Kayla Bower

Photo by: Monica D'Ippolito

Photo by: Vincent Dusovic

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
DePaul Catholic
Hometown:
Lincoln Park, N.J.

As a Senior (2024): Team captain … Started all 17 games on the season and played the full 90 minutes in each contest … Owned a 3-9-5 record and four shutouts in net … Made 94 saves to 289 shots faced on the season with four shutouts … Totaled 1530:00 minutes in net, a .790 save percentage and 1.47 goals against average … Had a season high 10 saves at Marquette (Oct.1) …Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 1, Sept. 29) … Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Aug. 25, Oct. 27) … Named CSC Academic All-District.

As a Junior (2024): Appeared in 11 matches at goalkeeper, making 10 starts as a junior for the Red Storm … Totaled 555 minutes in net, totaling 25 saves, a 75.8 save percentage, a team-best 1.30 goals against average … Allowed zero goals in six of her 11 appearances … Tallied three combined shutouts … Tallied a combined shutout in back-to-back games against UAlbany (Sept. 5) and Monmouth (Sept. 8) … Recorded a career-high four saves in three contests at Penn (Sept. 15), vs. Marquette (Oct. 3) and at Georgetown (Oct. 6) … Finished with zero saves and three stops against Seton Hall (Sept. 29) … BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 16) … Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

As a Sophomore (2023): Did not appear in any games for the Red Storm this season … Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

As a Freshman (2022): Appeared in two matches during her freshman campaign in goal and allowed zero goals... Made her collegiate debut in the latter end of a 1-1 draw against Creighton and recorded two saves (Oct. 6) ... Played 10 minutes in the BIG EAST Semifinal vs. Xavier (Nov. 3).

Before College: Four-year varsity player at DePaul Catholic ... Was named New Jersey Made 218 career saves in high school ... Named First Team All-State Non-Public (2020) ... Two-time all-conference selection (2020-21) ... Tabbed for all-county second team twice (2020-21) ... Earned all-county honorable mention in 2019 ... Three-time sectional champion (2019-21) ... Four-time conference champion (2018-21) ... NJSAA Scholar-Athlete ... Accomplished basketball player who won three varsity letters ... Named second-team all-conference and second team all-county on the hardwood in 2022.

Personal: Native of Lincoln Park, N.J. ... Daughter of Janine Vallese-Bower and Dennis Bower ... Has one sister, Ava ... Earned her degree in criminal justice and is pursuing an advanced certificate in international law and diplomacy.