2008 Continued to emerge as one of the top lacrosse players in the country ... A first-team Inside Lacrosse All-American, set the Northwestern single-season record for goals with 81 and added 20 assists ... Her 101 points ranked third nationally while her 3.68 goals per game ranked seventh ... Became just the eighth player in NU history to reach 200 points for their career and currently ranks sixth on the all-time list with 233 (164g, 69a) ... Also ranks fifth all-time in goals (164) and sixth in assists (69) ... Earned her second-straight NCAA Championship MVP after scoring 17 goals in the tournament - tying the NCAA record - including tying a career-high six goals in the semifinal victory over Syracuse (5/23) ... Also netted six goals in the season opener against California (2/17) ... Recorded double-digit point totals in all but one game, including a season-high eight points at Ohio State (3/14) and in the NCAA first round victory over Notre Dame (5/11) ... Tallied five or more goals and had six or more points eight times ... Led the `Cats with seven game-winning goals, including both the NCAA semifinal and final victories ... Has netted a goal in 40 consecutive games (tied for the fourth-longest streak in NCAA history) and has tallied at least one point in 44 consecutive games ... Earned All-American Lacrosse Conference first-team honors and was named to the all-tournament team ... Tewaaraton Trophy nominee ... Named to the CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American Women's At Large first-team, becoming just the second Wildcat laxer to earn the award ... Was also named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District first-team and Academic All-Big Ten. 2007: Had one of the best statistical seasons ever by a Wildcat ... A third-team Inside Lacrosse All-America selection after finishing tied for second on the team with 61 goals, 36 assists and 97 points--all of which rank among the top five on the Northwestern single-season annals ... Started all 22 games, helping the Wildcats set NCAA single-season records with 361 goals, 168 assists, 529 points and a 16.4 goals per game average ... Capped off 2007 in style, earning NCAA Championship MVP and all-tournament team honors as she recorded five goals and two assists in the championship game win over Virginia (5/27) ... Had a total of 19 goals in six postseason games ... Scored at least two points in goal or assist fashion in every game ... Had 19 multiple-goal games and 12 games with three or more ... Recorded a career-high six goals in addition to three assists in the win at Boston University (3/25) ... Had four four-goal games against UConn (4/1), Penn State (4/14), Johns Hopkins (5/6) and in the NCAA quarterfinals against Syracuse (5/19) ... Had a season-high four assists in the win over Duke (4/7) ... Also recorded two goals and three ground balls in that game ... Made good on 12-of-25 free-position attempts ... Fourth on team with 114 shots ... Academic All-Big Ten. 2006: Made an immediate impact in her first season ... Saw action in all 21 games with 15 starts ... Started the last 14 games of the season ... Finished seventh on team with 22 goals and 35 points ... Sixth on team with 13 assists ... Helped NU's offense lead the nation in scoring with 15.8 goals per game ... Tied for second on team with three game-winning goals ... Had 27 ground balls and 23 draw controls to her credit ... Recorded at least one point in 16 games ... Had a season-high five points (3g, 2a) in the win at Ohio State (4/28) ... Also had three goals in win at Penn State (4/16) ... Recorded other three-point efforts with one goal and two assists in wins over No. 8 Johns Hopkins (4/23), Denver (4/30) and against No. 5 UNC in the NCAA Tournament (5/20) ... Had a season-high five draw controls at Stanford (3/25) and again vs. Johns Hopkins (4/23) ... Recorded a total of 10 ground balls in consecutive wins over Denver and Vanderbilt (5/5) ... Had four games with two goals coming against Rutgers (2/26), No. 14 Notre Dame (3/19), No. 13 Syracuse (3/31) and UConn (4/2).
High School: Finished high school career with 207 goals and 228 assists ... Team went 75-10, won New York State Class B title in 2005, and advanced to Class A final in 2004 and Class A semifinals in 2002 and 2003 ... Four-time sectional champions ... Three-time first-team All-America (2003-05) ... Two-time Monroe County League Player of the Year, in 2004 (62 goals, 63 assists) and 2005 (59 goals, 57 assists) ... Three-time first-team all-county (2003-05) ... 2002 second-team all-county ... Most Valuable Player of 2005 Class B Championship with seven goals and five assists ... All-tournament at 2004 and 2005 New York state championships ... Sportsmanship award at 2003 state championship ... Scored seven goals, dished out seven assists in 2004 sectional title game ... High school coach was Richard Curtis ... Club team was Lady Roc ... Played for New York I at 2004 National Tournament ... Three-time player at Empire State Games ... Also an all-county selection in basketball ... Graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... New York State Scholar Athlete in lacrosse and basketball ... Recipient of Brighton High School Athletic Excellence Award ... Nominee for 2004 Rochester Area High School Sportswoman of the Year and High School Heisman Award. Personal: Born Hilary Stetson Bowen on 5/20/87 ... Daughter of Jeffrey Bowen; stepmother is Kathleen Bowen ... Major is human development and psychological services |
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