University of Minnesota Athletics
2017 Soccer Roster
Bockin, April
Jersey Number 20
April Bockin
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Eden Prairie HS
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
Bio
2018 | SENIOR SEASON
• Started in all 23 games, finishing her career with 82 games played
• Recorded her third career multi-goal match netting two goals in the span of 24 seconds against NDSU in the second half (Sept. 7)
• Penalty kick goal was the game-winner in upset win over No. 12 Northwestern (Sept. 16)
• Recorded back-to-back multi-goal games against Wisconsin (Oct. 13) and Iowa (Oct. 18)
• Tallied a goal in a career-best four straight matches.
• Scored the game-winner in the 88th minute to upset No. 21 Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (Oct. 28)
• Netted all three of Minnesota's goals in the Big Ten Tournament
• Recorded assists on both goals in NCAA First Round win at Auburn (Nov. 9)
• Career high 13 goals on 79 shots including five game-winning goals
• Big Ten Forward of the Year
• Big Ten Tournament Offensive Most Outstanding Player
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• First Team All-Big Ten
• First Team All-North Region
• Third Team All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• First Team Academic All-Region
• CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic First Team All-District
• CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic All-American (Second Team)
2017 | JUNIOR SEASON
• Started in all 19 games for the Gophers at forward
• Scored all four goals during Big Ten play
• At the end of the regular season, held the NCAA lead for most assists with career-high 12, finished the season still tied for third
• Tied a program and conference record with four assists against Michigan State in just 36 minutes. Added a pair of goals to tally six points in the match (Sept. 24)
• Picked up an assist in the 2OT, 1-0 win over Providence (Sept. 3)
• Assisted on both goals in the Gophers upset victory of No. 16 Rutgers (Sept. 29)
• Capped off a streak of six-straight games with a point when she picked up another assist against Purdue (Oct. 7)
• Scored multiple goals in a game for the second time in her career against Illinois (Oct. 15)
• Third Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)
2016 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Appeared in 18 games, starting in 12 of them
• Scored game-winning goal at Kansas off a penalty kick (Aug. 19)
• Scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick versus North Dakota (Aug. 26)
• Scored two goals in the first five minutes versus Villanova (Sept. 2)
2015 | FRESHMAN SEASON
• Listed as No. 36 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Postseason Women's National Top 100 list of freshmen
• Played in 22 games, starting in 18 of them
• Scored her first collegiate goal against Marquette (Sept. 4)
• Recorded her first collegiate assist versus Omaha (Sept. 13)
• Named B1G Co-Freshman of the Week after a standout performance on the road against Marquette and Texas Tech (Sept. 8)
• Made debut in the first match of the season versus NDSU (Aug. 21)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• Graduate of Eden Prairie High School (2015)
• Four-year letter winner in soccer, lettered in figure skating and track and field
• Four-time All-Conference All-State honoree
• Minnesota Ms. Soccer (2014)
• Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year
• Athena Award winner
• Region II OOP (2012)
• MSHSL State runner-up (2014)
• Voted Team MVP in 2014.
• High School AP Scholar with Distinction and earned a Honors diploma
• NSCAA All-America
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Russell and Sarah Bockin
• Has an older brother, Bryce
• Intends to major in Kinesiology
• Started in all 23 games, finishing her career with 82 games played
• Recorded her third career multi-goal match netting two goals in the span of 24 seconds against NDSU in the second half (Sept. 7)
• Penalty kick goal was the game-winner in upset win over No. 12 Northwestern (Sept. 16)
• Recorded back-to-back multi-goal games against Wisconsin (Oct. 13) and Iowa (Oct. 18)
• Tallied a goal in a career-best four straight matches.
• Scored the game-winner in the 88th minute to upset No. 21 Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (Oct. 28)
• Netted all three of Minnesota's goals in the Big Ten Tournament
• Recorded assists on both goals in NCAA First Round win at Auburn (Nov. 9)
• Career high 13 goals on 79 shots including five game-winning goals
• Big Ten Forward of the Year
• Big Ten Tournament Offensive Most Outstanding Player
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• First Team All-Big Ten
• First Team All-North Region
• Third Team All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• First Team Academic All-Region
• CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic First Team All-District
• CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic All-American (Second Team)
2017 | JUNIOR SEASON
• Started in all 19 games for the Gophers at forward
• Scored all four goals during Big Ten play
• At the end of the regular season, held the NCAA lead for most assists with career-high 12, finished the season still tied for third
• Tied a program and conference record with four assists against Michigan State in just 36 minutes. Added a pair of goals to tally six points in the match (Sept. 24)
• Picked up an assist in the 2OT, 1-0 win over Providence (Sept. 3)
• Assisted on both goals in the Gophers upset victory of No. 16 Rutgers (Sept. 29)
• Capped off a streak of six-straight games with a point when she picked up another assist against Purdue (Oct. 7)
• Scored multiple goals in a game for the second time in her career against Illinois (Oct. 15)
• Third Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)
2016 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Appeared in 18 games, starting in 12 of them
• Scored game-winning goal at Kansas off a penalty kick (Aug. 19)
• Scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick versus North Dakota (Aug. 26)
• Scored two goals in the first five minutes versus Villanova (Sept. 2)
2015 | FRESHMAN SEASON
• Listed as No. 36 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Postseason Women's National Top 100 list of freshmen
• Played in 22 games, starting in 18 of them
• Scored her first collegiate goal against Marquette (Sept. 4)
• Recorded her first collegiate assist versus Omaha (Sept. 13)
• Named B1G Co-Freshman of the Week after a standout performance on the road against Marquette and Texas Tech (Sept. 8)
• Made debut in the first match of the season versus NDSU (Aug. 21)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• Graduate of Eden Prairie High School (2015)
• Four-year letter winner in soccer, lettered in figure skating and track and field
• Four-time All-Conference All-State honoree
• Minnesota Ms. Soccer (2014)
• Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year
• Athena Award winner
• Region II OOP (2012)
• MSHSL State runner-up (2014)
• Voted Team MVP in 2014.
• High School AP Scholar with Distinction and earned a Honors diploma
• NSCAA All-America
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Russell and Sarah Bockin
• Has an older brother, Bryce
• Intends to major in Kinesiology
Highlights: Gophers 2, Nebraska 2
Thursday, September 11
Highlights: Gophers 2, Brown 0
Monday, September 01
Highlights: Gophers 4, Marquette 3
Thursday, August 28
Highlights: Gophers 4, Northern Illinois 0
Sunday, August 24
