Dobbie in the Media
TSN (2022)
Inside Lacrosse (2022)
Lacrosse TV (2022)
USA Lacrosse Magazine (2022)
Inside Lacrosse (2020)
US Lacrosse Magazine (2020)
Loyola Magazine (2019)
Baltimore Sun (2018)
Dana Dobbie came to Loyola with head coach Jen Adams in 2009 and will enter her 18th season as an assistant coach in 2026. The Greyhounds quickly developed into one of the top programs in Division I following their arrival, reaching 11 NCAA tournaments and winning nine conference championships over the last 12 completed seasons.
Since joining the Patriot League in 2014, Loyola is a perfect 93-0 against conference opponents during regular season play, a streak which is the longest active run in the nation and a Division I record.
Dobbie has coached 16 IWLCA All-Americans at Loyola, with ten being repeat honorees, and one Tewaaraton Award finalist. The Greyhounds have received 28 All-America, 61 All-Mid-Atlantic Region and 89 all-conference selections, to go along with 31 major conference award winners.
She has also coached Jillian Wilson and Chase Boyle, who were named IWLCA Midfielders of the Year in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
One of the top draw control specialists in NCAA history as a player, Dobbie has coached six of the top seven draw control leaders all-time in program history. Recent graduate Chase Boyle, broke the program record for career draws (481) and the single-season record with 210 in 2025.
Dobbie also guided Taryn and Taylor VanThof, who combined for five All-America selections, as they both set what had been the program record with 318 and 392 draws respectively. Livy Rosenzweig followed in their footsteps and broke the career draws record with 413 in 2022, before Jillian Wilson surpassed Rosenzweig a year later with 449 career draw controls.
Dobbie serves s the World Lacrosse Athletes Commission Vice Chair, where she is directly involved in helping to develop the 6s discipline as the version of the sport to be considered for the LA28 Olympic Games. She has also pushed for equal representation and opportunity to play box lacrosse for women at the World Championship level. Women will compete in the first even women’s box world championships in September of 2024.
The Greyhounds recorded their 11th straight Patriot League regular season championship in 2025, as they continued their undefeated regular season win streak in conference play. Dobbie played a crucial role in coaching the draw control unit, that finished the season as the top-ranked draw unit, leading the country in draw control percentage (69.9%) and draws per game (20.3). Loyola's draw control percentage is the highest in a single-season in Division I since the stat was tracked, starting in 2019. The 20.3 draws per game is also a single-season high for a full season since draws were tracked starting in 1999.
Loyola recorded their third straight season with at least 18 wins in 2024, as the Greyhounds reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season. Dobbie played a crucial roll for in coaching Chase Boyle, who broke Loyola program records in single-season goals (85) and draw controls (208) during the season. Boyle was also the second Greyhound to ever be named as a Tewaaraton finalist. Boyle was also the second Greyhound to be named as a IWLCA Midfielder of the Year.
The Greyhounds had their second most wins in a season during the 2023 campaign, as they went 19-3 and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals. Dobbie played a crucial role in coaching Jillian Wilson, who set career and single-season records in draw controls, as she finished her career with 449 draw controls, which is the second most in the Patriot League and 14th in NCAA Division I history. She finished the 2023 season with 198 draw controls, which is the most in a single-season in Loyola and Patriot League history. Wilson was also named as the IWLCA Midfielder of the Year during the 2023 season.
Loyola set a school record for wins in a season during the 2022 campaign as the Greyhounds went 20-2 and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals. Dobbie played an integral role in the coaching of five-time All-American Livy Rosenzweig who set school records in points (439), assists (230) and draw controls (413) between 2018-22.
Dobbie continued her active role in international women's lacrosse on the field during the Summer of 2022 as she served as team captain, as she led Team Canada to a Silver Medal at the World Championships in Towson, Maryland. She earned All-World honors for the fourth time following the competition that she finished with 13 goals, four assists and 13 draw controls.
She was also named the recipient of the prestigious Wes Patterson Award, given to a player who displays sportsmanship, team cooperation and contribution, unselfish play, fairness and generosity, courtesy in her relations of others, and one who accepts the results of the game and the decision of officials.
The 2021 season was highlighted by a 12-game winning streak, tied for the sixth longest in program history, a fifth Patriot League championship and a return trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
During the 2020 campaign, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greyhounds were a perfect 5-0 on the year, defeating four ranked opponents and earning their highest end-of-year national ranking (No. 3) in the IWLCA Coaches’ poll since 2003. Included in the win total were victories over #24 Johns Hopkins (16-7), #4 Florida (17-6), #19 Penn State (22-12) and #9 Penn (19-15).
Loyola’s current run of success began with back-to-back BIG EAST titles in 2011 and 2012. In 2012, Dobbie helped turn Joanna Dalton into one of the top draw control performers in the conference. After not taking draws prior to the season, Dalton stepped in and finished the year ranked fourth in the league at 3.29 draws per game.
Dobbie joined Loyola after a storied collegiate career, and she remains active as a player at both the international and professional levels.
Professional/International Playing Career
A Fergus, Ontario, native, Dobbie has been a member of the Canadian National Team for over a decade. She has been named to the FIL World Cup All-World team on four occasions, leading Canada to the bronze medal in 2009 and helping the team earn silver medals as a team captain in 2013, 2017 and 2022 (see more above about 2023).
Dobbie was also captain of the 2003 Canadian Junior U-19 team, leading the squad in goals scored, and was a member of the 2003 World Championship team that won a bronze medal.
On the professional level, Dobbie served as team captain for a Baltimore Brave squad which claimed the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League title in the summer of 2019. Dobbie was named a WPLL All-Star that season, and also was a team captain and League All-Star for the Baltimore Ride of the UWLX back in 2016.
Loyola had a major presence in the WPLL, with eight Greyhound alums playing professionally for the league in the summer of 2019.
Collegiate Playing Career
A two-time All-American and Tewaaraton Trophy finalist, Dobbie concluded her Division I career as the NCAA's all-time leader in draw controls with 334.
At the University of Maryland, where she played for Jen Adams, Dobbie was a two-time ACC Player of the Year. As a senior, she was named the 2008 IWLCA Midfielder of the Year after leading Division I and setting an NCAA single-season record with 126 draw controls.
Dobbie was a unanimous First Team All-America selection in 2008, leading the ACC with 70 goals, the sixth-highest total in Maryland history. She also topped the Terrapins, who advanced to the NCAA Championships Second Round, with 32 caused turnovers and was third on the team with 33 ground balls.
As a junior in 2007, Dobbie was also a unanimous First Team All-American. She led Maryland with 79 draw controls and 39 ground balls and was second on the team with 53 goals and 69 points.
Dobbie spent her first two seasons of collegiate competition at Ohio University, scoring 34 goals as a freshman in 2005 and 37 in 2006. She led the nation in draw controls as a freshman with an average of 5.14 draws per game (72 in 14 contests).
Dobbie graduated from Maryland in May 2008 with a bachelor of science degree in family science.
