2013 -14 King's College Women's Basketball Media Guide

The Mary Beth Bowler Award

The Mary Beth Bowler Award was instituted in 1999 to annually honor an outstanding senior player at King's based on their contributions to the program during their career with the Lady Monarchs. The award is named in honor of Mary Beth Bowler-Chambers, the former King's standout who dominated the Middle Atlantic Conference from 1980-1983 and is regarded as King's finest player ever.

Bowler-Chambers, who played with her twin sister Teresa Bowler, is the Lady Monarchs' all-time leading scorer with 2,024 points. In 1981-82, she led NCAA Division III in scoring with a 25.9 points per-game average and also holds King's record for points scored in a single-game with 44 against Lycoming on February 25, 1980. In all, she owns 17 Lady Monarch records.

Bowler-Chambers was also King's first all-American player, earning the honor twice in 1980-81 and 1981-82. She was a four-time MAC All-Star and was twice named the MAC's most valuable player.

Last seasons recipient Samantha Simcox was the first honoree since Kaitlyn Fiorino in 2009. The 2013 recipient of the Mary Beth Bowler Award is Katlin Michaels.

Michaels played only eight games in her freshman season before suffinring a knee injury. She was a three year starter at the point guard position and triggered the Lady Monarch offense.

She had her finest season as a senior leading the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game while also leading the nation in assists setting a King's record with 197 helpers. She also puled down 6.4 boards per contest and helped King's to the Freedom Conference title game.Michaels finished her career holding the records for assists in a season (197), single-season assists per game (7.3), assists in a game (15), career free throw attempts (558), free throws made in a game (14) and free throws attempted in a game (26).She was also ranks 17th on the Lady Monarchs all-time scoring list with 1,041 points.

Mary Beth Bowler

Michaels was a two-time All-Freedom Award Winners Confernce first team selection and was 1999 - Elaine Colyer also a three-time Middle Atlantic Con- 2000 - Joanne Polakoski Denise Igo (co-winner) ference Academic Honor Roll honoree. 2001 - Erin McCarron (co-winner)

“Katlin is a deserving recipient of 2002 - Fran Monte the award, having had a great senior 2003 - Nikki Kingston 2004 - Tiffini Varrasse season that concluded a great career," 2005 - Kristin Yeasted stated coach Brian Donoghue, "Not only 2006 - Beth Jordan - Casey Heitman did she have a career high in scoring, 2007 2008 - Lauren Kendra she led the nation in assists. Our entire 2009 - Kaitlyn Fiorino team fed off of her energy and competi- 2010 - No senior players 2011 - No senior players tiveness, and she made everyone in the 2012- Samantha Simcox program a better player and coach." 2013- Katlin Michaels 21.