She’s been through this all before.

She was a freshman, completely new to the summer workouts and daily practices being run by women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton.

She was a sophomore, setting career-high numbers in points scored and rebounds grabbed.

She was a junior, playing with Bri Kulas and watching one of Missouri’s top players finish her senior year and move on to the Women’s National Basketball Association.

And now, guard Bree Fowler is one of two seniors, closing in on the end of her last season with her teammates looking up to her as the leader now.

“It’s been great for me to have been able to be an impact on different people’s lives,” Fowler said. “And vice versa, with having people leave and have an impact on my life.”

Fowler has been a warrior this past season, Pingeton said.

“I am so proud of her and of the progress she’s made over her four years here,” Pingeton said. “I think she’s really taken ownership of her senior year and I think she’s really enjoying this season.”

While the season isn’t over yet, nearly every single statistic of her senior season is the highest it has ever been, both offensively and defensively.

Averaging 3.6 points per game, Fowler is scoring twice as much as she was during her freshman and sophomore seasons. Fowler also has a career-high when it comes to rebounds per game at 3.1.

But Fowler said her goal is to impact the team, not to score a certain number of points per game, and Pingeton said she is proud of Fowler and the impact she has made.

“She’s always putting her teammates first,” Pingeton said. “It’s never been about Bree, it’s never been about her minutes or her playing time, although those are things I think all athletes think about. She’s always encouraging, challenging, inspiring, motivating, both on and off the court. She always has a high-five for them, a pat on the back, a fist bump. She’s the epitome of what you’d want in a teammate.”

Senior guard Morgan Eye has been with Fowler since her freshman year, and the roommates have formed a connection over the last four years as both teammates and friends.

“She’s one of the best friends anybody could ask for,” Eye said. “She’s an awesome listener and is just always there for me. Bree Fowler is a great person.”

Fowler and Eye are the first two players to go a full four years with Pingeton at the helm of the team, and the fifth-year coach said she felt like their relationship got stronger as the years went on.

“We’ve been through the trenches together on trying to take this program to the next level,” Pingeton said. “That senior year is always special and we really challenge them from a leadership position to take ownership. It’s been fun to see them enjoy that.”

With the last game of the regular season coming up March 1 against Arkansas, Fowler said her plans for college ball have changed since those early summer workouts freshman year.

“Coming in from high school, I might have had a different plan for myself as far as being a college player,” Fowler said. “But college is definitely about embracing roles and I’ve made that one of my goals. Being able to impact your team is what your goal is, not scoring this many points per game. Just being an impactful player.

“It’s definitely been a journey. Every year, it’s something different. But it’s been fun.”