University of Minnesota Athletics
2023 Soccer Roster
Abi Frandsen
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defender
- High School:
- Monticello HS
- Hometown:
- Monticello, Minn.
| PRONUNCIATION |
2023 | SENIOR
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
• Started all matches but one for Minnesota as an outside back this season
• Scored her second collegiate goal, unassisted, against New Hampshire (Aug. 20)
• In Minnesota's first two matches, allowed one shot in the back line
• Did not allow a single shot against St. Thomas (Sept. 3)
• Competed for 1,342 minutes, fifth most for the Golden Gophers
2022 | JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 18 matches, starting 17 in the right outside back position
• Dished out 16 shots on the season, matching her career high of three shots twice against Drake (Sept. 1) and Omaha (Sept. 8)
• Assisted Sophia Romine against Maryland on Oct. 16
• Played 1,473 minutes in Minnesota’s backline
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 16 matches in which she appeared during her second season with the Gophers
• Posted her only point of the campaign in a home shutout of Wyoming (Sept. 5) recording an assist, the first of her Minnesota career
• Ranked fourth on the team of all field players totaling 1,471 minutes of action
• Tallied six shots for the year with two against North Dakota (Sept. 12) and Illinois (Oct. 14)
2020-21 | FRESHMAN
• Appeared in all 12 matches for the Gophers during the shortened, all Big Ten season
• Made her collegiate debut against Nebraska (Feb. 21), starting the match and playing 39 minutes
• Scored once for Minnesota in her first collegiate season, helping notch a 1-1 draw against Wisconsin (Apr. 3) at home
• Played a season-high 73 minutes against Wisconsin (Apr. 3)
• Five of her nine shots during the season were on goal
• Registered a season-high three shots twice during the season, once on the road against Michigan State (Mar. 1) and also at Rutgers (Mar. 21)
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Monticello High School · four-year letterwinner for head coach Nathan Budish · three-time First Team All-State from 2017-19 · 2019 All-Metro First Team · four-time Mississippi 8 All-Conference honoree · named Mississippi 8 Conference MVP in both 2018 and 2019 · named to the All-Conference Academic Team from 2017-19 · also competed for Minnesota Thunder Academy · ranked top-12 in the country in the ECNL Champions League with MTA in 2019 · finished third in the ECNL Nationals Champions League in 2018 · ranked top-32 in the nation in ECNL Champions League in 2017 · 2016 USYS Regional Semi-finalist with MTA.
PERSONAL Native of Monticello, Minnesota · daughter of Mike and Julie Frandsen · father competed collegiately in football and baseball at Gustavus Adolphus College · mother was a college gymnast at Gustavus Adolphus · has one brother, Isaac, who plays college baseball at the University of Sioux Falls · enjoys wake surfing, gymnastics, traveling, family dining and coffee
