UMass Lowell Athletics

CAREER: Has appeared in 41 games with six starts…Has 17 goals and five assists for 22 career points…Program leader in faceoff wins (449), faceoff percentage (.532) and ground balls (257).

AS A SENIOR (2022): Saw action in all 13 games for the River Hawks during his senior campaign, serving as the primary faceoff specialist…Scored six goals and dished out three assists for nine points, registering career bests in all three categories…Led the team in groundball pickups with 98…Forced two turnovers…Put up a season-high two points against Sacred Heart (3/12)…Won 170 of his 323 faceoff attempts for a .526 faceoff percentage…Led the conference in ground balls per game with 7.54…Ranked sixth in America East in faceoff percentage (.526)...Ranks second in program history in single-game ground ball pickups (82), 170 faceoff wins (170) and faceoff percentage (.526).

AS A JUNIOR (2021): Appeared in eight games for the River Hawks…Went 43-for-110 (.391) at X for the River Hawks…Finished the season with three points off three goals…Collected 25 groundballs, good for second-best on the team…Scored a season-high two goals at UMBC.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020):
**Season shortened due to COVID-19** Appeared in six of the seven games … notched three goals on the season … picked up a team-leading 25 ground balls … won 52 of 107 faceoffs (.486).

AS A FRESHMAN (2019): He posted five goals and seven points in 14 games and six starts ... America East First-Team All-Conference and America East All-Rookie Team selection ... set a single-season program record with 109 ground balls in his rookie season, to go along with a 61% faceoff win percentage (184-304), which led the conference and ranked 19 in the nation ... his 109 ground balls and 7.8 ground balls led the conference and ranked 14 in the country.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Team Central/ Southborough … All-American … All-State … First-Team All-Star … Worcester T&G All-Star/Super Team … recorded most goals and points in a season for lacrosse program, … team captain … Lowell Sun All-Star … Co-MVP … participated in hockey … president of the Student Actives Council … honor roll.

PERSONAL: Son of Kathie and Bob McDonough … has one brother (Aidan) … enjoys fishing … lists Larry Bird as his favorite athlete … names the Boston Celtics as his favorite professional sports team … majoring in computer engineering.