#18 Sarah Downing

2009: First-team All-American… Started all 17 games… Set school records for goals scored (55) and points (81)… Led the team in scoring, goals, and assists… Fifth on the team in ground balls… Scored goals in 16 contests… Had multiple goals in 15 games… Tallied a career high, six-goal game against No. 9 Notre Dame… Had five goals against UMB, Binghamton, and Delaware… Named ALC Offensive Player of the Week after her performance against Notre Dame.

2008: One of nine players to start all 19 games… Tied third on the team in scoring… Second on the team in points and assists… Recorded goals in 15 contests… Recorded at least one goal and one assist in 10 games… Totaled 24 points in first five games… Netted three goals with four assists against Lehigh.

2007: Played in 16 games, starting in five of VU[apos]s last six contests as a freshman… Led all freshmen in scoring… Tallied goals in 11 games… First career goal came against Albany… Had four goals, one assist and five ground balls against Lehigh… Came up with three draw controls versus Duke and Syracuse.

High School: Three-time NEPSWLA All-Star from 2004-06… Won the Kelly Stone Lacrosse Prize in 2006… Named a first-team high school all-american in 2005 and again in 2006… Helped team win three Founder[apos]s League titles.

Personal: Born Sarah von Stade Downing on Oct. 5, 1987, in London,England… Daughter of Francie and John Downing… Majoring in human and organizational development.