2023 • REDSHIRT SENIOR+ SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors after publishing a perfect 4.0 fall semester GPA… Added Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors.
Season: Appeared in 22 of Penn State’s 23 matches and made her first Nittany Lion start in the nationally televised fixture against North Carolina... Saw 669 minutes of playing time on the pitch for the Blue & White... Booked one assist on the season, her first Nittany Lion point against West Chester in the second match of the year... Took five shots on the season with one on-target attempt... Participated as a holding midfielder in the Big Ten’s best defense, allowing 0.640 goals-against per match.
North Carolina (8/17): Started the match and played for a total of 39 minutes in the nationally televised fixture. West Chester (8/20): Played for 33 minutes in the 8-0 win with one assist, her first point at Penn State. UCF (8/31): Attempted one shot in the 1-0 win, playing 15 minutes. Monmouth (9/03): Played for a season high of 68 minutes in the 4-1 win. Maryland (9/15): Saw 38 minutes of playing time in the 4-0 win over Big Ten rival Maryland. at Purdue (10/12): Attempted one shot in 23 minutes of playing time. vs. Iowa (11/02): Saw 38 minutes on the field with one attempted shot.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Returned to her native Keystone State of Pennsylvania following a four-year stint with the Northwestern Wildcats…Landed Second Team All-Big Ten Recognition in 2022 in addition to Third Team All-North Region honors according to United Soccer Coaches…Appeared in 58 matches over her Wildcat career and made 52 starts, including starts in her last 44 NU appearances…Boasts career marks of 22 total points split between nine goals scored and four assists…Maintained 4,374 minutes played heading into the second stint of her career in Happy Valley…Northwestern improved season win total in each of the last three seasons of Lapi’s time in Evanston…Tallied a career-high six goals in 2022 in addition to four game-winners, the most on NU's roster and second-most in the Big Ten Conference.
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
2018 League Champions with club…Quarterfinals for 2018 United States Development Academy Nationals…15 goals and 17 assists freshman year in high school…Four Star Recruit on TopDrawerSoccer.com…U-16/17 East Conference Best XI at U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
PERSONAL
Born Rowan Alexandra Lapi…National Honor Society...Class President…Anticipated major is Economics...Co-founder of Womxn in Economics at Northwestern University.
WHY PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State to continue my soccer career because, first and foremost, it feels like home. It's a special feeling growing up in Pennsylvania and now having the opportunity to come back and play for the university whose soccer and football games I've attended since I was two years old. Not only is it a dream, it's an honor to have the opportunity to play at the highest level of college soccer and wear the Blue & White with a program that consistently competes for championships. I know that in Happy Valley, I'll be surrounded by the best staff, resources and support that will help me grow, both as a player and as a person."