2008 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Kelsey McDowell
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- William Penn Charter
- Hometown:
- Abington, Pa.
First Season (2008): Played in all 16 games for the Cards, including 15 starts in the midfi eld... Ranked third on the team in draw controls (33) and caused turnovers (16) and was sixth on the team in ground balls (19)... Had career-high six draw controls in Cards' win at Lafayette... Finished with career-best four caused turnovers in win over Manhattan... Also scored fi ve goals on her 10 shot attempts.
High School: Competed in tennis, swimming, cross country and lacrosse in high school... Played club lacrosse for Ultimate Goal Lacrosse... Was also a four-year starter at William Penn... Earned All-League honors in 2007... Earned All-Galaxy honors in 2006 and 2007. Personal: Born Kelsey Dawn McDowell on July 7, 1988... Parents are Gary and Dawn McDowell... Has three siblings, Ashley (25), Garrett (23), and Robin (18)... Majoring in communications... Sister Ashley played lacrosse at Lafayette College.
Q&A with Kelsey: Athletic goal at U of L is to be a good defensive player... Undecided on her postcollege ambition... Main reason she chose U of L were because of its great athletic program... Best moment of her athletic career was committing to Louisville... Actress she would pick to play her in a movie about her life is Hillary Swank... After her U of L career is over she would like to be remembered as a team player... Athlete she admires most is Lisa Staedt... Hobbies and interests include watching "The Offi ce"... Pre-game ritual is having the same hair do on game days... Biggest pet peeve is smokers... Her friends would describe her as mature... Most important aspect of her game is communicating... Earliest sports memory is picking up lacrosse stick for Abington Lacrosse Club in 3rd grade.
CAREER STATSYR GP/GS S G A PTS GB DC TO CT2008 16/15 10 5 1 6 19 33 8 16
