Fairfield University Athletics

2014: All-MAAC First Team…MAAC All-Tournament Team…MAAC All-Academic Team…Team Co-Captain…Made her name as one of the best and most physical defenders in the conference, starting in and playing all 21 games…Anchored the Stags’ defensive unit that surrendered 0.86 goals per game and nine shutouts…Scored the 250^th game winning goal in program history at Iona (10/29)…Also picked up a tally against Saint Peter’s (10/8), picking up a career-high six shots…Assisted on the first goal against Hartford (8/31)…Played in 230 minutes during the MAAC Tournament.

2013: MAAC All-Academic Team … MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 18 games, starting 13 contests during junior campaign. Picked up a goal in the victory at Canisius.

2012: MAAC All-Academic Team ... Kowalski saw action in 17 games as a sophomore, starting the first 11 games of the year.

2011: Kowalski appeared in 14 games, with 10 starts, as a rookie. Started the first four games of her career, before traveling to Europe for UEFA European Cup action with the Polish U19 team. She returned to action on September 30 in the Stags MAAC opener, and made starts in six of the final eight games in which she appeared.

High School: Michelle Kowalski earned four varsity letters at Fox Lane High School, where she led the team to 28 victories. She finished her career with 52 points, touching net 24 times. A team captain as a senior, Kowalski earned All-State and Westchester County All-Star Team her final season. She was a two-time All-League and All-Section honoree as well. Kowalski was inducted into the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Katarzyna and Janusz Kowalski. She is the oldest of four children, with two brothers, Michael and John, and a sister, Emily. She will serve as the Co-President for the Fairfield University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) during 2014-15. Earned Dean's List honors.  Major is psychology with a minor in French.