University of Massachusets Athletics

Hall of Fame

Kristen Bowsher
Kristen Bowsher
  • Induction:
    2000
  • Class:
    1988
Kristen Bowsher was a four-year letterwinner for the UMass women's soccer team from 1984-87 and earned NSCAA All-America honors as a midfielder in each of her four seasons.

She helped lead the Minutewomen to four consecutive NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances from 1984-87, including 1987 when the team lost to North Carolina 1-0 in the national championship game, and won a school record 20 games.

Bowsher was a three-time NCAA All-Tournament Team selection from 1985-87 and led UMass to an overall record of 65-9-4 during her four years. She scored 66 career points on 22 goals and 22 assists, which ranked fifth in school history at the time of graduation.

An all-New England selection in each of her four seasons, Bowsher served as the team captain as a junior, and was a two-time ISAA Academic All-American.

Bowsher also played on the 1983 and 1986 Olympic Festival teams. A native of Maplewood, N.J., she received her degree in engineering from UMass in 1988. She was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
 
What's The Ultimate UMass Dining Bowl?
Tuesday, September 23
Rollie Castineyra on the Plant the Flag podcast. #basketball #ncaa #collegebasketball #umass
Tuesday, September 23
Plant the Flag With Rollie Castineyra
Monday, September 22
Massachusetts Athletics - Ryan Bamford Press Conference (9.22.25)
Monday, September 22