College of Charleston Athletics

2017 (Senior): Logged 594 minutes of actions in 18 games, drawing 2 starts for the Cougars... Registered 7 shots (3 SOG)... Scored one goal against Charleston Southern and earned one assist against Towson that led to the game-winning goal from Laura Ortega. 

2016 (Junior): Saw 682 minutes of action in 19 games played, drawing five starts for the College ... Registered seven shots on the season (3 SOG), headlined by a season-high two on the road against Texas ... Played a season-high 63 minutes in the contest against Sam Houston State

2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 18 games, with five starts, playing in 623 games… Recorded 11 shots, with seven shots on goal… Recorded two assists, and two goals on the season… The goals came against South Carolina State (Sept. 15) and The Citadel (Sept. 20). 

2014 (Freshman): Bowers opened her career at CofC with a spectacular freshman campaign for the Cougars... Played in all 19 games while making 16 starts... Led the team in goals with five and tied for the team lead in points with 12... Attempted 34 shots, with 24 going between the pipes for a .706 shot-on-goal percentage... Tallied goals against Alabama St., Charleston Southern, The Citadel, and her first career multi-goal game against Elon... Named CAA Rookie of the Week on 8/25. 

Before Charleston: Played four years of varsity soccer at Leesville Road High School… served as captain during both her junior and senior years… made the All-Metro, All-Conference and All-Region teams her sophomore and junior years… led high school soccer team in goals and assists with 21 goals and 17 assists during her junior campaign… helped high school team win the 4-A State Championship her freshman season… aided in guiding high school team to the 4^th and 5^th round of playoffs each year… competed with the Capital Area Soccer League for eight seasons… helped club team make it to ECNL Nationals her sophomore, junior and senior year, placing in the top 15 each time.

Personal: The daughter of Susan and Mark… has an older brother, Will, who plays soccer for the College of the Holy Cross, and a younger sister, Anne… ran track through freshman year of high school… involved in the Leesville Theatre Department with roles in The Great Gatsby, Mean Girls and Grease… captain of all her dance classes at the Leesville Dance Department… served as president and founding member of high school Knitting Club… member of National Honor Society and International Thespian Society… earned A/B Honor Roll every semester of high school.

Club coach Paul Forster on Bowers: “Mary Kate always brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm to training and games. She has a wonderful personality that is infections. She will commit herself fully to the College of Charleston and the women’s soccer program. She has been a joy to coach. I look forward to tracking her progress in the collegiate game.”