all but two games ... Also totaled 21 ground balls and caused 14 turnovers.

2007: Played in all 22 games in her first season with five starts ... Made four-straight starts from March 23-April 1 ... Scored 17 goals on the season, eight of those coming in postseason play ... Saved her best game for last, scoring three goals in the NCAA championship game against Virginia (5/27), the third of which was the game-clincher in the final minutes ... Also had two goals in the NCAA first round win over Holy Cross (5/13), at Notre Dame (3/1), vs. UMass (3/23) and Rutgers (4/23) ... Also had a season-best two assists at Notre Dame ... Totaled 13 ground balls, eight draw controls and caused six turnovers.

High School: A two-time all-America selection her junior and senior seasons and an honorable mention all-America selection her sophomore year ... Helped lead team to 2006 New York Class A State Championship ... Two-time All-Galaxy first-team choice ... Also named to the all-Elite squads the past three seasons ... 2006 North County News and Journal News Player of the Year ... A three-time North County News All-Star selection ... Scored 84 goals with 44 assists her senior season .. High school coach was Melissa Alamprese ... Played for team north in the Under Armour All-American Game ... A four-time honor roll student at Yorktown Heights ... Also considered Maryland, Georgetown and Cornell ... Also played soccer and basketball.

Personal: Born Katrina M. Dowd ... Daughter of Stephen and Maureen Dowd ... Major is undeclared.

Dowd's Career Statistics

Year GP-S G A PTS GB DC CT
2009 23-20 75 13 88 34 10 15
2008 22-19 40 5 45 24 6 15
2007 22-5 17 7 24 13 8 6
Totals 67-44 132 25 157 71 24 29

Dowd's Career Highs

Goals 7, two times (most recent vs. Princeton, 5/16/09)
Assists 3, vs. Ohio State (4/22/09)
Points 7, three times (most recent vs. Princeton, 5/16/09)
Ground Balls 5, vs. Ohio State (4/22/09)
Draw Controls 2, four times (most recent vs. Vanderbilt, 5/1/09)
Caused Turnovers 4, at Georgetown (3/7/09)
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