Personal: Full name is Sara Bouwman...Born Aug. 12, 1999…Daughter of Beth and Rick Bouwman…Has one brother – Gunnar, who is member of Elon’s Class of 2020 – and one sister – Dana…Father, Rick, played lacrosse at Hofstra…Uncles, Paal and Erik Elfstrum, played lacrosse at Maryland…Sister, Dana, played lacrosse at Villanova...Majoring in cinema & television arts.
Honors & Awards
-2021 Second Team All-CAA
2021: Started in all 12 games...Paced the team in scoring with 31 goals, ranking eighth in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), in addition leading the team in free position goals (9)...Also finished the season ranked ninth in the CAA in assists per game (0.92)...Posted three five-goal games, with two of them coming against William & Mary (4/3 & 5/2)...Ended the season with six hat tricks...Recorded a season-high six points in the regular-season finale against the Tribe on five goals and one assist (5/2)...Totaled three assists at Longwood (3/29)...Registered three ground balls and two draw controls in the opening round of the CAA Championship against Towson (5/5).
2020: Played in all five of Elon's games, making four starts...Ranked second on the team in goals (9) in addition to finishing third in free position goals (3) and points (10)...Also placed fourth in ground balls (7)...Recorded a career-best five goals in Elon's 11-10 win over Davidson (2/29)...Tallied a pair of goals against Campbell (2/8) and at Radford (2/25)...Posted career-bests in ground balls (3) against the Camels and in draw controls (2) at Delaware (3/7).
2019: Played in the season opener at Campbell, picking up a ground ball and causing a turnover. Did not play the rest of the season due to injury.
2018 (at Villanova): Appeared in two games on the season against Cornell and Bucknell.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in both lacrosse and field hockey at Canterbury School and was captain of the lacrosse team as a senior…Twice was named an All-American in lacrosse as a junior and senior and was named Female Athlete of the Year as a senior…Also picked up Western New England All-Star selections as a sophomore, junior and senior…In field hockey, picked up NEPSAC MVP honors while helping the team to the NEPSAC championship as a senior…Played AAU lacrosse for the CT Grizzlies.
