Steph Brandt

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
5-5
High School:
Century HS
Hometown:
Rochester, Minn.

2013 ?SENIOR SEASON:
2 goals ? 2 assists ? 6 points ? 20 shots with 6 shots on goal

Played in all 20 games during the 2013 season? Recieved the Gopher's Sportmanship Award?

2012 ?JUNIOR SEASON:
Academic All-Big Ten ? Collected three points before ending her season early due to injury ? Tallied one goal and one assist in 212 minutes played ? Scored unassisted and served one assist in the 2-3 loss to San Diego (Aug. 24).

2011 ? SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Started in 15 of her 16 appearances while missing the final five matches in 2011, due to a leg injury ? had one assist on the year ? named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District, second team ? recorded her lone point of the season with an assist in the 5-0 home opening win over South Dakota State (8/21).

2010 ? FRESMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 23 matches with17 starts as a redshirt freshman for the Gophers in 2010 ? earned Minnesota's Newcomer of the Year Award ? finished fourth on the team with 16 points ? tied for the team lead with seven goals (tied for 10th in the Big Ten) ? paced Minnesota with four game-winning goals in 2010 -- finished one off a three-way tie for most in the conference ? added two assists over the 2010 campaign ? recorded 37 shots on the season, landing17 of themon goal ?made first career start against No. 4Notre Dame (8/20)? scored first career goal in Minnesota's 2-0 win over UCSB (9/3), netting the eventual game winner as Minnesota opened the Minnesota Gold Classic with a win in route to the eventual tournament title ? earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the week of Sept. 20 ? named to the Academic All-Big Ten team ? earned first letter.

2009 ?REDSHIRT SEASON:
Redshirted, did not appear in a match.

HIGH SCHOOL:
2009 graduate of Rochester Century High School ? played for coach Karen Ladue ? 2008 NSCAA/adidas All-American ? Ms. Minnesota Soccer 2008 ? 2007 and 2008 all-state ? 2005-2008 all-conference ? 2008 team captain ? 2006 and 2008 Big 9 Conference champions ? 2005 HS Section Champions ? 2006-2008 Section runners-up ? member of Woodbury Eclipse club team ? 2007 Orange Classic Tournament champions ? 2008 Minnesota State semifinalists ? 2008 Midwest Regional League 1st Division champions ? member of Minnesota 1991 State ODP team from 2004-2008, with fellow Gopher signees Olivia Bagnall and Allie Phillips ? 2007 Region II ODP champions ? 3rd place at 2008 ODP National Championships ? Rochester Century HS National Honor Society (NHS) ? Honors Diploma ? Big 9 Scholar-Athlete Award ? perfect 4.0 grade point average ? 2008 MSHSSCA Academic Excellence Award ? also lettered in basketball 2006-2009.

PERSONAL:
Born March 19, 1991 ? daughter of Dave Brandt and Dr. Kathy Brandt, a University of Minnesota Medical School graduate ? has two brothers, Ben (20) and Michael (13) ? mother, Kathy, played tennis at Luther College and father, Dave, ran track at Luther College ? brother (Ben) currently plays football at Gustavus Adolphus College ? majoring in biology.

Getting to know Steph...
Favorite food: Lasagna.
Favorite professor: Professor Besboer.
Favorite class at Minnesota: Spanish.
Best soccer memory: My entire senior season in high school.
Biggest celebrity from your hometown/highschool: Marcus Sherels (Golden Gopher football player).
Why you chose your number: I wanted to make 13 a lucky number.
Toughest player you've ever faced: Kate the Great.
Any superstitions: Never open an umbrella inside.
Favorite kids joke: Q. What does a pig say on a hot summer day? A. I'm Bacon.
After college I want to...: Go to graduate school.
I cannot live without my: Communication devices.
Favorite thing about Minneapolis-St. Paul: All the things there are to do.
Best birthday present you ever received: Ipod.
Ultimate soccer dream: USA wins the Women's World Cup Again!!

Season	GP-GS	G	A	Pts	Sh	Sh%	SOG	SOG%	GW	PK-Att
2010	23-17	7	2	16	37	.190	17	.460	4	0-0
2011	16-15	0	1	1	14	.000	3	.214	0	0-0
TOTAL	39-32	7	3	17	51	.137	20	.392	4	0-0