2008: Played in all 14 games with 11 starts ... ranked third on the team as he picked up a career-best 29 ground balls ... went 99-129 (.434) as he took the most face-offs on the team.

2007: Went 76-182 (.418) as the team's primary face-off man ... picked up 23 ground balls.

2006: Played in eight games ... dished out his first collegiate assist in the season-opener against Fairfield (2/26) ... picked up 15 ground balls ... went 16-36 in face-offs.

Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the lacrosse team at St. Luke's ... received All-League honors as a junior and senior ... participated in the National Senior All-Star Showcase ... junior and senior captain ... in his senior season he scored 66 goals and had 33 assists for 99 points setting the school single-season points record ... four-year member of the soccer team as a goalie ... junior and senior captain of the soccer team ... earned All-State honors as a senior ... named to the All-League and All-New England teams as a junior and senior ... 2005 Fairfield County Scholar Athlete ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Pat and Kate Dowling ... has two brothers ... his great uncle, Father Dick Dowling was a Jesuit at Holy Cross ... majoring in Economics and Accounting.