Caitlin McDowell Class: Sophomore Hometown: Plano, Texas High School: Plano West Height: 5-4 Position: Midfielder Major: Letters & Sciences

Pensky's Take: "We look forward to great things from Caitlin this fall. She is adept at running at defenses and playing final passes - the experience of last year will help her tremendously heading into her sophomore season."

As a freshman (2007): Came off the bench to take four shots in 0-0 tie with Eastern Kentucky (8/31) ... started both of the Terps' goals in 2-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (9/2) with corner kicks ... picked up her first collegiate assist on Mary Casey's game-winning goal ... assisted Kylie Ricker's game-winning goal in 3-0 win over Loyola Marymount (9/9) at Hoosier Classic ... one shot on goal in 1-0 double-overtime win over Dartmouth (9/14) ... one shot on goal in 1-0 win over George Mason (9/16) ... scored her first collegiate goal tie the match in 2-1 overtime loss to No. 12 North Carolina (10/7) ... two shots on goal in 2-2 tie at Duke (10/21) ... one shot in 2-1 overtime loss to Virginia Tech (10/28).

Before Maryland: A midfielder from Plano West High School in Plano, Texas ... a four-year starter at Plano West ... team captain as a senior, leading the Wolves to a No. 4 national ranking on Rivals.com's studentsportssoccer.com ... 2006 second team all-district ... selected to the 2006 Fort Worth Nolan All-Tournament team ... helped lead PWHS to a 2005 District 8-5A championships and a berth in the area finals ... 2006 ODP U19 Invitational Regional Camp ... captain of the Solar '89 Girls club team for eight years ... led Solar '89 to the 2007 Region III championship ... a 2006 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Region ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Rick and Susan McDowell .... older sister of Carly ... enrolled in letters and sciences with a GPA of 3.914.

Caitlin McDowell's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	GWG
2007	17/16	1	2	4	22	0

Caitlin McDowell's Career Highs

Goals: 1 vs. North Carolina (10/7/07)

Goals: 1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (9/2/07); vs. Loyola Marymount (9/9/07)

Points: 2 vs. North Carolina (10/7/07)

 

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