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2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations
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Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations
Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations
Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations

42 Kayla Downey

  • Position Attack
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Babylon, N.Y.
  • High School West Babylon HS
  • Previous School Stony Brook

Biography

Honors
2022 ASUN All-Conference Second Team
2021 All-SoCon Second Team
2021 All-SoCon Freshman Team

 

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Appeared in 17 games while starting in 14
  • Recorded a team leading 43 points with 25 goals and 18 assists
  • Scored multiple goals in six games, including three hat tricks
  • Tallied a career-high six goals at Stetson
  • Collected 10 ground balls and one draw control
  • Forced five caused turnovers
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2021 fall semester


2021 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Named to the 2021 All-SoCon second team
  • Earned a spot on the 2021 All-SoCon freshman team
  • Named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for her performances against No. 9 Jacksonville and Stetson
  • Started all 17 matches on the season
  • Recorded at least one point in all 17 matches
  • Was second on team in goals (35), assists (31), and points (66)
  • Recorded five points on four goals and one assist in her first match at Coastal in the season-opening win versus Radford
  • Tallied a career-high seven points on three goals and four assists against Delaware
  • Scored a career-high five goals against Liberty
  • Won one draw control at both San Diego State and Stetson
  • Scooped up a career-high 17 ground balls on the season
  • Caused a career-high 10 turnovers on the year
  • Had a career-high three caused turnovers against Wofford
  • Grabbed a career-high three ground balls against Liberty


Prior to Coastal Carolina

2020 (Freshman) at Stony Brook 
*Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

  • Started and played in four games for the Seawolves on the abbreviated season
  • Started in her collegiate debut at Syracuse (Feb. 10)
  • Tallied her first career goal versus Towson (March 5) and picked up one ground ball
  • Recorded two assists against Ohio State (Feb. 15)
  • Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll


High School

  • Played four years of varsity soccer at West Babylon High School
  • Led her team to three county championship game appearances (2016, 2018, and 2019)
  • A two-time team captain for lacrosse
  • A first-team All-American her senior year (2019)
  • A three-time all-county honoree (2017, 2018, and 2019)
  • A two-time Team MVP (2017 and 2019)
  • A two-time all-tournament team selection (2016 and 2017)
  • Was an all-division selection as a freshman in 2016
  • Also a member of the Under Armor Command Team as a defender her freshman season
  • Named the MVP of the Long Island All-Star game
  • Totaled 328 points in her high school career on 207 goals and 121 assists
  • Also lettered in basketball, cross country, and soccer
  • Was a two-time all-league selection in basketball (2018 and 2019)
  • A member of the National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, and Business Honor Society
  • Father, Ray, wrestled at Hofstra (1985-89)
  • Mother, Christine, played soccer and basketball at Nassau (1992-94) and soccer at NYIT (1995-97)
  • Had two uncles play lacrosse at Hofstra and another uncle play at Cornell
  • Also had an uncle play football at Stony Brook and another one wrestle at Hofstra
  • Had an aunt play volleyball at Binghamton

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Attack
    5'5"
    42
  • 42

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Attack
    5'5"
    42
  • 42

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Attack
    5'5"
    42