Lisa Bowman

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Lisa Bowman
Personal information
Born (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35)
Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
University Ulster University
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
Team Northumbria
Years National team(s) Caps
Northern Ireland

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

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