Rowe was a member of the national team roster during the 1980s and competed for Australia at the 1986 World Championship held in the Soviet Union. In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Rowe played 151 games for AIS (1981-82), Melbourne East (1983-84), St Kilda Saints (1985), Geelong Supercats (1986) and Coburg Cougars (1987-89). Rowe's mother, Pat Rowe, was captain of the Australian squads that competed at the 1967 World Championship held in Czechoslovakia and 1971 World Championship held in Brazil.