Sam Bowlsbey

Samantha Bowlsbey enters her first year as the Nebraska women's basketball equipment manager in 2018-19. In addition to her duties with women's basketball, Bowlsbey also assists with equipment needs for volleyball, women's golf and the Nebraska men's and women's track and field and cross country programs at the Devaney Center equipment room.

Bowlsbey comes to Nebraska after earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Ohio University. She was also a member of the Bobcats softball team.

As an outfielder for the Bobcats, Bowlsbey was named an All-American Scholar-Athlete by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

She began her collegiate softball career at Robert Morris in 2011-12, before competing for the Bobcats in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Bowlsbey is a native of Farmingdale, N.J.

Bowlsbey earned her bachelor's degree in sports management from Ohio in 2016, before adding a master's degree in coaching education from Ohio in 2017.