 She graduated from Lafayette with a BA in 1989, and from Syracuse University with a master's degree.Mowins began her career in 1991 as news and sports director for WXHC-FM Radio in Homer, New York, and is one of the 2009 inductees into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.Mowins joined ESPN in 1994, covering college sports, including basketball, football, softball, soccer and volleyball.