Sandy • As the New Zealand national team roster for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup was being announced via YouTube on Sunday, Utah Royals FC defender Katie Bowen watched along with other members of New Zealand Football, patiently waiting to see her name.
As other teammates were announced by familiar faces from the New Zealand soccer world, Bowen wondered who was chosen to reveal her spot on the squad. But then she saw two familiar faces: her mother, Pippa, and sister, Kelly.
“When I saw them on the screen, I was ecstatic,” Bowen said Tuesday after training.