The Men's Lacrosse team took on Penn State on February 26th at Arlotta Stadium.
A short-stick defensive midfielder ... coming off a solid fall campaign ... has appeared in 21 career games ... one monogram ... 24 ground balls ... battled through injuries during his first two seasons ... a tough, fast and athletic player with a great deal of experience ... has good speed ... has developed into more of a threat in the transition game ... can faceoff.
AS A JUNIOR (2011): Played in all 14 games ... notched one assist ... picked up 22 ground balls ... helped the Notre Dame defense rank second nationally by surrender- ing just 6.57 goals per game ... recorded his first career point with an assist in an 11-7 win over Drexel ... scooped up a career-high three ground balls in three times (Penn State, Providence, Duke) ... earned his first monogram.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Played in two games ... went 1-for-5 in faceoffs ... saw his first action of the season during an 11-3 victory over Providence ... also played in a 13-6 win at St. John's.
AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Played in five games ... collected two ground balls ... made Irish debut in a 19-7 win over Dartmouth ... picked up two ground balls against the Big Green ... also saw time in wins over Denver, Quinnipiac, St. John's and Ohio State.
PREP AND PERSONAL: A two-time all- state selection in lacrosse at New Milford High School ... has earned four varsity letters ... four-time all-conference, three-time team MVP and two-time team captain ... one conference championship ... is the all-time leading scorer at New Milford with 235 goals ... also has 108 assists for 343 total points ... holds the New Milford record for single- season scoring as he tallied 71 goals and 44 assists in 2007 ... has experience at the faceoff circle ... played in the Connecticut Super Juniors all-star game and the
Connecticut all-star game in 2006 ... attended a post-graduate year at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn. where he was named MVP ... named midfielder of the year of the New England Prep School 2008 season ... younger brother, Phil, plays lacrosse at Loyola College ... is the son of Phil and Janice Dobson ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major ... possesses a 3.067 cumulative GPA.
