'Cuse Standout Rowan Joins Albany Staff
from press release
ALBANY, N.Y. – University at Albany head
women's lacrosse coach John Battaglino announced today the hiring
of Katie Rowan as an assistant coach. Rowan, who worked as a
Syracuse University volunteer assistant last year, is the most
decorated player in SU history and a member of U.S. National
Team.
The Orange's all-time leader in points, goals and assists, Rowan
helped coach Syracuse to the 2010 NCAA Tournament semifinals and a
15-7 overall record. As a part of head coach Gary Gait's staff, she
worked with the offensive unit and goalkeepers. The Orange were
ranked No. 4 in the final IWLCA national coaches' poll.
In 2009, Rowan became the first Syracuse player to earn first-team
All-America honors three times. She finished her career fourth on
the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list with 396 points and was
third in career assists (164). As a junior, she led the nation in
scoring with 142 points and tied the then NCAA single-season record
with 69 assists. She was a finalist for both the Tewaaraton Trophy,
awarded to nation's most outstanding college player, and Honda
Award. A unanimous first-team All-Big East Conference selection on
four occasions, Rowan was twice named the conference's Attack
Player of the Year.
In NCAA post-season play, Rowan led the Orange to three tournament
appearances, including the 2008 national semifinals. She set a
tournament single-game record with 13 points and eight assists in a
first-round victory. Rowan also tied the second-highest total in
tournament annals with 11 points in a 2009 opening-round win. She
recorded 45 career points in NCAA Tournament games.
A native of Delmar, N.Y. and a graduate of Bethlehem Central High
School, Rowan was recently chosen to the 2010-11 U.S. Women's
Lacrosse National Team. The 36-member squad will train for the 2013
Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup. She played on
the 2009 U.S. squad that took home the World Cup gold medal.
Rowan graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in inclusive
elementary/special education and sociology. She also earned a
master's in literacy education from Syracuse and recently served as
a graduate assistant in the school of education. Rowan was honored
for her undergraduate classroom work. She was voted to the ESPN The
Magazine/CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-America national first team
as a senior and received second-team recognition the previous year.
Rowan was the recipient of the 2009 Syracuse University Soladay
Award for outstanding academic, athletic, community service and
leadership accomplishments.
