2009: Put his name atop the record books in several categories during his junior year...1583 minutes played placed him atop the all-time VMI listing in that statistic, with 4415...leads VMI in career save percentage (77%)...posted a shutout versus Gardner-Webb for his lone win of the year...now ranks third in shutouts (7) at VMI, just one behind all-time school leaders Thomas Upton and Gary Morgan...ranks third in all-time Goals Against Average at the Institute (1.88)...led the Big South in saves per game in 2009 (6.24) and ranked second in total saves...now holds the VMI record for career saves by a wide margin (308)...was named to the Big South All-Tournament Team after the season.
2008: Started 13 games...named Second Team All-Big South...made 70 saves during the season...pitched back-to-back shutouts in October, blanking Appalachian State and Radford...two shutouts moved him into second place on the all-time VMI list (six)...had two nine-save outings in '09, as well as a pair of eight-save outings...owns best save percentage among qualifying VMI keepers (.771)...has the top third-best Goals-Against-Average among all-time qualifiers (1.91).
2007: Started all 19 games as a true freshman...had 1.74 GAA, as he allowed just 33 goals over the entire season...tied for most shutouts in a single season with four, blanking Manhattan, Philadelphia, UNC Asheville and Winthrop...made season-best 12 saves in opener versus Georgia Southern...his 1,703 minutes played were a VMI record...Sowell's .800 save percentage also set a new Keydet mark...his 132 saves were the second-most in a single Keydet season...named Big South Player of the Week on Sept. 25...part of All-Appalachian Tournament team at season-opening tournament...named to Big-South All-Freshman team.
High School/Personal: Highly-touted goalie out of Tabb High School in Tidewater who possesses ideal size for the collegiate level...was a four-year starter, and reached the state quarterfinals and finals in his first two years...named First Team All-District and Second Team All-Region after his junior season...School record holder for shutouts (21), assists by a goalie (7), saves in a game (22) and is second in career goals-against-average (0.7)...four-year member of the Virginia Rush Soccer Club, whose team reached the State Cup Quarterfinals on three separate occasions...three-time state ODP team the past three years...Played in friendlies in Germany (Bosch Power Tool Cup) and in Canada...member of the AAU Junior Olympics National Championship indoor team in 2005...National Honors Society member...full name is Brian Preston Sowell...son of Ricky and Claudia Sowell.
