Kevin Lowe (lacrosse)
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Kevin E. Lowe is a finance executive and retired professional lacrosse
player who played professional box lacrosse
in the National Lacrosse League
and professional field lacrosse
in Major League Lacrosse
from 1995 to 2006. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse
team from 1991 through 1994 and was inducted into the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
in 2009, joining his brother and father. He was a high school and college lacrosse United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
(USILA) All-American. Lowe has the distinction of being the only player in lacrosse history to score an overtime goal in an NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
game and a Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup
championship game. He holds numerous Princeton scoring records and formerly held the Ivy League
single-season assists record. As a college senior, he was honored as the National Collegiate Athletic Association
's best lacrosse attackman and the Ivy League's best player. In his four-year college career, Princeton won its first two NCAA tournament Championship, two Ivy League Championships and earned four NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
tournament invitations.
and son of Hall of Famer Alan Lowe. Alan, who was the longtime Manhasset High School coach, had won both a World Lacrosse Championship
and NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
. Lowe was a high school All-American from who received numerous prep accolades: National High School North/South Lacrosse All-Star Game (1990), Nassau County All-Star Game (1990) and Empire State Games
(1989). Lowe is currently married with three children. As a youth he played soccer, the quarterback
position in American football
and the point guard
position in basketball
. He is currently a broker
on Wall Street
.
now holds the career assists record although Lowe holds the school record. Lowe is the only Tiger to have scored a point in all of Princeton's games during his career (Boyle scored in all games he played but missed 4 games). His final career goal clinched the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
for the Tigers in overtime
. Princeton was 52–8 during Lowe's career, including a 7–2 record in four NCAA tournaments. The 1992 and 1993 teams were undefeated 6–0 outright Ivy League champions,
As a freshman, on April 6, 1991, he led number three ranked Princeton to a 17–9 victory over Yale
. It was Princeton's first victory over Yale since 1986. Lowe had nine assists, which set a school single-game record. As of 2010, this continues to be a Princeton single-game record. After the tenth game of the season, Lowe continued to lead the nation in assists. He was the leading scorer on Princeton's team that won the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
to win its first NCAA tournament. As a senior in 1994, his 73 assists in league games broke his brother Darren's 1992 Ivy League single season record and earned him Ivy League Player of the Year honors. In the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
game, he scored the game winning goal in sudden death overtime against Virginia
. After Princeton won the face-off, the goal came on the first shot on goal
of overtime. When his collegiate eligibility ended, he had the four highest single-season assist totals in school history.
Lowe was the Jack Turnbull Award
and Men's Ivy League Player of the Year Award winner for 1994. He was a first team USILA All-American Team
selection in 1994 and a second team selection in 1992 and 1993. He was a four-time All-Ivy League selection and three-time first team All-Ivy League selection (1992, 1993, & 1994)
and the outdoor Major League Lacrosse from 2003
to 2006
. He played with the New York Saints
of the NLL in 1995, 1996, 2000
and 2001. Then he played in the MLL with the Long Island Lizards
in 2003 and 2004
and the Philadelphia Barrage
in 2006. In 2003, he was selected to his first MLL All-Star Game, he was injured and instead served as an assistant coach during the game. He was leading the league in assists and had tied the league single-game assists record (6) prior to injury. He and his brother were teammates for the United States at the 2002 World Lacrosse Championship
, where they won the championship. In the semifinal match against the Iroquois Nation
, he scored four goals and had an assist. His overtime goal in the 2003 MLL Championship game earned the Long Island Lizards
the Steinfeld Cup
. It occurred only 22 seconds into the overtime period to give the Lizards the victory over the Baltimore Bayhawks
whom they had met in each of the first three MLL championships. Lowe scored four goals and added an assist in the 15–14 victory to earn the MLL Championship MVP award. Lowe, who was second in the MLL with 20 assists, injured his knee during the 2004 season and missed the rest of the year.
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 who played professional box lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...
in the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
and professional field lacrosse
Field lacrosse
Field lacrosse, sometimes referred to as the "fastest sport on two feet," is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867....
in Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
from 1995 to 2006. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse
Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse
The Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Princeton University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
team from 1991 through 1994 and was inducted into the Lacrosse Museum and National 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 2009, joining his brother and father. He was a high school and college lacrosse United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of institutions with varsity college lacrosse programs in all three NCAA divisions, founded in 1885.-Awards:...
(USILA) All-American. Lowe has the distinction of being the only player in lacrosse history to score an overtime goal in an NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
game and a Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup
Steinfeld Cup
The Steinfeld Cup is the trophy given annually to the winners ofthe New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship. It is named after MLL founder Jake Steinfeld...
championship game. He holds numerous Princeton scoring records and formerly held the Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
single-season assists record. As a college senior, he was honored as the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's best lacrosse attackman and the Ivy League's best player. In his four-year college career, Princeton won its first two NCAA tournament Championship, two Ivy League Championships and earned four NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
tournament invitations.
Background
He is the brother of 1992 Division I Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Darren LoweDarren Lowe (lacrosse)
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.-Career Highlights:...
and son of Hall of Famer Alan Lowe. Alan, who was the longtime Manhasset High School coach, had won both a World Lacrosse Championship
World Lacrosse Championship
The World Lacrosse Championship is the world championship for international men's field lacrosse. From its inception in 1967 through the 2006 event, it was sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation...
and NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
. Lowe was a high school All-American from who received numerous prep accolades: National High School North/South Lacrosse All-Star Game (1990), Nassau County All-Star Game (1990) and Empire State Games
Empire State Games
The Empire State Games are a set of annual Olympic-style competitions for amateur athletes from the state of New York, encompassing several divisions and allowing athletes of all ages to compete. It was a member of the National Congress of State Games...
(1989). Lowe is currently married with three children. As a youth he played soccer, the quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
position in American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and the point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
position in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. He is currently a broker
Stock broker
A stock broker or stockbroker is a regulated professional broker who buys and sells shares and other securities through market makers or Agency Only Firms on behalf of investors...
on Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
.
College career
Including the 2009 season, Lowe holds the 5th highest career total in NCAA Division I with 174 assists. Lowe holds numerous Princeton University scoring records (career points, career assists, single-game assists, consecutive games with a point, and points by a freshman). He formerly held the school records for single-season points and single-season assists. Lowe formerly held the Ivy League career assists record. However, since the Ivy League uses conference games only, Ryan BoyleRyan Boyle
Ryan J. Boyle is a lacrosse player who plays professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse . He most recently played professional box lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League until his release in 2011...
now holds the career assists record although Lowe holds the school record. Lowe is the only Tiger to have scored a point in all of Princeton's games during his career (Boyle scored in all games he played but missed 4 games). His final career goal clinched the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 24th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
for the Tigers in overtime
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...
. Princeton was 52–8 during Lowe's career, including a 7–2 record in four NCAA tournaments. The 1992 and 1993 teams were undefeated 6–0 outright Ivy League champions,
As a freshman, on April 6, 1991, he led number three ranked Princeton to a 17–9 victory over Yale
Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse
The Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse team represents Yale University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Yale competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays their home games at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. The Bulldogs have captured the Ivy League...
. It was Princeton's first victory over Yale since 1986. Lowe had nine assists, which set a school single-game record. As of 2010, this continues to be a Princeton single-game record. After the tenth game of the season, Lowe continued to lead the nation in assists. He was the leading scorer on Princeton's team that won the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
1992 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1992 tournament championship game was played at Franklin Field in front of 13,150 fans. Princeton completed a 13 and 2 season by defeating Syracuse in two overtime, 10-9, to win the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. The win marked the first NCAA tournament title for the Tigers, but...
to win its first NCAA tournament. As a senior in 1994, his 73 assists in league games broke his brother Darren's 1992 Ivy League single season record and earned him Ivy League Player of the Year honors. In the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 24th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
game, he scored the game winning goal in sudden death overtime against Virginia
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...
. After Princeton won the face-off, the goal came on the first shot on goal
Shot on goal
In ice hockey, a shot on goal is a shot that will enter the goal if it is not stopped by the goaltender. A shot on goal must result in either a goal or a save....
of overtime. When his collegiate eligibility ended, he had the four highest single-season assist totals in school history.
Lowe was 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...
and Men's Ivy League Player of the Year Award winner for 1994. He was a first team USILA All-American Team
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...
selection in 1994 and a second team selection in 1992 and 1993. He was a four-time All-Ivy League selection and three-time first team All-Ivy League selection (1992, 1993, & 1994)
Professional career
Lowe played in the indoor National Lacrosse League from 1995 to 20012001 NLL season
-Awards:-Weekly Awards:Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.-Monthly Awards:Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.-Statistics Leaders:...
and the outdoor Major League Lacrosse from 2003
2003 MLL season
2003 Major League Lacrosse season was the 3rd season of the league. The season began on May 31 and concluded with the championship game on August 24, 2003.-General information:Schedule was reduced from 14 to 12 games....
to 2006
2006 MLL season
2006 Major League Lacrosse season was the 6th season of the league. The season began on May 20 and concluded with the championship game on August 27, 2006.-General information:...
. He played 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....
of the NLL in 1995, 1996, 2000
2000 NLL season
-Awards:-Weekly Awards:Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.-Monthly Awards:Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.-Statistics Leaders:...
and 2001. Then he played in the MLL with the Long Island Lizards
Long Island Lizards
The Long Island Lizards are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks , 16-13...
in 2003 and 2004
2004 MLL season
2004 Major League Lacrosse season was the 4th season of the league. The season began on May 22 and concluded with the championship game on August 22, 2004.-General information:...
and the Philadelphia Barrage
Philadelphia Barrage
The Philadelphia Barrage were a Men's Field Lacrosse team that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the 2004 season until the 2008 season when they became a traveling team. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They started playing in the American Division, but...
in 2006. In 2003, he was selected to his first MLL All-Star Game, he was injured and instead served as an assistant coach during the game. He was leading the league in assists and had tied the league single-game assists record (6) prior to injury. He and his brother were teammates for the United States at the 2002 World Lacrosse Championship
2002 World Lacrosse Championship
The 2002 FIL World Lacrosse Championship were held between 7–15 July 2010. The event was the premier international men's lacrosse tournament, and took place in Perth, Australia under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. This was the second time that the tournament was held in...
, where they won the championship. In the semifinal match against the Iroquois Nation
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
, he scored four goals and had an assist. His overtime goal in the 2003 MLL Championship game earned the Long Island Lizards
Long Island Lizards
The Long Island Lizards are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks , 16-13...
the Steinfeld Cup
Steinfeld Cup
The Steinfeld Cup is the trophy given annually to the winners ofthe New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship. It is named after MLL founder Jake Steinfeld...
. It occurred only 22 seconds into the overtime period to give the Lizards the victory over the Baltimore Bayhawks
Baltimore Bayhawks
The Chesapeake Bayhawks are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Annapolis, Maryland. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the National Division and from 2006 to 2008, they were in the...
whom they had met in each of the first three MLL championships. Lowe scored four goals and added an assist in the 15–14 victory to earn the MLL Championship MVP award. Lowe, who was second in the MLL with 20 assists, injured his knee during the 2004 season and missed the rest of the year.
NLL stats
The following are his NLL career stats:| Regular Season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | |
| 1995 | New York | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 2 | |
| 1996 | New York | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2000 | New York | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 11 | |
| 2001 | New York | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 78 | 4 | |
| 41 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 190 | 17 | |||
MLL stats
The following are his MLL career stats:| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2003 | Long Island | 11 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 20 | 0.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Long Island | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 2006 | Philadelphia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 | 22 | 1 | 49 | 72 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||||
External links
- Lowe at the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of FameLacrosse Museum and National Hall of FameThe US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, located in Baltimore, Maryland, on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, is operated by US Lacrosse...
- Lowe at the National Lacrosse LeagueNational Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
- Team USA recordbook for World Lacrosse ChampionshipWorld Lacrosse ChampionshipThe World Lacrosse Championship is the world championship for international men's field lacrosse. From its inception in 1967 through the 2006 event, it was sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation...