WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth University Field Hockey freshman goalkeeper Charlie Bowman was named this week's Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon.
 
Bowman started her first two games of her young career this weekend during Monmouth's road trip in Iowa City and helped lead the Hawks to their biggest win in program history where they knocked off 12^th-ranked Iowa on Sunday, 2-1 in a shootout.
 
The Northern Ireland native was locked in all game long versus the Hawkeyes, making six saves throughout regulation and both overtimes and stopping six of nine Iowa shootout attempts including a massive save in the fifth frame to extend the contest. With the victory, Bowman becomes just the second freshman goalkeeper to beat the Hawkeyes this season.
 
The win marks the highest-ranked opponent the Hawks have ever beaten, as well as it being the first win over a Big Ten foe since September 24, 2017 (2-1 OT win vs. Indiana).
 
Bowman and the Hawks (8-5, 1-2 CAA) return home for a CAA matchup with Towson on Friday, October 18. The game will be broadcast live on FloSports at 3 p.m.