Caroline Downey

Class:

Jr.

Position:

D

Height:

5-8

Hometown:

Springfield, Mass.

High School:

Cathedral


2006:

  Played in 17 games, making 12 starts … Started each of the last eight games she played in and 12 of the last 13 … Member of the defensive unit that allowed fewer then a goal per game … Opponents scored just 15 goals in the 17 games she played … Participated in eight shutouts during the year … Unleashed a shot, her only one of the year, in the tie at Providence … 2005: All-MAAC Rookie Team ... Saw action in 19 games, starting eight contests ... Started the last six games of the season ... Had one shot ... High School: Four-year letterwinner at Cathedral High School ... Served as team captain during her senior season ... Led a defensive unit that posted 46 shutouts during her prep career ... As a junior she led the Panthers to an 18-0-2 record, a Western Massachusetts Championship and a State Co-Championship ... Helped team to a 15-2-3 record as a senior, including 14 shutouts ... Was named the tournament MVP at the 2004 High School Kick Off Classic ... Named the Western Massachusetts Player of the Year as a senior ... All-Western Massachusetts as a sophomore, junior, and senior ... Garnered All-State honors as a junior and a senior ... Was named All-New England as a senior ... Also lettered in lacrosse ... National Honor Society ... Personal: Caroline Murray Downey was born in Springfield, Mass. ... Is the daughter of Mary-Beth and the late Michael Downey ... Has three brothers and one sister ... Nursing major.