Matthew Funk
This summer Craig Dowd found himself in an unfamiliar place: the sidelines.
Instead of training, he was recovering from off-season surgery to correct a sports hernia. Luckily for the Hoyas men’s lacrosse team, the senior attacker’s surgery didn’t cause him to miss a step, scoring one goal and recording two assists in yesterday’s game against 11th ranked Harvard University. With three solid years under his belt, Dowd continues to make his presence felt on the field in his final season.
Dowd has steadily increased his leadership role on the team, improving from third in scoring his freshman year, to second his sophomore year, to leading the team in scoring and assists his junior year.
With one last chance to make the playoffs, Dowd is determined to keep his focus on the field, approaching the season one game at a time.
“Last year the team started to look ahead at certain points of the season when we shouldn’t have and we’ve learned from that,” Dowd said.
With a host of returning players and a talented crop of recruits, look for the Hoyas to thrive behind Dowd’s strong play and senior leadership.
– By Willis Stebbins
