Desmond Knowles
24 Desmond Knowles
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Indianapolis, Ind.
  • High School:
    Lawrence Central
  • Position:
    D
  • gp
    16
  • p
    10
  • g
    8
  • a
    2

Bio

2022: NECC Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... a NECC All-Conference First Team selection ... a NECC All-Tournament Team selection ... a NECC Academic All-Conference Team selection ... A NEILA All-Academic Team selection ... a USILA Scholar All-American selection ... participated in the NEILA Senior All-Star Game ... one of three players who started and played in all 16 games ... scored eight goals and added two assists for 10 points ... led the team in ground balls (93) and caused turnovers (35) ... had double-digit ground balls in two games ... finished with two goals, one assist and a season-high 14 ground balls against Mt. St. Vincent, and also won 15 of 22 face-offs ... scored a pair of goals against St. Joseph's (LI) ... found the back of the cage and scooped up eight ground balls in the regular season finale against Eastern Nazarene ... caused a season-high four turnovers at New England College in the NECC Championship title game ... named NECC Defensive Player of the Week on March 21. 

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2021: A NECC Academic All-Conference Team selection ... team captain ... played in all eight games and made seven starts ... recorded one goal an one assist for two points ... led the team with 11 caused turnovers and ranked second with 39 ground balls ... had an assist in the win over Anna Maria and added a season-high seven ground balls ... also scooped up seven ground balls against Eastern Connecticut State and Albertus Magnus ... scored his lone goal in the road win at Albertus Magnus.

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2020: A NECC Academic All-Conference Team selection ... started and played in all six games before the season was cut short by Covid-19 ... led the team in ground balls (42) and caused turnovers (11) ... grabbed a career-high 15 ground balls at Sage and added four caused turnovers.

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2019: A NECC Academic All-Conference Team selection … played in all 12 games and made eight starts … finished with one assist … scooped up 19 ground balls … caused nine turnovers … made his collegiate debut at Farmingdale State … recorded his first career point with an assist at Anna Maria … grabbed a season-high five ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers against Becker in the season finale.

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Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 6 at Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) L, 15-3
Apr 9 at New England Col. L, 22-7
Apr 16 Eastern Nazarene W, 17-5
Apr 20 New England Col. L, 22-6
Apr 27 at Eastern Nazarene W, 17-0
May 7 at New England Col. L, 28-4
  Overall Conf
Games 16 4
Points 10 3
Goals 8 2
Assists 2 1
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 1 0
Ground balls 93 26
Turnovers 40 5
Caused turnovers 35 11
Faceoffs 62-191 7-41
Faceoff percentage 32.5 17.1
Shots 31 5
Shooting percentage 25.8 40.0
Shots on goal 20 3
Shots on goal percentage 64.5 60.0
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 20 Farmingdale State L, 26-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 24 MCLA W, 12-9 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 6 0-2 0 - 0 -
Feb 27 St. Joseph (Conn.) L, 21-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 4 Sage L, 18-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 3-5 0 - 0 -
Mar 8 at Dean L, 18-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0-16 1 0.0 1 100.0
Mar 12 at Purchase L, 8-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 0-1 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 15 Albertus Magnus L, 13-7 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 3 10-20 4 0.0 3 75.0
Mar 19 Rivier L, 27-6 1 0 1 0 0 8 3 0 14-29 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 23 Mt. St. Vincent W, 13-11 2 1 3 0 0 14 3 2 15-22 8 25.0 5 62.5
Mar 27 St. Joseph's (L.I.) L, 20-6 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 5-22 6 33.3 4 66.7
Apr 6 at Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) L, 15-3 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 2 4-12 2 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 9 at New England Col. L, 22-7 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 3-20 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 16 Eastern Nazarene W, 17-5 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 4 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Apr 20 New England Col. L, 22-6 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 3 4-21 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 27 at Eastern Nazarene W, 17-0 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 3 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
May 7 at New England Col. L, 28-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4-21 1 0.0 0 0.0
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2018-19 12 8 0 1 1 0 0 19 16 9 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
2019-20 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 42 18 11 51-100 6 0.0 5 83.3
2020-21 8 7 1 1 2 0 0 39 9 11 5-18 6 16.7 4 66.7
2021-22 16 16 8 2 10 0 1 93 40 35 62-191 31 25.8 20 64.5
Total 42 37 9 4 13 0 1 193 83 66 118-309 44 20.5 30 68.2
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 16 16 8 2 10 0 1 93 40 35 62-191 31 25.8 20 64.5
Conference 4 4 2 1 3 0 0 26 5 11 7-41 5 40.0 3 60.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 10 10 6 2 8 0 1 63 24 22 51-121 22 27.3 16 72.7
Away 6 6 2 0 2 0 0 30 16 13 11-70 9 22.2 4 44.4
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Result Wins 4 4 3 2 5 0 0 36 9 15 15-24 11 27.3 7 63.6
Losses 12 12 5 0 5 0 1 57 31 20 47-167 20 25.0 13 65.0
Month February 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 8 0-2 0 - 0 -
March 7 7 6 1 7 0 1 41 19 10 47-115 23 26.1 17 73.9
April 5 5 2 1 3 0 0 37 10 13 11-53 7 28.6 3 42.9
May 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4-21 1 0.0 0 0.0

News Mentions

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LAX's Knowles Named USILA Scholar All-American

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Mitchell College senior Desmond Knowles was one of 144 Division III men's lacrosse players who was named...

June 22, 2022

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Three Mariners Earn NEILA Academic Honors

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – A record 223 student-athletes — including three from Mitchell College — have been selected to the...

June 21, 2022

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LAX Duo Named to NEILA All-Star Game Roster

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – The New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) is proud to announce the rosters and game information for...

June 2, 2022

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Men's LAX Falls in NECC Title Game

HENNIKER, N.H. – Second-seeded Mitchell College lost to top-seeded New England College by a 28-4 final in the title game of the 2022 New...

May 7, 2022

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Men's LAX Has Six Honored by NECC

MANSFIELD, Mass. – Mitchell College took home two major awards and had five players earn all-conference status from the New England...

May 3, 2022

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Men's LAX Shuts Out ENC in Regular Season Finale

WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- The Mitchell College men's lacrosse team ended the regular season with a 17-0 victory over Eastern Nazarene College on...

April 27, 2022

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Men's LAX Falls to NEC

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Behind a game-high 11 goals from Sam Crary, the New England College men’s lacrosse team cruised to a 22-6...

April 20, 2022

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Men's LAX Nabs 17-5 Win on Senior Day

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College men’s lacrosse team secured a 17-5 victory over Eastern Nazarene College on Saturday...

April 16, 2022

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Men's LAX Can't Get Going at MSMC

NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- The Mitchell College men's lacrosse team suffered a 15-3 setback against Mount Saint Mary College on Wednesday night at Kaplan...

April 6, 2022

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Men's LAX Falls to St. Joe's (LI)

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College men’s lacrosse team lost a 20-6 decision to the College of St. Joseph’s (Long Island)...

March 27, 2022

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Men's LAX Holds Off Mt. St. Vincent

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Mitchell College held off a late push by the College of Mt. St. Vincent to earn a 13-11 victory in a non-conference...

March 23, 2022

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Knowles, Messuri Nab NECC Weekly MLAX Honors

MANSFIELD, Mass. – Two members of the Mitchell College men’s lacrosse team were honored by the New England Collegiate Conference on...

March 21, 2022

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Men's LAX Comes Up Short at Purchase

PURCHASE, N.Y. -- The Mitchell College men's lacrosse team dropped an 8-6 decision at SUNY Purchase on Saturday afternoon.

March 12, 2022

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Men's LAX Nabs First Win

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College men’s lacrosse team picked up its first win of the season by a 12-9 final over the Massachuse...

February 24, 2022