2025-26 Women's Lacrosse Roster

#20 Uma Kowalski Women's Lacrosse Roster

Height 5-7

Class Freshman

Hometown Sparta, NJ

High School Sparta High School

Bio / Statistics

AWARDS AND HONORS

AS A FRESHMAN (2026)

Second Team All-ACC
ACC Defensive Player of the Week (2/10/26)
IL Women Final Freshman Impact Rankings (#12)
IL Women Impact Freshman Early Season Rankings (Considered)
All-ACC Academic Team
Surpassed 100 career draw controls this season
Is currently 3rd in program history with 147 draw controls in a single season, which is the most of any Notre Dame freshman in a season
Top 10 in program history in career draw controls
Tied program record of 16 draw controls in a single game (the only freshman in program history to record 16 DCs in a game)
Second in the ACC with 147 total draw controls so far this season (19th nationally) and third in the ACC with with 8.17 draw controls per game (19th nationally)
Recorded double-digit draw controls in 6 games
Scored 2 goals and recorded an assist for 3 points on the season
Finished with 5 ground balls and 5 caused turnovers

PREP AND PERSONAL

New Balance Senior Game (2025)
Academic All-American (2025)
Jackie Pitts Award (2025)
NJ.com Player of the Year (2025)
Lindsey Munday Player of the Year (NJ Lacrosse Foundation) (2025)
Conference (Stars and Stripes) Player of the Year (2025)
First Team All-State (2025)
All-American (2024, 2025)
Team Captain (2024, 2025)
First Team All-Group 2 (2024, 2025)
First team All-Conference (2024, 2025)
Quinn Carney Burke Midfielder of the Year (NJ lacrosse foundation) (2024)
USA NDTP Camp Invitee (2024)
Ranked the #7 recruit (2023, 2024)
All Time Sussex County & School Points, Goals, and Assists Leader
Played soccer and lacrosse in high school, earning 8 varsity letters
Daughter of Chitra Kowalski and Kevin Kowalski
Has two siblings, Colin and Finn
Has has several family members attend Notre Dame:
- Eric Kowalski, Uncle, Class of 1987
- Lauren Kowalski, Cousin, Class of 2011
- Kimberly Kowalski, Cousin, Class of 2014