University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2014: Reprised his role as one of UMBC’s top short-stick defensive midfielders… Played in all 15 contests for the second consecutive campaign… Tallied his first goal for the Retrievers when he scored in the March 1 triumph over Richmond… Added three caused turnovers in the win over the Spiders… Increased his ground ball production by more than 50 percent as he finished third on the squad with 37… Corralled four ground balls on four occasions and capped the campaign with five in the America East championship game versus Albany.

2013: Competed in 15 games during his initial campaign in Baltimore… Collected 24 ground balls and caused four turnovers… Recorded his first UMBC point, an assist, versus Rutgers… Snared four ground balls at Fairfield and scooped up a season best five in the victory over Mount St. Mary’s… Caused a pair of turnovers in the America East title game versus Albany. 

Collegiate: Competed in six games as a freshman for Binghamton University in 2011… Scored a goal, added an assist and caused a pair of turnovers versus Hobart on March 8… Corralled a season-high five ground balls a week earlier vs. Cornell.

Background: Lettered in both lacrosse and football at St. Anthony’s… His teams won three titles- two in lacrosse and one on the gridiron… Made 70 tackles as a safety in 2009… Majoring in history and would like to teach and coach… Lists favorite professional team as the NFL’s New York Jets… Has one younger sister, Katie… Son of Maureen and John McDonough… Born Sept. 21, 1992.

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