Dana Dobbie, University of Maryland ’08, Assistant Coach Loyola University, Canadian World Cup Player, ’09 All World Player FIL World Cup
“After concluding her collegiate playing career as the NCAA's all-time leader in draw controls, Dana Dobbie enters her second season as an assistant coach at Loyola.
A two-time All-American and Tewaaraton Trophy finalist, Dobbie brings a passion for the sport as a player that translates to her coaching style.
In her first season guiding the midfielders at Loyola, the Greyhounds led the country with 13.47 caused turnovers per game, and scooped up 22.82 ground balls per game, ranking sixth nationally. A pair of her midfielders also earned All-BIG EAST honors.
She recently completed her collegiate playing career in 2008 as one of the top midfielders in NCAA history. At the University of Maryland, where she played for Adams, Dobbie was a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year and the 2008 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Midfielder of the Year.
"It is great to be at Loyola, and I am looking forward to my first coaching job," Dobbie said when she was hired. "It was a privilege to play for Jen while I was at Maryland, and I am even more excited to work with her on this coaching staff."
A two-time Tewaaraton Trophy finalist in 2007 and 2008, Dobbie set the NCAA career record for draw controls (334) during her final collegiate season. As a senior, she led Division I, and set an NCAA single-season record with 126 draw controls.
She was a unanimous All-America First Team selection and was a three-time ACC Player of the Week in 2008, leading the conference with 70 goals, the sixth-highest total in Maryland history. She also topped the Terrapins, who advanced to the NCAA Championships Second Round, with 32 caused turnovers and was third on the team with 33 ground balls.
As a junior in 2007, the Guelph, Ontario, Canada, native was also a unanimous First Team All-American. She led Maryland with 79 draw controls and 39 ground balls and was second on the team with 53 goals and 69 points.
Dobbie spent her first two seasons of collegiate competition at Ohio University, scoring 34 goals as a freshman in 2005 and 37 in 2006. She was a two-time All-ALC honoree for the Bobcats and earned WomensLacrosse.com Freshman All-America Team laurels.
Dobbie, along with fellow Loyola Assistant Coach Kylee White competed on the bronze medal winning Canadian National Team at the 2009 World Cup. Dobbie was named All-World after tallying a team-high 18 goals, 21 points, 58 draw controls, 11 ground balls and six caused turnovers. She was also captain of the 2003 Canadian Junior U-19 team, leading the squad in goals scored. She was a member of the 2003 World Championship team that won a bronze medal. “