NC COURAGE ADDS KATELYN ROWLAND AS ASSISTANT GOALKEEPING COACH
KATELYN ROWLAND
Rowland appeared in 50 matches across all competitions during two stints with the Courage from 2017 to 2023.
She followed the team during its relocation from Western New York and served as the primary goalkeeper for North Carolina’ s NWSL Shield-winning seasons in 2017 and 2018.
Overall, she contributed to all eight trophies in the club’ s history, which include three Shields, two NWSL Championships, consecutive Challenge Cup titles in 2022 and 2023, and the 2018 International Champions Cup.
Additionally, she won NWSL Championships in 2015 with FC Kansas City and in 2016 with the Western New York Flash.
KATELYN ROWLAND one of the most decorated players in NWSL history over her eight seasons in the league— six of which were with the Courage— joins Nathan Thackeray’ s goalkeeping staff after she announced her retirement from playing professional soccer in February.
Rowland and the Courage continue preparations for the regular season, which begins on Saturday, March 15, on the road
against Racing Louisville with a 5 p. m. ET kickoff on NWSL +.
She will help lead a Courage goalkeeper group that includes USWNT regular Casey Murphy, Marisa Bova, and Hensley Hancuff, all of whom she played with during her final season with the Courage in 2023. She will also join the acclaimed NCFC Youth goalkeeping coaching staff, in addition to her new responsibilities with the Courage.
The 30-year-old had a starstudded collegiate career at UCLA, culminating in Pac 12 Goalkeeper of the Year honors as a senior in 2014.
Originally drafted by Kansas City, she spent most of her professional career in Courage Country until Bay FC selected her in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft ahead of their inaugural season.
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