2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 17 through June 6, 2024, as the final part of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament ended with the 2024 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.^[1] Oklahoma won the 2024 Women's College World Series, becoming the first team in college softball history to four-peat.^[2][3][tone]

2024 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Devon Park Oklahoma City
Champions	Oklahoma (8th title)
Runner-up	Texas (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Patty Gasso (8th title)
MOP	Kelly Maxwell (Oklahoma)
Television	ABC ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU ESPN+
← 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament 2025 →

Dayton, Siena and Southeastern Louisiana made their NCAA Division I softball tournament debuts.^[4][5][6][7]

All 13 softball playing schools of the Southeastern Conference were selected for the tournament. This marked the fourth time in conference history that all 13 programs qualified for the NCAA tournament.^[8]

Format

A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Bids

The Big West and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.^[9]

Automatic

Conference	School	Best finish	Last NCAA appearance
ACC	Duke	Super Regionals (2022, 2023)	2023
America East	UAlbany	Regionals (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018)	2018
American	Charlotte	Regionals (2023)	2023
ASUN	Florida Gulf Coast	Regionals (2012)	2012
Atlantic 10	Dayton	First appearance	First appearance
Big 12	Oklahoma	National champion (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)	2023
Big East	Villanova	Regionals (2021, 2022)	2022
Big Sky	Northern Colorado	Regionals (2023)	2023
Big South	USC Upstate	Regionals (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)	2017
Big Ten	Michigan	National champion (2005)	2022
Big West	Cal State Fullerton	National champion (1986)	2023
CAA	UNC Wilmington	Regionals (2022)	2022
Conference USA	Liberty	Regionals (2002, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)	2023
Horizon	Cleveland State	Regionals (1997, 2009)	2009
Ivy League	Princeton	WCWS (1995, 1996)	2022
MAAC	Siena	First appearance	First appearance
MAC	Miami (OH)	Regionals (2005, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023)	2023
MEAC	Morgan State	Regionals (2021)	2021
Missouri Valley	Southern Illinois	WCWS (1970, 1977, 1978)	2023
Mountain West	San Diego State	Super Regional (2023)	2023
NEC	Saint Francis	Regionals (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)	2022
Ohio Valley	Southeast Missouri	Regionals (1999, 2019)	2019
Pac-12	UCLA	National champion (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019)	2023
Patriot	Boston University	Regionals (1996, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)	2023
SEC	Florida	National champion (2014, 2015)	2023
Southern	Chattanooga	Regionals (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022)	2022
Southland	Southeastern Louisiana	First appearance	First appearance
SWAC	Jackson State	Regionals (2011)	2011
Summit	Omaha	Regionals (2023)	2023
Sun Belt	Texas State	Regionals (1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023)	2023
WAC	Grand Canyon	Regionals (2022, 2023)	2023
West Coast	Saint Mary's	Regionals (2010)	2010

At-large

Team	Conference
Alabama	SEC
Arizona	Pac-12
Arkansas	SEC
Auburn	SEC
Baylor	Big 12
California	Pac-12
Clemson	ACC
Florida Atlantic	AAC
Florida State	ACC
Georgia	SEC
Indiana	Big Ten
Kentucky	SEC
Louisiana	Sun Belt
LSU	SEC
Mississippi State	SEC
Missouri	SEC
Northwestern	Big Ten
Oklahoma State	Big 12
Ole Miss	SEC
Oregon	Pac-12
Penn State	Big Ten
South Alabama	Sun Belt
South Carolina	SEC
Stanford	Pac-12
Texas	Big 12
Tennessee	SEC
Texas A&M	SEC
UCF	Big 12
Utah	Pac-12
Virginia	ACC
Virginia Tech	ACC
Washington	Pac-12

By conference

Conference	Total	Schools
SEC	13	Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Pac-12	7	Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington
ACC	5	Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Big 12	5	Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, UCF
Big Ten	4	Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State
Sun Belt	3	Louisiana, South Alabama, Texas State
American	2	Charlotte, Florida Atlantic
ASUN	1	Florida Gulf Coast
CUSA	1	Liberty
America East	1	UAlbany
Atlantic 10	1	Dayton
Big East	1	Villanova
Big Sky	1	Northern Colorado
Big South	1	USC Upstate
Big West	1	Cal State Fullerton
CAA	1	UNC Wilmington
Horizon	1	Cleveland State
Ivy League	1	Princeton
MAAC	1	Siena
MAC	1	Miami (OH)
MEAC	1	Morgan State
Missouri Valley	1	Southern Illinois
Mountain West	1	San Diego State
Northeast	1	Saint Francis
Ohio Valley	1	Southeast Missouri
Patriot	1	Boston University
SoCon	1	Chattanooga
Southland	1	Southeastern Louisiana
SWAC	1	Jackson State
Summit	1	Omaha
WAC	1	Grand Canyon
West Coast	1	Saint Mary’s

National seeds

Sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series.^[10][11]

1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 3. Tennessee 4. Florida 5. Oklahoma State 6. UCLA 7. Missouri 8. Stanford

9. LSU 10. Duke 11. Georgia 12. Arkansas 13. Louisiana 14. Alabama 15. Florida State 16. Texas A&M

Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals took place May 17–19. The Super Regionals took place May 23–26.^[12]

Austin Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Texas	5
		Siena	0
						1	Texas	14(5)
							Northwestern	2
		Northwestern	7
		Saint Francis (PA)	2
											1	Texas	7	—
	Austin Regional – Red and Charline McCombs Field
												Northwestern	0	—
		Siena	0
		Saint Francis (PA)	1
							Northwestern	5
							Saint Francis (PA)	1
																	1	Texas	5	9(9)	6
																	16	Texas A&M	6	8	5
	16	Texas A&M	6
		UAlbany	2
						16	Texas A&M	1
							Texas State	0
		Texas State	4
		Penn State	2
											16	Texas A&M	8(5)	—
	College Station Regional – Davis Diamond
												Texas State	0	—
		UAlbany	3
		Penn State	9
							Texas State	8
							Penn State	4

Stanford Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	8	Stanford	8
		Saint Mary's (CA)	6
						8	Stanford	2
							Mississippi State	1
		Mississippi State	1
		Cal State Fullerton	0
											8	Stanford	1	4
	Stanford Regional – Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium
												Cal State Fullerton	8	2
		Saint Mary's (CA)	1
		Cal State Fullerton	6
							Mississippi State	0
							Cal State Fullerton	7
																	8	Stanford	1	3	8(6)
																	9	LSU	11(5)	0	0
	9	LSU	5
		Jackson State	0
						9	LSU	4
							Southern Illinois	1
		California	4
		Southern Illinois	5
											9	LSU	9(5)	—
	Baton Rouge Regional – Tiger Park
												Southern Illinois	0	—
		Jackson State	0
		California	15(5)
							Southern Illinois	3
							California	2

Stillwater Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	5	Oklahoma State	6
		Northern Colorado	0
						5	Oklahoma State	6
							Kentucky	2
		Kentucky	4
		Michigan	3
											5	Oklahoma State	4	—
	Stillwater Regional – Cowgirl Stadium
												Michigan	1	—
		Northern Colorado	2
		Michigan	4
							Kentucky	2
							Michigan	4
																	5	Oklahoma State	8(5)	10	—
																		Arizona	0	4	—
	12	Arkansas	3
		Southeast Missouri	2
						12	Arkansas	1
							Arizona	2
		Arizona	14(5)
		Villanova	3
												Arizona	9	—
	Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park
												Villanova	4	—
		Southeast Missouri	1
		Villanova	4
						12	Arkansas	2
							Villanova	7

Gainesville Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	4	Florida	6
		Florida Gulf Coast	0
						4	Florida	9(5)
							South Alabama	1
		South Alabama	1
		Florida Atlantic	0
											4	Florida	9(5)	—
	Gainesville Regional – Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
												South Alabama	1	—
		Florida Gulf Coast	3
		Florida Atlantic	2
							South Alabama	5
							Florida Gulf Coast	1
																	4	Florida	4	2	5
																		Baylor	2	5	3
	13	Louisiana	8(5)
		Princeton	0
						13	Louisiana	0
							Baylor	8(5)
		Baylor	3
		Ole Miss	1
												Baylor	0	4
	Lafayette Regional – Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park
											13	Louisiana	13(5)	3
		Princeton	4
		Ole Miss	2
						13	Louisiana	2(8)
							Princeton	1

Knoxville Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	3	Tennessee	3
		Dayton	0
						3	Tennessee	12(5)
							Virginia	0
		Virginia	7
		Miami (OH)	0
											3	Tennessee	6	—
	Knoxville Regional – Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
												Virginia	0	—
		Dayton	0
		Miami (OH)	4
							Virginia	6
							Miami (OH)	0
																	3	Tennessee	3	2	1
																	14	Alabama	2	3(14)	4
	14	Alabama	1
		USC Upstate	0
						14	Alabama	6(9)
							Southeastern Louisiana	3
		Clemson	2
		Southeastern Louisiana	6
											14	Alabama	12(5)	—
	Tuscaloosa Regional – Rhoads Stadium
												Southeastern Louisiana	2	—
		USC Upstate	0
		Clemson	8(6)
							Southeastern Louisiana	6
							Clemson	2

Los Angeles Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	6	UCLA	9(5)
		Grand Canyon	0
						6	UCLA	7
							Virginia Tech	6
		Virginia Tech	5
		San Diego State	1
											6	UCLA	9(5)	—
	Los Angeles Regional – Easton Stadium
												Grand Canyon	1	—
		Grand Canyon	9
		San Diego State	7
							Virginia Tech	1
							Grand Canyon	4
																	6	UCLA	8(6)	6	—
																	11	Georgia	0	1	—
	11	Georgia	8(5)
		UNC Wilmington	0
						11	Georgia	3
							Liberty	7
		Charlotte	3
		Liberty	6
												Liberty	5	2
	Athens Regional – Jack Turner Stadium
											11	Georgia	14	3
		UNC Wilmington	0
		Charlotte	5
						11	Georgia	5
							Charlotte	0

Columbia Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	7	Missouri	1
		Omaha	3(9)
							Omaha	3
							Washington	2
		Washington	8
		Indiana	7
												Omaha	1	0
	Columbia Regional – Mizzou Softball Stadium
											7	Missouri	5	1(9)
	7	Missouri	5
		Indiana	1
							Washington	1
						7	Missouri	4
																	7	Missouri	3	3	3
																	10	Duke	6	1	4(9)
	10	Duke	6
		Morgan State	1
						10	Duke	8(6)
							South Carolina	0
		South Carolina	2
		Utah	1
											10	Duke	10	—
	Durham Regional – Duke Softball Stadium
												South Carolina	1	—
		Morgan State	0
		Utah	1
							South Carolina	5
							Utah	1

Norman Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	2	Oklahoma	9(6)
		Cleveland State	0
						2	Oklahoma	6
							Oregon	3
		Oregon	8(5)
		Boston University	0
											2	Oklahoma	3	—
	Norman Regional – Love's Field
												Oregon	2	—
		Cleveland State	0
		Boston University	8(5)
							Oregon	8
							Boston University	2
																	2	Oklahoma	11(5)	4	—
																	15	Florida State	3	2	—
	15	Florida State	3
		Chattanooga	2
						15	Florida State	5
							UCF	1
		Auburn	6
		UCF	11
											15	Florida State	10	—
	Tallahassee Regional – JoAnne Graf Field
												Auburn	4	—
		Chattanooga	0
		Auburn	9(5)
							UCF	1
							Auburn	2(12)

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held May 30 through June 6 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	WCWS appearances† (including 2024 WCWS)	WCWS best finish†*	WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2024 WCWS)
Alabama	SEC	38–18 (10–14)	Patrick Murphy	15 (last: 2023)	1st (2012)	22–27
Duke	ACC	52–7 (20–4)	Marissa Young	1 (last: First appearance)	First appearance	0–0
Florida	SEC	49–12 (17–7)	Tim Walton	12 (last: 2022)	1st (2014, 2015)	27–20
Oklahoma	Big 12	54–6 (22–5)	Patty Gasso	17 (last: 2023)	1st (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)	48–23
Oklahoma State	Big 12	49–10 (21–6)	Kenny Gajewski	12 (last: 2023)	3rd (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2022)	15–22
Stanford	Pac-12	48–15 (17–7)	Jessica Allister	4 (last: 2023)	4th (2001, 2004, 2023)	6–5
Texas	Big 12	52–8 (23–4)	Mike White	7 (last: 2022)	2nd (2022)	11–13
UCLA	Pac-12	42–10 (17–4)	Kelly Inouye-Perez	32 (last: 2022)	1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019)	107–40

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Texas	4
	8	Stanford	0
						1	Texas	10(5)
						4	Florida	0
	4	Florida	1
	5	Oklahoma State	0
											1	Texas	1	—
											8	Stanford	0	—
	8	Stanford	8(6)
	5	Oklahoma State	0
						6	UCLA	1
						8	Stanford	3
																	1	Texas	3	4	—
																	2	Oklahoma	8	8	—
	6	UCLA	4
	14	Alabama	1
						6	UCLA	0
						2	Oklahoma	1
	2	Oklahoma	9(6)
	10	Duke	1
											2	Oklahoma	3	6(8)
											4	Florida	9	5
	14	Alabama	2
	10	Duke	1
						4	Florida	6
						14	Alabama	4

Game times are based on the local time (CDT) in Oklahoma City

Game results

Date[13]	Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Winning pitcher	Losing pitcher	Save	Notes
May 30	Game 1	UCLA	4–1	Alabama	Taylor Tinsley (18–8)	Kayla Beaver (18–10)	–	Boxscore
	Game 2	Oklahoma	9–1 (6)	Duke	Kierston Deal (13–1)	Jala Wright (19–3)	–	Boxscore
	Game 3	Texas	4–0	Stanford	Teagan Kavan (19–2)	NiJaree Canady (22–6)	–	Boxscore
	Game 4	Florida	1–0	Oklahoma State	Keagan Rothrock (31–7)	Lexi Kilfoyl (26–4)	–	Boxscore
May 31	Game 5	Alabama	2–1	Duke	Kayla Beaver (19–10)	Cassidy Curd (13–4)	–	Duke eliminated Boxscore
	Game 6	Stanford	8–0 (6)	Oklahoma State	NiJaree Canady (23–6)	Lexi Kilfoyl (26–5)	–	Oklahoma State eliminated Boxscore
June 1	Game 7	Oklahoma	1–0	UCLA	Kelly Maxwell (21–2)	Kaitlyn Terry (21–2)	–	Boxscore
	Game 8	Texas	10–0 (5)	Florida	Mac Morgan (16–1)	Keagan Rothrock (31–8)	–	Boxscore
June 2	Game 9	Florida	6–4	Alabama	Keagan Rothrock (32–8)	Jocelyn Briski (10–6)	–	Alabama eliminated Boxscore
	Game 10	Stanford	3–1	UCLA	NiJaree Canady (24–6)	Kaitlyn Terry (21–3)	–	UCLA eliminated Boxscore
June 3	Game 11	Florida	9–3	Oklahoma	Keagan Rothrock (33–8)	Nicole May (14–3)	–	Boxscore
	Game 13	Texas	1–0	Stanford	Teagan Kavan (20–2)	NiJaree Canady (24–7)	–	Stanford eliminated Boxscore
June 4	Game 12	Oklahoma	6–5 (8)	Florida	Kelly Maxwell (22–2)	Keagan Rothrock (33–9)	–	Florida eliminated Boxsore
Finals
June 5	Game 1	Oklahoma	8–3	Texas	Kelly Maxwell (23–2)	Teagan Kavan (20–3)	–	Oklahoma 1–0
June 6	Game 2	Oklahoma	8–4	Texas	Kierston Deal (14–1)	Estelle Czech (8–4)	Kelly Maxwell (3)	Oklahoma wins WCWS

Finals

Game 1

June 5, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Oklahoma	2	0	3	0	1	1	1	8	9	1
Texas	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	4	3
WP: Kelly Maxwell (23–2)   LP: Teagan Kavan (20–3) Home runs: OKLA: Tiare Jennings, Kinzie Hansen, Kasidi Pickering TEX: Mia Scott Attendance: 12,317 Boxscore

Game 2

June 6, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Texas	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	7	0
Oklahoma	0	2	0	3	0	3	x	8	12	1
WP: Kierston Deal (14–1)   LP: Estelle Czech (8–4)   Sv: Kelly Maxwell (3) Home runs: TEX: None OKLA: Kasidi Pickering Attendance: 12,324 Boxscore

All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	NiJaree Canady	Stanford
	Teagan Kavan	Texas
	Kelly Maxwell (MOP)	Oklahoma
	Keagan Rothrock	Florida
INF	Tiare Jennings	Oklahoma
	Mia Scott	Texas
	Katie Stewart	Texas
OF	Kasidi Pickering	Oklahoma
C	Jocelyn Erickson	Florida
	Kinzie Hansen	Oklahoma
DP	Ella Parker	Oklahoma
	Regan Walsh	Florida

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	RF	SR	WS	NS	F	NC
Big 12	5	28–11	.718	4	4	3	2	2	1
SEC	13	42–30	.583	9	7	2	1	–	–
Pac-12	7	21–16	.568	4	3	2	1	–	–
ACC	5	12–11	.522	3	2	1	–	–	–
Sun Belt	3	7–6	.538	3	–	–	–	–	–
Big Ten	4	5–8	.385	2	–	–	–	–	–
Big West	1	3–2	.600	1	–	–	–	–	–
Big East	1	2–2	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
CUSA	1	2–2	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	2–2	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Southland	1	2–2	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Summit	1	2–2	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
WAC	1	2–2	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
American	2	1–4	.200	–	–	–	–	–	–
ASUN	1	1–2	.333	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivy League	1	1–2	.333	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAC	1	1–2	.333	–	–	–	–	–	–
Northeast	1	1–2	.333	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patriot	1	1–2	.333	–	–	–	–	–	–
America East	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big Sky	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big South	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
CAA	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Horizon	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAAC	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
MEAC	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mountain West	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
SoCon	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWAC	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
West Coast	1	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–

Media coverage

Radio

For the fourth consecutive year Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned as two of the broadcasters.^[14]

Television

ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. The network will air games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the seventh time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.^[15][16]

Broadcast assignments

Regionals[15] Austin: Alex Loeb & Cat Osterman Norman: Roy Philpott & Jennie Ritter Knoxville: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman Gainesville: Alex Perlman & Nicole Mendes Stillwater: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza & Michele Smith Los Angeles: Courtney Lyle & Danielle Lawrie Columbia: Chuckie Kempf & Monica Abbott Stanford: Mike Couzens & Kenzie Fowler Super Regionals[17] Austin: Kevin Brown & Amanda Scarborough Norman: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, & Michele Smith Knoxville: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman Gainesville: Matt Schumaker & Erin Miller Thiessen Women's College World Series[18] Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Alyssa Lang (afternoons & late games) Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe (primetime)

Regionals[15] Baton Rogue: Kevin Fitzgerald & Aleshia Ocasio Durham: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill Athens: Jenn Hildreth & Leah Amico Fayetteville: Noah Reed & Raine Wilson Lafayette: Clay Matvick & Natasha Watley Tuscaloosa: Matt Schumacker & Amanda Scarborough Tallahassee: Mark Neely & Carol Bruggeman College Station: Trey Bender & Brittany McKinney Super Regionals[17] Stillwater: Mark Neely & Carol Bruggeman Los Angeles: Courtney Lyle & Danielle Lawrie Columbia: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill Stanford: Mike Couzens & Kenzie Fowler Women's College World Series Finals[18] Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe