Brian Dougherty

{{Infobox lacrosse player

| image =

| image_size = 150px |

| position = Goalie

| shoots =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 202

| nll_team =

| former_nll_teams = Philadelphia Wings
Baltimore Thunder

| mll_team = Philadelphia Barrage

| former_mll_teams = Long Island Lizards
Rochester Rattlers

| league= NCAA

| team= University of Maryland
Head coach Chestnut Hill College

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| nationality = American

| nll_draft = 2nd overall

| nll_draft_year = 1996

| nll_draft_team = Baltimore Thunder

| career_start = 2001

| nickname =

| uslaxhof = 393

| uslaxhof_year = 2012

|profhof=2022|career_end=2007|medal_templates={{MedalCountry|{{fb|USA}}}}

{{Medal|W|1998 Baltimore|}}}}

Brian "Doc" Dougherty (born December 10, 1973) is a retired Hall of Fame American lacrosse goaltender. He attended The Episcopal Academy before attending University of Maryland. He is currently the head coach at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

Overview

Dougherty is one of the most decorated and accomplished goaltenders in the history of lacrosse. He is a three-time recipient of the Major League Lacrosse Goaltender of the Year Award,{{cite web|url=http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=794|title=Brian Dougherty Honored As 2007 Warrior Goalkeeper of the Year|accessdate=2007-08-30|last=|first=|date=August 20, 2007|format=|work=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|publisher=|quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010052/http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=794|archive-date=September 28, 2007|url-status=dead}} and was awarded the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award in back to back years in as the NCAA Goaltender of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=720 |title=Brian Dougherty is Living the Dream |accessdate=2007-07-24 |last= |first= |date=2007-07-23 |format= |work=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com |publisher= |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206072508/http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=720 |archive-date=2007-12-06 |url-status=dead }}

In 1995, with the Terrapins, Dougherty was named the NCAA tournament MVP. Dougherty was selected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2012.

MLL career

Dougherty played with the Philadelphia Barrage from 2005 to 2008, played with the Long Island Lizards from 2003 to 2004 and Rochester Rattlers from 2001 to 2002.

Dougherty has been part of three Steinfeld Cup Championship teams: the Long Island Lizards in 2001, the Philadelphia Barrage in 2006, and again in 2007. He has appeared in many Major League Lacrosse All-Star Games {{cite web |url=http://philadelphiabarrage.com/team/?id=145 |title=Brian Dougherty Player Bio |accessdate=2007-07-24 |format= |work=PhiladelphiaBarrage.com |archive-date=2007-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012025508/http://philadelphiabarrage.com/team/?id=145 |url-status=dead }}

He was also the starting goalie for 1998 United States Lacrosse team that won the World Lacrosse Championship.

=Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame=

On June 18, 2022, Dougherty was inducted into the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame as one of the eleven members of the inaugural class of inductees.{{cite web|url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/inaugural-pro-lacrosse-hall-of-fame-class-inducted-on-long-island|work=Merola, Lauren, premierlacrosseleague.com|title="Inaugural Pro Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class Inducted on Long Island"|date=2022-06-20|access-date=2022-06-27}}

NLL career

Dougherty has also played box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League for the Philadelphia Wings and the Baltimore Thunder, though he played sparingly.

Coaching career

Dougherty has coached Division II Chestnut Hill College since 2011.{{Cite web|title=New SCH lax coach moves over from CHC|url=https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/new-sch-lax-coach-moves-over-from-chc,10091|access-date=2021-09-15|website=The Chestnut Hill Local|language=en}}

Statistics

=MLL=

BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="7" \| Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !Year!! Team!! GP!! Min !!GA!! GAA!! Sv!! SvPct!! 2ptGA!! GP!! Min !! GA !!GAA!! Sv!! SvPct!! 2ptGA
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2001	Rochester	14	844	164	11.7%	216	56.8%	6	1	65	\| 13	12.0%	10	43.5%	0
ALIGN="center" \|2002	Rochester	13	768	153	12.0%	197	56.3%	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2003	Long Island	10	536	115	12.9%	160	58.2%	6	2	120	27	13.5%	46	63.0%	1
ALIGN="center" \|2004	Long Island	12	697	183	15.8%	267	59.3%	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2005	Philadelphia	10	556	135	14.6%	185	57.4%	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ALIGN="center" \|2006	Philadelphia	12	651	126	11.6%	212	62.7%	3	2	116	22	11.3%	34	60.7%	2
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2007	Philadelphia	12	672	132	11.8%	182	58.0%	4	2	94	20	12.8%	28	58.3%	0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" \| MLL Totals!! 83!! 4,724!! 1008!! -!!1,416!! - !! 43 !! 7 !! 395!! 82 !! -!!118 !!- !! 3

=NLL=

BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="6" \| Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="6" \| Playoffs
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! GP !! Min !! GA !! SV !! GAA !! SV% !! GP !! Min !! GA !! SV !! GAA !! SV%
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998	Baltimore	3	29	8	14	16.55	63.64	1	2	0	0	0	0
ALIGN="center" \| 2000	Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	--	--	--	--
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" \| NLL Totals !! 3 !! 29 !! 8 !! 14 !! 16.55 !! 63.64!! 1 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0