Lisa Bowman Explained

Lisa Bowman
Positions:GS
Nationalteam1:Northern Ireland
Clubteam1:Team Northumbria
University:Ulster University
Birth Place:Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
Birth Date:1988 11, df=y

Lisa Bowman (born 2 November 1988) is a Northern Ireland netball international. She plays as a goal shooter.[1] She plays for Team Northumbria in the Netball Superleague.[2]

Career

She received her maiden World Cup call during the 2011 World Netball Championships but she missed out due to maternity break. She was also a former Malcolm Brodie Player of the Year winner at the Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards.

She also represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and in 2018. She sustained a serious ankle injury during a training session two weeks prior to the start of the 2019 Netball World Cup and was ruled out of the tournament following medical testing.[3] She was replaced by Noleen Lennon for the tournament.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Netball Athlete Profile: Lisa BOWMAN - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. 2020-04-03.
  2. Web site: Team Bath Netball record biggest win of their Superleague season against Team Northumbria Team Bath. www.teambath.com. 2020-04-03.
  3. News: Bowman's World Cup injury woe a problem for NI coach Ryan. belfasttelegraph. 2020-04-03. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  4. News: Armstrong to replace injured Bowman. BBC Sport. 2020-04-03. en-GB.
  5. News: Legend Lennon reverses retirement to answer Northern Ireland's World Cup call after nightmare injury blow. belfasttelegraph. 2020-04-03. en-GB. 0307-1235.