Sean Dougherty Class: Senior Hometown: Malvern, PA High School: Malvern Prep Weight: 192 Position: Defense Birthdate: 11/01/1985

HONORS & AWARDS

USILA Third Team All-America (2008)

USILA Honorable Mention All-America (2007)

All-Great Western Lacrosse League First Team (2007 & 2008)

A four-time monogram winner ... a twotime All-America honoree ... copped thirdteam honors from the USILA as a senior after earning honorable distinction as a junior ... received first-team all-Great Western Lacrosse League accolades in 2007 and 2008 ... played in 58 games, making 47 starts, during his Notre Dame career ... tallied one goal and picked up 126 ground balls ... first Malvern native ever to be a student-athlete at Notre Dame ... drafted in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Washington Bayhawks with the 34th pick overall.

AS A SENIOR: Selected as a third-team All-American by the USILA ... also named to the all-GWLL first team ... helped to anchor an Irish defense that surrendered just 7.04 goals per game ... that mark ranked fifth among all NCAA Division I teams ... started all 17 games ... picked up 38 ground balls ... registered five shots, including four on goal ... grabbed a season- high six ground balls in an 8-6 setback at #4 North Carolina.

AS A JUNIOR: Started all 15 games ... received honorable mention All-America honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) ... earned firstteam all-Great Western Lacrosse League honors ... helped the Irish post a school-record 6.66 goals-against average ... that mark ranked fourth nationally for the 2007 season ... scored the first goal of his career in an 11-3 win at Brown ... that was the first point of his collegiate career ... picked up 33 ground balls ... attempted two shots ... was whistled for a team-high nine penalties, totaling 8:30 ... picked up a career-high eight ground balls in a 13-8 setback against #4 Cornell ... collected four ground balls in a 14-9 triumph of Quinnipiac ... totaled three ground balls against #15 North Carolina, Brown and Denver ... picked up two ground balls on four occasions.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 15 games, making 14 starts ... third on the team with 41 ground balls ... went 4-for-7 in faceoff attempts ... called for three penalties, totaling 2:30 of penalty time ... picked up a career-high seven ground balls in a 13-5 setback at #5 Hofstra ... went 4-for-7 in faceoffs against the Pride, while helping to fill in for an injured Taylor Clagett ... those were the first faceoff attempts of his collegiate career ... collected four ground balls against Villanova, Bellarmine, Dartmouth and Quinnipiac ... picked up five ground balls against #18 Denver and Air Force ... two ground balls against #1 Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 11 games, making one start ... collected 14 ground balls ... called for two penalties ... made his first collegiate start in the 14-13 overtime victory against Air Force ... picked up a season-high three ground balls in an 11-7 win at Villanova ... took two shots on goal ... whistled for penalties against Penn State and Dartmouth ... collected two ground balls in games against #10 North Carolina, Butler, Denver and Air Force.

PREP AND PERSONAL DATA: Threesport athlete at Malvern Preparatory School ... lettered three years in lacrosse, football and basketball ... first athlete in 10 years to compete in three team sports at Malvern ... was an all-state, all-conference, and all-city performer along with being team captain and MVP his senior year in lacrosse ... football and lacrosse teams won conference crowns twice during his career ... lacrosse squad garnered a national ranking his last three seasons ... three-year starter on the hardwood and earned an all-conference selection as a guard his junior year ... all-city and allconference running back his senior campaign ... football team was undefeated his sophomore season ... named a Pennsylvania senior all-star in lacrosse ... participated in Top 205 all-star game ... attended same high school as current Notre Dame players Mike Creighton and Tim Bemer along with graduates D.J. Driscoll ('06) and Bill Liva ('07) ... son of Eileen and Michael Dougherty ... has four siblings ... last name pronounced DOCK-er-tee ... born Nov. 1, 1985, in Media, Pa. ... graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May of 2008 with a degree in finance.

DOUGHERTY'S CAREER STATISTICS