NCAA Having originally competed with
Ohio University, she would register 34 goals in her freshman campaign. The following season (2005), she would improve on her total with 37 goals for the Bobcats. As a freshman, she had sprained both of her ankles, and discovered that by the end of the 2005 season, she has actually been playing with torn ligaments. After two reconstructive surgeries, she was a redshirt in 2006. Transferring to the
Maryland Terrapins in 2007, she would graduate from the program in 2008 as the NCAA's all-time leader in draw controls, gaining a record 334. In addition, she would set the NCAA single-season record for draw controls with 126 during the 2008 campaign. Of note, Dobbie was the first Canadian to win the
Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Award. Along with
Jen Adams and
Katie Chrest, she became the third Terrapin to win the award twice. She would also lead the ACC as a senior with 70 goals.
Canadian National team Raised in
Fergus, Ontario, Dobbie served as the captain of the 2003 Canadian Junior U-19 team, winning a bronze medal at the U19 World Championships. With the senior team, Dobbie would capture a bronze medal in the aftermath of the 2009 FIL World Cup. She would follow it up four years later with a silver medal, the greatest showing for a Canadian team in World Cup history. With the
2013 FIL Women's World Cup hosted in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, she would score four goals in the semifinals, an 11-7 win against Australia, advancing to the gold-medal game. For her efforts, Dobbie was named to the 2013 World Cup All-World Team.
UWLX Drafted by the
Baltimore Ride with their eighth pick overall in the
United Women's Lacrosse League, Dobbie was reunited with
Jen Adams, her former coach at Maryland. Of note, Adams was named head coach of the Baltimore franchise. Dobbie would finish the inaugural UWLX season as the regular season scoring champion, culminating with a nod to the league's All-Star Team.
WPLL Dobbie joined the
Women's Professional Lacrosse League for their inaugural season in
2018 as a member of the
Baltimore Brave. She tied for the league lead in goals with 8. ==Coaching career==