Hayley Dowd

Biography

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. In her second season at Dartmouth, the Big Green had its best regular season finish in recent history, earning second place in the Ivy League in for the first time since 2014 and its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2005. Dowd, alongside her staff, became the first in program history to earn the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year honor. 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