Niamh Gowing

Niamh Gowing prepares to receive the ball against Ohio State

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
F
Hometown:
Dublin, Ireland
High School:
University College Dublin
Prev School:
Providence College

At Louisville (2023): Joined the Cardinals as a graduate transfer from Providence
• Played in 18 games while helping Louisville to the semifinals of the ACC Championship and the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
• Connected on her first goal at UofL when she delivered the equalized to help the Cardinals overcome a 1-0 deficit in the eventual 2-1 double-overtime NCAA win over Iowa (11/10)
• All-ACC Academic Team selection

At Providence
As a graduate student (2022):
• Started all 17 games for the Friars, finished second on the team in scoring with 10 points on four goals and two assists
• Two of her four goals came during BIG EAST regular-season play
• Recorded a season-high four points on in a win over Villanova with one goal and two assists (Sept. 16)
• It marked the first multi-assist game of her career
• Earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 20)
• Named to NFHCA Division I Senior Game.

As a senior (2021):
• Started all 18 games for the Friars on the forward line
• Recorded a team-best 20 points on six goals and eight assists
• Each of her offensive totals marked single-season career highs
• Scored two game-winning goals
• Recorded a career-best five points against LIU with two goals and one assist (Sept. 12), marking the first multi-goal game of her career
• Tallied at least one point in eight games, including four-straight games to close the season.

As a junior (2021):
• Played 11 games with 10 starts
• Recorded five points on two goals and one assist
• Assisted on the Friars' game-winning goal with one-second left in regulation to defeat Quinnipiac 1-0, on April 3.

As a sophomore (2020):
• Played 19 games with 18 appearances in the starting line-up during her first season with the program
• Tallied 10 points on four goals and two assists
• Scored her first collegiate goal in a 5-4 overtime victory against No. 24 Maine (Sept. 1)
• Recorded her first career assist against Temple (Sept. 27)
• Credited with game-winning goals in a 3-1 win over Villanova (Oct. 4) and in a 5-1 victory against Dartmouth (Oct. 6)
• Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Oct. 7) and was eligible for that honor due to her first-year status in NCAA Division I
• Named Synapse Sports Rookie of the Week (Oct. 8)
• Also competed for the Providence College indoor track team and won a BIG EAST Championship as part of the Friars' Distance Medley Relay team.

Before Providence:
• Attended University College Dublin and Mount Anville Secondary School and played six years of varsity field hockey and track and field (2012-2018), as well as five years of tennis (2012-2017) and a single year of basketball and cricket (2012)
• Served as captain for field hockey from 2017 to 2018
• Member of the Irish U21 Development Squad
• Won the 2018 Leinster Division 1 Championship with the Muckross Hockey Club team
• Earned a the Bronze Gaisce Award (2016)
• Represented Ireland at the European Junior Championships on the 4x400 relay team (2017), Ireland Junior relay squad in the 4x400 (2018) and the Ireland U23 Relay Squad in the 4x400 (2019).

Personal:
• Daughter of Kieran and Mary Gowing
• Has two brothers, Hugh and Conor
• Ran track for Providence from 2019-23 and was part of the 2020 BIG EAST Champion Distance Medley Relay team
• Represented Ireland at the European Junior Championships on the 4x400 relay team (2017), Ireland Junior relay squad in the 4x400 (2018) and the Ireland U23 Relay Squad in the 4x400 (2019).
• Earned her bachelor’s degree in business management and her MBA from Providence
• Earned a Distilled Spirits Business Certificate at Louisville