High School: A four-year letterwinner at James Madison High School in Vienna, Va. under Kurt Kuykendall, who is the father of current Dolphin midfielder Jaime Kuykendall...earned three consecutive all-district honors and two all-Met honors...led the Warhawks to a pair of regional appearances in her sophomore and junior season... named first team all-district and second all-region at forward as a junior after leading the team in goals...recorded first team all-district defensive accolades during her sophomore season...played at the club level for the Braddock Courage, Braddock Road Attack and the Vista United...while with the Braddock Road Attack, she led her team to the 2005 Virginia State Cup Championship...they also won the 2004 WAGS Division I and USYSA Director's Cup National Championships...also earned defensive MVP honors with the Braddock Courage.

Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1988, in Jacksonville, Fla....daughter of Chris and Holly Dowell...has a sister, Aubrey, and two older brothers, Shaun and Dane...her sister Aubrey, was a member of the Northeastern University soccer team from 1997-99, while her brother, Shaun, played soccer at Babson College from 2000-04...undecided on major.