Darren Lowe (lacrosse)
| Darren Lowe | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Position | Attack |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 pounds (84 kg) |
| NCAA team | Brown University |
| Former NLL teams | New York Saints |
| Nationality | USA |
| Pro career | 1996–2000 |
| Career highlights | |
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U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2007 | |
Darren Lowe was a three-time All-American NCAA lacrosse player at Brown University from 1989 to 1992 who led his team to three straight NCAA tournament quarterfinal appearances.
Career Highlights
During Lowe's four years at Brown, the team compiled a record of 45 wins and 16 losses, with the 1991 squad compiling a 13 and 1 record. The 1991 team went undefeated during the regular season and received a number two seeding in the NCAA tournament before finally to Maryland in the quarterfinals. Brown made the NCAA tournament in three out of Lowe's four seasons, with a tournament record of two wins and three losses.[1][2]
Lowe holds the 5th highest total in NCAA Division I with 316 career points. He was also a key member of the US squad during the 1998 World Lacrosse Championship, with the final game against Canada often cited as one of the best field lacrosse matches of all time.[3] Lowe received the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the USILA national player of the year and the Jack Turnbull Award as the nation's top attackman in 1992. He was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2007. Lowe was coached at Brown by current Virginia Cavaliers coach Dom Starsia.[4]
The Lowe Family
Darren's father, Alan, who played at the University of Maryland, College Park, is also in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[5] Darren's brother, Kevin Lowe, was an All-American at Princeton who won the Jack Turnbull Award in 1994 and was also inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2009.
Darren also played four season of professional lacrosse with the New York Saints.
Lowe is currently a managing director and Head of Rates Sales at RBC Capital Markets.
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | GP | G | A | Pts | ||
| 1996 | New York | 10 | 4 | 19 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997 | New York | 10 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1 | -- | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | New York | 12 | 13 | 35 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000 | New York | 12 | 7 | 34 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 44 | 28 | 107 | 135 | 1 | -- | 3 | 3 | |||
Brown University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15 | -- | -- | 49 | 3.27 | |
| 1990 | 16 | 24 | 64 | 88 | 5.50 | |
| 1991 | 14 | -- | -- | 77 | 5.50 | |
| 1992 | 16 | 36 | 66 | 102 (a) | 6.38 | |
| Totals | 61 | 111 | 205 (b) | 316 (c) | 5.18 |
- (a) Lowe's 102 point would rank 9th all-time in NCAA single-season points, but his record for that season is not officially recognized by NCAA
- (b) 2nd in career assists
- (c) 5th in career points [6]
See also
- 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
- Brown Bears men's lacrosse
- Members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
References
- ↑ "Ivy league Sports 1990-1991 Season". Ivy League Conference.
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun. Terps stun Brown, 16-13, to gain NCAA semifinals by Kevin McNamara. May 20, 1991. pg. 1C
- ↑ "Eight Years Later, Still Something to Prove". CSTV Lacrosse Magazine On-line. July 5, 2006.
- ↑ The Boston Globe. Coach Starsia, NCAA-Bound Players Have Proved There's Nothing Lax About Brown by Joe Burris. May 19, 1991. pg. 57
- ↑ "National Lacrosse Hall of Fame entry for Alan Lowe". USILA National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
- ↑ Syracuse Herald American. SU aims for lacrosse title three-peat. May 20, 1990. pg. D8
External links
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- HOF Induction article
- NYT article on Lowe and 1991 Brown Lacrosse
- Darren Lowe '92 Named To ILF All-World Lacrosse Team
- Terps stun Brown, 16-13, to gain NCAA semifinals
- Significant Changes in the Rankings
- US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame