Erin Dowdle

Photo by: Mike Miller/Fighting Irish Media

Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Loyola Academy
Hometown:
Northbrook, Ill.

Honors and Awards:
BIG EAST All-Academic (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (March 8, 2021)
BIG EAST All-Second Team Selection (2018-19)
Ranks No. 4 all-time at MU in draw controls (117)
Ranks No. 8 all-time at MU in caused turnovers (55)
Ranks No. 9 all-time at MU in ground balls (88)

2021 (RSr.): Started in every game in 2021 ... Against Cincinnati she picked up a ground ball, caused a turnover and tallied a draw control (Feb. 14) ... Picked up a season-high seven draw controls with two ground balls and a caused turnover at Central Michigan (Feb. 21) ... Tallied four ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers against Oregon (Feb. 26) ... Had three draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover at Kent State (Feb. 28) ... Had five DC's, three ground balls and a caused turnover in a win against Central Michigan and was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts (March 5) ... Picked up two ground balls and forced a turnover against Louisville (March 14) ... Tallied three DC's with two CT and one GB against UConn (March 19) ... Tied a season-high with seven DC's in Sunday's game against UConn (March 21) ... Registered two DC's, a GB and a CT at Villanova (March 26) ... Had four GB's, two CT's and a DC in a win at Villanova (March 28) ... Picked up three GB's with two DC's and a CT in a 15-9 win at Georgetown (April 9) ... Registered four DC's with a GB in the Sunday loss to the Hoyas (April 11) ... Picked up three GB's and caused a turnover in game one against Denver (April 16) ... Tallied four DC's and a CT in game two (April 18) ... Tallied a career-best four CT along with three DC and four GB in a win at Butler (April 23) ... Finished her career with a career-best seven GB's, six DC's and two CT's against Butler (April 25).

2020 (Sr.): Started in all 10 games in her senior season ... Totaled 38 draw controls, 21 ground balls and caused 16 turnovers ... Had two draw controls, caused three turnovers and picked up one ground ball at Notre Dame (Feb. 9) ... Tallied six draw controls and picked up two ground balls at Louisville (Feb. 17) ... Totaled four draw controls, caused two turnovers and picked up four ground balls against Canisius (Feb. 21) ... Had five draw controls and one ground ball at Arizona State (Feb. 27) ... Tallied six draw controls and four ground balls in a win over Fresno State (Feb. 29) ... Caused three turnovers against Ohio State (March 7) ... Posted a career-best eight draw controls at Detroit Mercy (March 11).

2019 (Jr.): Started every game in her junior season ... Totaled two assists, 36 ground balls, 24 forced turnovers and was third on the team in draw controls with 37 ... Collected a pair of ground balls against No. 20 Notre Dame (2/8) ... Picked up two ground balls and forced two turnovers in the in against Louisville (2/10) ... In the win over Detroit Mercy (2/17), Dowdle tallied five ground balls and forced three turnovers ... Caused a trio of turnovers and collected a pair of ground balls against Ohio State (3/1) ... Grabbed a ground ball and caused a pair of turnovers while also tying a season and career high five wins at the "X" against Stetson (3/10) ... Caused two changes of possession against Canisius (3/15) ... Registered a career high seven ground balls and caused a career high four turnovers in the effort to Central Michigan (3/21) ... Collected five ground balls, caused two turnovers and won four draw controls in the win against Butler (4/6) ... Collected a pair of ground balls and caused turnovers in the effort against Denver (4/19) ... Tied a career and season high five draw controls against Georgetown (4/27).

2018 (So.): Appeared in seven games ... Picked up a ground ball in the win over Stetson (2/25) ... Collected a ground ball in a win over Niagara (3/3) ... Added two ground balls in a win over Butler (4/4).

2017 (Fr.): Appeared in two games.