Louisa Downes

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Queensland, Australia
Position:
Attacker

2024 (Sophomore)
MPSF/6-8 Sports All-Academic Team … played in all 31 games … totaled 30 goals, 34 assists, 60 shots and 16 steals … had a shot percentage of .500 … in the season opener against Marist she tallied three goals and an assist … she shot 2-for-2 against Salem (1/27) with three assists … picked up two goals in win against Saint Francis (1/28) … earned a career-high six assists in the game against LIU Brooklyn … scored a hat trick three goals against Pomona Pitzer … added two goals and an assist in win at Brown … scored three goals off three shots against Iona, and set a new career-high three steals … shot two and scored two goals with three assists against Saint Francis (2/18) … added two goals in second win against Salem (2/18) … took five shots for two goals against CSU Fullerton … contributed four assists in win against La Salle … in the second round of the MPSF Championships against San Jose State she scored two goals … in the season closer against Arizona State she added two assists.

2023 (Freshman)

Appeared in 23 totaling 27 goals, 19 assists, nine steals, four drawn exclusions and two field blocks … made a goal in conference game against No. 3 UCLA (1/20) … recorded two goals and a steal against Villanova (1/28) … netted two goals against No. 11 Pacific (2/19) … tallied two goals and two assists against No. 23 Loyola Marymount (2/25) … contributed four goals and an assist against No. 16 UC San Diego (2/26) … had three goals, an assist, a steal and a drawn exclusion in conference matchup against No. 1 Stanford (3/4) … had a goal and two assists against No. 9 UC Davis (3/16) … recorded two goals, two assists and a steal in conference game against No. 3 Cal (3/18) … contributed two goals and a drawn exclusion in conference matchup against No. 2 USC (3/25) … made two goals against Whittier contributing to team’s single game scoring record; 25 goals (3/25) … recorded a goal, two assists, a steal and a drawn exclusion in historic conference win against No. 15 ASU (4/1) … had three goals and a steal in conference game against No. 20 SJSU (4/15) … contributed three assists, a drawn exclusion, and a field block against No. 16 ASU in MPSF Tournament (4/30).

Prep/ Personal
A decorated international player, Downes was a member of the 2022 Australian Youth Team and 2021 Australian Cadet Team … earned MVP of the 2022 U18 National Championships and MVP of the 2019 U14 Nationals … helped her club team to U18 Nationals, U16 Nationals and U14 Nationals championships … helped high school to U18 state championships in 2021-22 and U16 in 2020-21 along with two Metropolitan East Water polo championship and one runner up appearance … champions of 2022 U18 Nationals Summer Slam … member of the tournament’s School Girls Water Polo team from 2019-22 … three time Academic Achievement award (2019-22) … club team Mermaids Water Polo… daughter of Georgia Downes and Peter Downes … siblings are William and Fraser … major is Finance.