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Senior
Hometown
Nampa,
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Last School
Skyview High School
Roster Years
2019-2020-2023
Personal
- Parents are Danny and Caroline Bower
- Mother was an outside hitter at BYU (1996-99) and father was a shooting guard on the men’s basketball team for the Cougars (1998-99)
- Grandfather, Wayne, also played football at BYU (1970-73)
- Sisters, Morgan and Eden, are also currently members of the BYU women's volleyball team
- One of seven sisters
- Frequent contestant in wild turkey calling contests
Before BYU
- Won back-to-back 4A Idaho State championships and placed second the third year
- Two-time Prepvolleyball.com All-American
- Top 50 Junior Recruit by PrepVolleyball.com
- 2018 Southern Idaho Conference Player of the Year
- Three-time All-State selection
- As a 14-year-old, helped 16U team to top-10 finish at USAV Junior Olympics after becoming the first team from Idaho to qualify for the event
- Reclassified after her junior year to graduate early and skip her senior season
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019
- VolleyballMag.com All-America honorable mention
- VolleyballMag.com Freshman All-America honorable mention
- All-WCC First Team
- All-WCC Freshman Team
- Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
- Female Rookie of the Year at the Y Awards
- Helped BYU to a 26-5 overall record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Started every match and played every set, totaling 1,070 assists, 40 aces, 278 digs, 58 blocks, 87 kills and hitting .390
- In the BYU rally scoring season records, finished sixth in aces and eighth in aces per set
- In the BYU all-time freshman season records, finished second in aces and aces per set, fourth in assists and sets played, sixth in assists per set, seventh in digs per set and eighth in digs
- Named WCC Player of the Week (10/14)
- Had 10 double-doubles, the most by a BYU freshman in the rally scoring era
- Had a career-best 51 assists against Wichita State (9/12)
- Had five aces in the season opener against Boise State (8/30) and vs. VCU (9/14), tying a BYU freshman record and tying for third-most by a BYU player in the rally scoring era
- Served the first 10 points of a set against VCU, the fifth-longest streak to start a set in NCAA history
- Became the first player in BYU rally scoring era history to record at least four kills, three aces, 10 assists and 10 digs in a single match after totaling four kills, five aces, 42 assists and 15 digs in the win against VCU (9/14)
- Had a career-high 18 digs with 37 assists, two kills and an ace in the win at No. 2 Stanford (9/21)
- Also became the first Cougar in the rally scoring era to total at least six kills, 20 assists and 15 digs in a match, finishing with six kills, 30 assists and 16 digs while adding two blocks at Saint Mary’s (10/5)
Sophmore Year
2021
- Played in all 32 matches and 107 sets
- WCC Setter of the Year
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- VolleyballMag.com All-America Third Team
- AVCA Pacific South All-Region
- All-WCC First Team
- WCC Offensive Player of the Week (10/11)
- Led the team with 1,094 assists. Put up 297 digs, 46 blocks and 26 service aces.
- Put up at least 23 assists per match
- In five sets against Weber State, she racked up 55 assists (9/2)
- Posted a season-high count of seven kills against San Diego (10/22)
- Recorded 11 double-doubles this season in assists/digs
Junior Year
2022
- All-WCC First Team
- Led the team in assists, with 763
- Also registered 189 digs, 78 kills on a .304 clip, 36 total blocks and 13 service aces
- Posted a career-high 56 assists in a 3-1 win at Gonzaga (10/1/22)
- Started all 22 matches played in during the 2022 season
Senior Year
2023
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
Sophomore
2020-2021
- WCC Player of the Year
- WCC Setter of the Year
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- AVCA Pacific South All-Region
- All-WCC First Team
- WCC All-Academic First Team
- Started all 19 matches, appearing in all 63 sets, while leading BYU to a 17-2 season, the WCC title, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and No. 15 final ranking
- Led one of the most efficient offenses in the country, averaging 10.38 assists per set to help BYU rank No. 5 nationally in assists per set (13.41), No. 5 in team hitting percentage (.302) and No. 8 in kills per set (14.29)
- Ended the year with 676 assists, 48 kills, 28 blocks and 22 aces while tallying 11 double-doubles in 19 matches.
- Recorded a career-high 52 aces at San Francisco (3/6)
- Totaled a career-high eight kills, 26 digs and 13 points at Pepperdine (2/24)
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- W Volleyball | Jul, 11
Bower, Livingston named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team
- ImageW Volleyball | Feb, 23
Eight Cougars to compete at USA Volleyball tryout
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 28
Six Cougars earn All-WCC honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 22
No. 16 BYU sweeps LMU to begin final WCC campaign
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 24
BYU picked first in WCC, four on preseason team
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 20
BYU women’s volleyball kicks off season with Blue vs. White scrimmage
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 23
No. 11 BYU takes first conference win in sweep against Pacific
- ImageAthletics | Jul, 30
Y-Awards Close out Successful BYU Seasons
- ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 21
Three Cougars named AVCA All-Americans
- ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 13
Olmstead named Pacific South Region Coach of the Year, four Cougars claim All-Region honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 06
Bower named WCC Player and Setter of the Year; Olmstead receives WCC Coach of the Year
- ImageW Volleyball | Mar, 22
Bower, Eschenberg sweep WCC weekly honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Mar, 06
Ballard-Nixon’s 23 kills leads No. 15 BYU past San Francisco
- ImageW Volleyball | Feb, 24
Bower’s career night leads No. 12 BYU to five-set win at Pepperdine
- ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 26
No. 16 BYU Sweeps Portland in Season Opener
- ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 20
WCC Names Three Cougars to Preseason Team, BYU No. 2
- ImageAthletics | May, 29
Y Awards Cap Successful Seasons
- ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 02
2019 Season Review
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 26
Three Given VolleyballMag.com All-America Recognition
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 02
Miller, Lake Headline BYU's Nine WCC Honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 23
Solid Attack Gives No. 13 BYU Win Over Gonzaga
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 09
No. 11 BYU Sweeps Past the Dons
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 07
Lake Sets All-Time Digs Record in BYU Win
- ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 14
Bower Takes WCC Player of the Week Honor
- ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 05
No. 9 BYU Collects Third Win of the Week
- ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 01
No. 9 BYU defeats LMU in WCC home opener
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 21
No. 12 BYU Knocks Off No. 2 Stanford
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 14
No. 13 BYU Takes Down VCU
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 07
No. 13 BYU Beats Weber State, Wins Doterra Classic
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 06
No. 13 BYU Beats Sam Houston State in Four
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 05
No. 13 BYU sweeps LIU at Doterra Classic