Darren Lowe (lacrosse)
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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.
before finally losing to Maryland in the quarterfinals. Brown made the NCAA tournament in three out of Lowe's four seasons, compiling a tournament record of two wins and three losses.
Lowe holds the 4th 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. 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
.
, is also in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. 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
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Lowe is currently a managing director and Head of Rates Sales at RBC Capital Markets.
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USILA All-American Team
The USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...
NCAA lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
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 tournament1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1991 tournament championship game was played at the Carrier Dome in front of 8,293 fans. North Carolina completed a perfect 16 and 0 season by defeating Towson 18-13, to win the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, the fourth overall for the Tar Heels...
before finally losing to Maryland in the quarterfinals. Brown made the NCAA tournament in three out of Lowe's four seasons, compiling a tournament record of two wins and three losses.
Lowe holds the 4th 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
1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final
The 1998 World Lacrosse Championship final between Canada and the United States was the deciding match in the 1998 World Lacrosse Championship and has been often cited as the best field lacrosse match of all time.-Context:...
, with the final game against Canada often cited as one of the best field lacrosse matches of all time. Lowe received the Lt. Raymond Enners Award
Lt. Raymond Enners Award
The Lt. Raymond Enners Award is an award given annually to the NCAA's most outstanding player in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the USILA and is named after Raymond Enners, who attended the United States Military Academy, class of 1967, and served in the U.S. Army during the...
as the USILA national player of the year and the Jack Turnbull Award
Jack Turnbull Award
The "Lt. Col. J. I. Turnbull Award" — also known as the Jack Turnbull Award — is an award given to the United States' top collegiate attackman in lacrosse, named after National Lacrosse Hall of Fame alumnus Jack Turnbull. The award is given to a player in Division I, Division II, and Division...
as the nation's top attackman in 1992. He was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
The US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, located in Baltimore, Maryland, on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, is operated by US Lacrosse...
in 2007. Lowe was coached at Brown by current Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse
The Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Virginia in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
coach Dom Starsia
Dom Starsia
Dom Starsia is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach of the University of Virginia men's lacrosse program, with whom he has won four NCAA national championships, in 1999, 2003, 2006, and 2011. Previously, he served as the head coach of the Brown University lacrosse team where...
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The Lowe Family
Darren's father, Alan, who played at the University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, is also in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Darren's brother, Kevin Lowe, was an All-American at Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
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
New York Saints
The New York Saints are a former member of the National Lacrosse League. They played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York from 1989 to 2003. They became an inactive team after the 2002-03 season and were officially defunct in 2006....
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Lowe is currently a managing director and Head of Rates Sales at RBC Capital Markets.
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 | |||
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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 (d) |
- (a) 6th all-time in NCAA single-season points, record though not recognized by NCAA
- (b) 2nd in career assists
- (c) 4th in career points
- (d) 12th in career points-per-game
See also
- NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
- 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipThe 1991 tournament championship game was played at the Carrier Dome in front of 8,293 fans. North Carolina completed a perfect 16 and 0 season by defeating Towson 18-13, to win the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, the fourth overall for the Tar Heels...
- Members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame