2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 43
Donnie Howard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mercer Island, Wash.
AWARDS
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020)
AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Appeared in 13 games ... Recorded seven ground balls and three caused turnovers ... Also found the back of the net and added three assists for four points ... Recorded two caused turnovers, one ground ball and one assist in a 14-11 win over Lehigh on April 22 ... Secured one assist and one ground ball in a 12-10 triumph at Lafayette on March 25 ... Scored a goal and collected two ground balls at Yale on April 5 ... Notched an assist in a 16-15 win at Bryant on Feb. 18 ... Recorded a caused turnover in the Patriot League semifinals against Loyola Maryland on May 5.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Appeared in all 17 games ... Set new career highs with 18 ground balls and seven caused turnovers ... Also scored two goals and added an assist for three points ... Found the back of the net in a 14-10 win over No. 14 Army West Point in the Patriot League title game on May 8 ... Assisted on a goal in a 13-12 overtime win over Lehigh in the Patriot League semifinals on May 6 ... Recorded career-high four ground balls and also caused one turnover in a season-opening 12-10 win over Merrimack on Feb. 12 ... Matched that career high with four ground balls against No. 14 Army West Point on April 29 ... Tallied two ground balls and one caused turnover in a 17-9 victory over Navy on April 2 ... Found the back of the net at No. 3 Princeton on April 9 ... Recorded one ground ball and one caused turnover in a 13-8 triumph over No. 19 Bryant on Feb. 19 and again on April 5 against No. 5 Yale.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Appeared in 10 games ... Tallied three goals and two assists for five points ... Also recorded four ground balls and one caused turnover ... Scored his first two collegiate goals and also gathered a ground ball in a 14-10 win at Colgate on April 10 ... Found the back of the net at Army West Point on April 17 to extend his point streak to three games ... That streak started with his first collegiate assist against Utah on April 3 ... Notched an assist in the Patriot League quarterfinals against Colgate on May 4 ... Secured a ground ball and forced a giveaway in a 13-9 win at Lafayette on March 27.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Appeared in two games ... Caused a turnover at Bryant on Feb. 18 ... Made collegiate debut in 13-5 win at UMass Lowell on Feb. 15.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played four years of varsity lacrosse at Mercer Island High School ... 2019 US Lacrosse All-American ... Captained team to state title as a senior en route to earning first team all-state honors ... Earned 2019 United States Marines Corps Distinguished Athlete Award from his school ... Helped Mercer Island finish runner-up in state tournament as a junior captain and as a sophomore ... Was also a two-time state runner-up in wrestling.
PERSONAL
Born on July 20, 2000 ... Son of Ioulia and Don Howard ... Enrolled in the Questrom School of Business.
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020)
AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Appeared in 13 games ... Recorded seven ground balls and three caused turnovers ... Also found the back of the net and added three assists for four points ... Recorded two caused turnovers, one ground ball and one assist in a 14-11 win over Lehigh on April 22 ... Secured one assist and one ground ball in a 12-10 triumph at Lafayette on March 25 ... Scored a goal and collected two ground balls at Yale on April 5 ... Notched an assist in a 16-15 win at Bryant on Feb. 18 ... Recorded a caused turnover in the Patriot League semifinals against Loyola Maryland on May 5.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Appeared in all 17 games ... Set new career highs with 18 ground balls and seven caused turnovers ... Also scored two goals and added an assist for three points ... Found the back of the net in a 14-10 win over No. 14 Army West Point in the Patriot League title game on May 8 ... Assisted on a goal in a 13-12 overtime win over Lehigh in the Patriot League semifinals on May 6 ... Recorded career-high four ground balls and also caused one turnover in a season-opening 12-10 win over Merrimack on Feb. 12 ... Matched that career high with four ground balls against No. 14 Army West Point on April 29 ... Tallied two ground balls and one caused turnover in a 17-9 victory over Navy on April 2 ... Found the back of the net at No. 3 Princeton on April 9 ... Recorded one ground ball and one caused turnover in a 13-8 triumph over No. 19 Bryant on Feb. 19 and again on April 5 against No. 5 Yale.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Appeared in 10 games ... Tallied three goals and two assists for five points ... Also recorded four ground balls and one caused turnover ... Scored his first two collegiate goals and also gathered a ground ball in a 14-10 win at Colgate on April 10 ... Found the back of the net at Army West Point on April 17 to extend his point streak to three games ... That streak started with his first collegiate assist against Utah on April 3 ... Notched an assist in the Patriot League quarterfinals against Colgate on May 4 ... Secured a ground ball and forced a giveaway in a 13-9 win at Lafayette on March 27.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Appeared in two games ... Caused a turnover at Bryant on Feb. 18 ... Made collegiate debut in 13-5 win at UMass Lowell on Feb. 15.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played four years of varsity lacrosse at Mercer Island High School ... 2019 US Lacrosse All-American ... Captained team to state title as a senior en route to earning first team all-state honors ... Earned 2019 United States Marines Corps Distinguished Athlete Award from his school ... Helped Mercer Island finish runner-up in state tournament as a junior captain and as a sophomore ... Was also a two-time state runner-up in wrestling.
PERSONAL
Born on July 20, 2000 ... Son of Ioulia and Don Howard ... Enrolled in the Questrom School of Business.
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