Originally brought to Notre Dame as a midfielder, Fowlkes also had a brief stint at forward for the Fighting Irish during her freshman year, until she was moved to defender for the rest of the 2007 season.
As a sophomore, she did not start as many games as she had her freshman year, as she was absent for part of the 2008 season and Notre Dame's entire NCAA postseason due to national team commitments.
Referred to as a "Swiss Army knife" because of her versatility,[4] Fowlkes was in midfield when Notre Dame won its third NCAA national championship, defeating Stanford 1–0.
When Fowlkes graduated, she was just the 3rd women's soccer player, and 13th student-athlete in Notre Dame's history to be named an All-American twice on the field and in the classroom.
[7] Fowlkes, Marshall, and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher led the strongest defensive unit of the competition, only ceding three goals in the entire tournament.