Sara Bower

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Ursula
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

2025: Appeared in 14 matches for Akron, including 12 starts...posted 47 saves with a 1.81 goals against average and a .701 save percentage...garnered four shutouts on the campaign...made a season-best nine saves at Dayton (Sept. 12)...rated ninth in the Mid-American Conference in saves per game (3.36) and 10th in shutouts (.286).

2025 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC Selection...named MAC Goalkeeper of the Week (Aug. 19).

2024: Appeared in 10 games, including three starts in goal...recorded 41 saves while posting a 1.19 GAA and a .837 save percentage...combined to notch four shutouts on the campaign...posted a season-high 16 saves at Western Michigan (Oct. 18)...recorded seven or more saves three times, including seven each versus Cleveland State (Sept. 12) and Northern Illinois (Oct. 13).

2024 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC selection.

2023: Started all 15 matches in which she appeared for the Zips...registered 65 saves en route to posting a 2.00 goals against average and a .684 save percentage...recorded a season-best nine saves against Dayton (Aug. 31)...netted first career shutout at Niagara (Sept. 14), while collecting clean sheet versus Central Michigan (Oct. 15)...posted five or more saves in seven contests...rated seventh in the Mid-American Conference in saves per game (4.33) and ninth in shutouts (.133)...ranked eighth in league-only contests in saves per tilt (4.10) and ninth in shutouts (.100).

PRIOR TO AKRON: Played her senior season for Cup GA Club Team...competed for three seasons at Saint Ursula Academy.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science...daughter of Jim and Kim Bower.