Hayley Dowd - Women's Soccer Coach - Dartmouth College Athletics

Hayley Dowd

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
hayley.j.dowd@dartmouth.edu

Hayley Dowd joined the Big Green in August 2024, serving as an assistant coach. A native of Peabody, Massachusetts, Dowd comes off a decorated professional and collegiate soccer career.

Graduating from Boston College, a member of the ACC, Dowd played for the Eagles from 2013 to 2016. There, she made a significant impact for BC. Highlighting some of the best parts of her collegiate career, Dowd was named All-ACC Academic Team all four seasons, All-ACC Second Team for three consecutive seasons, was the Junior Scholar Athlete of the Year and was named team captain during her last season wearing the maroon and gold.

As a freshman, she played in all 24 games, starting five. Finishing the season tied for third on the team with 14 points, on five goals and four assists. Had one game-winning goal, at Illinois on in the NCAA Tournament game. In her first season, Dowd was named to the All-ACC Academic Team and also earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement.

In her second year, Dowd started and played in all 19 games and notched a goal or assist in 11 of 19 games. She led BC in scoring 15 goals and three assists for 33 points, to lead third overall in the ACC and led BC with 62 shots, 32 on goal. Dowd was named an All-ACC second-team selection, earned NSCAA All-Southeast Regional second-team honors and was an All-ACC Academic team honoree.
At the end of the regular season, Dowd led the conference in scoring and was third in points. She finished the season with five game-winning goals and had multiple standout performances, a two goal and one assist game against North Florida and a five game scoring streak that saw her post six goals and one assist.

In Dowd's junior year, she started all 20 games for the Eagles. She netted 12 goals and added two assists for 26 total points, ranking second on the team in goals and overall points. She rode three scoring streaks throughout the season, including two five-game scoring streaks.

In her final season as an Eagle, Dowd played in all 19 games and started in 18. Her seven goals and 17 total points were a second best on the team. Dowd continued the clutch scoring, netting four game winning goals to lead the team.

After wrapping up her time with the Eagles, Dowd took her talents professionally. She was selected in the fourth round of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) by the Boston Breakers. Dowd then went on to play in the United States and abroad in Sweden and France across five different teams. Dowd captained her team in Sweden in 2020.