Personal information | |||
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Full name | Katelyn Morgan Rowland | ||
Date of birth | March 16, 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Walnut Creek, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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North Carolina Courage | ||
Number | 0 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | UCLA Bruins | 90 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | FC Kansas City | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Western New York Flash | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Newcastle Jets (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2017– | North Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | United States U23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 23, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 25, 2015 |
Katelyn Morgan Rowland (born March 16, 1994) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League. Rowland previously played for FC Kansas City and the Western New York Flash in the NWSL. She has represented the United States on various youth national teams including the under-20 and under-23 teams.
Born in Walnut Creek, California, Rowland attended Vacaville Christian High School where she played on the varsity basketball and volleyball teams and eared all-league honors in both sports. She played club soccer for San Juan and helped the team win a national championship in 2008. At the tournament, she was awarded the Golden Gloves Award. The same year, Top Drawer Soccer named her a "Player to Watch".
Rowland attended the University of California, Los Angeles where she played for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team from 2011–2014. As a freshman, she was the starting goalkeeper in 20 of 21 matches and finished the year with a 13–1–4 record. Rowland was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and ranked second in the Pac-12 in shutouts (10), shutouts per game (0.50) and goals against average (0.61). During her sophomore year, she led the Pac-12 in shutouts (11) and shutouts per game (0.55). Her 0.57 goals against average (GAA) ranked second in the Pac-12 conference and 13th across the nation. She finished the season with a 17-3 record, tallied 46 saves, and allowed 11 goals. She earned Pac-12 second-team all-conference and honorable mention all-academic team honors. As a junior in 2013, Rowland's goals against average (GAA) of 0.27 and her save percentage of .903 led goalkeepers across the country. Her 15 shutouts set a school record and her 22 wins tied the school record for wins in a season. Rowland ranked second on UCLA’s career charts with 52 wins and 36 shutouts. She was named to Soccer America’s MVP team and to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first-team