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2023 RMU Men's Lacrosse Roster

Justin Berl/RMU Athletics
Justin Berl/RMU Athletics
Justin Berl/RMU Athletics

25 Owen Down

25 Owen Down

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Position:
    Defenseman
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    Scarborough, Ontario
  • High School:
    The Hill Academy

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting: 
- Team Captain for RMU 
- Drafted in the 2022 National Lacrosse League Draft (1st round, 15th overall) 
- Tabbed ASUN Preseason All-Conference in 2023 
- 2x Second-Team All-Conference player in the ASUN, in 2022 and 2023
- Made the 2022 ASUN All-Tournament Team 
- Named Defensive Player of the Week in Week 13 of the 2022 season 
- 1x ASUN Honor Roll student-athlete (2023) 
- Finished his career with over 100 ground balls and over 50 caused turnovers 

2023 Highlights (Fifth-Year):
- Played in 13 games, starting in 12 of them
- Scooped up 28 ground balls on the season
- Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers with 12
- Recorded a goal against Bellarmine (4/12)
- Scooped up a season-high six ground balls vs. Lindenwood (4/22) 
- Caused two turnovers in a game on five different occasions 
- Had three ground balls or more in six different games 
- Picked up four ground balls and added a caused turnover across two games in the ASUN Tournament 

2022 Highlights (Senior):
- Started and played in all 16 games 
- Finished fourth on the team in ground balls with 33
- Caused 18 turnovers on the year
- Scored his first career goal against Bellarmine (4/9) in a 12-9 win 
- Picked up five ground balls at Detroit Mercy (4/2) 
- Caused four turnovers vs. Air Force (4/22) 
- Picked up three ground balls vs. Air Force (5/5) in the semifinals of the ASUN tournament 
- Picked up one ground ball and caused one turnover at Delaware (5/8) in the first round of the NCAA tournament 
- After the season, officially ranked ninth all-time in caused turnovers with 18
- 10th in the ASUN in caused turnovers per game (1.06) 
- Currently ranked 15th all-time in the ASUN in ground balls (33)
- Made the 2022 ASUN All-Tournament Team 
- Second-Team All-Conference in the ASUN in 2022 
- Named Defensive Player of the Week in Week 13 

2021 Highlights (Junior):
- Started all 13 contests
- Led the team in caused turnovers (14) and added 22 groundballs
- Registered a season-best three caused turnovers and a groundball at #8 Notre Dame (2/27)
- Recorded four groundballs and a caused turnover in the home opener versus Bellarmine (3/2)
- Collected a pair of groundballs and forced a turnover at Air Force (3/13)
- Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover at #9 Virginia (3/20)
- Scooped up three groundballs and added a caused turnover at Drexel (3/27)
- Forced three turnovers at the Crown Lacrosse Classic against Jacksonville (4/3)
- Tallied a career-high five groundballs and two caused turnovers at Bucknell (4/16)
- Netted a pair of caused turnovers and a groundball at #9 Syracuse (5/7)
 
2020 Highlights (Sophomore):
- Started all three games he played in
- Recorded three groundballs and a caused turnover
- Posted a caused turnover and groundball against Jacksonville at U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters (2/23)
 
2019 Highlights (Freshman):
- Played in all 17 games, starting 14 of them
- Finished fifth on the team in caused turnovers (10) and added 11 groundballs
- Made his collegiate debut at #9 Penn State, forcing one turnover (2/9)
- Forced a career-high three turnovers in the home opener against Bellarmine (2/23)
- Scooped up a groundball at #11 High Point (3/2)
- Netted a caused turnover and groundball in the NEC opener at Sacred Heart (3/16)
- Caused a pair of turnovers and tallied a groundball at #17 Lehigh (4/10)
- Recorded two groundballs and a caused turnover at Bryant (4/20)
- Registered a caused turnover in the regular-season finale against Hobart (4/27)
- Tallied a caused turnover and groundball in the NEC Semifinals at Mount St. Mary’s (5/2)
- Collected two groundballs in the NEC Championship Game versus Hobart (5/4)
- Posted a season-high three groundballs in the NCAA Tournament at #4 Virginia (5/11)
 
Personal:
- Birthday is May 10, 1999
- Major is Sports Management
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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2019Freshman

    Defenseman
    6'4" 195 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2020Sophomore

    Defenseman
    6'4" 195 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2021Junior

    Defenseman
    6'4" 195 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022Senior

    Defenseman
    6'4" 195 lbs
    25
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    C

    2023Graduate Student

    Defenseman
    6'4" 195 lbs
    25
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