Naval Academy Athletics

Dow in 2006:
Garnered Second-Team All-Patriot League recognition as a member of the nation[apos]s No. 1-ranked scoring defense ... Navy[apos]s defensive unit surrendered just 5.47 goals per game and allowed double-digit goals only once during the season (in an 11-10 win by the Mids over arch rival Army) ... also a member of the Mids[apos] 12th-ranked man-down defense that gave just 10 goals on 40 attempts ... started all 15 contests where he scooped up 21 ground balls, including a career-high tying three against Patriot League foe Bucknell. 2005:
Played in 15 contests and was a starter in 12 ... made his first-collegiate start on Feb. 19 against Providence in the `05 season opener ... missed the Ohio State contest because of injury ... a starter in the last 10 contests which featured wins over Maryland and Delaware ... picked up 14 ground balls, including multiple grounders in four contests ... part of the defensive unit that finished the season ranked No. 1 in scoring defense (6.60 GAA). 2004:
Among the regular rotation on defense by the end of the season ... saw action in 15 of the 18 contests during the year ... did not see playing time in the first-three games of the season ... scooped up five ground balls during the year ... played in three of the four NCAA Tournament contests, including the National Championship game against Syracuse. More on Dow:
Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Hauppauge High School, while earning three letters in football and two in basketball ... led Hauppauge to the 2002 Suffolk County Div. II Championship game in 2002 where it finished the year 13-5 ... three-time all-division, all-county and All-Long Island selection in lacrosse ... served as team captain his junior and senior campaigns ... an Empire State gold medalist ... served as team captain of the football team his senior year en route to being named all-division as a linebacker and running back ... member of Natural Helpers, a peer-chosen club, for four years ... sister, October, was a standout swimmer at Stony Brook ... full name is Andrew Watson Dow ... born Feb. 25, 1984, in Smithtown, N.Y. ... son of Robert and Priscilla Dow ... majoring in Economics ... has service selected special warfare.