Matt Danowski
Born	August 12, 1985 (1985-08-12) (age 24), Farmingdale, New York
Position	Attack
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 pounds (88 kg)
NCAA Team	Duke University
NLL Team F. Teams	Orlando Titans Colorado Mammoth
MLL Team F. Teams	Long Island Lizards New Jersey Pride
Nationality	United States
Nickname	Dino
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Matt Danowski (born August 12, 1985 in Farmingdale, New York) is a professional lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. He also plays professional indoor lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League for the Orlando Titans. He was a four-time college All-American at Duke University, and is currently the all-time NCAA Division I leader in total points in a career.

Contents 1 Collegiate career 2 Professional career 3 Family 4 Statistics 4.1 Duke University 4.2 Major League Lacrosse 4.3 National Lacrosse League 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Collegiate career

Danowski was a starter at Duke throughout his entire college career.^[1] As a sophomore in 2005, he won the Jack Turnbull Award, given to the nation's top collegiate attackman. ^[2]

Danowski was a member of Duke squad during the 2006 Duke University lacrosse team scandal, cutting short his junior campaign to eight games after the University prematurely ended the season. Following the forced resignation of long-time Duke lacrosse coach Mike Pressler, Danowski's father, John, became the head coach of the team.^[3] Due to the shortened season, resulting from "unusual circumstance," the NCAA granted 33 Duke lacrosse players, including Danowski, a rare fifth year of eligibility.^[4]

Danowski, and teammate Zack Greer, led the Blue Devils high-powered attack to the 2007 NCAA Final Four. Duke faced Johns Hopkins University in the final, but lost despite mounting a strong comeback at the end of the game ^[5], This match-up was a repeat of the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship game.

In 2007, Danowski won the Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded to the nation's most outstanding collegiate lacrosse player.^[6] That year, he also won the USILA's Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the national player of the year, and his second Jack Turnbull Award as attackman of the year.^[7]

In the first round of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, in a victory over Loyola, Danowski broke the NCAA career points record, eclipsing Joe Vasta's mark.^[8] However, in the championship game, Duke was again defeated by Johns Hopkins, ending Danowski's collegiate career without winning a NCAA championship. In 2008, he was again awarded the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as national player of the year.^[9]

[edit] Professional career

Only a few days after Danowski was awarded the 2008 Enners award as the USILA player of the year, he was drafted second overall by the New Jersey Pride in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.^[10]

Danowski earned Rookie of the Week honors in Week 5 of the 2008 MLL season. He has scored 19 goals in 12 games with 3 two-point goals and 14 assists giving him a total of 36 points.

In July 2009, Danowski was traded from the Colorado Mammoth to the New York Titans in exchange for Ryan Powell. Danowski becomes the fourth player in 2009 to play both for the Lizards of the MLL and the Titans of the NLL in the same season, joining Stephen Peyser, Matt Zash, and Keith Cromwell.

[edit] Family

Grandfather Ed Danowski was a member of the NFL's New York Giants and led the league in passing for two seasons (1935 and 1938).^[11]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Duke University

Season			GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2004			13	23	19	42	24
2005			20	50	42	92	38
2006			8	12	14	26	23
2007			20	44	52	96	75
2008			19	41	56	97	23
Totals			80	170	183	353 (a)	160

^(a) 1st in NCAA Division I career points

[edit] Major League Lacrosse

			Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	GB	PIM		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	GB	PIM
2008	New Jersey		10	19	3	14	36	16	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Long Island		12	16	1	14	31	31	0		1	2	0	2	4	2	0
MLL Totals			22	35	4	28	67	47	2		1	2	0	2	4	2	0

[edit] National Lacrosse League

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2009	Colorado		9	7	7	14	18	2		0	0	0	0	0	0
NLL Totals			9	7	7	14	18	2		0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Awards

• Tewaaraton Trophy (2007)
• Four-time USILA All-American (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
• Lt. Raymond Enners Award (2007, 2008)
• Jack Turnbull Award (2005, 2007)
• Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year (2005)
• Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year (2004)

Preceded by Michael Powell	Jack Turnbull Award 2005	Succeeded by Joe Walters
Preceded by Joe Walters	Jack Turnbull Award 2007	Succeeded by Zack Greer
Preceded by Matt Ward	Lt. Raymond Enners Award 2007 2008	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Matt Ward	Tewaaraton Trophy 2007	Succeeded by Mike Leveille

[edit] See also

NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records

[edit] References

Persondata
NAME	Danowski, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH	August 10, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Irondequoit, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH