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.
 
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