Lycoming College

From Berlin, Md., Mike Doherty made a difference from the first whistle he heard to the last, winning faceoff after faceoff, giving the team nearly two times as many possessions off the draw than his opponents.

A starter from the time he entered Lycoming College, Doherty was key in turning the program around. After winning 53 percent of his faceoffs as a freshman, he led the team to a six-win improvement as a sophomore. At the circle, he was unstoppable, winning a school-record 68.8 percent of his faceoffs and picking up 11.06 groundballs per game (a school-record total of 177) to lead the nation. His faceoff percentage was third in the country.

As a junior in 2009, he won 64 percent of his faceoffs, 15th in the nation, and scooped up 8.3 groundballs per game, the ninth-most in the country, and he helped the Warriors finish first in the MAC’s regular-season standings for the first time since 2001. As a senior, he won 67 percent in the circle, finishing eighth in the nation for his second top 10 finish, and scooped up 7.79 groundballs per game, 14th-best in Division III.

In all, Doherty earned two All-MAC citations and was named an Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse.com Preseason All-American twice. The Warriors won 36 games and reached the MAC playoffs three times in his career. He finished his career ranked in the top five in school history in four career categories, including holding the all-time record for best faceoff percentage (.642).     
 
Since graduating, Doherty has moved on to work with Interior Specialists, Inc., also known as ISI Demolition, where he is a project manager. He has helped coach several youth lacrosse teams in the Maryland area before moving to Florida for ISI. He was married to wife, Alex, in April.