Nowlan made her first Scotties appearance in 1993 playing lead for Nancy McConnery at the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

Nowlan would not return to the national championship until 2007 where she played third for her former teammate Sandy Comeau.

[4] Nowlan joined the Andrea Kelly rink the next season and the team won the 2009 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Nowlan's third provincial title.

The team finished in the middle of the pact at the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 5–6 record, settling for eighth place.

[8][9] Nowlan works as a Customer Service Associate for Air Canada.