Michael Sowers

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Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

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MIchael Sowers had two goals and five assists in the win over NJIT.

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Position:
Attack
Height:
5-9
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dresher, Pa.
High School:
Upper Dublin

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At Princeton
Princeton's all-time leading scorer with 302 career points (121G, 181A) ... holds Princeton record for career assists and is tied for fifth in career goals ... ranks 1-2-3 on Princeton's single-season scoring list ... is second all-time in Division I history in career points per game with 6.43, trailing only Tony Asterino (6.47 per game at Siena, 1978-81) ... is fourth all-time in career assists per game ... ranks 16th all-time in Division I history in career points and eighth in career assists ... third Ivy player with at least 100 career goals and 150 career assists ... (also first Princeton player) ... has two of Princeton's four seasons of at least 30 goals and 30 assists ... is fifth all-time in points scored in Ivy League history ... has at least nine points in 11 different games; every other player in the history of the program combined has 16, and no other single player has more than three

2020 - Inside Lacrosse Division I Player of the Year ... Inside Lacrosse media first-team All-American ... led Division I in points per game (9.40) and assists per game (6.2); both would have been NCAA Division I single-season records ... broke the Ivy League record for points in a game with 14 against Colgate (3G, 11A) ... broke Princeton's single-game record for assists with 11 ... became the seventh player to have at least 14 points in a game and the second in the last 23 years, along with Albany's Miles Thompson in 2013 ... became the fifth player in Division I history with at least 11 assists in a game, and the first to reach that number since 1992 ...had 4G and 4A in the win over defending NCAA champion Virginia ... began season with 11 points against Monmouth (4G, 7A) ... had two goals and seven assists in the win over Johns Hopkins and three goals and two assists against Rutgers

2019 - Tewaarton Award finalist ... first-team All-American ... unanimous first-team All-Ivy League ... team co-captain ... set program record with 90 points (37G, 53A) ... 11-point game (6G, 5A) against Siena tied for the best single-game total in program history ... had at least three points in every game ... had at least seven points in six differet games ... broke the program record for career points in his 42nd game (old record by Kevin Lowe stood for 25 years and was done in 60 games) ... finished the season with 255 points ...

2018 - unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection ... second-team All-American by USILA ... one of final 25 nominees for Tewaaraton Trophy ... broke his own school record for points in a season with 83 (27G, 56A) ... set the school record for assists in a season with 56 ... led Division I in points per game and assists per game ... had at least six points in eight games ... had at least two points in every game ...

2017 - set the program record with 82 points (41G, 41A) ... set the Ivy League record for goals and points by a freshman ... third-team USILA All-American ... second-team Inside Lacrosse All-American ... first-team All-Ivy League selection ... unanimous Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... third-team USILA All-America ... named the No. 1 freshman in Division I by Inside Lacrosse ... had at least two points in every game and at least four in 14 of 15 games ... a four-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week ... first Princeton player and fifth Ivy League player to have at least 40 goals and 40 assists in a season

Before Princeton
Member of the USA U19 Lacrosse team … won gold medal with Team USA … led Team USA in points … named to All World Attack … Under Armour Underclassman Tournament MVP … Named the No. 6 rising senior by Recruiting Rundown … Member and captain of the Dukes Lacrosse club … Member of Mesa Fresh 2016 Team - won Dicks National Championship.

At Upper Dublin – Named USA today First- Team All-America … Named Under Armour All-America … Three time US Lacrosse All-America … Three time all-state … National career high school assist record-holder with 402 … Nationally ranked fifth all time in points with 594. Philadelphia Inquirer 2016 Boys’ Lacrosse MVP … Philly Lacrosse 2016 CO-MVP … led the state in 2016 with 181 points (59 goals & 122 assists). Lettered four years in lacrosse … three years captain … led Upper Dublin HS Lacrosse to a 2016 District One Championship … four league championships … four years first-team All-League selection … three years league MVP. Lettered three years in football … led Upper Dublin HS Football to a 2016 District One AAAA Championship … two time first-team All-League defensive back … One time 1^st team all-league receiver … One time All-Philly Area 1^st team defensive back … Member of the National Honor Society … Recipient of the Bob Logano Memorial Scholarship

Personal — born Oct 7, 1997 … son of David and Elizabeth Sowers … Two younger Brothers Nick (16) Andrew (13) ... Michael is supported and followed by his loving grandparents Bob & Mary Sowers and Sam & Brenda Crowley.